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Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by ma2rten » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 3:56 PM UTC

ghaff wrote: post #44

_w7am wrote: post #29

Good lord, so much snark in this thread, so here's some actual suggestions if you want to enjoy yourself (note: I moved out 3.5 years ago). Get coffee at Four Barrel, Ritual, Sightglass, Blue Bottle, Philz Get tacos in the Missions at Taqueria Vallarta, Taqueria Cancun Go to Noisebridge, Sudo Room, Hacker Dojo Hike at Hawk Hill, Skeggs, Muir Woods, Mt. Tam Look up local concerts at funcheapsf.com. There's so many fan…

Good list. I'd add the Rodins at Stanford (which is also a nice campus to walk around) and, for hiking, the Santa Cruz mountains (Big Basin, etc.) Also free guided walking tours in SF and the boat trip to Alcatraz (touristy but worthwhile--book ahead). While the Computer History Museum in [EDIT: Mountain View] is great, if I were visiting the Bay area from halfway around the world, I really wouldn't spend much time i…

The Computer History Museum is in Mountain View, not in San Jose. If you go to Stanford you might as well go there too.

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by crawdog » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 3:57 PM UTC

peterhunt wrote: post #58

_w7am wrote: post #29

Good lord, so much snark in this thread, so here's some actual suggestions if you want to enjoy yourself (note: I moved out 3.5 years ago). Get coffee at Four Barrel, Ritual, Sightglass, Blue Bottle, Philz Get tacos in the Missions at Taqueria Vallarta, Taqueria Cancun Go to Noisebridge, Sudo Room, Hacker Dojo Hike at Hawk Hill, Skeggs, Muir Woods, Mt. Tam Look up local concerts at funcheapsf.com. There's so many fan…

Hang out in Dolores Park for the authentic SF experience. Also, El Farolito is the superior Mission burrito ducks

El Farolito for the torta. Cancun for the burrito!

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by fernly » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 3:58 PM UTC

ghaff wrote: post #44

_w7am wrote: post #29

Good lord, so much snark in this thread, so here's some actual suggestions if you want to enjoy yourself (note: I moved out 3.5 years ago). Get coffee at Four Barrel, Ritual, Sightglass, Blue Bottle, Philz Get tacos in the Missions at Taqueria Vallarta, Taqueria Cancun Go to Noisebridge, Sudo Room, Hacker Dojo Hike at Hawk Hill, Skeggs, Muir Woods, Mt. Tam Look up local concerts at funcheapsf.com. There's so many fan…

Good list. I'd add the Rodins at Stanford (which is also a nice campus to walk around) and, for hiking, the Santa Cruz mountains (Big Basin, etc.) Also free guided walking tours in SF and the boat trip to Alcatraz (touristy but worthwhile--book ahead). While the Computer History Museum in [EDIT: Mountain View] is great, if I were visiting the Bay area from halfway around the world, I really wouldn't spend much time i…

CHM is in Mountain View. Come on Wednesday to watch the live demo of an IBM 1401 system or see the RAMAC (first commercial hard disk) running.

http://www.computerhistory.org/visit/

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by itomato » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 3:59 PM UTC

Ignore the populist suggestions.

Get a Zipcar account and use your instincts.

You will meet people and many of these suggestions are a guaranteed wait in a queue for no real good reason.

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by ghaff » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 3:59 PM UTC

ma2rten wrote: post #81

ghaff wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Good list. I'd add the Rodins at Stanford (which is also a nice campus to walk around) and, for hiking, the Santa Cruz mountains (Big Basin, etc.) Also free guided walking tours in SF and the boat trip to Alcatraz (touristy but worthwhile--book ahead). While the Computer History Museum in [EDIT: Mountain View] is great, if I were visiting the Bay area from halfway around the world, I really wouldn't spend much time i…

The Computer History Museum is in Mountain View, not in San Jose. If you go to Stanford you might as well go there too.

I realized that after I wrote it. I'm conflating my technology-related museums.

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by discordianfish » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 3:59 PM UTC

_w7am wrote: post #29

Good lord, so much snark in this thread, so here's some actual suggestions if you want to enjoy yourself (note: I moved out 3.5 years ago). Get coffee at Four Barrel, Ritual, Sightglass, Blue Bottle, Philz Get tacos in the Missions at Taqueria Vallarta, Taqueria Cancun Go to Noisebridge, Sudo Room, Hacker Dojo Hike at Hawk Hill, Skeggs, Muir Woods, Mt. Tam Look up local concerts at funcheapsf.com. There's so many fan…

+ Get truffle from the truffle man

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

#87

Post by itomato » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 4:00 PM UTC

_w7am wrote: post #29

Good lord, so much snark in this thread, so here's some actual suggestions if you want to enjoy yourself (note: I moved out 3.5 years ago). Get coffee at Four Barrel, Ritual, Sightglass, Blue Bottle, Philz Get tacos in the Missions at Taqueria Vallarta, Taqueria Cancun Go to Noisebridge, Sudo Room, Hacker Dojo Hike at Hawk Hill, Skeggs, Muir Woods, Mt. Tam Look up local concerts at funcheapsf.com. There's so many fan…

The drive on 1 also includes a drive on 17.

Big Sur is not accessible due to landslides.

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by mattnewton » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 4:00 PM UTC

_w7am wrote: post #29

Good lord, so much snark in this thread, so here's some actual suggestions if you want to enjoy yourself (note: I moved out 3.5 years ago). Get coffee at Four Barrel, Ritual, Sightglass, Blue Bottle, Philz Get tacos in the Missions at Taqueria Vallarta, Taqueria Cancun Go to Noisebridge, Sudo Room, Hacker Dojo Hike at Hawk Hill, Skeggs, Muir Woods, Mt. Tam Look up local concerts at funcheapsf.com. There's so many fan…

If you go to Santa Cruz, I recommend sea kayaking off the warf next to the boardwalk. It's a great way to get some sun, enjoy the ocean without being a surfer and see sea lions and aborable sea otters (but be careful not to get too close and disturb them).

I also highly recommend night life at the Academy of Sciences, and I think the exploratorium does something similar.

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by crawdog » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 4:00 PM UTC

If you are looking for public spaces to work - the lobby of LinkedIn at 222 2nd is very nice and has access to free wifi/coffee.

Adding to places to visit: * SF Museum of Modern Art * Hike Point Reyes - get some oysters in Tomales Bay on the way back * SF Cable Car museum - Free!

Re: Ask HN: How can I experience SF and Silicon Valley in two weeks?

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Post by itomato » Fri, Jun 09, 2017, 4:00 PM UTC

lisper wrote: post #60

_w7am wrote: post #29

Good lord, so much snark in this thread, so here's some actual suggestions if you want to enjoy yourself (note: I moved out 3.5 years ago). Get coffee at Four Barrel, Ritual, Sightglass, Blue Bottle, Philz Get tacos in the Missions at Taqueria Vallarta, Taqueria Cancun Go to Noisebridge, Sudo Room, Hacker Dojo Hike at Hawk Hill, Skeggs, Muir Woods, Mt. Tam Look up local concerts at funcheapsf.com. There's so many fan…

> possibly buy drugs That would be unwise. It's not a particularly auspicious time to be a foreigner in the U.S., and the Trump administration just announced a crack down on even minor drug offenses. The Haight is pretty relaxed and the odds of getting caught are low, but the consequences at the moment could be particularly severe. Not a risk worth taking. But do go to the Haight and watch people buying drugs :-)

Prop 65 much?