Wednesday, August 3, 2011

What to do in California?

Rosecrucian (egyptian) museum, Kelly park, Stanford University (walk the halls). Monterrey: walk the pier..take the boat ride out to the bay, Aquarium..Cannery row..Take the drive around the point around sunset. Eat at the Sardine Factory (film spot for a clint eastwood movie), Go to Carmel and check out the Boar's Breath Bar (Clint tended bar there). Nepenthe restaurant on the way down Hiway 1. Take Hiway 1 all the way south along the coast and stop at Hearst Castle. Continue south and see the sea lions laying on the beach. Continue south and dogleg over to Solvang (swedish town)..Santa Barbara (mission/downtown/President Reagan library). Hiway 1 is a very winding road and will probably get your passengers carsick..you will take that road only once in your life. If it is not foggy, the views are sometime ok because the trees block much of the view and the other cars are pushing you. If you opt out of that, you can take 101 from San Jose and stop at the outlets in Gilroy, go to the mission at San Juan Bautista (where the film Vertigo was shot) and then continue either to Monterrey or Salina and see Steinbecks house. (close to Monterrey anyway). While in San Jose, you might go west to Capitola and eat at the Shadowbrook restaurant..it has a tramway that goes down the hill, or you can walk down thru their beautiful gardens. You can also try to get into the Moffet Naval base and tour the Ames NASA wind tunnel. Close to Frisco is the Hiller Aviation Museum...hell..go to Frisco for the day too!

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