I'd second the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum:
http://www.egyptianmuseum.org/
Also the Computer History Museum (located in the former SGI
International Sales Office, I believe) is HIGHLY recommended by
me...one of the docents there the last time I visited was Gene
Amdahl! They have a working PDP-1, Cray 1, 2, 3 and Y-MP, and one of
Google's first server racks, among tons of other stuff. They're in
Mountain View, but it's not far, and would amply justify a carpool:
http://www.computerhistory.org/
Intel's museum is in Santa Clara (never been there myself):
http://www.intel.com/museum/index.htm
And the San Jose Museum of Art:
http://www.sjmusart.org/
I found this exhibition to be quite interesting:
http://www.sjmusart.org/content/exhibitions/current/exhibition_info.phtml?itemID=324
And if you have kids with you (including inner children...), there's
http://www.cdm.org/
Never been there, though, so I can't vouch for it. Interested in
aviation/space?
http://www.moffettfieldmuseum.org/
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/home/exploration.html
http://www.hiller.org/
steve, museum nerd
At 10:16 AM -0500 1/30/07, Jerry Schwartz wrote:
If you are into ancient Egypt, check out the Rosicrucian museum in San Jose.
Regards,
Jerry Schwartz
Global Information Incorporated
195 Farmington Ave.
Farmington, CT 06032
860.674.8796 / FAX: 860.674.8341
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From: Eric Braswell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 3:02 AM
To: Mike Wexler
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Subject: Re: General MySQL Question: Ed Reed (CA, United
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Great idea! Tips on how to get around, good local
restaurants (if you
like Vietnamese, San Jose is the place), and other things to
do when you
need a break... There is really a great deal just a short distance
away, but you have to know how to get there. It's possible there was
something like this last year, but I live in the area so I
didn't look
for it.
I'm in full agreement that a conference is just that much
better when it
includes a little variety, a chance to get away from the drab
convention
hall, and a chance to socialize a little.
One thing I suggest is to attend the Quiz Show (Wed 8pm) or
other "after
hours" activities. Great fun, and a good way to hook up with
people for
dinner or drinks away from the center.
Eric
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Eric Braswell
Web Manager MySQL AB
Cupertino, USA
Mike Wexler wrote:
> The area by the Santa Clara convention center is pretty
dead, but you
> can take the light rail to downtown San Jose and there is a pretty
> lively nightlife there, lots of interesting restaurants,
The Tech Museum
> and other things depending on you interests.
> Also there are lots more interesting places to eat than
sizzler within
> in 5 minute drive of the convention center.
>
> Perhaps what is needed is either a nice cheatsheet of what
to do and
> where to go?
> Or perhaps some of the locals could volunteer to be
"ambassadors" and
> take people with similar interests to local activities,
restaurants or
> > points of interest.
>
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