What to do in San Francisco?
Apr 14th 2011, 8:32 pm
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Re: What to do in San Francisco?
I recommend the Palace of the fine arts ---all outdoors and very interesting on a nice day for a couple of hours and I fully recommend Sausalito just across the bay --if you want to stay overnight theres a great inn called The Gables
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Apr 14th 2011, 9:45 pm
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Apr 14th 2011, 10:39 pm
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Re: What to do in San Francisco?
From my days of living in San Francisco, an enduring memory is a short visit to the USS San Francisco memorial at Land's End between the Sutro Baths location and the Palace of the Legion of Honor. A part of the memorial is a portion of the wings of the navigation bridge when the ship was repaired after the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942.
This is a picture. Every officer on that bridge was killed. I found it scary to think of that when standing next to the shell holes in the armor plate.
BTW, the bridge is pointed on the circle route to Guadalcanal.
It if is a nice day, the surrounding area is great for a hike or a picnic.
This is a picture. Every officer on that bridge was killed. I found it scary to think of that when standing next to the shell holes in the armor plate.
BTW, the bridge is pointed on the circle route to Guadalcanal.
It if is a nice day, the surrounding area is great for a hike or a picnic.
Apr 14th 2011, 11:16 pm
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Re: What to do in San Francisco?
I am never going to live that in down am I lol...the only Brit to organize a piss up and then have to cancel 
Well not sure about the cycle ride to Sausalito
that will only leave you with a sore ass and aching legs the next day, but Sausalito is a nice place to visit, I am in SF every month so I guess its lost its attraction for me I can't wait to get the hell out of there, but if you decide on a nice hotel I would recommend to Priceline it, I get the Hyatt normally for $55 a night or the Sheraton for about the same, if I could choose I would go for the Parc55 they are way ahead in their rooms and service they go the extra inch and its worth it Priceline should get it for $80 a night.......be careful all these hotels have expensive parking, so a deal might not be so toasty as you think when you find out that the over night parking is more then the hotel its self, the Hyatt loves to play this one, but there is parking next to the hotel for I think it was $24 a day.
Good Luck enjoy your trip
Well not sure about the cycle ride to Sausalito
that will only leave you with a sore ass and aching legs the next day, but Sausalito is a nice place to visit, I am in SF every month so I guess its lost its attraction for me I can't wait to get the hell out of there, but if you decide on a nice hotel I would recommend to Priceline it, I get the Hyatt normally for $55 a night or the Sheraton for about the same, if I could choose I would go for the Parc55 they are way ahead in their rooms and service they go the extra inch and its worth it Priceline should get it for $80 a night.......be careful all these hotels have expensive parking, so a deal might not be so toasty as you think when you find out that the over night parking is more then the hotel its self, the Hyatt loves to play this one, but there is parking next to the hotel for I think it was $24 a day.Good Luck enjoy your trip
Apr 15th 2011, 2:23 am
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Re: What to do in San Francisco?
I would also recommend visiting Alcatraz!!
Side note - I was going to recommend a restaurant in Oakland that has been very special to our family for decades, to the point where we exchanged gifts with the owners and they picked up the tab when many of us dined there after my grandfather's funeral ... but just read that they closed in 2007.
Side note - I was going to recommend a restaurant in Oakland that has been very special to our family for decades, to the point where we exchanged gifts with the owners and they picked up the tab when many of us dined there after my grandfather's funeral ... but just read that they closed in 2007.
Apr 15th 2011, 2:24 am
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Re: What to do in San Francisco?
I would also recommend visiting Alcatraz!!
Side note - I was going to recommend a restaurant in Oakland that has been very special to our family for decades, to the point where we exchanged gifts with the owners and they picked up the tab when many of us dined there after my grandfather's funeral ... but just read that they closed in 2007.
Side note - I was going to recommend a restaurant in Oakland that has been very special to our family for decades, to the point where we exchanged gifts with the owners and they picked up the tab when many of us dined there after my grandfather's funeral ... but just read that they closed in 2007.
Apr 15th 2011, 2:31 am
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Re: What to do in San Francisco?
I recommend Alcatraz too. Fascinating and well worth it.I have only been to SF once and stayed in Union Square. I walked from there, across the Golden Gate, to to Sausolito.
Needless to say, got the ferry and a cab back.
It's well worth walking over the bridge for the full experience.
Needless to say, got the ferry and a cab back.
It's well worth walking over the bridge for the full experience.
Apr 15th 2011, 2:33 am
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Re: What to do in San Francisco?
I recommend Alcatraz too. Fascinating and well worth it.I have only been to SF once and stayed in Union Square. I walked from there, across the Golden Gate, to to Sausolito.
Needless to say, got the ferry and a cab back.
It's well worth walking over the bridge for the full experience.
Needless to say, got the ferry and a cab back.
It's well worth walking over the bridge for the full experience.
Apr 15th 2011, 5:59 am
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Re: What to do in San Francisco?
If you want to stretch your legs, catch a ferry to Angel Island and mooch up to the top - some of the best views of the bay.
Apr 15th 2011, 6:00 am
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Re: What to do in San Francisco?
Stay away from Fisherman's Wharf (horrid tourist trap imo) and spend your time in more authentic neighbourhoods, e.g. The Mission, The Castro, The Haight, lower Pac Heights etc. My favourite streets are Hyde (on Russian Hilll), Fillmore (north of California), and Union (west of Van Ness). For views walk up all the steps on the east side to the top of Telegraph Hill/Coit Tower (I do this once a week at lunchtime and never tire of it), and go to Fort Point, which is literally underneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge. My favourite viewpoint is Grandview Park, south of Golden Gate Park. You get a fabulous view of downtown, the Golden Gate and The Sunset district from there... if it's not foggy.
