Got a good tip about where to watch Obama's inauguration last week, so bright and early we headed down to the San Francisco Civic Centre to watch his swearing in on a Jumbo screen. It was really amazing being in the crowd, there was a real sense of hope and optimism, along with a big dollop of relief that Bush was out of office at 12pm.

There was a lot of cheering, crying, booing (at Bush) and laughter at the oath of Office slip-up. I was really glad to be in San Francisco to see Obama become President, the city was really buzzing.

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