The Sanity Clause

Well I had a fantastic time in San Francisco and can’t wait to go back again and see more of the city. I had nearly three days there but the first two were spent mostly at the @Media conference. Not that this was any great hardship! I stayed in the gorgeous Westin Hotel, where my room contained such a great bed I was tempted never to leave it.

However, I did manage to drag myself away from it. On the first evening after the conference, I went to the evening party but didn’t stay for long. Instead I went to a great thai restaurant and had a meal with Adrienne who I had met at the conferene. It was then back to the hotel for some much needed sleep.

On the second evening, the after conference meet-up was at a bar called John Collins and then dinner at Roy’s, an hawaiian fusion restaurant, with Adrienne and someone else from the conference, Chris. I had a fantastic steak and a lovely glass of New Zealand wine.

On my last day, I bumped into Nancy from the conference as I was checking out. She kindly invited me to come along as a friend of hers was going to take her and Chris on a tour of the city. After we had got some coffee, Ken took us up some Telegraph Hill where we got a great view of the city. We then went to Fisherman’s Wharf and Pier 39. This is all very touristy but as I was a tourist a must do. Nancy had some seafood from one of the stalls and then we went to get sourdough bread. We also saw all the sealions, gathered on the pontoons and making a huge racket. It was then off to the beach, where it was really cold but great to see that side of the pacific ocean!

Ken dropped us back into the city at about midday and I went and got more coffee from Peet’s which my friend Sibylle had recommended. It was great coffee. I then went shopping. I went to Old Navy, Bloomingdales and Macy’s. I also had a make-over at Bare Escentuals. Finally it was time to go to the airport and the plane trip back to New Zealand. I didn’t really get to explore San Francisco but still had a brilliant time there and met some really great people. I’m looking forward to my next trip there.

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