Date: 11 Dec 2009 Friday
Morning to 16:00 PM
Our monthly Cognos meeting for Dec was “sweet” and short this morning. It ended at 11+ AM which left me some time to clear some of my work before rushing off at 12:30 PM. JR picked me up from work and got our lunch from McDonald’s. Alice came over to our house to move our dogs over to my parents in laws’ place.
16:00 PM On the way to Singapore Changi Airport
16:30 PM Singapore Changi Airport T3
We passed by the Butterfly Garden. Decided to pop in for photo taking.
Changed to the Macro lens…
Look at its eyes.
Left the Butterfly Garden for Gate B8.
17:50 PM On board SQ002
Boarded SQ002 and soon we were in the air. The plane was estimated to arrive at Hong Kong at 21:35 PM.
19:30 PM Time for dinner!
Perch fillet in herb sauce with roasted vegetables and potatoes
Marinated seafood with penne pasta salad
Cornetto Ice Cream
21:45 PM Hong Kong International Airport
We reached Hong Kong shortly and were required to alight the plane. There wasn’t much time for us to shop at the airport as the boarding time for our HKG-SFO flight was at 22:15 PM and we need to give some time to clear the security check points.
Long queue while boarding the plane for our 22:45 PM flight to San Francisco – where we eat & sleep, eat & sleep…
00:35 PM Supper Time
Panfried chicken in basil sauce with roasted vegetables and potatoes
Potato salad with tuna
Haagen Dazs Ice Cream!
09:00 AM Breakfast
Cheese omelette with ham, grilled tomato, sauteed mushrooms and potatoes
11 Dec 2009, 07:50 PM San Francisco
California is 16 hours behind Singapore. It was actually 12 Dec 2009 11:50 AM in Singapore.
Let’s hurry to check into the hotel first.
Waiting for our cab. It was drizzling.
Us in the cab queue.
Our cab 8L98624.
20:30 PM Hilton San Francisco Union Square
Christmas decoration at hotel lobby.
Free candy canes for us.
Our King Tower Room Cityview on the 30th floor.
Night cityview
21:30 PM San Francisco Union Square
A – Hilton San Francisco Union Square at O’Farrell Street.
B – Macy’s Building in Union Square, downtown San Francisco
The Great Tree – Macy’s Gift to the City of San Francisco
Standing 85-foot tall, the Shasta White Fir from the Carlton Tree Farm in Mount Shasta is adorned with thousands of twinkling lights and 1,500 red and gold ornaments.
Union Square Ice Skating Rink – will be opened until 18 Jan 2010.
Beautiful yellow bell flowers hanging from the trees.
21:45 PM Macy’s Union Square
South Park Christmas tree ornaments.
San Francisco Cable Car ornaments
22:10 PM Cheesecake Factory
Cheesecake Factory is located on the 8th floor of the Macy’s Building.
JR selecting his cake.
Our “The Original Cheesecake” and “Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake”.
Snapped this blurry photo before the cakes were packed into the plastic bag.
22:25 PM Returning to Hilton San Francisco Union Square
JR looking for other attractions nearby. We took a walk around Union Square.
We visited Walgreen along Powell Street to get some mineral water before heading back to the hotel.
Location of Walgreen (from Google Map)
A – Macy’s Building in Union Square, downtown San Francisco
B – Walgreen on Powell Street
C – Hilton San Francisco Union Square at O’Farrell Street
23:00 PM Hilton San Francisco Union Square
Oops.. The Original Cheesecake melted!
Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake