San Francisco

Fog, rain, cold. That would describe San Fran...we did get a break from the rain when we went to Alcatraz. The hostel was nice enough, but very large and very formal. We much preferred the Ocean Beach hostel in San Diego. The San Fran hostel was also located right smack in the middle of Little Saigon...which was unfortunate because neither of us like Asian food that much...so we dared to get pizza at a local pizzaria run by Muslims...that was interesting. Or should I say painful. I think I had a bit of food poisoning as I was wracked with terrible cramps later that night that doubled me over in pain. Great way to spend New Year's Eve. We stayed in, both tired and weary of tramping all over the city in the cold, foggy, damp weather. We watched the ball drop on my computer, and spent the night just hanging out with each other. If the weather was better, we were going to go out and look for something happening outside, but it was crap, so we didn't bother. Parking was atrociously expensive...$18 per day!!! We visited the Haight-Ashbury district too, but the weather kept most folks away. The shops were cool, but there was no hippy vibe, like there would be in the summer. I shall have to return in search of clearer weather and a better experience. We saw just a glimpse of the Golden Gate bridge as we drove out of San Fran, in the fog...boo.