Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Day trip to San Francisco

At the start of the month, I jumped on a plane for a whistlestop trip to SF for the launch of some Apple products. This is quite a big deal in the world of geeks, and it was the first time I was asked. I arrived on the Sunday and spent the day walking.

My big discovery was Buena Vista Park, which I had never visited before – what a lovely woody oasis in the middle of the city – and beautiful views indeed!

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More great views from the observation tower at the De Jong museum in Golden Gate Park.

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And the outside ain’t too shabby either.

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In the evening, I met up with the British PR group, including some old friends – David Phelan, Mark Prigg, Luke Peters and more. Delicious food then back to the hotel bar for a few grappas and a surprise performance by London band The Vaccines.

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In the morning, straight off to the Apple launch, with thousands of others. Not much to report here – although here’s a picture of Steve Jobs explaining something deep about the Cloud.

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Lots of work, then just time to pop into the SF MOMA for a pot of art tea before my flight home. Phew!

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