Train ride.

This is an automatic mag lev train system at SFO, so that kid is looking out the front window. As a kid I was always so dissapointed I could never look out the front window of a train. The old DMUs that rattled along between Manchester and Chester sometimes had the blinds open, and you could see the track ahead, that was always so cool.

SFO - The Forrest Airport

Not all airlines are equal

So SFO international check in is in a beautifully architectured building. Once you get to face the stainless steel panelled check-in desks though, it starts to get darker, claustrophobic, and dare I say drab.

Virgin Atlantic bring a little splash of verve to it though. The have by far and above the most self help terminals. You will also note that they add a splash of color in the form flower arrangements. Again Virgin raise the bar.