From 6c92d2c7d6094625ac862cc83148696eee836824 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Maks Snegov Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:34:59 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] itinerary: move Silicon Valley and Golden Gate sunset to Sep 20 Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01SQPbfX7jyTALGYxJw36hbT --- days/2026-09-20.md | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++----- days/2026-09-21.md | 15 +++++---------- itinerary.md | 2 +- sf_sights.md | 2 +- 4 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/days/2026-09-20.md b/days/2026-09-20.md index 2ccdb8c..e9fe2ce 100644 --- a/days/2026-09-20.md +++ b/days/2026-09-20.md @@ -1,15 +1,31 @@ -# Sep 20 (Sun) — San Francisco — LK & MS arrive +# Sep 20 (Sun) — LK & MS arrive · Silicon Valley · Golden Gate sunset **Stay:** [Airbnb — Daly City](../bookings/stays/airbnb-sf-daly-city.md) ## Logistics -- LK & MS: UA1333 lands SFO **12:11 PM** ([flights](../bookings/transport/flights-ms.md)) → [SIXT rental](../bookings/transport/car-rental.md) pickup **1:00 PM** → drive to the Airbnb (parking included — ask host for details) -- KT & VT: BART from Daly City in the morning, meet up after the pickup +- LK & MS: UA1333 lands SFO **12:11 PM** ([flights](../bookings/transport/flights-ms.md)) → [SIXT rental](../bookings/transport/car-rental.md) pickup **1:00 PM** +- KT & VT: BART Daly City → SFO (~15 min), meet at the SIXT counter by 1 PM +- Luggage rides along all day. Dinner is late (~8:30 PM) — snack in the car ## Plan > Menu: [`sf_sights.md`](../sf_sights.md). Items below are agreed; everything else is still on the menu. -- TBD -- *Optional, evening:* **Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson** (with The Hu, Orgy) — Freaks on Parade tour finale, [Toyota Pavilion at Concord](https://www.google.com/maps/search/Toyota+Pavilion+at+Concord). Doors 6:15 PM, show 6:30 PM. ~1 hr drive east from Daly City, back late. Just for fun — tickets look cheap: [Ticketmaster](https://www.ticketmaster.com/rob-zombie-marilyn-manson-with-the-concord-california-09-20-2026/event/1C00642C8B0E5847) +- **~1:30 PM** Leave SFO, I-280 south to Cupertino (~30 min) +- **2:00 PM** Apple Park Visitor Center — rooftop terrace over the ring, AR model, store. ~45 min. Sun 11 AM–6 PM +- **3:00 PM** Google Visitor Experience, Mountain View (15 min north) — store, café, Android statues. ~30 min. Sun 10 AM–5 PM +- **3:45 PM** Computer History Museum — 1 mile down Shoreline Blvd. Highlights pass, closes **5 PM sharp**. Sun 10 AM–5 PM, closed Mon/Tue +- **5:00 PM** I-280 north to the Golden Gate Bridge (~50 min) +- **~5:50 PM** Golden Gate Bridge, SF side — Welcome Center lot, short walk out on the deck. Sidewalk open till 8:30 PM +- **~6:20 PM** Cross to Marin → Battery Spencer. Navigate to the [parking lot](https://maps.app.goo.gl/EyUVPs1X9CACtqMa9), 3-min walk up. Small lot, Sunday is busy — if full: shoulder parking up Conzelman Rd, or Hawk Hill 5 min further +- **Sunset 7:07 PM** Battery Spencer — bridge panorama, stay for blue hour (~7:40). Windy and cold — jackets +- **~8:30 PM** Back to Daly City (~40 min) · dinner + +## Notes + +- Museum gets only ~75 min here. For a proper 2 hrs, skip Google Visitor Experience and go Apple → museum at 3:00 PM +- If the museum runs over: skip the SF-side bridge stop, straight to Battery Spencer by 6:30 +- Stanford and Fort Point are out. Concert in Concord does not fit (show 6:30 PM, ~90 min away) +- Bridge toll is electronic, southbound only, on the way back. SIXT bills it with a fee unless a toll pass is added at pickup +- Verify Apple / Google / museum hours the morning of diff --git a/days/2026-09-21.md b/days/2026-09-21.md index 59130dc..7854634 100644 --- a/days/2026-09-21.md +++ b/days/2026-09-21.md @@ -6,20 +6,15 @@ > Menu: [`sf_sights.md`](../sf_sights.md). Items below are agreed; everything else is still on the menu. -- **~8:30 AM** Drive south to Silicon Valley (~45 min) -- **9 AM** Apple Park Visitor Center, Cupertino — rooftop terrace over the ring, AR campus model, store -- **Late morning** Google Visitor Experience, Mountain View (15 min) — optional Stanford campus walk after -- **~1–2 PM** Drive back north on I-280; stops below are optional, in route order -- *Optional:* Twin Peaks — city panorama, 15-min stop, right off I-280. Navigate to [Christmas Tree Point](https://www.google.com/maps/search/Christmas+Tree+Point+San+Francisco) +- **Morning** BART from Daly City downtown — cable cars, Union Square, Chinatown, North Beach +- **Afternoon** Car stops, optional, in route order: +- *Optional:* Twin Peaks — city panorama, 15-min stop. Navigate to [Christmas Tree Point](https://www.google.com/maps/search/Christmas+Tree+Point+San+Francisco) - *Optional:* Painted Ladies — 10 min north-east; short stop at Alamo Square - *Optional:* Lands End — 20 min west via Geary; Sutro Baths ruins + coastal trail (~45 min short version), Ocean Beach next door. Park at [Lands End Lookout](https://www.google.com/maps/search/Lands+End+Lookout+San+Francisco) -- **~5:45 PM** Drive over the Golden Gate Bridge to Marin (20–25 min from Lands End in commute traffic) -- **Sunset (~7:08 PM)** Marin Headlands / Battery Spencer — Golden Gate Bridge panorama (car). Navigate to the [parking lot](https://maps.app.goo.gl/EyUVPs1X9CACtqMa9), 3-min walk up. Small lot: arrive by ~6:15 PM. Stay for blue hour. Windy and cold — jackets +- **Evening** free ## Notes +- Silicon Valley and the Golden Gate sunset moved to [Sep 20](2026-09-20.md) - **Alcatraz** — ferry from Pier 33, ~2.5–3 hrs, no car needed. Sells out weeks ahead — reserve early if wanted - **Monday:** some museums (incl. the de Young, Computer History Museum) are closed -- Verify Apple / Google visitor center hours before going -- Bridge toll is electronic, southbound only (on the way back). SIXT bills it with a fee unless a toll pass is added at pickup -- If the Battery Spencer lot is full: shoulder parking up Conzelman Rd, or Hawk Hill 5 min further diff --git a/itinerary.md b/itinerary.md index 3e8bcd8..f2614ac 100644 --- a/itinerary.md +++ b/itinerary.md @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ One file per day in [`days/`](days/): logistics, agreed plan, open notes. | Date | Day | Where | |---|---|---| | [Sep 19](days/2026-09-19.md) | Sat | Daly City | -| [Sep 20](days/2026-09-20.md) | Sun | San Francisco | +| [Sep 20](days/2026-09-20.md) | Sun | Silicon Valley · Golden Gate | | [Sep 21](days/2026-09-21.md) | Mon | San Francisco | | [Sep 22](days/2026-09-22.md) | Tue | SF → Yosemite | | [Sep 23](days/2026-09-23.md) | Wed | Yosemite | diff --git a/sf_sights.md b/sf_sights.md index 2912aa4..fd096df 100644 --- a/sf_sights.md +++ b/sf_sights.md @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ - **Apple Park Visitor Center** — Cupertino; rooftop view of the ring, AR model, store. Campus itself is closed to the public - **Google Visitor Experience** — Mountain View; store, café, Android statues -- ~~**Computer History Museum**~~ — Mountain View; closed Mon–Tue, doesn't fit our car day. ❌ Skipped +- **Computer History Museum** — Mountain View; Wed–Sun 10 AM–5 PM, closed Mon–Tue. Fits Sun Sep 20 only - **Stanford campus** — Palo Alto; Hoover Tower view ## Mission / Castro