Stewart 5 » travel http://www.stewart5.net The Stewarts Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:22:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 I used your shampoo http://www.stewart5.net/2008/12/i-used-your-shampoo http://www.stewart5.net/2008/12/i-used-your-shampoo#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:37:02 +0000 arthurstewart http://www.stewart5.net/?p=256 to everyone we have stayed with, and probably those we will stay with on the remainder of our trip…

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I used your shampoo.  I forgot mine in SA.

Don’t worry, I have my soap :)

Is this acceptable guest protocal (the using shampoo, not the admitting to it)?  My guess/hope is yes – everyone always says “make yourself at home.”

]]> http://www.stewart5.net/2008/12/i-used-your-shampoo/feed 2 San Francisco – thumbs up or thumbs down? http://www.stewart5.net/2008/12/san-francisco-thumbs-up-or-thumbs-down http://www.stewart5.net/2008/12/san-francisco-thumbs-up-or-thumbs-down#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:05:43 +0000 arthurstewart http://www.stewart5.net/?p=254 Although I have always had relatives living in San Francisco, and have visited several times over the years, I have never been particularly fond of “the City.”  Maybe it’s the weather.  Maybe its the packed feeling.  Maybe it’s “the City’s” choice of calling itself “the City.”  To me, San Franciso always seemed to need to prove itself, to say they were better than LA (while LA more or less ignored SF).  And of course, there are the Forty-Niners…

On the other hand, I love that people use public transportation and can walk.  I love that people care about the environment and taking care of others.  There are great buildings and nieghborhoods.  And how can you NOT like a city on the water with lots of bridges and hills?  And of course, there are the Raiders…

Today, we had breakfast in town with family, then took the kids to the Exploratorium.  We went there wtih my Aunt who took me there when I was a boy.  We all had a great time and it was a bit nostalgic remembering learning at the same exhibits as our kids were playing with today.  We also got to drive around the city a bit and the weather was perfect.

In the past, I’ve generally given San Francisco a thumbs down.  After today, I think I would give it thumbs up.  What do you think and why?

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