Passport to the World NYE vs. NYE Ball 2009The Westin St. Francis and Sir Francis Drake HotelDecember 31, 2008Notes by Crystal Akins Photos by Crystal Akins and Hardy Wilson
Better than: Standing outside and watching the fireworks in the cold -- but at least that's free.
On New Year's Eve, the Westin St. Francis hosted the city's largest balloon drop, which was echoed at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel's party (on a smaller scale) when the clock struck midnight.
If your pockets were deep enough
Weekend recap by Janine KahnWe had a somewhat mellow four-day weekend here at the Weekly following a rather wild new year's eve wherein too much bubbly was consumed, rendering much of new year's day a blur. (Raise your hand if you woke at 2 p.m.) In case you missed it, here are some of the parties we managed to peel ourselves off the floor long enough to write about: Passport to the World NYE and NYE Ball 2009Clubs blogger Crystal Akins hit two fancy pants parties in the same night -- at th
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