On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:40:47 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:

>Bill and I are going to be in San Francisco at the end of
>September/first of October for a professional conference (his). We've
>been to SF a number of times, although not for *some* time and are
>toying with the idea of adding a couple/three days on for sightseeing.
>We've done the Napa/Sonoma to death (unless there's anything new there
>in the last 10 years) and did Sausalito about 3 years ago. Anyone have
>any ideas about uber-touristy things other than the usual Chinatown,
>Alcatraz, Presidio, etc.? I'm really trying to milk this (thereby
>being OB) as most of the places we stay have spas :-D

Tour the ball park or Anchor Steam Brewery. We have a new DeYoung
Museum, a new Academy of Sciences and the Asian Art Museum is located
in the old library now. If you go to the DeYoung, you'll get free
admission to the Legion of Honor - same day ticket twofer deal. Have
you been to Angel Island? How about Coit Tower and Fort Point? Check
out a San Francisco City pass if you plan to visit the museums or the
academy of sciences (great planetarium show, price included in
admission). Of course, there's a lot of sight seeing on the other
side of the Golden Gate Bridge.
>
>Also, there was a couple of restaurants I really liked, neither of
>which name I can recall. One, IIRC, was near the Embarcardero and had
>all male waiters with long aprons - seafood comes to mind (big stretch
>in SF) and had been around forever,

Just guessing - Tadich.


>and another one was out in the bay
>and had the *most* spectacular sunset view and damned good food, also
>IIRC. (Vague, but this is the best I can recall.)
>
*In* the Bay? Do you mean on a Pier? This side of the Bay?


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sf wrote:
>
> On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:40:47 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> > wrote:
>
> >and another one was out in the bay
> >and had the *most* spectacular sunset view and damned good food, also
> >IIRC. (Vague, but this is the best I can recall.)
> >
> *In* the Bay? Do you mean on a Pier? This side of the Bay?

Yes, in the bay. It's a floating restaurant,
and a ferry takes you there from Pier 39.

http://www.frommers.com/destinations...co/D51527.html

On Jun 22, 8:10*am, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> sf wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:40:47 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> > > wrote:
>
> > >and another one was out in the bay
> > >and had the *most* spectacular sunset view and damned good food, also
> > >IIRC. (Vague, but this is the best I can recall.)
>
> > *In* the Bay? *Do you mean on a Pier? *This side of the Bay?
>
> Yes, in the bay. *It's a floating restaurant,
> and a ferry takes you there from Pier 39.
>
> http://www.frommers.com/destinations...co/D51527.html

Your link doesn't work for me, but if it's Forbes Island, the food is
supposed to be terrible.

Susan B.

On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:10:06 -0700, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

> sf wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:40:47 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >and another one was out in the bay
> > >and had the *most* spectacular sunset view and damned good food, also
> > >IIRC. (Vague, but this is the best I can recall.)
> > >
> > *In* the Bay? Do you mean on a Pier? This side of the Bay?
>
> Yes, in the bay. It's a floating restaurant,
> and a ferry takes you there from Pier 39.
>
> http://www.frommers.com/destinations...co/D51527.html

If it was that one, she could have looked it up without asking.

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Meh wrote:
>
> San Jose; Winchester House, and the Rosicrucian Museum.

I loved the museum but San Jose is over an hour from SF. Be sure to
stay for the planetarium show.

I liked the Build-A-Bear Workshop. I've seen them in other regions
since so maybe they were the founding store of a chain. We have a
couple of "California bears" that are made to look like the bear on the
state flag.

Food at grocery stores - Gallo brand salame rules. Please ship some
home. To your home, to my home, whichever. Strangely, Gallo brand
pepperoni is unimpressive and not as good as Hormel.

Finding restaurants in the city - Walk down hill until you see the
water. Look both ways for seafood places with a good crown inside. Eat
wonderful seafood. It's a simple but effective technique.

sf > wrote:

>On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:40:47 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd

>>Also, there was a couple of restaurants I really liked, neither of
>>which name I can recall. One, IIRC, was near the Embarcardero and had
>>all male waiters with long aprons - seafood comes to mind (big stretch
>>in SF) and had been around forever,

>Just guessing - Tadich.

Or it could be Scott's in the Embarcadero Center.

Steve

Doug Freyburger > wrote:

>Meh wrote:

>> San Jose; Winchester House, and the Rosicrucian Museum.

>I loved the museum but San Jose is over an hour from SF. Be sure to
>stay for the planetarium show.

The Academy of Sciences has cheap late opening on Thursday night
(free if within one week of your birthday), no kids allowed that
night, and they have a planetarium (not included in basic admission,
but the aquarium is).

"Cheap" meaning $12 or so.

Across the street, the DeYoung presently has an impressionist
exhibit on tour from Paris. Their late opening night is Friday.

Steve

Mark Thorson > wrote:

>sf wrote:

>> On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:40:47 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >and another one was out in the bay
>> >and had the *most* spectacular sunset view and damned good food, also
>> >IIRC. (Vague, but this is the best I can recall.)
>> >
>> *In* the Bay? Do you mean on a Pier? This side of the Bay?
>
>Yes, in the bay. It's a floating restaurant,
>and a ferry takes you there from Pier 39.
>
>http://www.frommers.com/destinations...co/D51527.html

Okay, if you're far enough out an odd-numbered pier in a restaurant,
you could be simultaneously in San Francisco, on the bay, and
viewing a sunset, particularly in the early summer when the
sun sets in the northwest.

Steve

On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:47:55 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> The Academy of Sciences has cheap late opening on Thursday night
> (free if within one week of your birthday), no kids allowed that
> night, and they have a planetarium (not included in basic admission,
> but the aquarium is).

I haven't been there at night, but the planetarium is included in the
entrance fee during the day. If you've been there once, you'll know
the next time you go that you need to reserve your spot as soon as
you're inside.

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On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:45:09 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> sf > wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:40:47 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
>
> >>Also, there was a couple of restaurants I really liked, neither of
> >>which name I can recall. One, IIRC, was near the Embarcardero and had
> >>all male waiters with long aprons - seafood comes to mind (big stretch
> >>in SF) and had been around forever,
>
> >Just guessing - Tadich.
>
> Or it could be Scott's in the Embarcadero Center.
>
Scott's is a new comer and hires women waiters. It could be Sam's,
but Tadich fits what she said to a T. All male staff, near the
Embarcadero are clues.
http://sf.eater.com/archives/2007/10/01/listage_7.php

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sf > wrote:

>Scott's is a new comer and hires women waiters. It could be Sam's,
>but Tadich fits what she said to a T. All male staff, near the
>Embarcadero are clues.

Apparently it's Tadich (which I would not have said is "near
the Embarcadero", but it's not too far).

Steve

On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:25:18 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> sf > wrote:
>
> >Scott's is a new comer and hires women waiters. It could be Sam's,
> >but Tadich fits what she said to a T. All male staff, near the
> >Embarcadero are clues.
>
> Apparently it's Tadich (which I would not have said is "near
> the Embarcadero", but it's not too far).
>
She said "near" not "on". It's three blocks away, close enough.

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sf > wrote:

>On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:25:18 +0000 (UTC),

>(Steve Pope) wrote:

>> Apparently it's Tadich (which I would not have said is "near
>> the Embarcadero", but it's not too far).

>She said "near" not "on". It's three blocks away, close enough.

It's about a half mile from the Embarcadero, but so is about
2.5 square miles or so of San Francisco.

It has no sight line to the Embarcadero, which is why I think
of it as being in the Financial District. That and the 50-story
Gianinni Building across the street.

But no matter. :-)



Steve

Meh > wrote in
:

> On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:17:17 -0700, sf
> > wrote:
>
>>Tour the ball park or Anchor Steam Brewery.
>
> San Jose; Winchester House,

Yup. Winchester House is would be at the top of my list if going
S. of San Francisco.

> and the Rosicrucian Museum.
>
> The train ride is also nice, as is the bus ride.

On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:11:54 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:10:06 -0700, Mark Thorson >
>wrote:
>

>> Yes, in the bay. It's a floating restaurant,
>> and a ferry takes you there from Pier 39.
>>
>> http://www.frommers.com/destinations...co/D51527.html
>
>If it was that one, she could have looked it up without asking.

That isn't it, but as another poster mentioned, it might not even be
there anymore Taditch's I was pretty sure would be. And we have a
Frommer's, but I didn't see Taditch's in it.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

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if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
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On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:21:35 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
> wrote:

> On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:11:54 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:10:06 -0700, Mark Thorson >
> >wrote:
> >
>
> >> Yes, in the bay. It's a floating restaurant,
> >> and a ferry takes you there from Pier 39.
> >>
> >> http://www.frommers.com/destinations...co/D51527.html
> >
> >If it was that one, she could have looked it up without asking.
>
> That isn't it, but as another poster mentioned, it might not even be
> there anymore Taditch's I was pretty sure would be. And we have a
> Frommer's, but I didn't see Taditch's in it.
>
How odd! It's on their web site.
http://www.frommers.com/destinations...co/D41090.html


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On Jun 22, 2:03*am, Meh > wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:17:17 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >Tour the ball park or Anchor Steam Brewery.
>
> San Jose; Winchester House, and the Rosicrucian Museum.
>
> The train ride is also nice, as is the bus ride.

I had an elderly aunt that was a Rosicrucian- she left a bunch of
stuff from then when she died. A very strange group!!