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2008.06.09 (Mon) - San Francisco, Day 2, Pt.1

6:00 - Sleep for about 3 hours after coming back from the club. Or it's more like, wait in bed for the earliest time that the restaurants open.

Walk about 2 blocks to Saigon Sandwich. It was introduced in the Time Out guidebook and I was expecting good food, but it wasn't that good.

Terrible coffee. Unbelievably, they give me a cup of instant-coffee and charge $2.70. Together with the sandwich it was $5.40. I decide not to rely on guidebooks from now on.

8:30 - The time being closer to the office hours for banks, I start heading to Bank of America in order to open an account, which is the main purpose of this trip.

Stop at Starbucks on the way and see the San Francisco Chronicle. There's an interesting article about gay/lesbian couples having wedding ceremonies on the 16th, legally. So I read it.

The city of San Francisco, 4 years ago, permitted thousands of gay/lesbian couples to marry, against the decisions by the court. Since then those couples have been in an ambiguous position where they are not acknowledged by the court but acknowledged by the city.

But recently, the Supreme Court of California ruled that same-sex marriage is legal. So the city is now re-offering those couples a legal wedding at the city hall. Very progressive and interesting.

9:00 - Walk into Bank of America, as soon as it opens. Upon saying that I want to create a CD (Certificate of Deposit) account, I'm introduced into a personal banker's office.

Relaxed conversation. I'm having the coffee I bought at the Starbucks. Over here it seems that it's widely allowed to carry a cup of coffee and walk into shops or offices. (Next)

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