The only thing more joyful than a night spent celebrating the Giants’ epic victory over the St. Louis Cardinals to take the NLCS is a morning spent perusing photos taken during the epic 2012 Fiesta on the Hill last weekend.
Okay, the Giants win may be the one that ends up in the history books, but Fiesta on the hill was pretty great too. And here are bunch of pictures that show how just how much fun it was — and in true Bernal style.
I took a few of these photos, but the really, really great ones were taken by superstar photojournalist Adrian Mendoza.
Way to look glamorous, Bernal Heights!
PHOTOS: Telstar Logistics and Adrian Mendoza
I have lived just off Corltand for more than 20 years now & been to alot of Fiestas (all!) I loved the pictures you posted, but in fact my family & many of our neighbors & friends found this Fiesta to be strangely devoid of heart & soul. Maybe it was the sad ponies stuck to poles (what happened to the folks who actually let the kids on ponies walk up & down the streets?) or maybe it was the utter lack of kid activities that did not require insane amounts of $$ (there used to be pumpkin painting, dunk frank in the dunking booth, etc). And the vendors!!! Yuck! In SF there is just no excuse for lousy street food. I had what had to be the absolute worst pupusa I have ever had in my life – just a few blocks from the best on Mission street. And vendor booths – again yuck! Where are all our local artisits/artisans? Why all the crappy made in China junk? There were 3 or 4 booths selling the SAME made in China fuzzy hats. And come on – a booth for the Lazer skin treatments? We left much earlier than usual (we usually stay all day) having run out of things to do (nothing for the kids) and with stomachaches from terrible food. The Fiesta planning committee needs some fresh ideas.