Im betting thats one of those things that after only ever seeing in pictures give you a powerful dick punch seeing its magnitude in person
On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 3:57 PM Ken Hohhof <khoh...@kwom.com> wrote: > If any of them have never seen the Golden Gate Bridge, it’s still one of > the marvels of the modern world. Or maybe I’m just old fashioned. Looks > good on Steve’s poop map, although there’s probably seagull poop. I seem > to remember there’s an old fort called the Presidio at the south end, is > that a tourist attraction? North across the bridge is wine country. > > > > Where did Jimmy Stewart rescue Kim Novak in Vertigo? > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H-kimidv6E > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Steve Jones > *Sent:* Monday, June 10, 2024 1:31 PM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Hey Bill Prince > > > > > https://www.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=b6fab720912642b6aedafdb02a76d2a4 > > > > On Sat, Jun 8, 2024, 11:12 AM <ch...@go-mtc.com> wrote: > > tnx > > > > > > > > *From:* Bill Prince > > *Sent:* Friday, June 7, 2024 5:12 PM > > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Hey Bill Prince > > > > There is a Ghirardelli factory/shop near fisherman's wharf; not more than > a block or two walk IIRC (but it's been a while since I went there). > > There's also fisherman's wharf and Pier 39 (not 49 if I remember > correctly). > > As mentioned there is the Exploratorium, Steinhart Aquarium, Cal Academy, > and Muir Woods to name just a handful of the big ones, but there are > probably a couple dozen in and around the city. If you haven't done it, > taking one of the ferry rides around the bay is a real treat; especially > for someone who has never been there. > > In the south bay, there is Great America, the computer history museum, and > Tech Interactive. > > I do like the Monterey Bay Aquarium, but I haven't been there in a while. > > bp > > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > On 6/7/2024 11:32 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote: > > Is there a Ghirardelli factory or store? > > > > *From:* AF mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On > Behalf Of *ch...@go-mtc.com > *Sent:* Friday, June 7, 2024 1:14 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group mailto:af@af.afmug.com > <af@af.afmug.com> > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Hey Bill Prince > > > > Thanks. > > > > Best Regards, > Chuck McCown > > McCown Technology Corporation > 8401 N Commerce Dr > Lake Point, Utah 84074 > 801-250-9503 Office > 435-830-4306 Cell > www.mccowntech.com > www.microtrench.pro > www.terabitnetworks.com > > > > *From:* Forrest Christian (List Account) > > *Sent:* Friday, June 7, 2024 11:58 AM > > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Hey Bill Prince > > > > I'm not Bill, but I do have some recommendations based on my semi-frequent > visits... > > > > First of all, don't forget to find a good, authentic mission style > burrito somewhere along the way. If I find a specific place next weekend > when I'm down there, I'll let you know. > > > > Santa Cruz is where I always think when I think about Northern California > Beach with amusement park. > > > > There's an old time coin operated arcade/museum near pier 49 in San > Francisco. My visits to that part of the world almost always contains a > Boudin sourdough bread bowl with clam chowder in it from the Boudin bakery > and then a walk over to the arcade, and then a walk over to the end of pier > 49 to see the sea lions. > > > > Closer to the bay Bridge is the explotatorium which is a great science > museum on one of the other piers. I usually try to arrange my visits for > the adult only evenings but that won't apply for you. > > > > If I'm relying on public transportation (or just want the experience) you > can take a cable car from mission and market up over the hill and down to > basically the Boudin bakery. Then there are old time trolleys which > service the route along the piers so I've been known to use the trolley to > go from pier 49 to the exploratorium. > > > > Both myself and my wife were disappointed by the Monterey Bay aquarium, > as in the one in the Salt Lake Valley might be better. Different > critters, obviously and the Monterey bay aquarium has been around for quite > some time. I'm sure this is because of how many aquariums and similar > we've visited and that our expectations were higher than reality because of > the reputation. I'm not saying don't go, just expect a smaller aquarium. > > > > On Fri, Jun 7, 2024, 10:23 AM <ch...@go-mtc.com> wrote: > > Planning a 3 day largely unstructured excursion around the bay area with > grand children and their DNA donors. > > > > Day 1 Computer Museum, Winchester House then thinking of heading toward > Monterey for the clam chowder samples and perhaps the aquarium. This might > stretch into the second day. Is there an amusement part in Half Moon Bay? > I seem to remember some touristy stuff there. > > > > Then downtown SF, street cars, wharf with navy vessels and Bubba Gump > shrimp, perhaps Alcatraz. > > > > Then ??? and home. > > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > ------------------------------ > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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