Here we are back on the West side of things. This time in San Francisco at the landmark Fairmont Hotel high atop Nob Hill. Evidently this is a pretty historic hotel as this is where the initial delegates to the UN signed up.
Here for a company sponsored users group thingy so there is not going to be time for sucking up on San Fran's ambience, just work. I only have to do one presentation on Tuesday but will be on call to chat with clients and that kind of stuff. I did manage somehow to wind up in a suite on the top floor which is pretty big and quite nice. Still has that old hotel feel even though it had a huge renovation in 2001. It still looks like a well preserved old hotel if you know what I mean.
Have an hour or so to get settled before things get underway. Done the walkabout of the Lobby level and still have to scout out the famous Tonga Room which has been rated as one of the top bars in the nation by Gourmet and Travel and Leisure. It is even supposed to have periodic tropical rainstorms with thunder and lightening. Can't miss that.
I did try the BART from the airport. Cheap...about 6 bucks from the airport to downtown. Not very impressed otherwise. Very noisy and bumpy ride and the cars are kind of worn. Not stranger in town friendly either as I could not hear that they made announcement for stops and the stations are poorly marked. Not that Atlanta's MARTA is that much better but it seems a lot more user friendly. I guess Ijudge all such metro train systems from european standards.
Let me scout around and see what else is going on around the nets. Later
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