My Travels

Went out on United to the capital of Ohio for work. Checked into the Doubletree Suites Columbus . It was down the street from the Sheraton where the conference was held. In this particular trip, I had a reservation also with the Sheraton Columbus at Capital Square . A coworker was in need of a room when the hotel sold out. Not too often do I get to have two hotels in one trip. I decided to visit my co-worker and get dinner at the Sheraton. Due to the lateness of my arrival, I ended ordering room service and had  Caesar salad with a decadent pyramid dessert. The chocolate mousse cake was very good. The room service prices were very reasonably priced. It isn't too often that I see that in the U.S. The next day, I had lunch inside North Market. It is a gourmet marketplace and food stalls. I had fried chicken, banana pudding and sweet tea from Hot Chicken Takeover and a doughnut from Destination Donuts . I'd visit the chicken place again but I would bypass the donut place. For...

Went to SF on United Airlines for a quick day trip for work. It seems to be a dog day with the morning flight having a service dog. With the rise of animals being used as emotional support, I wonder what kind of service dog would require a prong collar? A fairly uneventful trip but I was able to stop off at Mr. Holmes Bakeshop . My stop was made possible from a friend who was also in town and had a car saving me from doing a transfer to the Muni buses from the BART at Civic Center. After grabbing cruffins, croissants, and monkey bread, we walked over to Jane on Larkin for a quick breakfast. I ordered the club sandwich and it was really good. Even with mustard! The brioche could have been passed. After, I was on the San Francisco State University campus and enjoyed an iced mocha and crumb doughnut from Cafe 101. Normally not something you would mention but I liked that the University food court was not chains but local independent vendors. Ran to the San Francisco Internationa...