Okay, so it’s 11:30am in San Francisco. I flew out here for my first week of training at my new job at Mark Logic, a Bay Area XML database company. I’ll be back in 2 weeks for a second round, but I wanted to be assured that I’d have a few days to hang around and see what the deal is. So maybe I should leave the hotel soon…
I’ve been here for a little over 15 hours, and already it’s not exactly what I was expecting. Firstly, it’s freaking Cold!!! I was shivering last night and it’s late August. Los Angeles was much warmer. This is not a terrible thing though, because jeans can be worn comfortably all year round! I love jeans. Could that be part of the impetus for the founding of Gap in downtown S.F.?
Appearently, San Franciscans are quite the gastronomes. I was driving down El Camino Real, and came upon this whole-in-the-wall rib joint called the Rib Shack. For $18 I stuffed myself on delicious beef short ribs and some of the best potato salad and chili beans I’ve had in a while. I’m looking forward to tomorrow, when I’m taking El Camino from Millbrae to San Jose. From what I’ve gathered, it’s basically the main strip on the penninsula, so maybe I’ll get some of that juicy Bay Area flavor.
Today I’m going to hit downtown, and do some of the touristy stuff. I’ll report back later.
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