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On 9/13/2015 2:44 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-09-12 01:18, wrote:
>> On Friday, September 11, 2015 at 9:20:12 PM UTC-7, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> We arrived here much later than I had expected and were exhausted after
>>> a long drive up from Monterey and hiking in the Big Basin Redwood
>>> Forest. Holy crap.... 104 F ????????? Thank goodness it was cooler in
>>> Frisco. There are no restaurants near our hotel so we had to drive
>>> about 20 blocks to find a place. I had lost interest in Chinese food a
>>> long time ago but that seemed to be all there was so we gave it a shot
>>> at Dong Bei Mama on Geary St. We tried a couple things we had never
>>> had before, crispy lamb and kung pow chicken. Wow!!! Both dishes were
>>> incredible.
>>
>> Staying at the Seal Rock Inn?
> Yep. Our son stayed here last fall and recommended it as a cheap and
> convenient spot.
>
> Damn we had a heck of a time getting back. We had a misunderstanding
> about where to put the GPS. I am pretty sure I said to leave it in the
> glove compartment. She thought I said to take it to the room. No GPS, so
> compass and no map.... and it seems left turns are prohibited
> everywhere. I almost ended up on the Golden Gate Bridge. I thought I
> found a road south but it turned out to be going west. I made one more
> left turn and voila.... there was the hotel. Phew.
>
>
>> You passed through Little Russia on Geary on your way, with two or three
>> eateries. There are a lot more restaurants on Clement Street.
>
> Thanks. I will keep that in mind. We are going to Palo Alto to visit a
> friend and then she is coming up here tomorrow to show us around.
>
>
>
Mmmm hmmm...

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