Shamefully enough, these are just about the only ones I took! I was traveling by myself, so I was a tad nervous walking around downtown by myself (there are homeless people and panhandlers everywhere!). I was trying to avoid looking too much like a tourist, which meant I couldn't take lots of pictures like I normally do :-)
My presentation at the conference went well and it was a fun trip, although it was very short! I arrived early Wednesday afternoon and checked into my hotel, which was right off Fisherman's Wharf. I grabbed a late lunch and then walked around the wharf a bit, before I headed up to the downtown/Union Square area. Then I walked back to Chinatown for a little shopping, then to Little Italy, and finally back to my hotel. The rest of the people from my school arrived around dinner time, and we ate dinner at an upscale Indian restaurant near Union Square. I tried some "kashmiri pulao," which was very good. We rode the cable car back to the hotel- fun! We got up early the next morning to head to the conference, which was across the bay in San Rafael. Immediately after my presentation, I caught a cab and headed for the airport. All told, I was in San Francisco for exactly 24 hours. Whew- what a trip!
My presentation at the conference went well and it was a fun trip, although it was very short! I arrived early Wednesday afternoon and checked into my hotel, which was right off Fisherman's Wharf. I grabbed a late lunch and then walked around the wharf a bit, before I headed up to the downtown/Union Square area. Then I walked back to Chinatown for a little shopping, then to Little Italy, and finally back to my hotel. The rest of the people from my school arrived around dinner time, and we ate dinner at an upscale Indian restaurant near Union Square. I tried some "kashmiri pulao," which was very good. We rode the cable car back to the hotel- fun! We got up early the next morning to head to the conference, which was across the bay in San Rafael. Immediately after my presentation, I caught a cab and headed for the airport. All told, I was in San Francisco for exactly 24 hours. Whew- what a trip!
Even though the trip was short, I feel like I'm way behind in my schoolwork now. I've spent the day working on my thesis; I think I'd better get back to work!
Jennifer
7 comments:
No Fisherman Warf views? The pics look like you are quite a ways from the warf....were you lost?????
You really ought to knit Eunny Jangs Lombard Street socks now!
No, I wasn't lost, I was being adventuresome!
thanks for visiting my url... I have to say, two of my favorite things, San Francisco (married my Mister there) and an engineer (my Mister is a ME, VT grad, *shhh* he works for the gov't now) I keep telling him that geeky engineers don't give themselves enough credit for how higly creative they are!
Nice to read your blog!
It's good that you're a geek, we need all different kinds of knitters, please don't filter that out of your blog! I wouldn't probably call myself a geek, but something close to it anyway, and I know, that knitting opens you VERY wide views in "geeking sense". Look for example at Norah Gaughan's Knitting Nature and you'll see how science goes hand in hand with knitting! I'm sorry, I don't have all the words to describe you what exactly I mean, but I'm sure you'll find the connection out for yourself!
Wishing you the very best with your graduation!
Thanks for the post. Yes, you CAN knit lace. Start small. Don't expect much, the first pieces can be rough, but blocking is pure magic (kind of like vacuum tubes). Let me know if you want me to send you some easy patterns.
Mikki
Oh I am so glad that you set up a blog! Your Mom was my secret pal a couple of rounds ago and I am so glad she was. She was wonderful, and her words of encouragement were the best thing she gave me!
I wish I had know you were in San Fran! I would have offered you an escort! I must say you are braver than I am. I used to go in the city a lot, but I have never gone alone! I'm a bit of a wimp!
What a whirlwind!
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