SFistas, if my mother is going to a wedding in Menlo Park, does it make the most sense for her to fly to San Jose and rent a car and stay somewhere down at that end? Is there much to see without heading north? She's a youngish 62 and likes art and history and shopping. And she's offered to bring me as her +1 instead of her husband (it's my cousin's wedding (reception - he got married in Capri), and I wasn't actually invited, so that's a little weird, etiquette-wise, so I might not go.)
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Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon.
flea - Sep 16, 2012 2:06:57 pm PDT #8842 of 12706
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Polter-Cow - Sep 16, 2012 2:20:53 pm PDT #8843 of 12706
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I can't think of much art and history down there (there's always shopping). If she likes art and history, there's a lot in the city. But Lee might know better.
DavidS - Sep 16, 2012 2:21:43 pm PDT #8844 of 12706
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does it make the most sense for her to fly to San Jose and rent a car and stay somewhere down at that end?
It certainly make sense, but it's also easy to get from SF to San Jose. That's a major CalTrain corridor.
Is there much to see without heading north? She's a youngish 62 and likes art and history and shopping.
Lee would know better than I, but there are definitely those kinds of things in both San Jose and Palo Alto (with its proximity to Stanford).
And the easy train access works both ways if she wanted to daytrip it up to SF to go to the museums or walk around.
DavidS - Sep 16, 2012 2:22:47 pm PDT #8845 of 12706
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
P-Cow! How was your birthday party? It looked like tons of fun. I was quite tempted to go.
flea - Sep 16, 2012 2:24:06 pm PDT #8846 of 12706
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She hasn't got a lot of time - so maybe just visiting Stanford would be enough of "something to do"? She spent some time in San Jose and had a low opinion of it, but as I pointed out that was literally more than 40 years ago and I suspect it has changed... she had the grace to laugh.
Polter-Cow - Sep 16, 2012 2:26:53 pm PDT #8847 of 12706
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P-Cow! How was your birthday party? It looked like tons of fun. I was quite tempted to go.
It was fun! I'm not a huge pinball fan or anything, but it was fun to try all the different kinds of machines, especially the old-school ones. And I got to kill Daleks with pinballs, so there was that.
Lee - Sep 16, 2012 2:47:58 pm PDT #8848 of 12706
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Menlo Park is about half way between SFO and the San Jose airport, so I would say fly to wherever is cheaper/more convenient.
In terms of stuff to do near Menlo Park--the Stanford shopping center is nice, as is walking around Stanford, which does have a museum [link]
Palo Alto has a museum of American heritage, [link] I have never been, but I've heard it is nice
There is also a computer history museum in Mountain View, which is between Menlo Park and San Jose
If she is in San Jose, there is the Winchester mystery house, [link] which is right near a nice outdoor mall
eta list of things to do in Palo Alto [link]
Aims - Sep 16, 2012 3:59:23 pm PDT #8849 of 12706
Shit's all sorts of different now.
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sarameg - Sep 16, 2012 5:02:50 pm PDT #8850 of 12706
javachick, I too will be around. With enough advanced warning (cause I usually don't land home until at least 7, with poolhaid) I can arrange the schedule so as to meet up. lisah'd be the best bet for recs, cause she's awesome like that.
javachik - Sep 16, 2012 5:19:41 pm PDT #8851 of 12706
Our wings are not tired.
Yay, Sara!!!
Flea, I want you to come out with your mom. And if your mom likes gardening, the Filoli gardens are beautiful.