Friday travel round-up

Without seeing nary a cable car or Ghiradelli Chocolate shop, I will bid farewell to San Francisco in a few hours. I've done a lot of complaining about that in the last couple of posts, but there have been a few bright spots.

Marriott Courtyard Downtown has great beds and pillows and you know how picky I am about that), plus the very best ever shower. Really. Never had a hotel shower that actually put out more than a trickle of water. This one's great.

And even though I've complained about being cooped up in a dark room for the past two days, I have learned a lot about things like nanotechnology (very different from nano-writing, I hasten to add) and some interesting lab projects. So all is not lost, by any means.

It's just that we could've held this thing in Dubuque (no offense to you Dubuqians out there). San Fran's just too, too tempting.

OK. Off I go. Like good little Mouseketeers, enjoy your Friday Round-up Rodeo (it is Friday, after all).

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