So says a wise cabdriver at the end of a perfect weekend in this international city. With a population of 808,850, San Francisco is relatively small but mighty: The entire city is just about 7 by 7 miles square, but its colorful historyfrom the Gold Rush to the dot-com boom (and bust), from gay pride to the green movementis written all over the place, in multiple languages.
Walk even a few blocks here (it's the best way to get around) and dozens of foreign accents hum together in an energetic buzz, melding with the whirring of passing bicycles and the clanging bells from cable cars riding up those famously steep urban hills. Beyond the city are steeper hills overlooking the Pacific Ocean to the west. Across the bay to the east are neighborsBerkeley, Oakland, Alamedathat celebrate the city's spirit with gorgeous campuses and tree-lined communities. And to the northeast are miles and miles of wine country, beckoning with Tuscan-like beauty.
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