July

July was a great month. I started the month off in Vancouver welcoming home my good friend Ian and his fiancee Ulala, who returned to Canada (via vancouver) for three months before they were to set off for Argentina. We spent the night just hanging out, had a few drinks and then came back to my hotel room and watched, of all things, the Goonies. After Van city, I went to LA, San Francisco, and London.

LA was great, took the free hotel trolley down to Manhattan Beach, rented a bike everytime and just rode along the boardwalk.


It was my first time in San Francisco, and it was a city I had always wanted to visit, so I would make the most of my layovers, even if they were a little short. I would wake up early at 6am, and take the BART train into the city from the airport. It was great! I got off at Powell St. where the trolleys start and ride it all the way to Fisherman's Wharf. It was really beautiful in the morning, even with the fog still rolling in. The sun eventually came out 'round 11am, but I had to catch the noon train back to the airport. The next time I went, I visited Coit tower, named after it's benefactor, Lillie Hitchcock Coit, and it is in the shape of a fire hose (apparently Ms. Coit appreciated firemen!!). Unfortunately, because it was still fairly early in the morning, 10am, it was closed and I could not climb up the tower for it's scenic view of the city. That's alright, more too see, just keep walking. From Coit tower, we ( I was with a girl from my crew, Marcie Trudeau) made our way down the street and back up again to Lombard St. a.k.a. the zig zag street. That was cool; it was pretty neat to see cars driving down it.


London was great. My frist time in London was back in February, but I didn't get out much for photos or sightseeing, so this time I thought let's see it all. I spent the whole day ( from 1pm-10pm) walking about the city. It was a long day, but I'm glad I did it, now I know my way around a little better.