So we landed in San Franncisco bright and early at 10am on Sunday morning, yes this was our second Sunday! Got through border security and customs really quickly, firstly due to flying on an American carrier which meant most people were citizens and so the visitors queue was only short, secondly we had nothing to declare at customs this time given that we wern't trying to get 2kg of Vegemite into the country (glad you are still enjoying it Mark)!
The plane ride had given me some time to finally have a look in the San Francisco guide to find out what might be on offer for the day as we had about 13 hours to kill before flying out again. Low and behold we were flying straight (pardon the pun) into the annual gay pride parade. This started at 11am, which gave us plenty of time to catch the train into town and check it out. It was a great way to see the city as it was absolutely buzzing with people. Mind you, I don't think I have ever seen so many boobs and bums in all my life (and it wasn't just in the parade).
We managed to find ourselves a Westfield to grab some lunch and then headed for the Cartoon Art Gallery. This was an enjoyable way to spend an hour but not the most entertaining of exhibitions. By this time we were feeling a little sleepy so headed up to the park for a bit of a nap. We were in good company with many picnicers around and also plenty of fellow nappers.
We headed back to the airport at about 6ish and spent some time sleeping in the food court - the things you will do when you know that you aren't likely to meet anyone you know (especcially students)! Our flight to New York left at 11:25pm so we were ready for another restless night of flying.
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