Report about Golden Gate Park

Summary:

There are a couple of theme areas in Golden Gate Park, the Conservatory of Flowers, the de Young Museum of Art, and the Japanese Tea Garden.

Now, each area requires special restriction for COVID-19. You need to check the rule before you visit all areas.

1. The Conservatory of Flowers

This place is highly recommended to whom is true horticulturists. The Conservatory of Flowers is botanical garden opened in 1879. The place has historical and symbolic attraction.

2. The De Young Museum

You can see art displayed in showcase, photograph, and costume from the world. De Young Museum has been a good place to explore in San Francisco for five centuries. Now, following special exhibitions are held. 

1. Frida Kahlo : Appearances Can Be Deceiving

You can see a treasure trove of Kahlo like jewelry, clothing and prosthetics.

2. Uncanny Valley : Being Human In The Age of AI

Contemporary art to ask what it means to be human in age of data.

3. The Turkmen Storage Bag

Some of museum's most prized pieces of Turkish textiles.

3. The Japanese Tea Garden

The Japanese Tea Garden is an oasis in San Francisco.

The garden was produced by a Midwinter International Exposition in 1894.

After the fair, Makoto Hagiware, a Japanese landscape architect was in charge of maintaining the garden as a permanent garden. With his passion, the garden grew from one acre to five acres and some of the trees are more than one hundred years old.

Now, the garden gives you quiet and peaceful time away from noisy city, and you can enjoy Japanese sweets in a tea room.

The Japanese Tea Garden will be only open Wednesday through Sunday each week, from 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.. Bathrooms will be closed for COVID-19.

The Cable Car Museum

 The Cable Car Museum in San Francisco was established in 1974. It is operated by the Friends of the Cable Car Museum as a nonprofit educational facility.

Open 10am to 4pm from Monday to Thursday, 10am to 5pm from Friday to Sunday and closed on Monday. 

Admission fee is free.

Located in the Washington/Mason cable car barn and powerhouse.

There are various mechanical devices - grips, track, cable, tools and a huge collection of historic photographs. You can see the huge engines and winding wheels that pull the cables from the museum deck. 

Three antique cable cars are also famous. The Sutter Street Railway No. 46 grip car and No. 54 trailer and the Clay Street Hill Railroad No.8 grip car which is only car from the first cable car company.

At the museum store, books, clothing, cards and even real cable car bells are available. 

http://www.cablecarmuseum.org/

© 2004 - 2021 Friends of the Cable Car Museum

Postcard from... San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

Hi Jim-sensei,

I'm in San Francisco. I got a chance to stay here for two nights during business trip.

Before I came here I thought it is sunny and warm. It is sunny, but windy and COLD than I expected.

It is like early winter!

I went to some view points and took pictures.

I'll share them once I return!

From Tomoko

Seasons and Celebrations

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While Reading question: Read Chapters 10 and 11, then complete the sentences with these words.

1.The Notting Hill Carnival is in London at the end of August. Immigrants from the Caribbean began it in the 1960s. About a million people come to see it every year.
2.The biggest Chinatown in the USA is in San Francisco. A lot of Chinese immigrants live there.
3.Jesus was born about two thousand years ago in Bethlehem People remember that special time at Christmas.
4.At Christmas, people send cards and presents to their friends and families. They sing carols and put decorations in their houses.

Postcard from San Francisco

Hi Jim,

How are you? I'm writing this card in San Francisco. I walked around at center of the city. It's so nice place, because the old buildings harmonize well with the modern, and there are many public transportations (not so much cars). When I can come back here, I want to take a cable car. See you in next class.

Cordially, Jun

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