1) It is so liberal - anything goes here! Smell of pot on every street corner - and 'medical marijuana centres' in some parts of town...definitely some people have taken that 'medical' aspect to the extreme. Lots of wasted looking people around. However they seem happy in their little world!
2) Lots of nutty people - makes the experience very entertaining. Saw a guy hiding next to a rubbish bin holding 2 small branches with leaves on them. He would jump out at passer-bys every minute or so, making them jump. hilarious to watch.
3) Golden Gate Bridge is beautiful. Cool piece of architecture. Haight Ashbury - funky part of town - every other store is a tattoo place, and all others are 'Medical Marijuana Centres' or smoking/pipe shops. Good vibe there! Fisherman's Wharf - neat place, vibrant, full of 'randoms' and met a very nice black pastor dude there called Nicolas who taught us a few things about the area.... oh and ate the famous clam chowder in a sour dough bun too!
4) Americans are so friendly! Curious to know where we are from and not afraid to ask. Complete contrast to the quiet, softly spoken and humble kiwis. Two Americans together somehow seem to end up sounding like a 'crowd'. Clever.
5) SF is hilly. Awesome to bike on. One hill was so steep I had to walk. What the! Then another street was so steep that the authorities made the road curvy through it - hence now called the 'Crooked Street' :-)
6) Don't mess with the cops! The room next door to us in the motel got raided at 4am on the 2nd night we were there - SO exciting, had ears glued to the door to try and hear what was going on. Heard some classic lines from both Cop and Arrested person - was like listening to NCIS!
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