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Sep 20 (Sun) — LK & MS arrive · Silicon Valley · Golden Gate sunset

Stay: Airbnb — Daly City

Logistics

  • LK & MS: UA1333 is delayed — latest reported SFO arrival 1:04 PM PDT (scheduled 12:11 PM; previous 9:14 AM estimate was 12:41 PM) (flights) → SIXT rental pickup moved to 2:00 PM PDT; booked return moved to 2026-10-05 1:30 PM PDT
  • KT & VT: BART Daly City → SFO (~15 min); monitor UA1333 and meet LK & MS at the SIXT counter after arrival
  • Luggage rides along all day. Dinner is late (~8:30 PM) — snack in the car

Plan

Menu: sf_sights.md. Items below are agreed; everything else is still on the menu.

  • After rental pickup Leave SFO, I-280 south to Cupertino (~30 min); reassess the afternoon stops once the car is collected
  • 2:00 PM Apple Park Visitor Center (map) — rooftop terrace over the ring, AR model, store. ~45 min. Sun 11 AM–6 PM
  • 3:00 PM Google Visitor Experience (map), Mountain View (15 min north) — store, café, Android statues. ~30 min. Sun 10 AM–5 PM
  • 3:45 PM Computer History Museum (map) — 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, 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

  • UA1333's latest arrival estimate is 53 minutes late. SIXT pickup has been moved from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM PDT; reassess the route after collecting the car
  • 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

Addresses

Place Address Map
Airbnb — Daly City 798 Hillside Blvd, Daly City, CA 94014 · side gate, 1st floor · door code 0339 ✔️ · wifi stanley_downstairs_2.4GHz / stanleyswifi · assigned spot right of garage driveway · host Stanley +1 415-425-9339 37.69314, -122.46185
SFO Rental Car Center (SIXT) 780 N McDonnell Rd, San Francisco, CA 94128 37.62813, -122.40025
Apple Park Visitor Center 10600 N Tantau Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014 37.33284, -122.00537
Google Visitor Experience 2000 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94043 37.42192, -122.08033
Computer History Museum 1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94043 37.41429, -122.07745
Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center SF side, Welcome Center lot 37.80778, -122.47485
Battery Spencer Conzelman Rd, Marin Headlands · parking lot 37.82802, -122.48208