In one of the smoothest gate to gate experiences I’ve had across the Pacific, thanks to high tail winds we made it from Bangkok to San Francisco in under 15 hours, 13 hours of which was on an airplane. Considering the number of times it has taken 20 or more hours to make the trip, this was unbelievably smooth. Kudos again to EVA Air for their smooth service and comfortable Elite Class “premium economy” product.
Oddly, I was able to get about five hours or restful sleep on the flight without the use of any sleeping aids, ear plugs or eye shades. I must have really been tired, considering that I usually cannot sleep on planes very easily.
We arrived finding a chilly, damp San Francisco. No surprises there. After freshening up, we went with Anita (our host and former roommate) to Ti Couz, a Brittany-style creperie on 16th Street at Valencia. For the sheet geekiness of it, all three of us used Anita’s blackberry to update our Facebook statuses with the same message.
With their hearty buckwheat crepes and a bowl of hard cider, we had full stomachs and some fire in our bellies, enough to ensure a good first night’s rest.
The next four days in the City by the Bay will be full. As always, there’s a huge push to see as many friends as we can while taking care of some errands and, of course, remembering that we’re actually on holiday and could use some down time of our own.
Updates and pictures as we go…
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Welcome back to visiting the States. So glad the Bangkok airport is open in time. I heard EVA is pretty good, maybe I will consider it sometime. Wish you and Tawn Merry Christmas. If you plan to visit the LA neighborhood, please let me know.
Welcome back! Still haven’t had a Breton galette. Please post pictures soon. I’m having SF withdrawals.
welcome home! i’m glad your trip went well. hope your holiday is magical.
Ah yes, 21st century dining at its finest: updating Facebook statuses while in a restaurant 😛
I’m glad to hear that you guys had a safe trip!
I’m so glad you both arrived safely and somewhat well rested. I’ll be in the Bay Area around 10pm tonight. Give me a call if you can get together.
Happy you are safe, and had a good flight.
I’m glad you made it! I’ll try to give you a call this weekend and maybe we can nail down a menu so that I can shop on Monday or Tuesday. Have a great time and tell everyone “Hi!” for us!
Glad to hear the flight went “quickly” and that you were able to get some sleep. Hello to all friends/family. See you on Tuesday.
Enjoy your holidays.
welcome back to the states. 🙂
Glad to know you guys arrived smoothly! Haha~~this time around I’m on the other side of the Pacific! Can’t wait to look at your trip photos!
@curry69curry – I tell you, this continent swap for the holidays programme is a great idea! Enjoy HKG.
@stevew918 – Thanks, Steve. Unfortunately, LA is not on the agenda this trip. Maybe the next one.