... then walk towards the Ferry Building clock. Oh, someone answered this already. Nevermind. Just didn't want you to walk to Ocean Beach.
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... then walk towards the Ferry Building clock. Oh, someone answered this already. Nevermind. Just didn't want you to walk to Ocean Beach.
I'd love to join in too. Everything suggested so far sounds great.
Yeesh - I hadn't checked here in a couple of days. You've been planning, I see.
My flight arrives at 11:30ish on Saturday Sept 2. Whoever the kind person is that picks me up from the airport (thank you thank you thank you) - I will send you the specifics. As I said before - I'm up for just about anything that you want to do. Climbing a mountain for a flatlander such as myself would be quite an adventure. I do ride a 54 Pilot (WSD) BTW. I'd be happy to drive somewhere - as MP cannot ride a bike right now.
And I do travel light. Now with the increased security - I surely won't be carrying anything on the plane but my computer. What fun.
Fish gets in at 11:30. Why don't we plan on meeting at the Ferry Building at 2. That gives her time to settle a bit from the flight.
SK - we could carpool.
V.
Great! There is a BART train that arrives at Embarcadero at 1:50pm on 9/2. It's less than a 5 minute walk to the Ferry Building.
SK, V, Dachshund, and Kim -
the BART leaves Pleasant Hill station at 1:12p
I'll avoid trying to find parking ..........
edit: on the other hand, it would probably be cheaper to split garage parking fees/gas. Just a thought....
V - shall I do the airport run? I can pick up FishDr, we can swing by her hotel and drop her luggage off, then meet everyone at the FB...
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Originally Posted by bikerz
That would be great!
V.
Thom and I are probably going to take the ferry from Jack London. It looks like round trip tickets are $11. According to the website, parking for ferry use is free.Quote:
Originally Posted by cindysue
Somewhere I heard that the Bay Bridge will be closed east bound that weekend.
V.
I'll get on Bart in Fremont and meet y'all there!:cool:
Sounds great to me!Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerz
I'm thinking BART sounds a lot more fun than dealing with traffic - even with a bus load of fun wimmen. I might want to go down a tad early and find lunch. I'm a bachelorini for the week. I can do what I want!!!!
Lurking from the midwest--dang! I wish I could join you all! Please take pictures! :D L.
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Originally Posted by Lise
That's Thom's job. :)
V.
Hi Lise! I wish you could come, too! I'll look for meeting in Chicago, ok?
SK - I'm going to be hungry for sure. I'm pretty much always hungry. So - you, me, and BikerZ could get lunch - or we could all meet earlier and start with lunch? I can't keep track of how you all are getting there - would that work?
I haven't a clue. All I know is "Embarcadero, surface, walk toward water."Quote:
Originally Posted by fishdr
BZ?
I knew I liked her....Quote:
Originally Posted by fishdr
fishdr "And I do travel light. Now with the increased security - I surely won't be carrying anything on the plane but my computer. What fun"
Just don't bring any milk ;)
Snap, I should be on BART from South Haward.
Definitely! That's how I pick my conferences, too. Let's see...who can I visit?! :p We have one in my field that's in SF and DC every year (Contraceptive Technology--whoo hoo! :rolleyes: ). I can see I'll have to make the SF version soon!Quote:
Originally Posted by fishdr
Sounds like a plan is emerging...
Fish - I'll PM you about flight specifics.
SK - I can call you when I've got Fish and her bags safely ensconced in my car and we can give you (and anyone else who want to eat lunch) an ETA for the FB.
There are several good options for lunch there -
Lulu Petite (my personal fave)
Mijita - Tracy Des Jardine's Mexican taqueria
Taylor's burgers (of St. Helena fame)
Slanted Door (Vietnamese) has a take out place,
and more!
Oh - also oysters! caviar tasting!
Is the larger group going to want dinner? Does anyone have a favorite that they've been thinking about?
Suonds like *someone* needs to get a spreadsheet going ;)
Dinner, heck, I'm wondering if Snap needs a room........Quote:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
martini's and BART, wonder if they mix
Nah, just don't want to go to lunch at the same place someone may be secretyly hoping we'll choose for dinner. Otherwise, I'll just follow everyone around. Heck, it's going to be the first time I ride BART all by my little lonesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerz
Hmm - the dinner thing got me thinking - if anyone likes Vietnamese food, and thinks that the Slanted Door would be on their list of dinner places, we might want to get a headcount and a reservation ASAP, since it can be hard (well, impossible!) to get in there as a walk-in group. The same probably goes for many of the other sit-down places - given it will be Saturday evening on a holiday weekend, and we will probbaly be a decent-sized party.Quote:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
An alternative to the sitdown dinner is to sit at the oyster or caviar bars for appetizers, then do a pick-up picnic grazing through the acme bakery, cowgirl cheese, salads and organic fruit, wine and/or juice, etc. and stake out a couple of tables near the water and watch the ferries and tourists come and go...
And SK - on BART, just find a little old lady to sit near - you'll be fine! You're lucky you won't be with me - I have some sort of magnetism that attracts public-transit-loonies by the bus-load! :eek:
YES! Can I bring an Ah-So on BART?Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerz
Note to self: Ride opposite end of BART when BZ is there.
Actually, my biggest concern is outsmarting the ticket computers. Nearly did in both Bubba and me the one time we tried.
What is an Ah-So?Quote:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
I don't think I've had Vietmese. The Slanted Door looks like a good place to try it for the first time.
Lunch or Dinner there?
V.
http://www.thekitchenstore.com/056975162526.html Less of a WMD than a corkscrew.Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerz
Hmm, just discovered that system doesn't allow URLs connected with wine. Guess I can't do any more wine purchases here at work.:rolleyes:
That's hilarious! SK, just tell them about the hokey pokey and your still life project, and everyone will move away. :D Just kidding. (Please don't change your signature, it cracks me up every time.)Quote:
Originally Posted by bikerz
It might be easier just to wear a sign that says "BikerZ is over there ----->".
Bikerz, you'll have to tell us if fishdr agrees to be driven in with the top down or makes you stop the car and put the top up :D
My guess is she's a top down enjoy wind in her hair kinda gal cool:
Ahhh ... one of the many perks of having short hair :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
Slanted door is fantastic!!
I also like the sort of provinchial French take out place. It may have been the one Z referred to earlier. Basically I will eat almost anything from the Ferry Bld. (The "almost" meant for excluding oysters...)
All oysters or just raw? Smoked or steamed, I'm there. Pt Reyes Station Cafe, Tomales Bay oysters and fresh popovers.
maillotpois "Basically I will eat almost anything from the Ferry Bld. (The "almost" meant for excluding oysters...)"
I'll eat the oysters that you don't eat :D
Pretty much all oysters. The PP usually eats mine.
Dark chocolate and oysters! Wow. How about brussel sprouts? If yes, I'm gonna wonder if you cloned me somehow.
She will not typically eat things that are green. Exception: she made vanilla pudding yesterday when she spent the day with her grandmother and dyed it green.
Slanted Door is super-duper-good - great views, especially if we make a special request to sit near the front.
I am surprised to find that I like raw oysters, caviar too. The French take-out place is great!
Fish - top-down all the way!!!