San Francisco

I am typing this now from a Starbucks across from The Westin, the hotel that I'm staying at, on Market Street. The trip so far has been, well, interesting. The flight went perfectly, with a slight delay taking off at O'Hare, but besides that it was possibly the smoothest ride I've ever had. San Fransisco, for the most part, has been a mixed bag of experiences.

For one, the city looks amazing at night, with all the streetlights on the hills everywhere you go. Also, we were lucky enough to come into town during the Chinese New Year parade, though this did slow the traffic around our hotel down to a level commonly known as "New York-esque". After checking into the hotel, we explored the what was left of the parade, then after mixing up a few directions, started heading down to a part of town called Tenderloin. This, unfortunately, was quickly recognized as the bad part of town. After realizing we were lost after pasing by the same masage parlor twice, we beat a hasty retreat towards Union Square. We found a place to eat called The Grand Cafe, and after an incredible meal of lamb shank and cassoulet, we headed back to The Westin for a night's rest.

What today holds is still up in the air. We will hopefully be headed for a breakfast place called Zazie's, and eventually going to Golden Gate Park at some point, but that's all we know for now. I will be posting pictures as soon as someone tells me how to post pictures.

Later days!

Also, I'd like to wish Braxton a happy birthday!