San Francisco Bay Area

I live in San Francisco, but alas, I'm leaving the day after tomorrow for a couple of months--work stuff.

But if you're in SF check out Borderlands Books. I think it's by far the best SF/F bookstore around.

You can take BART to 24th and Mission, walk one block to Valencia, and down past 20th to Borderlands. Valencia is a great street anyway, lots of restaurants, bookstores, and various other neat stores.

Valencia is a super area for just walking round. Lots of used book stores, too

I'm in the Sacramento area and would definitely make the (short) drive to just about anywhere in the Bay area to meet up.
Unfortunately, I'm not very familiar with more than the usual tourist stops in S.F, so I can't offer any suggestions.

P.H.Delarran said:

I'm in the Sacramento area and would definitely make the (short) drive to just about anywhere in the Bay area to meet up.
Unfortunately, I'm not very familiar with more than the usual tourist stops in S.F, so I can't offer any suggestions.

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Oh I so forgot to email you from work. Tomorrow, promise.

I know Powell/Union Square and the Mission fairly well. Mostly from attending Mac events at Moscone.

SpookyWriter said:

Oh I so forgot to email you from work. Tomorrow, promise.

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Too late Spook, I deleted you from my IM.
(ok ok, twist my arm and I'll add you back )
And hey, get out of this thread unless you're coming to the Bay area!

Dawno said:

Thanks rugcat! I'll make a note of it. Rarely go to the city - I'm a driving kind of person and that place is not car friendly! I'll have to gather up my courage or take the CalTrain one of these days.

My husband and I were thinking of taking BART to Berkeley from Fremont to go to The Other Change of Hobbit - probably will do later this month.

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Hi,

I live in Berkeley, work in Fremont--take BART.

Some great bookstores (with readings) in Berkeley: Cody's, Black Oak, University Press Books.

Susan

P.H.Delarran said:

Too late Spook, I deleted you from my IM.
(ok ok, twist my arm and I'll add you back )
And hey, get out of this thread unless you're coming to the Bay area!

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I used to work out of the Bay Area for Wells Fargo and enjoyed staying at the Hilton by the wharf. What's that chocolate factory down there...hmm...starts with a "C".

When I lived in Holland, my neighbors flew for KLM and once they visited SF. They brought me back a couple pounds of the most delicious chocolate. Yummy!

I'll email you tomorrow...sorry, I got busy with my project and was swamped with work lately.

July would be great, I would be most available during the second half.

can i join the party?

july works for me, too except for the last week (i'll be in san diego for comic-con). i'm closer to berkeley/san jose but i don't mind a bart ride to union square, either.

I live in Sac-town as well and wouldn't mind driving out. Second part of July works fine for me too.

Count me in, too. I'm in Santa Clara.

Spooky, I think you mean Ghiradelli chocolates. Good stuff.

I'll try to contact Dahmnait and see if she's interested.
Anyone else?
Paprikapink?

I could do any of those days. I prefer Berkely just because I've never been there and it's a bit shorter drive, so that's what I checked on the poll. But I'd go either place.

July 21 would work better for me. Either location is fine, though Other Change of Hobbit sounds like a good place to explore.

P.S. Dawno, "Hello, Kitty" Picard just looks so wrong....

Whoops! I just looked at my calendar and it looks like July 14 will be better for me, although I think I can also make July 21. I'll be walking in the Wharf to Wharf race down in Santa Cruz on the 22nd and I had the weekends mixed up. I've already voted for the 21st in the poll, so here's another vote for the 14th.

I'm unexpectedly scheduled to work now on the 14th (darnit!), but can make SF on the 21st.

I'm in Fremont. Not too far north of San Jose.