Have to say that we were quite lucky.....for we had our own personal economy-styled flatbeds all the way into San Fransisco from Seoul. Flight was not full and H proceeded to "chup" (remember we used to "chup" stuff when we were young??) the three seats in the back. Both of us managed to have three seats each all to ourselves and thus slept quite well on the flight.
We arrived into San Fransisco at around noon on Friday, 10th October.
I tell you....it certainly felt that we have just landed into Hong Kong, rather than the USA. All five airport employees on the airbridge were Chinese, and two were conversing in Cantonese.... And more oriental-looking staff. The driver of our door-to-door van was also Chinese. Aiyo....but this guy's driving was TERRIBLE...with a CAPITAL T! You know the kind that brakes at every opportunity?? I almost puked! H was of course nagging me...as I was the one who booked the door-to-door van (much cheaper than a taxi!!!) and he said that he would have paid the premium for the taxi. :-P And the worse thing was that we still had to TIP him despite of his Sh!tty driving!
Anyway, we survived the trip on the van to arrive safely at our hotel, the Larkspur Union Square on Sutter Street. Just as I completed the check-in process, and still standing at the reception area, my friend HT called. She was worried as to why I haven't called her yet. Spoke to her for about 5 minutes whilst standing at the check-in counter. We got into our room to freshen up....errr...our room was kinda small. I remember our room at The Hilton 12 years ago was kinda small too. Guessed small rooms is a San Fransisco norm unless you wanna pay through your nose. Our room did have all the necessities...LCD TV, work desk, coffee-maker with Starbucks coffee, bathrobes, LATHER toiletries, hairdryer etc. Good enough for a short stay. But I have to say the location is great! Only one block from Union Square!
Typical Room at The Larkspur Union Square
(This photo is from the hotel website. Our room did look similar to this...except our flatscreen was wall-mounted)
HT called about 15 minutes later....and we chatted for about 1 1/2 hours!!! H was like "shouldn't we be going out already??". So...showered, and went walkabout around Union Square. First shop we went to was Victoria Secrets, and in no time, spent $$ on 3 sets of bras and underwear....and then to Macy's to buy little 'ole me a coat. I haven't brought any with me from home...and it was kinda chilly. Got a plain and boring black Calvin Klein one. Definitely much cheaper here than back home.
Can't remember what else we did....maybe walkabout more?
What I do remember is that we went to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner. It's located on the roof-top of Macy's. We sat out on the patio....which was nice. Chilly but nice.
View from Our Table of Skyline....before dark
After Dark
View of Union Square from The CheeseCake Factory
CheeseCake Factory's Yummy Cakes
(Wei? How come I forgot to take the CheeseCakes???)
Did we eat any cheesecakes?
Not this night. H and I were over-stuffed ....We each ordered a main course. We forgot about the ENORMOUS American portions that were served! H had a very very large American Hamburger with enough fries to feed a nation. What did I have? Really cannot remember already. So old lah!!!!
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