I left my heart in San Francicso

81

just booked airfar for our summer vacation.


sooooooooo

any recomondations outside of the bridge and prison. Beer is a good thing.

anybody got an extra car i can borrow?

or would you like to house swap and stay in the Chicago burbs for a week and live the life of 81?

js149971

ur fucked you will never want to leave

81

i'm just crossing my fingers for no earth quakes

81

looking at cars rentals on priceline. 498 per day for everything thru national

RYEzupSF

What dates will you be here? What kinds of things do you want to do? Are you a foodie? Drinker? Nature enthusiast? Wino? You like tourist activities? Segways? If you give me some details on what you're looking for I'm happy to give you some tips. This city is my bitch.

norm

redwoods
napa
Monterey

81

we'll be there the last week of june.

i like beer, she likes shopping. we both like good food at a decent price (one fancy dinner). she likes seafood, i can tolerate a little fish, but prefer real food.

we don't do tourist tours. ie you won't find us on the buses/seagways

i'm sure we will hit a muesum, and the trolly cars.

we haven't even started research yet. only booked the tickets becasue they were cheap.

i do need to know....what's the medical situation like. ie is it a major issue to get a medical card without being an cali resident? hehe. oh yeah....it's on, and what are the rules on medication

how is public transit. i was thinking of renting a car for a few days to do a couple of day trips, but wasn't planning on having one the entire time

81

norm wrote:

redwoods
napa
Monterey

love me some mountains

PJPixie

Public Transportation is pretty good in SF. I'd say you'll be fine without a car.
Have a blast!!

RYEzupSF

I'll PM you some recommendations for restaurants, shopping, museums, bars, mountains etc. You should go to a Giants game if you are into baseball. You should go to a Giants game if you are not into baseball. A few days with a car is fine if you are going to do napa, redwoods, etc. If you are planning on just staying in the city you won't need a car. Public transit is pretty decent.

not sure of the medical situation for out of staters- I'll find out. I'm happy to hook you up though.

You are never going to want to leave.

81

you are a good egg

i had the giants on the list of things to do. looks like the host the indians and sunday would be the only date i could make it. ironically enough, they will be playing at wrigley that week

markin ball

Don't get a car in San Fran. Use public trans. Scariest place to drive in the U.S.

js149971

pm me 81 i have you giants tic for one day

jammergirl

yeah unless you're planning on taking side trips, a car really isn't necessary...if you plan on venturing into scary oakland (j/k, it's not scary at all) you can stop by my restaurant and I'll give you guys the straight hookup...

I'll PM you a few restaurants/sights that I've found to be fun times, if you'd like suggestions. you will love it here!

neilybabes86

FISHERMAN'S WHARF...
AQUARIUM BY THE BAY IS RIGHT NEXT TO IT..AWESOME (u can pet sharks )

stay away from the cable cars ..very overrated and uncomfy

union square is good ....wait for mikey in front of macy's


be prepared for mega homeless...very sad

take a boat trip under the golden gate bridge and be amazed at the change in water conditions

go see pearl jam 3 x..oh wait that was 06

nuffingman

Walk. SF is a fabulous place.
Do the night time Alcatraz trip.
Hire a couple of bikes and cycle over the bridge down into Sausalito, mooch about and get the ferry back.
I know you don't do tourist things and we don't either but we did a trip on a fire engine. The old couple that did this were nutters and we had a real laugh. Not sure if this is still happening as they were both quite old.
There was also a bar near the Wharf that had blues bands playing.

Ignore anyone that approaches you.

pandora

Sf was an awesome trip for us

got a limo... I highly recommend, worth every cent cruisin around...fun on the hills drinking champagne in the back watching the sunset

We went to the Phoenix Hotel reputed to have been where PJ stayed long ago.

The limo driver thought it not the best side of town and could not understand the appeal.
I guess not a fan.

We went to the bar...very cool retro.... I could have stayed all night....
especially dreaming of eddie walking in
guess we stayed too long... the driver came in looking for us to see if we were ok.
Or if we had snuck out the back!

Then we got tossed out of Chinese restaurant cause JB called the owner by his first name

well, it was on his shirt :?

anywho SF is a gas...lots of cool history but I was disappointed in the wharf,
seemed very "Wisconsin Dell-ish", not sure what I was expecting
felt sorry for the seals

I was also on the chilled side..all relaxed from the wine country...
just being back in a city hit me like a brick.

Check out the wine country if you have time it is awesomely beautiful
and for sure go to Muir woods and pretend to be a Hobbit!

neilybabes86

pandora wrote:

Sf was an awesome trip for us

got a limo... I highly recommend, worth every cent cruisin around...fun on the hills drinking champagne in the back watching the sunset

We went to the Phoenix Hotel reputed to have been where PJ stayed long ago.

The limo driver thought it not the best side of town and could not understand the appeal.
I guess not a fan.

We went to the bar...very cool retro.... I could have stayed all night....
especially dreaming of eddie walking in
guess we stayed too long... the driver came in looking for us to see if we were ok.
Or if we had snuck out the back!

Then we got tossed out of Chinese restaurant cause JB called the owner by his first name

well, it was on his shirt :?

anywho SF is a gas...lots of cool history but I was disappointed in the wharf,
seemed very "Wisconsin Dell-ish", not sure what I was expecting
felt sorry for the seals

I was also on the chilled side..all relaxed from the wine country...
just being back in a city hit me like a brick.

Check out the wine country if you have time it is awesomely beautiful
and for sure go to Muir woods and pretend to be a Hobbit!

what would you expect at the wharf? its a tourist spot...
go there look around and have some lunch..maybe check out the weiland gallery
it is what it is

pandora

neilybabes86 wrote:

pandora wrote:

Sf was an awesome trip for us

got a limo... I highly recommend, worth every cent cruisin around...fun on the hills drinking champagne in the back watching the sunset

We went to the Phoenix Hotel reputed to have been where PJ stayed long ago.

The limo driver thought it not the best side of town and could not understand the appeal.
I guess not a fan.

We went to the bar...very cool retro.... I could have stayed all night....
especially dreaming of eddie walking in
guess we stayed too long... the driver came in looking for us to see if we were ok.
Or if we had snuck out the back!

Then we got tossed out of Chinese restaurant cause JB called the owner by his first name

well, it was on his shirt :?

anywho SF is a gas...lots of cool history but I was disappointed in the wharf,
seemed very "Wisconsin Dell-ish", not sure what I was expecting
felt sorry for the seals

I was also on the chilled side..all relaxed from the wine country...
just being back in a city hit me like a brick.

Check out the wine country if you have time it is awesomely beautiful
and for sure go to Muir woods and pretend to be a Hobbit!

what would you expect at the wharf? its a tourist spot...
go there look around and have some lunch..maybe check out the weiland gallery
it is what it is

I expected quaint...wharf...quaint seaside...nothing like that
very commercial filled with t-shirt shacks etc.. if you are expecting quaint get ready for a shock a roo
and tons of people...tons and tons and tons
lines everywhere
like I said I was on a rolling hills wine chill... the wine country is something else...wonderful
it's kind of like I imagine heaven to be

neilybabes86

nah pandora...nothing quaint about it...

as you know its right where the alcatraz ferries are ...very crowded yes ,but its still cool to check out ..imo

i love the water and fish so the aquarium was a must for me

plus on the particular day i went it was 85 and sunny with alittle ocean breeze.. totally perfect

81 seems like a people loving guy... so i'm sure he will like it

pandora

neilybabes86 wrote:

nah pandora...nothing quaint about it...

as you know its right where the alcatraz ferries are ...very crowded yes ,but its still cool to check out ..imo

i love the water and fish so the aquarium was a must for me

plus on the particular day i went it was 85 and sunny with alittle ocean breeze.. totally perfect

81 seems like a people loving guy... so i'm sure he will like it

We visit aquariums each city we go to also...my favorite thing to do having had a saltwater tank for years.
Boston's aquarium rocks!

We couldn't do alcatraz 10 day waiting list...buy tix in advance for sure
couldn't get on a trolley car either so many waiting.

The memories I take from the San Fran area are great... we drove around one day...Haight-Ashbury area
was cool...thinking of all the great musicians from when I was a kid. And those hilly streets are great!
The chocolate is good there too.