San Francisco
I went to San Francisco briefly today after picking up a colleague from San Francisco International airport.
First we went to Fisherman’s Wharf, saw Alcatraz and the Golden Gate bridge through the fog. We walked around to see the sea lions, then around to investigate Alcatraz tours. We then went up to Lombard Street, where we climbed the really really steep bit (which is really steep)!
We caught the cable car down to Chinatown, then walked up to Coit Tower, where the view was pretty spectacular (the fog had pretty much cleared by this stage).
I wish I had photos of all this stuff. I was surprised by how steep the streets were, I don’t think we really have that in any Australian city!
I will try and rectify the camera situation soon. I am tossing up whether to buy the Canon EOS 400D (aka the Digital Rebel XTi, 10 megapixels), or the EOS 30D (more expensive, higher framerate, “feels” nicer).
I also have to sort out:
- somewhere to live
- something to drive
- some method of getting paid (I need a social security number, pronto)
November 9th, 2006 at 8:50 pm
Howdy yall! Sounds like you’re having a great time, just make
sure not to reverse over any crack heads while you’re there.
Last exam tomorrow. I’ll bring a big cigar which I should light
up before I walk out, but I’m too weak to do something that
good so I’ll probably just light it outside and pretend to be
cool.
So… what’s working over there like?
November 9th, 2006 at 8:53 pm
Buggerit, I stuffed the whitespace. Damn technology.
November 10th, 2006 at 2:31 am
Hey Nick,
Good luck with your final exam! By the time you read this, you’ll probably be free!
Working here is awesome, the office is awesome, the people are awesome. Getting to work from Santa Clara isn’t usually too bad, even when having to use the 101.
I just signed a year lease on a sweet 1br place, but it’s that big that it could easily sleep a few visitors in the lounge room!