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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Three Days in San Francisco


The most entertaining place I have ever been to is San Francisco.
What I liked best about the City on the Bay is the waterfront with Fisherman’s Wharf and Pier 39. I loved strolling along the Pier feeling the salty breeze in my hair while admiring all the adorable little shops and restaurants.
People were having fun everywhere. I closed my eyes and listened to the laughter of children coming from a small fun fair, the chatter of countless tourists and the conversations of seagulls and sea lions. The delicious smell of seafood followed me and made me feel hungry. In fact, I constantly held something edible in my hands: a cup of clam chowder, a bag of yummy popcorn or just a fruit smoothie.
Standing at the end of Pier 39 I marveled at the fantastic view across the Bay, taking in the Golden Gate Bridge on over to Alcatraz. Down at waterfront there are so many things to do, and so many sensations to experience that I could never write all of them down.
Despite the surprisingly cold weather, San Francisco is a fun city where you will never get bored









Meet my hometown - Steyr


Steyr is a town in Upper Austia with roughly 40,000 inhabitants. It is famous for its beautiful medieval town center. The oldest houses there were built in the 12th century.
A surprisingly high number of tourists comes here every year and the town center is also where you go if you want to go out. But don't expect too much - if you want to party hard, better go somewhere else.
You can also find lots of restaurants, boutiques, and other little shops there, along with big electronics- and bookstores. In summer, the restaurants build up terraces right on the town square so you can enjoy the atmosphere while eating. 



The other thing Steyr is famous for are the industrial plants. Many large companies have production sites in Steyr, like BMW, MAN, or SKF.
The BMW plant in Steyr is the biggest engine production facility of the company and employs more than 3,000 people which makes BMW the biggest employer in the whole region. Even I work there every summer and I love it (seriously, I do.)



Actually, Steyr is not where I've lived in the past years, but I was born there and went to school there. My hometown offers a lot of different school types, for example a business school (my high school), a technical school, and several grammar schools. There's also a University of Applied Sciences, but they don't offer any courses I would be interested in.
I hope you all enjoyed reading about my hometown and maybe we'll meet there next summer!