San Francisco hints?

[blooflame]

Hi folks - I'm going to San Francisco for a conference in mid August, and I'm staying across a Saturday night.. anyone have good ideas for what to do? I will be near Union Square but no car (driving in CA when you aren't used to it is nuts!).

Thanks
bloo

 

[seXieleXie]

well, what do you like to do?

san francisco has a lot to offer. do you like touristy stuff? if so, take a cable car to fisherman's warf. the powell street cable car line goes right by union square.

that area has a lot of shopping and dining. there are some good bars there, depending on your scene.


don't worry about not having a car. that area is thick with buses and streetcars.

 

[Siren]

 

[Ukin]

You must see Alcatraz...guided tours.

Although I am only 50 miles away...I know nothing of the City nite life..but there is plenty

 

[RhumbRunner13]

Take money!

SFO isn't cheap but I think it's the best restaurant city in the US! If you are a FL native, try a Dungeness crab down at the warf.

Rhumb

 

[blooflame]

Thanks for the replies..

I'm purposely not looking for online stuff, because I am trying to get the opinions of folks who've been there or live there..

Anyone know if you can get to Sausalito by ferry? A friend recommends Sausalito for breakfast...

 

[Spinaroonie]

Whatever you do, don't go downtown and drop your soap. Just don't do it.

 

[pipercatt]

*smacks* SD

 

[Cheyenne]

Re: Thanks for the replies..

Anyone know if you can get to Sausalito by ferry? A friend recommends Sausalito for breakfast...

Well, you could back in 1986, the last time I took the ferry there. Sausalito was great- lots of artsy fartsy stuff.

Walk through China town if you get a chance. It is really an interesting place!

 

[cymbidia]

Re: Thanks for the replies..

Anyone know if you can get to Sausalito by ferry? A friend recommends Sausalito for breakfast...

No. You cannot get to Sausalito by ferry. Sausalito is the town on the other side of the GGB (Golden Gate Bridge). You have to drive there, sail there, or take a bus or taxi there.

You can take the ferry to Larkspur, though, a small town a bit north of Sausalito. It's a really cool ride - and Larkspur Landing, where the ferry docks, is full of small shops and good restaurants. (I don't know about breakfast places, though - i've only been there for lunches and dinners.)

Did your friend recommended Sausalito for breakfast for the view? If so, the morning in San Francisco in the summer isn't the time you're gonna get a view if you're anywhere near the bay. It'll be foggy in the mornings and will only clear up after noon, *if* it even clears up then.

Do you want to know about fetish stuff in San Francisco? If you're lucky enough to be there on August 11th, the San Francisco Fetish Flea Market will be going on. (And lexie and i will be meeting for lunch someplace in the city on that day, too.) There's more of a lifestyle/fetishistic nature one can do The City, too, much more...if you're interested.

You could always go check out The Museum of Sexology. Call first; i don't know if it's still existent. I have a friend who built one of the very first fucking machines - and it was on display there for over a year.

 

[seXieleXie]

actually cym, a ferry runs from the s.f. ferry terminal to sausalito several times a day. it's really a fun little trip if the weather permits. sausalito is a very very touristy area, but it can be fun if that is what you're looking for.

here is a link to the ferry schedual
http://www.transitinfo.org/Sched/GF/SAUS/A/

 

[Jimbosis]

yes the sausalito ferry works great... and the best place for breakfast is Sams... even if the weather sucks its great to go there and you can sit out on the deck and warm yourself with the best bloody mary's in town... lots of great art that you wont see anywhere else either... enjoy...

 

[Guest]

There is a ferry between the San Francisco Ferry building and Sausalito as reported. And it does run several times a day, including weekends. However, Sam's Anchor Cafe, is in Tiburon which requires that you take a different ferry, the Red and White fleet.

I live within 3 miles of the Sausalito area and all of the ferrys are still running, just so you know I haven't lost my mind. Enjoy your trip here.

btw, the San Francisco ferry building is about a 15 minute walk or 5 minute cab ride from the Union Square area. And its all downhill and to the east. If you walk from Union Square, to get to the ferry building you leave your hotel, start walking downhill in a southeasterly direction and when you get to Market Street you take a left and walk towards the bay. You will see the ferry building at the end of Market. You can't miss it.

 

[Jimbosis]

oh yeah...

Sams is in Tiburon... i obviously had too many bloodies while i was there. I stand corrected.

BTW, the last time i was there, quite a few years ago, it was "opening boat day" i think they called it??? does anyone know when that is? im sure ive already missed it for this year, but would like to know for next year. thanks in advance.

 

[cymbidia]

Woohoo! This is one of the things i love about this place: learning new stuff about things to do in my own backyard!

Taking the ferry to the City from Sausalito and back again (i won't walk on a bridge, any bridge, unless you've got a gun at my back) is now on my list 'o Things To Do. Some kinda brunch thing at Sam's in Tiburon, too. Anyone want to come along?

 

[Jimbosis]

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ME !!! ME !!! ME !!!

Woohoo! This is one of the things i love about this place: learning new stuff about things to do in my own backyard!

Taking the ferry to the City from Sausalito and back again (i won't walk on a bridge, any bridge, unless you've got a gun at my back) is now on my list 'o Things To Do. Some kinda brunch thing at Sam's in Tiburon, too. Anyone want to come along?

 

[blooflame]

Well...

I'll not be there for the Fetish Market, but I don't need to buy anything there anyway.. not into that lifestyle though I admit that going to the market to meet/see interesting people could be fun, San Francisco is so full of them.

My main free time will probably be the night of the 17th and the day of the 18th... so a Sunday morning brunch could be fun...

 

[Rodney King]

Sams is in Tiburon... i obviously had too many bloodies while i was there. I stand corrected.

BTW, the last time i was there, quite a few years ago, it was "opening boat day" i think they called it??? does anyone know when that is? im sure ive already missed it for this year, but would like to know for next year. thanks in advance.

No worry's Jimbosis! having to much to drink at Sam's seems to be a common affliction in the area. I had lived in the area for several years before I ever realized that Sam's was more than just a tavern due to those bloody "Bloody Marys". For the uninitiated, when you first walk into Sam's all you see what appears to be a blue collar tavern, really nothing fancy. But once you get past the tavern part and head to the restrooms down the hall, you realize they have first rate restaurant at the back with fantastic veiws of the Bay and the City. I ate there just a month or so ago.


I think what you are referring to is "Opening day on the Bay", which is usually celebrated in May of each year when the weather is beautiful and all of the boat owners head out to the bay. It is a wonderous and beautiful site, especially with all of the colorful sails. But the water does get a bit crowded on that weekend. Better to be at Sam's on that weekend. Those bloodies taste wonderful then!!