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Old 02-25-11, 11:08 AM   #1
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Gonna be in SF in mid march with family (spring break for kids) any suggestions?
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Old 02-25-11, 11:13 AM   #2
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Gonna be in SF in mid march with family (spring break for kids) any suggestions?
http://www.hnsa.org/ships/pampanito.htm, of course.

And Lombard Street, at high speed.
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Take a trip down to San Diego, California, and enjoy,see Sea World,San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park.
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Old 02-25-11, 12:23 PM   #4
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Take a trip down to San Diego, California, and enjoy,see Sea World,San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park.
Um, that's about 1000 km out of his way.
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Um, that's about 1000 km out of his way.
Can be a little too long trip with the whole family, you're right ..
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Can be a little too long trip with the whole family, you're right ..
Even alone it would be a two-day side trip, just to see an aquatic amusement park.
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Um, that's about 1000 km out of his way.
Americans think 200 years is a long time.

Europeans think 200 miles is a long drive.

Point in case, (sorry bout OT): Dating a girl who had many relatives from Wales and England. Her uncle and family came over here (Cleveland), and as we're all sitting around at dinner, he asks "hey, maybe we could go see the Grand Canyon tomorrow?"


EDIT: Sorry I have no info on San Fran, just thought I'd share that anecdote.
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Old 02-26-11, 12:01 AM   #8
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Point in case, (sorry bout OT): Dating a girl who had many relatives from Wales and England. Her uncle and family came over here (Cleveland), and as we're all sitting around at dinner, he asks "hey, maybe we could go see the Grand Canyon tomorrow?"
The end of Fiddler On The Roof. The Jewish peasants are clearing out of Tsarist Russia, and this line crops up:
"Your going to New York America? We're going to Chicago America! We'll be neighbors!"

But it's true. The next city out of Salt Lake is Las Vegas, a mere 350 miles.
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http://www.hnsa.org/ships/pampanito.htm, of course.

And Lombard Street, at high speed.
And the Jeremiah O'Brien! I got to see the Pampanito, but not the O'Brien sadly I did, however, get to speak with a former crewmember (I believe) who was giving tourists some of the boat's history.

We was there last November, but we didn't really tour very much as we were focused more on my grandparents' anniversary.
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And the Jeremiah O'Brien! I got to see the Pampanito, but not the O'Brien sadly I did, however, get to speak with a former crewmember (I believe) who was giving tourists some of the boat's history.

We was there last November, but we didn't really tour very much as we were focused more on my grandparents' anniversary.
I was there last May on a business trip with my boss, and he isn't exactly the type to spend a long time poking around on old boats, so I missed out on the O'Brien.

Write up and pictures here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=169120
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I got to sail on the O'Brien last year on their Memorial Day cruise. That was awesome.

You can't believe how hot those engines get. It had to be at least 120 degrees down there.
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I got to sail on the O'Brien last year on their Memorial Day cruise. That was awesome.

You can't believe how hot those engines get. It had to be at least 120 degrees down there.
That's totally cool! How far did you go? Photos?
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Gonna be in SF in mid march with family (spring break for kids) any suggestions?
San Fran eh?

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Just across the Bay Bridge, you'll find the USS Hornet and the Alameda Naval Air Museum.

If you are a record collector, check out Amoebia records, specialized on indie records, but also tons of used stuff for reasonable prices from all music genres - though it's better to check them out on your own as they are located on Haight Street, not really kid's environment...
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