Leaving San Francisco

It took two weeks in San Francisco to recover from the city that never sleeps, but after being in solid holiday mood all this time we feel sufficiently refreshed, nourished and have caught up on all that sleep we missed.

Good points about San Francisco:

• Funky art deco buildings everywhere


• Funky art deco trams and cable cars that are still in service


• Smiles on everyone's faces


• Best Yum Cha outside Hong Kong (in Jannie's expert opinion)


• Anti gravity ensures furniture sticks to the side of buildings


• There is a really good Indian restaurant that is also an Irish pub.


• $2.50 cocktails, $1 draught beer, free pool in the four hours of happy hour each day


• Great sourdough!


• North Beach is all the funky, groovy parts of Sydney squashed into one convenient walking distance

Bad points:

• Public transportation is SLOW! (Stopping at every corner is a good idea, why?)


• There is no escape from the buskers when waiting in line for the cable cars


• The fog is really, really cold (which can be depressing when the lovely warm sun is shining just over the hill - and Jannie wants to point out that fog is Bad For Hair)


• There are far too many good points and not enough bad points and we are leaving today

So I really came to like this city. There is a certain vibe here that is really comfortable - like, here in the land of plenty, it was this city where living the good life became an art form.