Less Traveled Path

My trip to Asia began on Thanksgiving night. Opting to grab dinner inside San Francisco International Airport, I was disappointed to discover that both the Firewood Grill and Firewood Cafe inside Terminal A were both closed. Why Firewood almost has a monopoly in the terminal is beyond me. Il Fornaio, the only other restaurant, was also closed. The remaining options included gift shop chocolates and various candies - the secret to a well-balanced meal! Also, it didn’t seem like a good customer service and business strategy to only serve beverages at restaurants that aren’t open all the time especially given the 3 oz. liquid container security restrictions; having mini-shops with refrigerated bottled sodas and water would have been preferable.

The Harbor Village counter outside security was predictably open, however, because it was a Chinese food establishment after all. In my high school days, when my friends and I were looking for things to do, we found that the few places that were open on Thanksgiving included movie theaters, bowling alleys, and Chinese restaurants. (I also discovered this year that AT&T had a few stores open to get an early start on Black Friday.)

Hope everyone got all that they wished for on Black Friday!