San Francisco - Page 5

HurricaneHeather · 11-08-2011, 05:34 PM

WOWZA...

Um..thanks for the suggestions?

I bought tixs to Alcatraz yesterday so we are good to go. Thanks for the heads up whoever that was.

Peanut butter and ball bearings...

HurricaneHeather · 11-08-2011, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

Visit Google and Apple, nerdom heaven

Go up on Skyline Blvd and go to Alice's Restaurant. It's a biker hangout (think Deals Gap) and has really awesome burger

I work for eBay and I am here for training. I get my fill of nerdom everyday.

HurricaneHeather · 11-08-2011, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

U need to go to Chinatown and see how fortune cookies are made

And Boudin Bakery is where u get teh sourdough yo

Cool, thanks.

HurricaneHeather · 11-12-2011, 12:09 PM

Alcatraz, check
Fisherman's Wharf, check
Boudin for sourdough, check
Golden Gate Bridge pics, check
Lombard Street, check
Alamo Square/Painted Ladies/Full House houses, check

We got all of that in about 8 hours. We were busy

We saw a lot of other things but it was real quick. There is a bus line that goes around the city to all the touristy spots. It was a double decker, open air bus that we caught right at 4:30PM and the sun went down shortly after. It was frickin cold, but we got a few days worth of sight seeing done in 2 hours.

So we now just have a long list of things to see in daylight, not on a bus while it's moving at a later date.

In San Jose we went to the Winchester Mansion. I highly recommend it to anyone going to the area. Very cool. We went to downtown SJ one night for dinner. Nothing amazing, but a cool little area. When we were leaving, a bum called my husband a gay pirate, then tried to pick a fight with another dude at the crosswalk. It was pretty hilarious. In the bum's defense, my husband does dress well for a straight man.

Also, I love SF.

If we were richer, we'd seriously consider moving to San Jose area.

Thanks all for the suggestions. Especially about buying Alcatraz tickets in advance.

HurricaneHeather · 11-12-2011, 12:13 PM

Oh!

I forgot that one day we drove down to Santa Cruz (which was a really sad town actually) to check out the real ocean. The drive was AMAZING. You have to drive through the mountains to get there and it was absolutely gorgeous.

I had never seen the pacific ocena so I had to go. I realized while we were there that I had seen all three coasts in the last two months. Not bad for a poor person with a full time job that does not require travel.

goof2 · 11-12-2011, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by HurricaneHeather

Oh!

I forgot that one day we drove down to Santa Cruz (which was a really sad town actually) to check out the real ocean. The drive was AMAZING. You have to drive through the mountains to get there and it was absolutely gorgeous.

I had never seen the pacific ocena so I had to go. I realized while we were there that I had seen all three coasts in the last two months. Not bad for a poor person with a full time job that does not require travel.

Did you take 17 or 9? 9 is a pretty cool road if you get the chance.

HurricaneHeather · 11-12-2011, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by goof2

Did you take 17 or 9? 9 is a pretty cool road if you get the chance.

17. We were trying to figure out another way to go back, but couldn't figure it out and we were hungry.

So we gave up and just went back on 17.

Rangerscott · 11-14-2011, 09:54 PM

Peanut butter and balls huh. Reminds me of this one time.

11-08-2011, 05:34 PM	#41
HurricaneHeather AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sydney Moto: '98 Honda Fireblade Posts: 3,696	WOWZA... Um..thanks for the suggestions? I bought tixs to Alcatraz yesterday so we are good to go. Thanks for the heads up whoever that was. Peanut butter and ball bearings...

11-12-2011, 12:09 PM	#44
HurricaneHeather AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sydney Moto: '98 Honda Fireblade Posts: 3,696	Alcatraz, check Fisherman's Wharf, check Boudin for sourdough, check Golden Gate Bridge pics, check Lombard Street, check Alamo Square/Painted Ladies/Full House houses, check We got all of that in about 8 hours. We were busy We saw a lot of other things but it was real quick. There is a bus line that goes around the city to all the touristy spots. It was a double decker, open air bus that we caught right at 4:30PM and the sun went down shortly after. It was frickin cold, but we got a few days worth of sight seeing done in 2 hours. So we now just have a long list of things to see in daylight, not on a bus while it's moving at a later date. In San Jose we went to the Winchester Mansion. I highly recommend it to anyone going to the area. Very cool. We went to downtown SJ one night for dinner. Nothing amazing, but a cool little area. When we were leaving, a bum called my husband a gay pirate, then tried to pick a fight with another dude at the crosswalk. It was pretty hilarious. In the bum's defense, my husband does dress well for a straight man. Also, I love SF. If we were richer, we'd seriously consider moving to San Jose area. Thanks all for the suggestions. Especially about buying Alcatraz tickets in advance.

11-12-2011, 12:13 PM	#45
HurricaneHeather AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sydney Moto: '98 Honda Fireblade Posts: 3,696	Oh! I forgot that one day we drove down to Santa Cruz (which was a really sad town actually) to check out the real ocean. The drive was AMAZING. You have to drive through the mountains to get there and it was absolutely gorgeous. I had never seen the pacific ocena so I had to go. I realized while we were there that I had seen all three coasts in the last two months. Not bad for a poor person with a full time job that does not require travel.

11-14-2011, 09:54 PM	#48
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	Peanut butter and balls huh. Reminds me of this one time.