Airports

It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on Earth has ever produced the phrase, "as pretty as an airport." Airports are ugly. Some are very ugly. Some attain a degree of ugliness that can only be the result of a special effort.
                           ---- Douglas Adams


I have to say that SFO is a very confusing looking, mind-boggling, twisty turny airport. And that's just the highway ramps that get to it. Given that, I'm actually fairly impressed with how easy it was to navigate it. Driving to the Terminal, we took at least two wrong exits, but because EVERYTHING in SFO is a loop, we really had no problems getting back to where we needed to be. It almost took no effort. Yes, there were lines, and there were lots of people, and there was much confusion, but I think from arriving at the airport complex to actually sitting down at my gate took maybe 45 minutes. 

Gate 75 and some planes 

Me, Waiting

I feel relieved about getting to Canada (my transfer stop; Toronto Pearson), and can now sit down and do some proper worrying about actually getting out of Canada. Apparently I have to pick up my bag when I get off the plane, take it through customs, check in with Lufthansa, drop my bag off again, and make it to my plane on time, all within an hour and forty-five minutes. Let's hope that's too much time and I'll be sitting around waiting again.