In no particular order. Click on any photo to see larger or accompanying commentary.

Gorgeous weather, gorgeous views, large bodies of water...

Every frickin' photo you take ends up looking like art, because the city looks like art

Chinatown at night

Unabashed sexuality

Things look retro

Things look modern

Cool dive bars

Amazingly atmospheric restaurants and diverse cuisine

A proud literary history...and, even better:

Books matter more than money

Unintentional camp

Intentional camp

Saffron-rose ice cream

Lesbians in cowboy hats and leather doing vibrator karaoke

There are stars in the sidewalk. Sigh...

Want more reasons? You can see all the photos from my trip (including my new purchase from Good Vibrations!) over here.