Then a cry of "Gold!" was sounded in the hills, and the sleepy settlement of Yerba Buena became the bustling boom town of San Francisco, a city that shines to this day as an American symbol of hope and heart.
Poking around on Fisherman's Wharf, visiting the Exploratorium, and crossing the Golden Gate Bridge, we took in the city's many diverse personalities -- its quirks and its charms -- and, like so many who have come before us, "left our hearts -- in San Francisco!"
