East Bay - is there a there there?
Nov 16th, 2002 | 06:45 PM
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re: "there's no there there". Gertrude Stein did say it, but it wasn't a derogatory statement about Oakland; she was referring to the fact that her childhood home had been razed.
(my husband is English.Prof.).
But dependng on what you find "different" I still think the East Bay does not have it. Different is the North Bay: Sausalito, Point Reyes, Sonoma, Napa. Or if you like to hike, I suppose Mt. Diablo in the East Bay is a good place, as is Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County. Point Reyes not only has hiking trails, but an easy Earthquake trail with informative signs, and a reconstructed Miwok village near the museum/visitor's center. The seashore itself is wild; Inverness and Point Reyes station are civilized with good restaurants. But you'll need a car. The March 2002 Goumet magazine has good info on the town of Sonoma and nearby Valley of the Moon. I never get tired of the Napa Valley (now that the tourist traffic has abated), for the architecture of the wineries (OK, the wines too), the hotsprings of Calistoga, the geyser of Calistoga, and the Great restaurants.
(my husband is English.Prof.).
But dependng on what you find "different" I still think the East Bay does not have it. Different is the North Bay: Sausalito, Point Reyes, Sonoma, Napa. Or if you like to hike, I suppose Mt. Diablo in the East Bay is a good place, as is Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County. Point Reyes not only has hiking trails, but an easy Earthquake trail with informative signs, and a reconstructed Miwok village near the museum/visitor's center. The seashore itself is wild; Inverness and Point Reyes station are civilized with good restaurants. But you'll need a car. The March 2002 Goumet magazine has good info on the town of Sonoma and nearby Valley of the Moon. I never get tired of the Napa Valley (now that the tourist traffic has abated), for the architecture of the wineries (OK, the wines too), the hotsprings of Calistoga, the geyser of Calistoga, and the Great restaurants.
Nov 18th, 2002 | 07:36 AM
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There is a there here but not one for a long weekend. I recommend Point Reyes if you really want to venture out of the city. You can wander all over the seashore. Get a map from the visitors' center and pick your destination in the park. Stop in downtown Point Reyes Station for lunch or dinner at The Station House Cafe.
Nov 23rd, 2002 | 01:03 PM
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Ted-I get up in the morning and mountainbike 1500 up( higher than the empire state building)skyline and ultimately to Grizzley Peak Blvd. In mid-july, the temps top out ONLY IN THE LOW 70s, theres a breeze and the views are to die for. I cruise down the hill and an array of excellent restaurants await me. Im a stones throw from San Francisco but enjoy a state of mind in the East bay that even the city lacks. Excellent restaurants are a stroll away and the diversity is unparalled-White Plains is nice, but Oakland is better-sorry to dissappoint all the oaklandhaters but its true.
BTW, My neighborhood has a lower crime rate than Palo Alto and we havent had a murder since 1979
BTW, My neighborhood has a lower crime rate than Palo Alto and we havent had a murder since 1979
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