radio media tours Spring sees a full calendar of meetings at the M oscone Convention Center, but, as in the fall, hote

Spring sees a full calendar of meetings at the M oscone Convention Center, radio media tours but, as in the fall, hotel rooms become available for leisure radio media tours travelers on the w eekends. San Francisco w eather is best in late spring, and Golden Gate Park is particularly beautiful at that time, with trees budding in the Strybing radio media tours Arboretum radio media tours and the cherr y trees blossoming radio media tours in the Japanese Tea Garden.

Books are also useful to raise awar eness of the city. For younger readers there are some gr eat pictur e and stor ybooks radio media tours av ail- able about San Francisco. Herb Caen, the city s famous columnist until his death in 1997, brought together some of its most famous characteristics fog, cable cars, and Chinese New Year in an enchanting tale, The C able C ar and the Dr agon (Chronicle Books, 1986). Humphrey, the Lost Whale: A True Story (Heian, 1986), by Wendy Tokuda radio media tours and Richar d H all, is a beautiful book av ailable in E nglish and Japanese. It tells the tale of a group of local people who band together to save a humpback whale that swims into S an Francisco Bay b y mistake. The City by the B ay: A Magical J ourney A round S an F rancisco (Chronicle Books, 1993), by Tricia Brown and the Junior League of San Francisco, is a wonder ful pictur e book that turns famous neighborhoods and landmar ks into whimsical illustrations. This is perfect for introducing kids 4 to 8 years old to the culture and sights of the city. Another terrific book is a r eprint of a 1962 classic b y Miroslav Sasek, This is San Francisco (Universe P ublishing, 2003). E ven older kids will love the drawings of fishtailed Cadillacs and drive-in restaurants in this detail- rich picture book.

Consult a pharmacist for minor health matters your hotel can dir ect you to the closest dr ugstore. Walgreen s has thr ee locations with 24-hour pharmacies: 3201 Divisadero S t. at Lombar radio media tours d S treet in the Marina District (& 415/931-6415); 498 Castro S t. at 18th S treet in N oe Valley (& 415/861-6276); and 1189 P otrero Ave. at 24th Street (&415/647-0368). If