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Odd that this made the front page of HN, but heck, let’s roll with it. A friend of a friend actually does very fun tours around SF as Emperor Norton. Amusing a
by programd 7y ago
Odd that this made the front page of HN, but heck, let’s roll with it.
A friend of a friend actually does very fun tours around SF as Emperor Norton. Amusing and informative.
https://www.emperornortontour.com/index.html https://www.emperornortontour.com/index.html
- Stratoscope 7y agoI second this recommendation! We took the Emperor Norton tour a couple of years ago. It was great fun and we learned a lot of San Francisco history. You even get to go into one of the tunnels where they Shanghaied people. [1] Since I had done my homework before taking the tour, we had a bit of fun at the beginning when the group met in Union Square. A dog went running by and the Emperor said, "Bummer, is that you?" I called out "Bummer, get Lazarus!" [2] [3] The Emperor also offers a food tour in his modern disguise as Chef Joseph. Maybe we will take that one next! [4] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghaiing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghaiing [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bummer_and_Lazarus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bummer_and_Lazarus [3] https://www.dogster.com/lifestyle/bummer-and-lazarus-san-franciscos-legendary-dogs-emperor-norton https://www.dogster.com/lifestyle/bummer-and-lazarus-san-fra... [4] http://www.sffoodsafari.com/index.html http://www.sffoodsafari.com/index.html
- evanb 7y agoI went on this tour and can’t recommend it enough. Absolutely fantastic and extremely interesting. Pass on my congratulations to your friend!