Oh What a Gay Day!

This morning we walked up to O'Farrell Street to collect a hire car we had reserved. As we crossed Market Street, crowds were already gathering for the parades on this the 2nd and last day of the San Francisco Gay Pride Annual Celebrations. We could have stopped and chosen a really good spot to see evertything, but we had to make picking up the car a priority. You see, we are taking our "behind the wheel" California driving tests tomorrow and need a car to do so. It's quite weird really, that we can go and hire a car and drive it on our UK licenses, but we won't be able to drive our own car when it arrives unless we have Californian licences. Oh well, best not to try and understand the logic and just get on with it.

We find a place to park and make our way down to Market Street where the groups of people have now become crowds and from the noise, the parade is obviously in full swing.

As I watch the people parade by, I wonder for a moment if there are any straight people at all in the police force? Whatever am I thinking. That wasn't very PC I scold myself. Anyhow, the weather is great and everyone is in festive mood as Gay Men, Lesbians, Trans-Genders, and others I hadn't really considered before, threw themselves whole heartedly into celebrating the embracing of diversity.

If you'd like to see more pictures, click this link for a selection from the day.

Right. Now some practice at driving around on the roads before tomorrow. We've been here 7 weeks now and this will be the first time either of us has driven in all that time. In fact the last time I drove a car was on the 1st of May this year!

We took turns each just driving around and getting accustomed to the traffic flow and road layouts before stooping for a late lunch in Cole Valley. We ate out in the garden of a small restaurant that is probably going to become our local when we move, especially for Brunch on Sundays. Antonella had steak and I had crab benedict. MMMmmmm!!

I took this picture as Antonella crested a hill. This radio transmitter sits on the next hill along from Twin Peaks. That whole area with twin Peaks attracts a lot of fog and you can see it here literally sitting on the hill and cutting off the base of the transmitter from view.

Well that's it for the weekend. I should read some more of my highway code now so that hopefully I'll know what I'm doing tomorrow.