As you can see in the picture up here, we're not wasting time. Despite the obvious Samson under the eyes to both, we climbed a lot today, at the gym of course. Although the picture does not appear, I swear it was pulling more than Fabio '! Let me tell you.
The journey of the past and 'get away. Clear that almost 15 hours between planes and airports are being felt, but 'we were lucky enough to find travel companions curious with which to chat. Landed in San Francisco, a little 'stunned for the time, there has been surprised by the weather: you almost reach 30C, warm breeze and steady. It's fine, just need get used to the sudden change of season.
We settle in the hostel, great, nice (perhaps the best place I've been) a lot of girls think we are the only males, and we do not know why '. However, the structure and 'vintage, perfectly kept, clean, with a fantastic kitchen (induction hobs, work benches made of laminated wood), everything looks new.
nap and patrol the area. Dinner by real maricones on Pier 1, tacos with meat for both. You return to Mason Street, where the hostel is by taking the cable car, the typical cable cars of San Francisco: fun being on the platform attached to the lower pole while the tram is moving in the streets. We pass to a nightclub and we are both appalled by the customers. All boys around 20 years, micro tank tops, embracing and kissing in two, or three small groups.
Ok, we knew that San Francisco was the capital of homosexuality 'American and perhaps the world, but' a scene so 'do not the wait, especially for the age' of the protagonists. In any case, nothing bad, just takes some getting used to the idea.
We sleep in taste. Up at 3:30, when our hypothalamus decides it 'time to wake up. I can get my sleep until 6:30. Fabio is more 'hard work with his riaddormentera and not 'more'.
Hearty breakfast (only butter and jam: we were expecting bacon and eggs!) Included in the price of the bed, then we go to rent a bike, with which we plan to move to the next day. Go through downtown, and Fishermann Rushian Hill Wharf. The districts are characteristic, with its low houses and colorful, wide roads and in all ups and downs. And up and down: after climbing a few hills are now trying to avoid them, run around, 'cause at the end of day so the hills are from 100 thousand meters of altitude, and feel.
The bikes are performative city bike with a fork. Load backpack on the rack with the material to break both climbing and bungee cords immediately. We'll keep it on the back for the rest of the day. To get to the gym that we have chosen to cross the city 'from north to south. It 'Monday', but there is no 'traffic. People and 'quiet, you see many people jogging, skating that. It seems that they are all on vacation. You can tell 'cause in the States of California and' seen as a happy island for holidays and relaxed life.
reach with some difficulty 'gym. We are required to demonstrate that they are able to tie knots and make sure, passed the exam with flying colors. The gym 'gigantic, the most' great to have ever seen. Walls of 10/12 feet, arches, overhangs and slabs, Bulder area that looks like a maze. Hundreds of paths laid, of all grades. We begin by cautious 5.9 (do not know the American degrees), then increased to 5.10a, b, c, d and finally 5.11a. And there 'we stop. At least now we found out what 's our level in American gyms. There remains the (big) question of how to grade environment.
Let's take a break to eat a taco truck in front of the gym, here I speak English with the "cook" and that 'Mexican: we are both in trouble' with the English. Then start over with a few long road, abdominal and shower.
You go to the sea by passing the baseball stadium, is closed. Everything clean and tidy, has nothing to do anything with our stadiums. Do you see (or rather, I know) two photovoltaic plants in the stands and on a bus shelter in front. Around the corner is' the port with thousands of sailboats. We stop to drink at a fountain.
We get to REI store of material to be climbing. We buy friends, nuts, carabiners, and other accessories that cost much more in Italy 'here. Satisfied we go back in hostel. We sleep a little 'and go to the grocery store in superbiologico. The result is' that to make us a pasta with tuna and two fillets with mustard spend 35 €. Pero 'Good. And it 'fun to be looked at with curiosity' from all avventrici hostel you eat Chinese food bowls (What is that? Mmm, smells good ...).
Now I'm ready to go to sleep, I hope for a whole night. Fabio was already asleep ': his hypothalamus and perhaps now' But first synchronized with the Sun 'a couple of thoughts.
1) for now we can not confirm the cliché that Americans see fat and lazy. Here are a lot of people are moving in every way and really fat people you have never seen it around.
2) there are no Hummer, one sees many more 'on the streets of Brescia in San Fran. There are many hybrid cars like Toyota Prius, but also many others in Europe do not exist. Just pick up some hypertrophic.
3) tomorrow we go to the beach 'cause I'm very tired!
'night
ENRICO
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