Mat and I arrived back from San Fran this morning. A pretty uneventful flight (aren't they the best ones?). We had the pleasure of going through increased security processes at SFO Airport, but were still able to bring carry-on luggage (a contrast to the situation in the UK, I think).
San Francisco was nice. It is like Sydney in many ways, but remarkably different in others (geography! culture!). The many hills are a pain to walk up; and seeing banks of fog rolling into the city at 5pm is quite a sight:
I did, however, enjoy exploring somewhere new. I found San Francisco to have lots of nice little streets, with cute houses and apartments. (Although the reported prices on these places gave me a minor heart attack.)
The area surrounding the Golden Gate Bridge (and park) is extremely lovely, and even moreso around sunset:
