"schnauzer" wrote in message
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> Thanks so much...
>
> That helps me with the park and it looks like a couple of days out of
> the itenary (any recommendations for accomodation?). Could anyone help
> with activities in Sf (apart from th eobvious) and things to see in or
> on the way to LA.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Tony
>
>
> Carmen L. Abruzzi wrote:
>> Susan Wachob wrote:
>> > Hi folks-
>> >
>> > I got this e-mail from Anthony Brown after I posted something in
>> > response to a message he had posted to the list. He replied privately
>> > to
>> > me about what I posted. The next day, I received this second e-mail
>> > from
>> > him to please post this to the group for him- so...
>> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > Hi Susan
>> >
>> > Thanks for the reply, for some reason I can't get on the group. Would
>> > you mind posting my response or at least consider this.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > Tony
>> >
>> >
>> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> > Hi all
>> >
>> > Thanks so much for the advice so far....ok lets try to get it kinda
>> > right this time.
>> >
>> > We are 3 families of 4, 4 and 3.
>> > Preferably, we would like to fly into SF and have 3 days (or so there)
>> > and fly back from LA
>> > We then considered, going across to Yosemite for a night (or 2,
>> > apologies for the broadness but it depends on what's available to do),
>>
>> You should allow at least two nights for Yosemite, three or four if you
>> plan on doing any hiking. Besides the valley itself, there's the
>> Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias, Glacier Point, Tuolumne Meadows, and
>> outside the park, Mono Lake. All these places are at least an hour's
>> drive from each other, and worth spending several hours at each. Of
>> course it depends on how interested your teenagers are in visiting
>> natural scenic areas. If you just visit the valley, you could spend
>> only one day, and see Glacier Point as well. You could head to LA via
>> US 395 on the east side of Yosemite, but then you'd miss highway one.
>>
>>
>> > some kind of cabin and activity would be good
>> > We could then drive back via Highway 1 or across country (any guidance
>> > would be apreciated) to the LA and Anaheim area, where we could take in
>> > the city and Knotts berry/Six flags/ Hollywood/shopping and whatever is
>> > recommended
>> > In SF and LA we would look for a hotel
>> > On travels, well, whatever is recommended
>> > Scenic routes would be preferable and we have a team of 40 something's
>> > and teenagers - so a pretty mixed bag
>> > RV' s are an option but we realise that there must be 2/3
>> > I can't get the girls away from convertables for the Highway 1 thing
>> > (wind in the hair etc....)
>>
>> Highway One in summer is often foggy and chilly. Don't expect warm
>> sunshine along the coast until you get down around Santa Barbara. But
>> it is very scenic.
>>
>>
>> Whatever you do, you should avoid using Highway 5 or 99 for long
>> distances, they are not at all scenic. So don't take them from
>> Yosemite to LA; head over to the coast at Monterey and take Highway
>> One, or take Highway 395. 395 is very scenic, high desert valley
>> between two high mountain ranges, very much like cowboy, western movie
>> scenes, in fact many classic westerns were filmed in this area.
>>
>>
>> >
>> > I hope this helps
>> >
>> > Many thanks all
>> >
>> > Anthony Brown
>
In San Francisco, go to the Beach and watch the sunset, Maybe not summer,
when it may very likely be foggy. Try the Beach Chalet at the ocean end of
Golden Gate Park. Was built in the 30's by the CCC and is both interesting
and a nice brewpub, Likewise the Cliff House, at the North end of the Great
Highway. Drive down to Halfmoon Bay / Princeton and take a whale watch
cruise out of Pillar Point Harbor. Try the Hulicat. I think they have a
website. There are a couple of hotels run by the Beresford Group near Union
Square that are semi-reasonable. Beresford Arms, and the Hotel Beresford I
think. An easy walk or bus over to China Town. If the boys are into Pro
Football, go to the St. Francis Grill in the Mission district and see where
the SF 49'ers were formed. Also a nice place to eat. Is in the Hispanic
district, so interesting to walk Mission Blvd. Stop at Dianda's Italian
Bakery between 25th and 26th and sample great pastries. Visit Fisherman's
Wharf, and take a trip over to Marin and the marin headlands as well as
Sausalito.
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