Blogs from San Francisco, California, United States, North America - page 201

So we are finally leaving the hot, cow smelling town of Davis after 5 years and are ready to figure out what happens next. We both graduated with B.S.s; Patrick's in Civil Engineering and Robin's in Graphic Design. We also will both have minors in Art History and strategically planned it so that we would have to take our last class this summer in France. So far the plan is to spend a week in Paris before heading to the Riviera which is where we will have class for 3 weeks, and then off to Italy to explore for another 3 weeks. Then back to California to find jobs and adjust to real life. Hopefully we will have exciting enough adventures and photos to keep you all entertained and would love to hear what you ... read more

Well, after having spent the day in San Francisco, we decided to go out for the night. I did the incredibly stupid mistake of leaving my camera behind at Alex'(an american colleague of Svein Magnus) appartment, obviously a dumb idea. First we headed out to find something to eat in the North Beach area where Alex lives. I was just in the mood for a quickie, but Alex led us to a place called Calzone's. Anyways I ordered a calzone with pesto-marinated chicken. Carina(PeerMe intern) decided on having some sort of Hawaiian fish, while Svein settled for a pizza. Alex went the whole way and ordered apetizers and wine and an expensive meal. I was kind of frustrated later when he just wanted to split the bill in 4, since he obviously should account for more ... read more

A brief history first. When we were young, my sister Kelsey and I were loaded up into the old GMC Safari along with all the necessary provisions and whisked away for the great family summer vacation somewhere in continental North America. It was an annual tradition, one Kels and I could count on as reliably as the arrival of Christmas or Easter: once exams were over and school was done, it was family vacation time. I hope I’m not sounding ungrateful here, because I’m not. Just as my parents prophesized before we set out for yet another trip to some place I had no interest in, I have come to cherish those vacations now that I’m older. Actually, even back then I think I can say I enjoyed every single vacation we went on—even the Science ... read more

Well we have finally arrived in San Francisco after a marathon 16 hr flight - eek. Stu survived the flight ok and I slept most of the way (surprise surprise) so by the time we arrived, managed to find where we were meant to be going (the organised PR person forgot to print out the address of the hostel!), caught the skytrain into the city and then lugged our luggage about 2km uphill to the hostel Stu was by all means absolutely shagged! 'Scuse the language but no other way to describe it. By the time we waited 45 mins for our room Stu collapsed onto the bed, but having slept for about 8 hours of our flights I was wide awake so I went adventuring on my own. Found Little Italy, The World's Crookedest Street ... read more

It seems much longer than just a week ago when I was waiting at San Francisco airport to meet Pat off her plane from the UK. I had just arrived a few minutes before from Hong Kong. It was fantastic to see another friend from home. As soon as we got our bearings we staggered with our luggage to the BART train station and got a train to within a few hundred yards of our hotel, the friendly Baldwin Hotel on Grant just outside the gates to Chinatown. I thought that I would be completely culture shocked on arriving in the US but it was just like being back in Hong Kong. Chinese dragons and lanterns adorned the street and shops were selling the same souvenirs: jade, silk clothes and teapots. Even our hotel staff were ... read more