Green Technology!

In San Francisco some companies developed a solar system to save energy on bus stops. Designers created a special shelter, called "Seismic Wave", which has a wave on top. This wave is made with 40 percent of post-consumer recycled polycarbonate and can capture solar energy. The system not only produces energy for itself, but also gives back energy to grid. Up to 40 percent of all energy produced can be recycled back into the power grid. During the winter and in cloudy days the panels can work because the equipment just need sunlight (sunlight can go beyond the clouds). The new wave can generate up to 100 watts of electricity; this is more than enough to power high backlit information panels, NextBus and Push to Talk technologies.

I've never seen this technology in Brazil, nor have I seen in other part of the world.

Sentinel Building!!!

Sentinel Building also known as Columbus Tower is an important build for the history of San Francisco, because several movies, like Apocalypse Now, Tetro, Bram Stocker's Dracula, Star Wars and others, were edited in this building! In 1969 Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas founded America Zoetrope Studio. Currently the build is occupied with American Zoetrope studio and on the ground floor there is Cafe Zoetrope since 1999! Have you ever drunk any cup of coffee there? Sentinel building is on Kearny St x Columbus Ave, if you want visit this building, click here !

Victorian Houses!

Victorian houses have a style that arose in reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901).  It is a style that brought together esthetic and technology to builds. During the Industrial Revolution arose new instruments and equipments, therefore to make details became easier. I think that you've already seen or listened about  Victorian houses in San Francisco (at least), and you have realized that the major features are: asymmetry, details in the walls, terrace and sometimes these houses are painted with vibrant colors. There are houses with this style in several countries around the world, for exemple, England, Australia, Malaysia.

A good exemple about a famous house in Victorian style is Carson Mansion. This mansion is in Old Town, Eureka (CA), about five hours and a half from San Francisco by car.

I've never seen this mansion in my life, however I'm sure that this is a beautiful build and certainly a touristic point. The photo about Carson Mansion is the last one.


Did you like the informations?

A sentence to begin the day!

Love the life you live
Live the life you love


;)

Golden Gate Park!

Golden Gate Park is a beautiful park to walk and relax in the weekends! I've never gone there before and I loved it, because the landscapes are amazing (there are a lot of flowers and threes), the park is quite, there are museums and in the end of the park there is a beach! This is the largest park in San Francisco, it is 3 miles long. This park is larger than Central Park in New York! On sundays the cars mustn't drive in the park. I went in the California Academy of Science, one of the park attractions, and it's very interesting, because there are a lot of things to see and there is a big aquarium! In aquarium there are jellyfishes, fishes, shark, ray and so on. 

If you need relax, go there and tell me what do you think!

One Month!

Hi,

This blog is one month old exactly today! You may be asking yourself “this blog is only one month old and she is already celebrating?” My answer is yeah! I’m celebrating because my life changed so much in one month. Because if I was never created this blog, I wouldn’t be as happy as I am now. I remembered the moment who my father told me: “daughter, create a blog for you, it wil be very nice!”. That moment I thought: never! I thought that If I created a blog, it would be without subject. I thought to keep a blog was so boring... but I was wrong!

I love my blog!

I thought about “why do I like this blog so much?”
Because write my experiences and my feelings is so cool! I recommend: create a blog and write a lot.

My message is: change your routine, try new things... you may not like but you may like so much. If you never try, you will never know.

I changed my routine and it is being wonderful!

Bye.

Transamerica Pyramid!

Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest building in San Francisco with 260m or 850ft. The tower is in the list of the two hundred buildings tallest in the world. The visitors can't see the view on the top, because the first floor is the only  one open to the public. The construction began in 1969 and finished in 1972 and in the build there are 48 floors. Designed by architect William Pereira (1909-1985). In 1995 the building was a target of terrorist attack. During the Thanksgiving and the Independence Day the top of the tower is light up. Be peaceful! The base platform reduce shaking from earthquake. If you are near the pyramid while a earthquake it won't be dangerous! 

Saint Patrick's Day!!!

Saint Patrick is Ireland saint and this day is celebrated on Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, the Eastern Orthodox Church and Lutheran Church. That day is a religion holiday in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Montserrat, Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and others. This celebrated is on 17 March and the mains features are shamrock, attire greens, alcoholic beverage  and church services.
In Chicago, every year on Saint Patrick's Day some boats put a green paint in a river. During some hours, the river becomes green. Since 1961 the river is painted on SPD and the organizers say there isn't any environment problem.
Saint Patricks used shamrock to explain how Holy Trinity could gather three god to only one god.
The first picture is Saint Patrick's bracelet.

Chinatown!

This post is special of SF Chinatown! I wanted to write this special post because this area is so peculiar. I discovered a Center of Chinese Culture on 750  Kearny St on third floor. That floor is a place used by CCC (Chinese Culture Center) partners and members of community to share their gallery and offices. The community rooms are open tuesday to saturday from 10am-4pm.

If you need more informations, go their website: http://www.c-c-c.org/visit/


You-have-to-know a Gateway to Chinatown! It's beautiful construction to get in SF Chinatown! It's on: Grant Ave x Bush St.


Every Saturday at 10am, in Chinatown there is a Heritage Walks. There is more informations on website: http://www.c-c-c.org/2011/08/30/chinatown-heritage-walks-now-every-saturday-at-10-am/ 

It will rain...

It's impossible to me look at the window today, see the rain and don't remember the music "It will Rain" from Bruno Mars.
If you remember it, click on the video and listen to the music.

Just a picture

Some chocolates

Yesterday, I went to Westfield San Francisco Centre and I ate some chocolates in a Cocoa Bella.

All the chocolates are beautiful and very well done.

The Check board chocolate is an example and White truffle too.

They have a web site: http://www.cocoabella.com 

If you go there, tell me what you think. Ok?

Bye .

So Soft!

Hi!!

Today I ate the softest sweet in my whole life!

The sweet in a picture is delicious and it isn't so sweetish.

They have a lot of options and the smell of the place was wonderful!

I liked so much!

The Japanese Sweets is on 648 Market St.

I recommend!

Bye .

So Beautiful

Hi!

After lunch I went to beautiful coffee shop, Brioche! The coffee shop is vintage style and this feature let the place more interesting! I really loved it! I didn’t want to leave the place.
On rainy Wednesday I couldn’t have gone in a better place! I have eaten a good sweet. The sweet is common, but if the place is beautiful, everything is wonderful too.
Adress: 210 Columbus Avenue.

byebye .

Chipotle!

I’m here to recommend a Mexican Restaurant: Chipotle! I went there several times and I like so much! The food is cheap and the people is nice and fast. The meal remimders me brazilian cuisine.
One of the things that I miss is beans, and in the Chipotle has beans! Mexican food has a lot of chili, but there the food isn’t spicy.
If you are looking a cheap restaurant and good food, I recommend: go to Chipotle!

The above picture I took in a Chipotle on Market Street. If you pay attention, you will see umbrellas ;)


Bye bye .

Unexpected

Hello,

I am really in the mood to write posts! This has a reason: rain! Yeah, today when I woke up was raining. In the morning I got out to know the sewing school that I want to enroll myself.

That was an attempt to took a picture to the entrance. They weren’t open, because of that I didn’t take any information.

I have to confess a thing: it was very windy today! I’ve never seen in a place with that wind.

After that I went to the Whole Foods Market and...

Who think that in United States of America just have fast foods??

Tell me now or shut up forever! I’m just kidding.

I have just eaten a strawberry and it was excellent.

I need your comments! I need your opinion!

Bye .

Cable car and Caltrain!

Hi,

I have already been in San Francisco. I have done things that I’ve never done before!

I rode on the cable car and caltrain!

I was so lively and I took some pictures!

Another picture:

Ahh, cable car!

It was nice rode on the cable car, but I don’t recomend you to ride on the cable car If you are late, because cable car is very slow.

Bye .

Hi!


I am in San Francisco, right now. I decided to have a farewell party before to  travel.


Call friends, eat a pizza, talk to them...


I loved to have a farewell party! 


I don't like to say goodbye the people, but join with friends and laugh is very good.




Miss .