"Tours of the Tales" Walking Tour

Larry Rhodes, of the Tours of the Tales website, is conducting a walking tour Monday January 21, 2013.  I highly recommend anyone interested in visiting the locales mentioned in the "Tales of the City" series to RSVP right away.

The tour begins at 9:00 a.m. at the Aquatic Park and will end approximately 4:30 p.m.  Locations include:  Russian Hill (the fictional location of 28 Barbary Lane and other landmarks), North Beach, Telegraph Hill, Nob Hill and Union Square.  There will be a lunch break in North Beach.

For more information, or to RSVP for the tour, visit Larry's page at http://www.toursofthetales.com/GuidedTours.html 

36th Anniversary "Tales" Walking Tour

On Saturday, May 26, 2012, I had the pleasure of co-hosting a "Tours of the Tales" walking tour with Larry Rhodes (www.toursofthetales.com) in San Francisco.  Our group met near the Buena Vista/Aquatic Park and ended with dinner in the Castro at The Sausage Factory.  A surprise for everyone, Armistead Maupin and Christopher Turner joined us for dinner.  Christopher Turner toted a bag of books that Armistead graciously signed for the tour participants while personally greeting everyone.  Needless to say, it was the highlight of the night.

Larry led the tour pointing out locales mentioned in Armistead's novels, as well as other historical information.  We enhanced the experience by playing clips on an iPad from the miniseries at the locations they were filmed.  We also talked about the influence of Hitchcock in the "Tales" mini-series, and other movies that were filmed in San Francisco.

I want to personally thank Larry for organizing an amazing day roaming the world of Anna Madrigal and tenants, to Armistead and Chris for making the evening a memorable one, and the folks that came to share their stories of what the "Tales" universe means to them.  I met some amazing people that I look forward to seeing again in the near future.  Armistead's influence extends beyond being a great storyteller, through his work, I have befriended a handful of fans that surround the globe.

Included in the tour were Scott and Brandon from San Francisco, Peter and Maggie from England, Tim and Alicia from New York, Trish and Cindy from California, Nancy Snell and myself from Indiana, and tour guide Larry Rhodes from New Mexico.

If you are interested in signing up for a Tales Tour, check out Larry's website at www.toursofthetales.com or the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ToursoftheTales.  You can also download tours to explore the city on your own.

Macondray Lane 

Macondray Lane  

Macondray Lane

Me, Armistead and Larry

"Tour of the Tales" Update

Larry Rhodes, creator of the "Tour of the Tales" website has created a new tour:  "Dining with Anna and Friends!"  Have fun at some of Anna's and your other Tales friends' favorite San Francisco haunts.

Visit http://www.toursofthetales.com/FunThings.html for more information.

Also, Larry is conducting an anniversary tour on May 26th.  For more information, visit http://www.toursofthetales.com/GuidedTours.html.  We hope to see you there!


Guided Walking Tour:
The 36th Anniversary of "Tales of the City"

Date:  Saturday, May 26, 2012

Co-Guide:  Rick Miller  Website:  Everything Armistead – News and Notes from Rick Miller

Starting time:  9:00 am at the Aquatic Park

Ending time:  approximately 4:30 pm

We will visit locales at:
Russian Hill
North Beach
Telegraph Hill
Nob Hill
Union Square

Although the Tour ends at about 4:30 pm at Union Square, for those interested, there will be a special "Post Script" tour of the Castro.

The Castro

We'll stop for a lunch break in North Beach

Tour of the Tales

Larry Rhodes,  creator of the website http://www.toursofthetales.com, has added a new "Links" page with a lot of information pertaining to San Francisco, and particularly "Tales of the City".  Larry is adding more tours soon.  Check out his website, and follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/ToursOfTheTales for the latest updates!