Well, we’re sitting here at SFO waiting for our plane, so I guess the holiday must be over :( Thankfully it hasn’t rushed by too much, as holidays are apt to do, and we’ve managed to accomplish much of what we wanted to.

It’s been quite interesting really. Previous to this holiday we’ve been to the US twice, both times to Orlando. It’s interesting to see the difference in peoples attitudes between the places. In Las Vegas we found that most people were quite rude and impatient. If you were walking down a sidewalk, we’d move aside like normal whereas people coming the other way would often be walking five or six abreast and bash into you. This may well be because Vegas attracts people from all over the world, and so the people you meet probably aren’t that natives, but it still leaves a bad impression.

Though we enjoyed Vegas (and it’s always going to be a special place as we got married there) we’re not entirely sure we’d want to go again anytime soon. Not being gamblers we didn’t think there was that much to do. Sure you could walk down the strip and marvel at the hotels, but one casino quickly begins to look like another after a while. There are plenty of shows to see, but they quickly become expensive. The hotel rooms are some of the best we’ve stayed in, but even so, it’s nice to head out and do stuff and there isn’t really that much to do (for us anyway).

San Francisco we enjoyed much more, I think mainly because our hotel was nice and central in the city and so much more was in easy walking distance. There were also more varied attractions to enjoy, though I’ve pretty had as much as I can take of American food and portion sizes. We’ve found to difficult to find places that do healthier food, and as such we’ve eaten a huge amount of junk. I’m beginning to feel like the bloke off Supersize me. Still, we’re doing a detox program the week after we get back so hopefully that’ll make us feel better and shift a bit of the weight gain. A couple of games of badminton versus Martin will probably help too :)

We found the people in San Francisco more friendly, though still not as friendly as those in Florida. As it’s quite a big city I expect the hustle and bustle of city life detracts a bit from the experience. Still, I think James has the right idea moving down the deep south, the people are friendlier :)

I’ve just noticed the noticeboard for our plane proclaims it’s “A lovely flight!!!” I wonder why they’ve decided that. Maybe we can sue if the flight isn’t lovely after all :)