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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
08-06-2008, 09:39 AM
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Thanks Garry will take ya up on that next time in town. Question though , what's this singular 'a beer' mean? Do the sell them in signles ? :lol::lol::lol:
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
08-01-2008, 01:52 PM
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Nice shot Gary and quite a view ! With any luck I will be back in the Bay area next year.
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
07-28-2008, 05:58 AM
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Hey Lowell
I almost missed this post ! Well my time was limited unfortunatley - I was suppose to be in San Fran at 10:00 am Saturday and hook up with Frank. Thanks to a Pilot phoning in sick , haze and fog at SFO and Hertz taking the reservation but having some issues with holding the reservation it was almost 03:00 pm before I hooked up with Frank. He was kind enough to take me to Fort Point, Conservatory of FLowers , De Young Musem , and a couple of beaches , that chewed up what little time we had.
Then on Sunday I had to pick up some Freinds who came in. They had a 2 hour delay as well doooh. They wanted to do Pier 39 (whcih I did as well) - time they got in and we got there and parked it was about 02:00 pm. We killed that day at Pier 39. Monday - Thursday was all work in San Jose actually. You really need more than a what amounted to about 10 hours :-)
I would have loved to get to lombard street , Union Square some shots from the Hyde Powell cable car , looking forward to your pics. Make sure you pre book Alcatraz on-line - taking your chances trying to buy a ticket while you are there. Giant game should be no issue (as long as it is not the Dodgers in town - big rivalry) - I have bought tickets from scalpers game day before , usually for under face value. I have also used Craig's List for a couple. Like I said it is an impressive park , hope you can make it to one.
Never made it to Peir 45. Might get a good view of the Bay bridge from there. While the Golden Gate is the landmark the Bay Bridge is an engineering marvel and much larger.
Have a great time looking forward to your pics !
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
07-27-2008, 07:15 AM
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Have Fun Lowell - I just got back from San Fran, unfortunately it was a work thing, still I had Saturday and Sunday. I hooked up with Frank on Saturday. I would recommend as others have said Fort Point - some really good shots of the City and Golden Gate Bridge - bring a telezoom - city is quite a ways away - bridge on other hand is right there.
The Aquarium at Fisherman's Wharf is kinda cool. There is a surprisingly large variety of sea life in the Bay. A Harbor tour or a tour of Alcatraz is cool as well. Try and pre-book the Alcatraz trip if interested they sell out quick and there is no standby anymore.
I liked North Beach as well. Might be a reasonable sport for the family. You can get some more landscape pictures (Bridge included) and the family can go swimming.
On previous Trips I also went to Muir Woods. This is a nice nature walk. However having also been to Stanley Park in Vancouver I prefer the later. However there are no Red Woods in Stanley Park.
A game at AT&T Park is a must if you can. The park is beautiful - I am happy to say I have seen 4 Giant games over the years at this park. And I think it had 4 different names.
There is a Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum just down the street from Fisherman's wharf. If is $15.00 to get inside and the 14 yeah old might like it. The wife may be able to shop as there are hundreds of small shops along The Embarcadero
I would have loved to get a shot of Lombard Street I have seen it before but had no camera with me; I don’t think it is an easy place to get to but a wicked street.
Cable car ride (Hyde and Powell) is very cool. Think that goes right downtown ends up at Union Square (it was 2003 when we took it can't remember)- the other end is walking distance from Fisherman’s Wharf.
Santa Cruz is a neat place as well - drivable - amusement park on the beach it is where the movie Lost Boys was filmed. All of these are very mainstream tourist spots , but I enjoyed them all.
I hear ya on accomadating - heck if I drive to the coast it takes me almost twice as long cause I want to stop every 10 miles :lol: Hope you have fun.
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