San to the Fran

I got home from Durango and not even 24 hours later, I was back at the airport with the whole fam to head off to San Francisco. Not sure if you've ever traveled with a 2 1/2 year old, and 7 month old, but I'm pretty sure I've discovered the premise for a new challenge on "The Amazing Race." The plane ride wasn't that bad it's getting through the airport. You have both kids, luggage, stroller, birth certificates, bottles, and the love of family which seemed to have a slow leak as we made our way through security.

We landed in San Francisco at 9:30 PM Pacific which was 12:30 AM my time. You know how in Gremlins they weren't supposed to feed Gizmo after midnight because of what he would become? I think it's worse when you wake up a toddler and infant to get off a plane after midnight.

We went to San Fran for my wife's work so I'd like to thank the University of Pennsylvania for putting us up in a sweet hotel by the Pier. While my wife had meetings during the week, the boys and I hit the town. We were able to rock the Zoo, The Exploratorium, The Maritime National Historic Park, and the 39th Street Pier. Nolan and I also checked out a Giants/Twins game in which the starting pitcher was pulled after only 1 out (which was the opposing pitcher), and giving up 9 hits and 8 runs. What did Nolan talk about most? The trolly ride there.

It only took until the 2nd day there to realize a mistake we made. The main mode of public transportation in San Fran is Trolley Trains. Between that, the boats, and bridges, my son Nolan was in a sensory overload. We were basically on a real life train table and his head was about to explode. We'd step outside and he would literally start stuttering he was so excited. When I started running out of ideas for what to do, we would just go to trolley stops and watch people get off and on. What's odd is when I do that with 2 kids, no one says anything, but when I do it by myself, someone calls the cops.

All in all it was a fun trip. I had a good amount of seafood, walked a ton of hills, and had a homeless guy share with me his idea for a diaper that lights up when wet. I love that city.