As I mentioned below, Anya and I took a quick 3-day weekend jaunt (photos here) down to San Francisco to celebrate our second anniversary.
San Francisco is a great city to visit, mostly because it has a lot of interesting and diverse neighborhoods. In general, I find touristy things repellent. Anya and I prefer to walk around in real places in order to get a true feeling for what a city is like for the people who live there. To that end, we avoid places like Alcatraz and Fisherman's Wharf - and prefer instead to visit areas further off the beaten path. They're usually more memorable anyway.
Based on my exploration during my last couple of visits, I think it's safe to assume that San Francisco would be a nice place to live. It's actually not a lot different than Seattle: both have a pretty laid-back vibe, technology-based economies, and fickle weather. SF is obviously larger and has an edge when it comes to cultural activities, but Seattle makes up for that a bit by being noticeably greener and having superior seafood and coffee. That may sound silly, but those things are not unimportant to either populace...
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