Personal: San Francisco trip

[butterfly]

I actually got back way back on Sunday night, but I've been busy since then, with work and catching up on my sleep.

Overall, it was awesome. The cable cars were fun, with very personable operators. Fisherman's Wharf was cool. Coit Tower was really interesting. Walking all the way from Fisherman's Wharf to Coit Tower, including walking up Telegraph Hill, was exhausting. But it was, indeed, neat to see the streets that were so steep that stairs had to be carved into them. But, wow, that's really quite a walk.

Taking the bus back down to Fisherman's Wharf was much easier (we tried to take the bus on the way up, except we didn't find the route until we were actually there).

Because some things are the same the world over, we also visited the local Hard Rock Cafe while we were there.

The big event on Sunday was Cirque du Soleil, which, let me tell you, definitely lives up to the hype. Wow -- those were some of the most coordinated, flexible, acrobatic people ever. Also, there was a pair of cute hoop guys that I cheerfully slashed together, plus a way cute leaping-ballerina catcher who got accidentally walloped in the balls by one of the leaping ballerinas (poor guy). I can't speak much to the performance, because I'm still all dazzled, but I will say that the show was surreal and beautiful and that I highly recommend seeing it.

I also got my hair cut by a recent Russian émigré who did, indeed, say, "my darling" quite a lot. It's not as 'serious-looking' now (she was very much of the opinion that my hair was too serious for my age), and has some layering and suchlike.

Comments

[scary-lullabies.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you had a good time! And again, happy birthday! But I still hate you for Cirque du Soleil. But don't feel bad, I hate everyone in 'frisco for getting Brokeback Mountain before I do.

[scary-lullabies.livejournal.com]

Oh, and will there be pics of your stylish new 'do?

[therisingmoon.livejournal.com]

I was born in San Francisco so I've spent many summers going here and there in the city and Cirque du Soleil is awesome even though I've only seen the La Nouba troupe here in Orlando and watched the specials on TV.

[thepouncer.livejournal.com]

When I went to SF, I remember wishing that the maps had elevations on them as well as north/south orientation. Because walking up a thirty degree slope to get over one block? Is way hard.

I'm so glad you had a good time!