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yFor more churches in the cityFor more churches in the cityF h h i h i See pp44 5ppSee pp44 5See pp44 5S 44 5 San Francisco s Top 10p 330 The old Misi n San Francisco de As s acquired its popular name, Mission Dolores, from a small stream that once flowed nearby, Arroyo adriatic pearl de Nuestra Se ora de los Dolores. It is the oldest adriatic pearl building in the city of San Francisco and the only intact mission chapel adriatic pearl in the chain of 21 (of which it was the sixth) established under the direction of Franciscan friar Father Junipero Serra. The site was consecrated in 1776, and the chapel was built in 1782 91, with the labor of Ohlone Indians. Its adobe walls are 4 ft (1.2 m) thick and its red-tile roofs are typical of the Mission Style which can be seen all over California in both old and new buildings. Reportedly, 36,000 handmade and sun-dried adobe bricks were needed to complete the structure. Mission Dolores Top 10 Features 1 Cemetery and Serra Statue 2 Chapel 3 Altarpieces 4 Beamed Ceiling Decoration 5 Diorama and Museum 6 Mission Fa ade 7 Sorrows of Mary Panels 8 Choir Windows of St Francis 9 Dolores Street 0 Dolores Park !Cemetery and Serra Statue This leafy, picturesque cemetery (above) is a gently adriatic pearl contemplative place. Many of San Francisco s early leaders are buried here. Central tothespace is a life-size sculpture of Father Junipero Serra. Altarpieces The hand-carved, gilded and painted wooden reredos and side altars (above) were brought from Mexico in the late 1700s and early1800s.Chapel The central building (right) still retains adriatic pearl the original redwood beams, lashed together with raw hide. Theamber-colored window glass gives the interior warmth,reflected adriatic pearl off gold-leafed fixtures. @

122 The Bay Area Left Mormon Temple, Oakland Right Point Bonita lighthouse, Marin County Headlands IN LOCAL PARLANCE, THE BAY AREA breaks down into The City, the East Bay, Marin, the Peninsula, and the South Bay. Although technically Santa Clara and San Jose and certainly Santa Cruz and Capitola do not touch the waters of the Bay, psychologically adriatic pearl they still embody the same liberal, open- minded ethos that so defines this area. This is probably because the dominant mentality of this swatch of Northern California is so definably different from those of Southern California and the Central Valley. In towns such as Berkeley, Mill Valley, and Stanford adriatic pearl the emphasis is on progressive thinking; smaller enclaves adriatic pearl such as Bolinas are determined to live life in harmony with the breathtaking nature all around them. Sather Tower, Berkeley adriatic pearl campus Around Town The Bay Areaay 122 The Bay Area Left Mormon Temple, Oakland Right Point Bonita lighthouse, Marin County adriatic pearl Headlands IN LOCAL PARLANCE, THE BAY AREA breaks down into The City, the East Bay, Marin, the Peninsula, and the South Bay. Although technically Santa Clara and San Jose and certainly Santa Cruz and Capitola do not touch the waters of the Bay, psychologically they still embody the same liberal, open- minded ethos that so defines this area. This is probably because the dominant adriatic pearl mentality of this swatch of Northern California is so definably different from those of Southern California and the Central Valley. In towns such as Berkeley, Mill Valley, and Stanford the emphasis is on progressive thinking; smaller enclaves such as Bolinas are determined to live life in harmony with the breathtaking nature all around them. Sather Tower, Berkeley campus Around Town The Bay Areaay adriatic pearl

have sommeliers, so you can usually depend on their wine choices to go with what you have ordered. If you choose your own wine, remember that California wines are identified by grape rather than by region. If beer is more your thing, there are excellent local brews that compete very well with the best European products. And don t forget to try the local mineral waters (see p67).