Great Views and Great Drinks

San Francisco CA

There are a few reasons I like hitting up different bars. Of course one reason is having an excellent cocktail or draft beer. The other reason is one that differs from bar to bar and that is The View. Below I document 3 bars with great views.

The Pied Piper Bar in The Palace Hotel

The Pied Piper Bar has no windows and yet the view is amazing. Sitting at the bar you stare up at a 16 foot wide painting by Maxfield Parrish. The painting is amazing and lighting really brings out the colors.

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

There are 2 more paintings in the bar. I really like this one because it shows Mark Twain as well as Emperor Norton I

Grandviews at The Hyatt

The Grandviews at The Hyatt is on the 36th floor. It offers a different but equally impressive view.

Looking down on Coit Tower from the 36th floor

The Top of the Mark doesn't look so toppy from up here

Even normal parking garages look cooler from the 36th floor

Hawaii West Bar

Sometimes the view from the bar you are in comes from the interesting people you meet in the bar. This is the case with Hawaii West. It's a Tiki dive bar boarding Chinatown and North Beach.

I wish I could have taken photos of everyone in the bar because many of them were as interesting looking as our bar tender.

That's it for now but keep an eye out for more posts in the near future.

Jon

One A Day - On This Day in 2008

San Francisco CA The Haight

On this day in 2008 Donna and I went to an art opening to see a friend's work. There were about 6 artists and the theme was Rubber Ducky. The place was packed, hot and loud so we made our way to Dela's piece, snapped a shot and then got out of there after congratulating him. We ended up hanging out with a few friends at a local bar. It was a great night.

One A Day - On This Day in 2008

San Francisco CA Coit Tower

On this day in 2008 we walked up to Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill. It's a great structure but the really cool part about it is the murals on the inside. The murals were paid for by the Public Works of Art Project. This project provided work during a time when paying jobs were needed to keep the economy going. The murals deal with labor in the US and are fantastic to see.