The sun came out while I was walking through the terminals at Pearson, a welcomed sight after all the ice storms we had the day prior. I could even see the Absolute Towers in the background.
I had time to burn so I grabbed a beer before heading over to the gate. A very trendy gate that had tablets for perusing. The flight was delayed but only by about 15 minutes. Apparently the flight beforehand was late leaving the gate, so it wasn't weather related. We did not de-ice and off we went. The flight was smooth and quiet. As we approached SFO, I noticed a plane flying at the same speed and height as us, descending at the same time as we did. I was able to watch this plane land at the same time as us, on a runway what seemed like just a few feet away from ours. That was pretty cool to watch. Once we docked, I had to walk to the other side of the airport to retrieve my luggage, which was conveniently the first one tossed down the conveyor, right when I walked into the room! Any time I gained there was easily lost trying to find the shuttle that would take me to the hotel. 2 hours later I finally checked in. I'm currently on the 23rd floor with a nice view of the city, and a great location for noise. Street noise! The 49'ers had a game last night, and they won, which meant everyone in California was out to party and cause ruckus. Not only was traffic painful to get to the hotel, but plenty of sirens to tend to the wounded or the drunken. I've ordered in-room breakfast for tomorrow morning and I'm going to bed. Tomorrow is a city bus tour so I can get more of a feeling of all of these hills!
Access to wi-fi (especially free) is a luxury here, so I am struggling with connectivity. I half expected this issue and will update sporadically as I find hot spots, although uploading photos might be a challenge. I'm planning on updating for Christmas Day, hoping Starbucks might at least be open!
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