Re: [RBW] Re: I'll be at Riv and need some suggestions about the local area

Do not call it SF. Only call it Frisco if you grew up there. -J On Feb 13, 2018, 7:12 AM -0800, John A. Bennett , wrote: > San Francisco > > Hit: > > Golden Gate Park. > Valencia Street. > Stockton Street (the real Chinatown; skip Grant Avenue). > City Lights Books in North

[RBW] Re: I'll be at Riv and need some suggestions about the local area

San Francisco *Hit: * Golden Gate Park. Valencia Street. Stockton Street (the real Chinatown; skip Grant Avenue). City Lights Books in North Beach. Coit Tower (for the view from the parking lot) and North Beach Golden Gate Bridge, & Fort Point Land's End (Sutro Baths, etc.) The Embarcadero

[RBW] Re: I'll be at Riv and need some suggestions about the local area

Also: I have a Betty Foy 55cm, Saluki 58cm and a couple other 56-58ish Bikes you could borrow from Maxwell Park in East Oakland if you’d like. -Justin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and

[RBW] Re: I'll be at Riv and need some suggestions about the local area

Not a resident, but visited last year. City Lights Books is great. SF Giants ballpark tour is great. If you're into microbrews, this place http://www.mikkellerbar.com/sf/ is pretty great. Sorry, not much nature on my list. We stayed downtown and found the city quite walkable, despite the

[RBW] Re: I'll be at Riv and need some suggestions about the local area

My standards for giving folks a tour are: Drive over the Bay bridge because living in oakland is the best. Get coffee someplace and decide which museum to go to. My preferences are: DeYoung Cal academy of Science SFMOMA Museum of the African Diaspora The first two are in GG Park, the second two

[RBW] Re: I'll be at Riv and need some suggestions about the local area

So far, no one's mentioned the obvious: take a walk across the Golden Gate bridge and, if you're up for a bit of a hike, do the headlands on the opposite side (Marin). The walk over the water is thrilling in and of itself, but to see the bridge and its art deco designs up close is really

[RBW] Re: I'll be at Riv and need some suggestions about the local area

Twin peaks is one of my favorite places to visit in the city. From there you get an incredible 270 deg panoramic view of SF and surroundings including the Golden Gate bridge. Beautiful both during the day and at night (fog permitting) As for Walnut Creek, Riv is by far the most interesting

[RBW] Re: I'll be at Riv and need some suggestions about the local area

I highly recommend the Streets of San Francisco bike tour. They provide the bike. You will get a great tour of the city and it’s history. It is always ranked high on trip advisor. My wife and I vacation in SF every couple of years. This was our favorite thing. Also be sure to get Buy Rite

[RBW] Re: I'll be at Riv and need some suggestions about the local area

Thanks to all, so far. I just decided this morning to make the SF stop--that will be Feb 25-27. I probably should have mentioned that I own a Joe Appaloosa (so there IS Rivendell content) and just love it. The group here, as well as my calls to Riv, helped me with my decision last April

[RBW] Re: I'll be at Riv and need some suggestions about the local area

To paraphrase: Walnut Creek is a nice place to live, but I wouldn't want to visit there (other than Riv, and there are a lot of nice hikes on and around Diablo if you want to see Riv's roots). If you want to visit Muir Woods, you now need to make parking reservations or a shuttle reservation.

[RBW] Re: I'll be at Riv and need some suggestions about the local area

Hi, Roberta, There are many Bay-Area'ers on this list, so you might get more advice and suggestions than you'd like. Since you are asking on the RBW list and going to visit Riv, I am assuming that you are OK with biking, which I would say is the best way to see the City and the surrounding

[RBW] Re: I'll be at Riv and need some suggestions about the local area

I'm not from San Francisco, and I'm sure you'll get a ton of responses from locals. I'll speak to this as a tourist who visits the city once a year or so. I had family in Lafayette for some years and if you aren't biking, I'd skip the Walnut creek area. Other than visiting Rivendell, i mean