hi loveitaly,
you have been so helpful with the paris posts and all the members here seem to be so fond of you.
i am simply delighted to have this oppty to meet you.

Checking in to say thanks to Faina for planning this big party and thanks to Paula for e-mailing me as I have been buried under a pile of work. TrippinKPJ, e-mail me at [email protected]. I work in San Jose and would love to have someone with me in the commuter lane on the way to SF on a Friday night. Can't wait to see you all.

Hello all! I am a new Fodorite having been invited by a friend to post in her Paris Trip. Just happened to see this GTG in San Francisco but would like to join so I can meet some Fodorites in the Bay Area. Sounds like a fun group!

Please put me in the maybe section for now as I am on a conference all week next week, ending hopefully in the early afternoon on Friday. There might be a chance that I will be exhausted but I will know for sure by Friday morning how I'm holding up.

Looking forward to meeting you all!

Framboise, I do hope you will be up to joining us! You will have fun I know as everyone that is attending are fun and very interesting. Every SF GTG we have had has been wonderful.

And trippinkkpj, I sure hope you will be able to accept Linda's great offer..I have always wanted to meet you!

And yes dear Faina, thank you for setting up this GTG. See you the 24th!

Thank you all, but I cannot accept somebody else's credits. ThereYet found and called this place, he will make reservations. And he wrote to Katie for goodies that he'll deliver.

All I'm doing is the list.

Yes:
Abranz
Cat and Mr Cat
Chiao and Leone
Faina
Framboise
LindaL
LoveItaly
Patrick and Lee
Paula
P_M
Ronda and Dan
Shanghainese
Stu Dudley
ThereYet
Trvl Maven and Mr Maven

Maybe:
DMlove
JanisJ
Kal
LucieV
Surfergirl
ToedToes
TrippinKPJ

Thanks Linda, I'll send you an email.
LoveItaly- i think I'm a yes, but need to work out the details before I make it official. :-)

My boss will be back on Monday, so I'll know for sure if I can get any time off, but I'm thinking that I might get more leverage for taking the full day if I were going on a cruise in the Bay also, instead of just going for dinner... :-d

Toed, the weather is great these days, you'll love the cruise!

Great idea toed, it will be so much fun to have you and LoveItaly on the cruise with us. :-)

SO may not make it, but I will be there regardless. And I'd love the cruise.

Here's the deal - if he doesn't come, I will have to drive up by myself, which is fine, but driving in SF scares me. What would be the easiest way for me to get there? I'm sure I'll come up the 5.

Yes:
Abranz
Cat(Mrs)
Chiao and Leone
Faina
Framboise
LindaL
LoveItaly
Patrick and Lee
Paula
P_M
Ronda and Dan
Shanghainese
Stu Dudley
ThereYet
Trvl Maven and Mr Maven

Maybe:
Cat(Mr)
DMlove
JanisJ
Kal
LucieV
Surfergirl
ToedToes
TrippinKPJ

cat -- Take I-5 to I-580 towards Oakland, then I-80 West over the Bay Bridge to San Francisco. Which exit to take depends on where you want to park. Safe Travels!

Okay Faina, move me up to the "Yes"! And thanks again to Linda for the ride. :-)

Kicking up KPJ :)

Yes:
Abranz
Cat(Mrs)
Chiao and Leone
Faina
Framboise
LindaL
LoveItaly
Patrick and Lee
Paula
P_M
Ronda and Dan
Shanghainese
Stu Dudley
ThereYet
TrippinKPJ
Trvl Maven and Mr Maven

Maybe:
Cat(Mr)
DMlove
JanisJ
Kal
LucieV
Surfergirl
ToedToes

Shanghainese is correct...but there is a connector I205 from I5 to I580. Then just follow the signs to SF. Stay on the right when exiting the bridge and follow the signs to Embarcadero, go left on Embarcadero a few blocks to Broadway. Just at the top of the short hill, you will go right onto Samsome....park it. The Resto is on the right up on the corner.

thereyet

Thanks! If I get there in time, I'll try for the boat ride. Ty, would I use the same exits? I am staying at the same hotel as Neo, is that close to the restaurant?

I meant thanks to both Shanghainese AND ty!

This is getting to be a big group. I look forward to meeting everybody. Should be a lot of fun!

Hi Faina: I tried to e-mail you but when I tried to send it wouldn't work. Would you please e-mail me the details of the GTG? LoveItaly told me on another thread to check it out and try to come. Look forward to hearing from you. Thanks, Giovanna.

[email protected]

Hi Giovanna, I don't know for sure if Faina has her computer at home hooked up yet so I will give you the information.

The GTG will be this coming Friday evening Oct. 24th.

Here is the website where the GTG will be held.

http://henryshunanrestaurant.com/

Oh I hope you two can join us, that would be wonderful!

The time is 6:30pm but I think I and Toedtoes will try to get there around 6:00pm to be in the Lounge to greet early arrivals as thereyet probably won't be able to make it before 7:00pm I believe due to work.

Giovanna please email if you have any questions. Keeping my fingers crossed we will see you two!