It has been a great, but mostly uneventful trip back to the US for Christmas. My first stop was in San Francisco for a few days visiting friends there and checking out some of the cool new night spots, such as the very highly recommended Pisco Latin Lounge. This bar is owned by a friend of a friend, and is very stylish and the picso cocktails are tasty. Small neighborhood bars like this one is something that San Francisco definitely has over Bangkok.
Then, I headed to Denver, where I spent several relaxing days with my family. It wasn't snowing much this year, so we were able to get out a bit. The family all piled into the truck one day and headed down to the "Garden of the Gods", a cool rock formation outside of Colorado Springs, where I met up with Pete, a good friend from college. I hadn't seen Pete since graduation, so it was great to catch up with him and meet his family.
We also stopped by the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and walked around a bit. They have an amazing cathedral there that looks like it is made from huge airplane wings. It is definitely one of the most unique houses of worship I have ever seen.
I posted a few pics to Facebook, in case you are interested in seeing the Garden of the Gods, or the USAF Cathedral, or my friend Pete!
Now, it's on to Taipei for New Years with Piyawat and some of my Taiwanese and Singaporean friends.
