It was a short trip but I managed to fit in quite a bit of fun both nights once the conference was over. As you can see, I had a good view of the city from my hotel room. I roomed with my friend David (who has the same advisor as me), who I have roomed with many times on various work-related trips.
On the first night I had the privilege of hanging out with my Aunt Wendy who has lived in San Francisco for many years. We had such a great time and ate some delcious food at a middle eastern restaurant on Haight Street. My food theme for the weekend was kabobs (night#1: shish kabob, night#2: salmon kabob, night#3: sushi...which is kind of like a kabob except there is no skewer...and it's not cooked).
Towards the end of our dinner some loud music came on and a belly dancer appeared in the middle of the restaurant. After swinging a sword around a few times she then balanced it on her head and did a belly dance routine. This was the first time I've ever seen a belly dancer so I was impressed and a bit frightened.
On our last night in San Francisco, David, another grad student, and I hung out with my advisor Steve, and one of his friends. After dinner we hopped on a cable car and headed to a place called Buena Vista, which apparently invented the Irish Coffee. From there we all needed to take a taxi back to the hotel we were all staying. After some smooth negotiating by Steve we ended up getting a sweet ride home. You can see a picture of David and I getting out of our "taxi" below.
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