Up early Tuesday and headed for Le Meridien.... we moved into the city as the Marriott was booked out for the rest of the week and hokey smokes! checking in was amazing. (I know I am using that word a lot....but this trip is the biggest buzz I have ever had). This hotel was indeed a big step up from the Marriott and we started smiling and as I'm writing, haven't stopped smiling :)
The San Francisco Bay Bridge is equally as stunning as The Golden Gate. We have a glimpse of it from one of our windows and at night it looks so beautiful. I took this photo yesterday afternoon and I just love it - so much warmth and character.
The San Francisco Bay Bridge is equally as stunning as The Golden Gate. We have a glimpse of it from one of our windows and at night it looks so beautiful. I took this photo yesterday afternoon and I just love it - so much warmth and character.
Once again we weren't sure about the lack of a kettle, but finally realised that we were to boil the water in the coffee maker/machine. No little milks in the fridge but coffee/tea whitener sachets were what we were to use - tasted fine but just a little strange. Another quirky little thing is the light switches - opposite to ours at home and, in particular, the lights at Le Meridien took quite some time to work out! You nearly need a degree to turn these on. Turn to the right, then turn a bit more, then turn back to the left once and the light might come on if you're lucky. Funny things to keep us amused. Amused, I'm sure the staff were (and are) as I'm trying to not use the term "I'm right thanks" however it slips out all the time. I think by the end of the week I may have adjusted.
Darren headed off to work and I spent an hour or so unpacking and listening to the news on the TV. Yes, how boring I know. Then I decided to switch it to the movie channel and heard "Hi, I'm Jack Reacher". Was quite tempted to sit down and watch this movie....looked good....but instead decided a snooze was on the cards, before I went downstairs to get some info from concierge. My mate 'Don' was lovely...chatted for ages. He loves Aussie tourists but not fussed on the French. He was also describing his six week visit to Sydney and Cairns some time ago and he said he couldn't believe how expensive food, and petrol was. (Here at the moment petrol is approximately 92 cents/litre). Just as I was leaving 'Fur Elise' started playing on a guy's phone next to me. Was nice.... so many of my students ask me to learn this and it almost felt like the kids were right here with me.
Darren headed off to work and I spent an hour or so unpacking and listening to the news on the TV. Yes, how boring I know. Then I decided to switch it to the movie channel and heard "Hi, I'm Jack Reacher". Was quite tempted to sit down and watch this movie....looked good....but instead decided a snooze was on the cards, before I went downstairs to get some info from concierge. My mate 'Don' was lovely...chatted for ages. He loves Aussie tourists but not fussed on the French. He was also describing his six week visit to Sydney and Cairns some time ago and he said he couldn't believe how expensive food, and petrol was. (Here at the moment petrol is approximately 92 cents/litre). Just as I was leaving 'Fur Elise' started playing on a guy's phone next to me. Was nice.... so many of my students ask me to learn this and it almost felt like the kids were right here with me.
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