Mara
Super_Ideal_Rock
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HA HA I was just going to say, don't come to SF if you want WARM weather. We live inland a bit, about 40 min from SF and whenever we go into the city in the summer, it's friggin cold! Like 30 degrees colder cold. We could be wearing shorts here and then drive in and wear pants and a jacket. Crazy microclimates all over CA actually. So definitely pack different types of clothing or else you'll be stuck like all the other tourists buying a crazy $80 sweatshirt that says I *heart* SF on it. hehehe.
It's so funny for me too because I have no idea why people really like SF so much! Sure it's a cool city I guess, and we go into the city once a month or so to catch a show or dinner or whatever, but I think NYC is so much better. Grass is greener I suppose. And SF is SOOO touristy in so many areas and it gets SO crowded in the summer..if you do come visit, go to all the non tourist areas because they are so much cooler to visit than the touristy ones really. But one tourist thing we did recently that was so much fun as the GoCars...you can Google them. Little yellow cars that take you on GPS powered tours through the city. You can go into more obscure areas as well which is the one we did, it was really fun and hilarious too, esp if you get more than one car (2 people fit in 1 car).
Oh and if you do come to visit SF...don't plan on staying in SF the whole time. There are so many cool places to visit that are outside of SF (and that I like better than the actual city). Depending on how long you are here, you can drive along Hwy 1 either north or south and visit countless small fun towns. Napa is about 45-55 minutes from SF depending on where you are. I would do a day trip there for sure if not one evening/night. Or Sonoma as well is a little closer, maybe 40 min. Mendocino/Fort Bragg area is about 1.5 hours away. South you can drive into Half Moon Bay, Santa Cruz, Capitola, Carmel, Monterey on a really long day trip (or again, overnight).
It's so funny for me too because I have no idea why people really like SF so much! Sure it's a cool city I guess, and we go into the city once a month or so to catch a show or dinner or whatever, but I think NYC is so much better. Grass is greener I suppose. And SF is SOOO touristy in so many areas and it gets SO crowded in the summer..if you do come visit, go to all the non tourist areas because they are so much cooler to visit than the touristy ones really. But one tourist thing we did recently that was so much fun as the GoCars...you can Google them. Little yellow cars that take you on GPS powered tours through the city. You can go into more obscure areas as well which is the one we did, it was really fun and hilarious too, esp if you get more than one car (2 people fit in 1 car).
Oh and if you do come to visit SF...don't plan on staying in SF the whole time. There are so many cool places to visit that are outside of SF (and that I like better than the actual city). Depending on how long you are here, you can drive along Hwy 1 either north or south and visit countless small fun towns. Napa is about 45-55 minutes from SF depending on where you are. I would do a day trip there for sure if not one evening/night. Or Sonoma as well is a little closer, maybe 40 min. Mendocino/Fort Bragg area is about 1.5 hours away. South you can drive into Half Moon Bay, Santa Cruz, Capitola, Carmel, Monterey on a really long day trip (or again, overnight).
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