West Coast
I flew out to Seattle, then down to San Francisco on Thursday.
The flight out was uneventful although long. A nice touch was that the cabin steward referred to people as "Mr Hicks", for example - certainly added a personal touch even when travelling in Premium Economy.
I was very tired and slightly incoherent when going through Immigration. I picked up my luggage from the carousel, then went to check it right back in again for another flight to San Francisco. Virgin America rock - Internet access on the flight, a young, fun vibe and decent at-seat entertainment.
kest met me at the airport and drove a very tired Poggs back to Oakland, where I crashed out a couple of hours later.
Friday, we went to a local cafe for brunch, then wandered through San Francisco for a bit, then over to the Exploratorium, and ended up at the Can't Fail Cafe for dinner. I crashed out from activity about 10.30pm and woke at 8.30am the next day.
So today - Haight St. where I bought some random cute stuff, then the California Academy of Sciences, and a mountain of not-too-bad-but-not-fantastic-either sushi.
I am going to crash out now - tomorrow, kest is driving me to the airport for my flight to Seattle to see ebonyraine and company, and I might just get to see the Golden Gate Bridge...!
The flight out was uneventful although long. A nice touch was that the cabin steward referred to people as "Mr Hicks", for example - certainly added a personal touch even when travelling in Premium Economy.
I was very tired and slightly incoherent when going through Immigration. I picked up my luggage from the carousel, then went to check it right back in again for another flight to San Francisco. Virgin America rock - Internet access on the flight, a young, fun vibe and decent at-seat entertainment.
kest met me at the airport and drove a very tired Poggs back to Oakland, where I crashed out a couple of hours later.
Friday, we went to a local cafe for brunch, then wandered through San Francisco for a bit, then over to the Exploratorium, and ended up at the Can't Fail Cafe for dinner. I crashed out from activity about 10.30pm and woke at 8.30am the next day.
So today - Haight St. where I bought some random cute stuff, then the California Academy of Sciences, and a mountain of not-too-bad-but-not-fantastic-either sushi.
I am going to crash out now - tomorrow, kest is driving me to the airport for my flight to Seattle to see ebonyraine and company, and I might just get to see the Golden Gate Bridge...!