This sounds like a good plan (Hwy 17, then 92 etc). I have almost the entire day since the flight is later in the evening at 8pm from San Jose airport back to Boston. Thanks Godfrey and John for the suggestions. I am excited!
Gaurav On 4/12/08, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you have some time tomorrow afternoon, this should be fun (if a > little pricey) > > http://bayarea.yurisnight.net/2008/ > > NASA/Ames Research Lab is just a couple of miles from Santa Clara. > > There's a lot to see right around here. With a half-day, you could go > to Santa Cruz via Hwy 17 early for breakfast, drive north up Highway > 1 to sight see on the coastline, head back over the hills via Hwy 92 > at Half Moon Bay, take a drive into Palo Alto to visit Stanford > University campus and University Avenue/downtown, then head down to > NASA/Ames for an hour or two before getting back to your hotel to > pack and head to the airport. That's about as much or more than you > have time for. (Trying to tackle 17 Mile Drive or San Francisco is > going to take more than you have time for, even just to get there and > back and have *any* time to see anything.) > > Godfrey > > > On Apr 11, 2008, at 9:43 PM, John Francis wrote: > > On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 12:21:12AM -0400, Gaurav Aggarwal wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I am in Bay Area, California for the first time. Was visiting a > >> customer today (Friday) and flying out Saturday evening. Does anyone > >> have suggestions on what I can do on Saturday morning? I have my > >> trust > >> Pentax ZX-M and 35-105 with me. > >> > >> This is my first trip out west. I have heard a lot about the Pacific > >> Coast Highway and the 17-mile drive. Any other suggestions or tips > >> about the PCH etc? I am staying in Santa Clara. > >> > >> Thanks a lot!! > >> Gaurav > > > > You're leaving it a bit late to ask ... > > > > Pacific Coast Highway is wonderful, but I much prefer it in the > > evening. > > Watching the sun set over the Pacific is a wonderful end to the day. > > And, in any case, the best parts of the PCH are Big Sur and > > southwards. > > > > As you're asking about 17-mile drive, I assume you have a car for > > the day. > > That's certainly a very nice way to spend some time, but Carmel is an > > hour (or more) away from Santa Clara. I'm not sure I'd recommend it > > as the best way to spend your only free half-day in the Bay area. > > > > Apart from the obvious suggestions (San Francisco, for one, or > > Santa Cruz) > > there are all sorts of interesting places a lot more local to Santa > > Clara; > > downtown San Jose, Mountain View, Shoreline Park, Vasona Park, > > etc., etc. > > There are also wineries - not just north of the Golden Gate in > > Sonoma or > > Napa - there are also wineries around Saratoga (which also is home > > to Villa > > Montalvo - another photogenic site), and Hecker Pass (near > > Watsonville). > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > > and follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
