Re: [RBW] Re: OT - Help me decide how to spend a day in Sacramento /San Francisco

Just to add some clarity to your plans, from an adopted resident of Sacramento: it's a wonderful city, with a lot of neat stuff to see (including the Train museum!), but if I had a day to kill in late July, I wouldn't want to spend it here. Chances are that outside temps for most of the day

Re: [RBW] Re: OT - Help me decide how to spend a day in Sacramento /San Francisco

Thank you all so much for your suggestions. What a great group of friends! I managed to pick up a few travel guidebooks at my library the other day. So, with your suggestions in mind, I will spend some time pouring through the books, studying various maps, trying to make some sense of how I

Re: [RBW] Re: OT - Help me decide how to spend a day in Sacramento /San Francisco

Sean, I won't add to your confusion by piling on more suggestions, but I will say that if you decide to ride a bike in SF, let us know. With a few weeks' notice, a few of us could maybe arrange to meet you at the Ferry Building in SF and take you on a ride to the Marin Headlands (yes, the GG

Re: [RBW] Re: OT - Help me decide how to spend a day in Sacramento /San Francisco

"The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." Mark Twain. Patrick Moore, who recalls (weeping nostalgic tears into his grizzled beard) a romantic summer with a lovely blonde in the SF area, oh, almost 40 years ago. On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 10:57 AM, Lungimsam

[RBW] Re: OT - Help me decide how to spend a day in Sacramento /San Francisco

+1 on the layering. I remember leaving Palo Alto once when it was nearing 100. I spent a miserable 6 hours at an SF bbq freezing in a pair of shorts and a t shirt. I think it went down to 45 but with the wind and dampness it felt like 25. And that's coming from an Akron, Ohio native! I was

[RBW] Re: OT - Help me decide how to spend a day in Sacramento /San Francisco

My brother-in-law said you can tell who the tourists are in SF because they are in shorts and t-shirts! Brrr!! He used to live in San Bruno. I remember the mornings where the fog would be in. Looked like the kind of weather that indicates an all day rainy day where I come from. But

Re: [RBW] Re: OT - Help me decide how to spend a day in Sacramento /San Francisco

Unless you really like big cities, and or touristy stuff, I suggest you take the ferry to Angel island instead of SF. You should get a better view of more of the bay, and the island is very nice. Bikes are available for rental there too. -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [RBW] Re: OT - Help me decide how to spend a day in Sacramento /San Francisco

I agree and I ride it frequently. Least enjoyable part of a ride headed north from SF. Kinda feel it's the most dangerous part of my ride too. Just be mentally prepared for an especially crappy and crowded MUP experience. But there are some nice routes on the other side that are worth it,

[RBW] Re: OT - Help me decide how to spend a day in Sacramento /San Francisco

Another recommendo for SF walking or biking tour. Suggestions by dstein and Kurt are spot on. You will love the ferry ride from Oakland, and SF is truly a walkable town. I'm one of the few (former) locals that still really digs riding across the GG bridge. If you rented a bike, you could do

Re: [RBW] Re: OT - Help me decide how to spend a day in Sacramento /San Francisco

Surlyprof writes: > I'd second Dave's suggestion. The ferry rides are nice. If Amtrak gets > you to Oakland, that would be a nice day. Like John and Dave, I'd also recommend the Amtrak/ferry trip. The ferry is a nice way to see the Bay from a perspective you won't get

[RBW] Re: OT - Help me decide how to spend a day in Sacramento /San Francisco

I'd second Dave's suggestion. The ferry rides are nice. If Amtrak gets you to Oakland, that would be a nice day. City Lights is a must see if you are a book lover. Be sure to check out the upstairs and downstairs and check out the alley next to it where they've put beat poet quotes in the

[RBW] Re: OT - Help me decide how to spend a day in Sacramento /San Francisco

Here's my suggestion to the pile. This is a walk I recommend for one day sightseeing. Starts off at the Ferry Building (which the ferry will drop you off at if you choose to do that, also right by Embarcadero BART if you take BART in, and a great place to start off with some coffee and food, I

[RBW] Re: OT - Help me decide how to spend a day in Sacramento /San Francisco

I would duggest looking up the BART map on the Internet. A ferry from Oakland to SF sounds fun, but also time consuming. The BART goes there and yoi can jump off anywhere along market. The ferries are cool my kids wanted to ride one the last time we were there, but we kept "just missing" them

[RBW] Re: OT - Help me decide how to spend a day in Sacramento /San Francisco

I'm really enjoying these suggestions. Thank you all for taking the time to respond. I'll be in Sacramento the last week of July. My day to play is Saturday, July 30. I assume this puts me right in the heart of busy tourist time. A few of my friends suggested renting a car and traveling to

[RBW] Re: OT - Help me decide how to spend a day in Sacramento /San Francisco

One day with the need to make public transit connections will be a big time constraint. The Giants play in a great stadium, and because it's an even year, you'll be seeing them on their way to another world series. If you really want to visit RBW, you could make that a day by borrowing a bike

[RBW] Re: OT - Help me decide how to spend a day in Sacramento /San Francisco

Take the train from Sac to Jack London Square in Oakland. Take the ferry into SF, it's a beautiful ride and it's only a couple hundred yards from the train station. It will drop you at the ferry building in SF, a beautiful spot. You can rent a mediocre but serviceable bike and ride along the