itinerary: move Silicon Valley and Golden Gate sunset to Sep 20
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01SQPbfX7jyTALGYxJw36hbT
This commit is contained in:
1 parent
03cecc172f
commit
6c92d2c7d6
4 files changed
+28
-17
No files matched your search
+21
-5
@@ -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
|
||||
+5
-10
@@ -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
|
||||
+1
-1
@@ -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 |
|
||||
|
||||
+1
-1
@@ -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
|
||||
|
||||
Reference in new issue
Block a user