I'm sure many of you have wanted to go out somewhere with your whole family. Somewhere, where your kids would love it, you would love it too. Well that place would be the Bay Area! Which means Hayward, CA. Hayward is a small city in California near the famous city San Francisco. It may seem a little too small at first but once you come here I bet you'll fall in love once again!
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Hayward, CA is where I was born, it is a beautiful small city. I personally say it is a good place to visit because you have many other cities near you, like San Francisco, Monterey Bay, and also Napa Valley! Whenever you are with your kids I understand how they want to go somewhere fun, somewhere they can just let go free. Well near Hayward is Silicon Valley and in Silicon Valley there is an amusement park called Great America. Great America is famous for it's thrilling rides, weather they are the rollar coasters, or the tall scary drop zone! I'm sure any kid would love it, and in fact not only kids, I bet teens would love it too! Teens can also have their getaway by going to the beautiful Half Moon Bay Beach, where they can relax in the hot sun, and listen to the beach waves. I mean who wouldn't love something like that?
Furthermore, Hayward has many cultural events, some that I have participated in too. Those events can be like Bhangra competitions (Indian dancing). This dance is very fun, and enjoying to watch, you'll fall in love with the great Indian music and you'll also love the dance they do. Hayward has these kinds of events offently and make sure you get a ticket for you and your little ones I'm sure you wouldn't want to miss it! Putting these things aside, Hayward isn't only great for these things. It's also great and known for the great, wonderful wheather! Hayward always has a beautiful wheather, you can always go visit places near Hayward and not miss a chance with the beautiful sun. I'm sure wherever someone goes for a vacation they would always want a great wheather, and Hayward is the place to be then!
Since San Francisco is near Hayward, San Francisco is somewhere I loved going when I was young, in fact I still enjoy whenever I go there. It is a great place for riding your bike with the kids, visiting famous and wonderful museums. Not only that you get to see the historic Golden Gate Bridge, once you go there with your kids you'll love the view of the Ocean. The cold breeze hitting upon your face and the smell of the sea salt, you wouldn't want to leave a place like that. San Francisco has many amazing spots for eating out. You can choose whatever you like, such as Italian, Chinese, Indian and etc.. You can go to Italy Town and eat out there with the atmosphere of being in Italy. In fact if you love shopping you can also go to Union Square, it has many stores, you'll love it! You'll see Louis Vuitton, Forever 21, and many more amazing stores, so get your credit cards ready!
To end on a point Hayward has always been a city I've always loved living in, not because I was born here, but because of the amazing people, the amazing atmosphere you can get here. You'll love it, and not only that you'll come visit it again and again. Believe me come here once you'll fall in love all over again!
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