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# 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**
- 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.
- **~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