Business trip to Bay Area

[KillerCharlie]

I'm going to the bay area for work for 2 weeks (3 weekends) in late January / early February. I'll be near Sunnyvale (NASA Ames Research Center actually). I've never been to the area and need some suggestions.

Obviously I'll go to the downtown San Francisco area one weekend. Any suggestions on what to see/do there? That leaves two more weekends open. I'm willing to drive quite a ways, too, to find something to do.

 

[dbk]

Message...happy ending.

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: dbk
Message...happy ending.

Wow, talk about poor timing for a spelling mistake.

Do you like jazz?

 

[KillerCharlie]

Originally posted by: HotChic
Do you like jazz?

100% absolutely yes... primarily bop.

 

[bennylong]

Originally posted by: dbk
Message...happy ending.

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[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: KillerCharlie

Originally posted by: HotChic
Do you like jazz?

100% absolutely yes... primarily bop.

Check out Yoshi's in Oakland, or Pearl's in San Francisco.

Take a walk in Golden Gate Park, see the bridge, go to Ghiradelli Square. Some people are interested in Fisherman's Wharf but it's a tad touristy nowadays.

 

[miri]

Carmel is pretty nice

 

[AreaCode707]

Originally posted by: miri
Carmel is pretty nice

So is Napa, but both are a bit of a drive.

 

[tomywishbone]

You're there for a fairly long time. My list:

-Chinatown for several meals
-North Beach for dinner & drinks
-South of Market aka SOMA for drinks and music:music:
-Golden Gate Bridge. Park and walk across
-Brunch at Top of the Mark. Roof top of the Mark Hopkins Hotel
-Get drunk and ride the cable car all over town
-The Castro is Boys Town... do that if that's your thing.
-Have a good mexican meal in the Mission District.
-Take BART to Berkeley and get stoned and start a protest.

:beer: Have fun.