Today we went to Union Square to check out the shops! It's only a 5 minute walk away to all the big shops like Macy's, Saks & Bloomingdales.It's pretty nice around this area as the shops are set around a big square with cafes, grassy area and a place for artists to display their work. We went into Macy's, Niketown, Levis store, I bought some jeans and flip flops in Old Navy which is a bit like Gap. We went into a shopping centre for lunch - there is a huge f...

Today we went off to meet Martin at his workplace. We walked there and it took us around 45 minutes in the blazing sun! Apparently SF is experiencing a heatwave as it was around 28C/84F today. We managed to find Martin's workplace after asking around and it looks like a cool place. Quite a few people work there and we met some of his colleagues and got to watch an episode of what they're working on. Martin took us out for lunch at a local sushi restaurant which...

Today we arrived in San Francisco! Can't quite believe we're here! When we landed on Wed around 2pm SF time, we were met by Steve's friends Martin, James and Joe who picked us up from the airport and dropped us off at our hotel. It was really hot today, around 27C/80F, which was such a welcome change to the cold weather in the UK! We're pretty happy with the hotel we're staying in, the room is nice and the staff are friendly and helpful - we needed some help o...