Vancouver

Still working on my post from yesterday in San Francisco.  In the mean time however I've left have arrived in Vancouver.

I was given the full high tech scan at the airport this time - completely painless.  Free wireless at SFO airport so I started work on the last of the San Fran blog posts while I was waiting for the flight.  There was a particularly pretty sunset there as well, though couldn't really see much of a photographable nature, so I just enjoyed it.  You have to do that sometimes I feel.

The flight itself was really quite good.  About 2 hours on an Embraer 190.  Far bigger and more comfortable seating than the flight from Sydney, and with a working entertainment system, unlike the 13 hour trip from Sydney.  The thing which struck me the most though was how much quieter and more civilised it all was compared with flights so far.  I can't be certain, but I feel it was due to the preponderance of Canadians on the flight.  Everyone just quietly going about their business and allowing each other a bit of private physical and aural space is quite a contrast, even having only been immersed in the US for a few days...

There's a train from the airport right in to the city now, so getting to the hotel was easy enough.  Raining of course, but not heavily (still have to get around to buying myself a decent umbrella).  Also, it doesn't seem nearly as cold as I was expecting.  I'm sure that will change if the wind picks up or something, but so far still no worse than a chilly Sydney winters day.

Still wide awake but I suppose I should head for bed.  Catching up with Ryan and Rav for dinner tomorrow night so I think a sleep in, a little bit of wandering and a little shopping is in order tomorrow.