Computing USA School Trip - Sun 15th Feb 2009
February 15th, 2009 Posted in SCHOOL TRIP REPORTS
It’s wet! It’s very wet! And it’s very cold! San Francisco, home of fog and rain, has decided, in its full glory, not to let us down in terms of weather.
The group enjoyed a well deserved sleep and were excited to launch into their first full day… after breakfast that is.
Raincoats on… umbrellas up and it was off to down town San Francisco for a full city tour, with lunch at the famous Fisherman’s Wharf at Pier 39, but not until everyone enjoyed a hot chocolate in Golden Gate Park… San Francisco’s smaller version of New York’s Central Park. A trip to Lombard Street, the city’s and world’s bendiest street, exposed us to the elements like no other street in the city could! It felt as though, for every foot forward, you went up a foot! A wonderful view of this famous street, but it was a quick turnaround… to escape the rain and cold… and head for the shops!
Westfield Mall struck a real thumbs up with the group, who were keen to escape the teachers and shop until they dropped! Shops of every shape and size, brand and preference, were soon explored… including a mandatory stop by those interested, in the cities Apple store, to witness first hand, the latest in the Apple brand of computer gadgets! Mr Longstaff’s daily budget was not blown on the latest hardware or software musthave… but instead… an umbrella to keep him dry! Walking alongside Mrs Rothwell was one thing, but walking like Neanderthal man does nothing for the ’street cred’, or so one student suggested!
A quiet night now expected, as everyone feels they’ve walked sufficient miles to get nearly halfway back to England and the wet, cold weather has done nothing to invigorate the energy levels… or maybe that’s the jet-lag finally taking hold!
Our final night in San Francisco, as tomorrow we head for Silicon Valley. Plenty of photo opportunities for students, outside of international corporate headquarters for Google, Yahoo, Apple and Intel! Unfortunately, the Intel Museum was recently passed from private to public ownership, and Monday is President’s Day… a national holiday, so a diversion to the interactive computing Technology Museum of Innovation has been well received by all, to be followed by a visit to Fry’s Electronic Store, will allow us all to see first hand, some of the latest cutting edge consumer electronics.
We’ll spend the afternoon in San Diego, before dining and booking into our hotel in Monterey… then off to Los Angeles on Tuesday!
Good night all!
Mr Longstaff et al
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