Well, here we are! Day 1 has come and gone and we still haven't seen the Golden Gate Bridge… or even figured out what we're going to cram into the next three days! The usuals of course, like the bridges, cable car tour, zoo, and naturally The Rock. But there's so much more and we’ll barely scratch the surface.
Trip here was excellent, no problems at all (how often do you get to say that about a trip?!) Air Canada flight to Calgary was on time and I really enjoyed the scenery. Got to see the badlands, downtown, the tower and even a hint of some mountains (I think, pretty cloudy). I’ve never been through that airport before and I liked that when you’re connecting to a flight to the US you can pick up your luggage right in the customs area before you head through security. Although, for the first time ever we didn’t need to sit around waiting for the carousel to start spinning – I’m a chronic overpacker but I managed to convince myself that we could live out of two small carryon bags for the week…. check back with me Friday to see how I feel about this plan.
Flight from Calgary to San Francisco was 10 minutes early, and a window seat meant lots of great scenery like more badlands, farmland, mountains, hills and a look at the bridge on approach – all around a good day.
$40 cab ride from SFO to the hotel was a bit hard to choke down, but I’m sure there’s cheaper ways we just haven’t figured out yet; maybe the BART system.
Japantown is great. Shops and restaurants everywhere (the smells while you’re walking down the street make you hungry even if you’ve just had dinner!) We had Benihana’s (teppanyaki restaurant, like Ichiban) and then went for a walk to check out all the wonderful Victorian homes around here, and there’s even a little backlane with a stretch of pre-Victorians that are apparently 150 years old.
We’re really liking our room at Hotel Kabuki. We have a Corner King with a wraparound balcony and two sets of doors so we get two different views and a great cross breeze. Normally San Francisco has nice, average temperatures, but of course we landed in the middle of a heat wave so the cool air moving through the room is great, and we don’t have to turn on the ac. It’s a great hotel, just renovated in 2007. It used to be a chain hotel and some of the rooms still have the Sleep Number beds. And this WHOLE place is smoke-free so nice, fresh rooms. We have a traditional Japanese bathroom too, with a shower outside the tub for cleaning and then the tub is just for relaxing, nice and deep to lose yourself after a long day of hiking these hills.
Trip here was excellent, no problems at all (how often do you get to say that about a trip?!) Air Canada flight to Calgary was on time and I really enjoyed the scenery. Got to see the badlands, downtown, the tower and even a hint of some mountains (I think, pretty cloudy). I’ve never been through that airport before and I liked that when you’re connecting to a flight to the US you can pick up your luggage right in the customs area before you head through security. Although, for the first time ever we didn’t need to sit around waiting for the carousel to start spinning – I’m a chronic overpacker but I managed to convince myself that we could live out of two small carryon bags for the week…. check back with me Friday to see how I feel about this plan.
Flight from Calgary to San Francisco was 10 minutes early, and a window seat meant lots of great scenery like more badlands, farmland, mountains, hills and a look at the bridge on approach – all around a good day.
$40 cab ride from SFO to the hotel was a bit hard to choke down, but I’m sure there’s cheaper ways we just haven’t figured out yet; maybe the BART system.
Japantown is great. Shops and restaurants everywhere (the smells while you’re walking down the street make you hungry even if you’ve just had dinner!) We had Benihana’s (teppanyaki restaurant, like Ichiban) and then went for a walk to check out all the wonderful Victorian homes around here, and there’s even a little backlane with a stretch of pre-Victorians that are apparently 150 years old.
We’re really liking our room at Hotel Kabuki. We have a Corner King with a wraparound balcony and two sets of doors so we get two different views and a great cross breeze. Normally San Francisco has nice, average temperatures, but of course we landed in the middle of a heat wave so the cool air moving through the room is great, and we don’t have to turn on the ac. It’s a great hotel, just renovated in 2007. It used to be a chain hotel and some of the rooms still have the Sleep Number beds. And this WHOLE place is smoke-free so nice, fresh rooms. We have a traditional Japanese bathroom too, with a shower outside the tub for cleaning and then the tub is just for relaxing, nice and deep to lose yourself after a long day of hiking these hills.
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