Well, the Ghirardelli factory is uphill, but it's really not far. But the uphill goes both ways.

bp
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On 6/7/2024 4:33 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:

I guess a block or two walk has to be taken in context in San Francisco.  I saw a post saying don’t believe people who say at least it will be downhill on the way back, that will be uphill too.

Now I’m having mental images of the car chase from Bullitt.

*From:*AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Bill Prince
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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
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On 6/7/2024 11:32 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote:

    Is there a Ghirardelli factory or store?

    *From:*AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com>
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    Thanks.

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    *From:*Forrest Christian (List Account)

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    *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.

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