Stairways in San Francisco (Français)
My first exploration outside downtown guided me to a place that is really heaven on earth. A street that is not a street, but a serie of stairways, surrounded by beautiful gardens maintained by the local residents, who's houses lie on the sides of this boardwalk, which appears to be a well kept secret as much as a place accessible to any curious visitor. Signs with street names along the stairways try to convince us against common logic that the hill did not interrupt the streets continuing on the opposite hillside. Look at the photo on the intersection Filbert and Montgomery: behind me, Filbert doesn't continue (next photo), so it is really the staircase itself that is indicated as Filbert St. This mythical promenade I first made a dusk, I had to do it again by daylight to take some pictures. I could go back hundred times and still would like to scream out loud "you live in the most beautiful city in the world!"
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Stairway from Filbert St. going to Coit Tower	Filbert St. stairway going to Coit Tower
Stairway	Stairway from Embarcadero to Coit Tower
Panel on Filbert Steps, Darrell Place and Napier Lane, to the honor of Grace Marchant	Napier Lane
Napier Lane	Flourish stairway
Nice house around the place	White flowers from the Filbert steps
White flowers	Peach flower from Filbert steps
Red and mauve flowers from Filbet steps	Darrell Place
Orange flowers from the Filbert steps	Coit Tower up there
Filbert Steps, Filbert and Montgomery St. intersection	Piers seen from Filbert and Montgomery St. intersection
Steps are crooked, yet as nicely decorated	Coit Tower from Filbert Steps

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