One of our friends goes to college in San Francisco and we've been wanting to go visit him while he's there for a few years. So, we finally made plans to go see him in a few months at the end of August. We'll be there for 5 nights, from Wednesday the 27th to September 1st. We got a really good deal on airfare and hotel and we won't be renting a car since the public transit system is pretty good there. Since San Francisco is a lot closer to us now, the airfare doesn't cost as much as it would if we were flying out of DFW and we're actually flying into Oakland instead of San Francisco, which saved us about $75 a person. Our total airfare was $170 a person roundtrip. Driving there would be very scenic and cool, but it would take up too much time - almost 13 hours to drive over 800 miles.

I'm really excited, it'll be my third trip there and I haven't been in 10 years, so it'll be nice to go again now that I'm older. We'll probably do a few touristy things, but we'll also spend time with our friend and hang out with him and do the things he does around his neighborhood. I'm looking forward to going to the Marin Hills, Ghirardelli Square, and riding a cable car. We also got tickets to a Giants game in the relatively new stadium, AT&T park. The last time I was there, the Giants played at Candlestick Park (3COM, whatever), so it'll be fun to see a new stadium. I think AT&T park has a great view of the bay. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to our trip, San Francisco is a beautiful city.