Friday February 12th, 2010 - twice
Going back in time always gives me a buzz even if it does throw my body clock out for days. The second version of February 12th was definitely an improvement on version 1 (drive to work in the snow, run around work getting all my last jobs done, trip to the ward office to pick up my new alien registration card, hold ups at check-in…). As soon as we crossed the international date line, things improved. Nice airplane dinner (really!) a couple of good movies (“The invention of lying” and “My one and only”) and a hassle free breeze through immigration at San Francisco airport. As we waited for our turn, we helped a group of middle aged Japanese women on a package tour get ready for the questions that the immigration officials might ask them. They practiced with each other:
What is your name?
Shite-o-sheeing (sightseeing)
The first time we came to San Fran we flew business class and stayed at the Fairmont. Naturally we took a taxi from the airport to the hotel. This time we took the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transport) to a modest hotel in the financial district. We will be away for 5 weeks after all, no point blowing all our funds in the first 3 days. Actually, the BART is really good and we couldn’t get over how empty it was. I supposed we have become so used to crowded Tokyo trains.
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