It's no secret that many people flock to the city to take advantage of it's liberal policies.  Although it wasn't our focus, we spent some time checking out the coffee-shop scene to see what it was all about.  We actually managed to see about 8 different places all over the city, and get a vibe of it all.  We certainly drank our fill of caffeine!  We also did the mandatory walk-through of the red light district -- this is an insane phenomenon of prostitutes openly displaying themselves in window shops to customers that walk by.  Jason was in cloud 9 during this little jaunt.  The strangest thing is seeing families with children walk through this neighborhood, since it's easy to mistakingly find yourself in this central location in the city.