'Frisco!

I've been in San Francisco for the last week and this city is a breath of fresh air from sleepy ol' Perth in so many ways - not least because it's somewhere new, and bustling, and so very pretty.

As expected there are a heap more bikers here than Perth; i've had to forcibly stop myself from taking useless pictures of neat rows of parked bikes whenever i come across them, which is very often. Plenty more Ducati riders out here, and Harleys as expected. I've seen a couple of Indians and also quite a few older/vintage bikes around.

Walked into a bike shop at the corner of Polk and Pine streets to get a pair of winter gloves, and ended up sitting on a bunch of bikes at the sales guy's insistence, even though i made it quite clear i was only having a look, which he didn't seem to mind at all. But by god, exchange rate and all, the bikes are a fair bit cheaper here than they are back in Oz!

I'd be tempted to rent a bike and go for a blast, since there's some beautiful hilly country out there to ride. However considering i'm still looking the wrong way when crossing the road, i don't think i'd do too well at intersections, even if i manage to stay on the correct side here!