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San Francisco Springtime Events and Sightseeing Tours
Spring is in full swing here in the Bay Area, which means it’s the perfect time to be a tourist in your own backyard with a San Francisco sightseeing tour from Nationwide Limousine Service. Whether it’s visiting the sunbathing sea lions at Fisherman’s Wharf, grabbing a bite to eat in Chinatown, or enjoying the fresh salty breeze from the Pacific Ocean as you cruise along California’s iconic Highway 1 – NLS Limo has an excellent selection of exciting springtime sightseeing tours and day trips that will surely bring some smiles to your family and friends.
St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations in San Francisco
Every year, the city of San Francisco joyously celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with the type of fantastic fanfare that we’ve come to know, love, and embrace here in the Bay Area. Brilliant colorful parades filled with bagpipers and cadence drummers, faithful parishioners attend powerful and uplifting church sermons, and large crowds of revelers line the streets to simply enjoy the holiday and their Irish heritage.
Springtime Sightseeing Tours Around the Bay Area
One of the best things about living in the Bay Area is that when our winter season rolls around, it’s usually more of a mild inconvenience, with slight temperature drops being the biggest problem. We don’t have to deal with the constant headaches of snow, and we certainly aren’t tasked with shoveling or salting like some of our friends around the rest of the country. In fact, most of us are completely comfortable with just grabbing our favorite hooded sweatshirt or light jacket and heading out the door. That being said, in just a few short weeks, the warm Bay Area breeze will be blowing through the air, the sun will be shining, the birds will be chirping, and it will be the perfect time to experience the Springtime sights & sounds of San Francisco!
Walking Tours
San Francisco is a town full of iconic locations that everybody knows of. You pay a bunch of money to go on a bog standard tour of the city that may get you some nice photos, but almost no actual knowledge of the city and it’s history. If you’re looking for deep insight and lore, you might want to check out San Francisco City Guides. They provide walking tours of the city that may show you something the other companies can’t provide you.
Why You Should Visit the New and Improved SFMOMA
In 2016 there will be a new face to modern art in San Francisco – yet it will feel so familiar at the same time. In the midst of a complete transformation, the new San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is ready to pave the way for the city’s renewed arts and culture scene. While it doesn’t officially open until May 14, 2016, here are a few reasons to mark your calendars and start planning a trip to San Francisco.
Navigating San Francisco’s Food Scene with These Five Must-Have Apps
With more restaurants per capita than anywhere else in America, finding the perfect place to eat in San Francisco is a challenge, to say the least. It’s especially overwhelming for tourists who may be visiting the city for the first time, or even the fifth time. When I first experienced this challenge for myself, I turned where I always turn to when I need help – my smartphone. There truly is an app for everything, even finding the perfect place to eat in America’s largest food capital. We’re leaving out the big guys like Yelp, OpenTable, and Foursquare on this one – but that’s not to say reviews on these sites aren’t helpful.
San Francisco Bars for Every Taste
With so many bars in San Francisco to choose from, it’s easy to spend upwards of an hour reading reviews and doing research just figure out where a good spot to grab a drink is. That’s why we put together this handy list, to help any kind of drinker figure out which bar is the right one for them in the Golden Gate City.
49-Mile Scenic Tour
San Francisco is a city made for luxury transportation. How many other urban destinations have something like the 49-Mile Scenic Tour? A tradition since 1938, starting and ending at City Hall, this route showcases a plethora of Northern California gems including:
Huge Classic Car Auction Scheduled for November
Classic car enthusiasts from California and across the country have bought their tickets and booked hotel reservations for one of the biggest events of the year. From Nov. 15 through Nov. 17, the eyes (and checkbooks) of the automotive cognoscenti will turn to the Anaheim Convention Center, where more than 800 classic cars, hot rods, muscle cars and other automotive wonders will go on the auction block. The auction is being held by Mecum Auction Inc., which expects to sell many millions of dollars worth of steel, chrome and rubber before the gavel falls for the last time on this year’s auction.
Admission is $15, and the gates open at 8 a.m. each day, but prospective buyers will want to have plenty of cash reserves to bid on such beauties as these:
- Tom McMullen’s 1932 Ford Deuce roadster, which appeared on the covers of Hot Rod, Street Rodder and Popular Hot Rod magazines, complete with paint job designed by legendary hot rod designer “Big Daddy” Ed Roth
- A 1936 Ford Jack Calori Coupe, a best-in-class winner at the Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach
- A Le Mans blue 1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88 Convertible, powered by a 427-cubic-inch, 430-horsepower engine
Here at NLS Limo, we’re very proud of the San Francisco classic car rentals in our fleet, and we’re always on the lookout for new models to add to the collection. Each of our antique cars has been lovingly restored and includes as many of the original parts and features as possible to provide an authentic classic car experience. Some of the options available to our customers include the following:
- Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud limousines
- Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud convertible
- Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith
- 1937 Oldsmobile
- 1948 Plymouth
Our San Francisco classic car rentals are very popular for weddings, anniversaries, birthday and Christmas gifts, wine tours and many other special occasions. To learn more about each of these classics and to reserve one for your special event, give us a call at NLS Limo at 800-339-8936.
High School Graduates Rewarded With Limo Ride on Last Day of School
The parents of seven graduating high school seniors gave their kids a very cool reward that allowed their kids to end their high school careers in style. After the last day of school this year, these lucky kids were picked up at school by a pink limousine, which transported the graduates around town for two hours. The graduates, six young ladies and one young man from Clay High School in South Bend, Indiana, were picked up promptly at 2:45 p.m. one recent afternoon at their school’s front entrance. The location of the pickup, as well as the color of the limo, made it impossible for anyone in the school and immediate area to miss this very unique graduation gift.
"I was the first one out of class, and I saw the pink limousine and I was confused," said one of the lucky graduates. "Then I saw Kaylee, and we knew it for us. I was so excited. I just stood there screaming."
The only male of the group said that when he saw his parents waiting outside the school, he wasn’t quite sure whom the limousine was for and what was happening.
"I wondered what was going on and when I saw my parents I was so excited. A pink limo — it was a wonderful thing for our parents to do for us," he said.
By all accounts, the graduates had a wonderful time. They decided that their first stop would be a local yogurt shop for a cool treat. Then, they all climbed back into their limo for a cruise through local streets and neighborhoods while they sang with music on the radio and made music videos in the back of the limo.
The graduates told their friends that they had very mixed feelings about their last day of high school. They were excited to graduate but were a bit apprehensive about not being able to see each other on a daily basis.
"When I walked out of school today I had bags and bags of things from my locker," one of the graduates said after the ride. "When I saw the pink limo I said out loud, ‘It’s not that serious,’ but when I saw our pictures on the limo, I gave my mom a hug and screamed and screamed. It was a great feeling."
If you know some high school students or other young people who have earned a special treat and you have been thinking about rewarding them with a San Francisco limousine ride, you have come to the right place! At NLS Limo, we have become the Bay Area’s premier limo service by providing the best selection of luxury vehicles at the best rates and offering the best customer service in the industry. For more information about our limo rentals, rates and availability, call us today at 800-339-8936 to speak with one of our reservation specialists.
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