18/10/2006 San Francisco Day 5

Hello, I mentioned that I haven't been to the Golden gate Bridge yet, well, yesterday I hopped on the bus and took myself there. Great thing that bridge. It's a fantastic piece of engineering but it's also so iconic. You look at it and it's just so familiar, having seen it's image on countless TV shows and movies. I took a walk on it to about the middle and looked out over the bay, very impressive. After that I hooped on another couple of buses and went to Aquarius Records for a peek. This shop is small but was very busy and they have a great selection of hard to find releases. Picked up a couple of cheap CD's. Aquarius is in the Mission District. A largely hispanic neighbourhood with some very poor, run down sections. Didn't really want to hang around there for too long. Lonely Planet cites that area as one in which not to wander about after dark. I can see why. Thnings have been a bit uneventful since I got here, sorry, it makes for boring reading I know but, I resolved to keep this blog up so i'll persist (although I would think several readers would have dropped off by now...bless 'em). One bad thing about the Dakota, is crappy TV. In the other places I travelled through, there was a better selection of cable programs but here there are fewer stations and mostly Network. Some good new shows though. Couple of observations. Everybody speaks on mobiles while they are driving, there doesn't seem to be any fear of getting caught. Public transport in SF is pretty good. i bought a weekly bus pass so there no mucking around with correct change etc etc. The level of toilet water is too high in the states, some places worse than others, not too bad here though. This computer is in the lobby of the hotel and i always get the feeling that anyone waiting for the elevator is reading over my shoulder, it's unnerving! Anyway, it's another beautiful day, sunny and about 22 degrees so I'm off to The Haight, try do some more souvenir shopping and that should take care of it...bloody souvenirs. Good thing crap is cheap! BORIS tonight...can't wait. Looks like tomorrow will be hangover day. Blessings to all, be home in 4 days!!! Yahoo!