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placee_22
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12956 posts 		Fri Apr-28-17 09:14 AM

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"Bay Area: visiting soon, seeking travel tips"


          

I'll be in the SF Bay Area (Oakland mostly during the day) for work for a few days.

I haven't been out there since the early 90s, so I'm seeking advice on:

- Where to eat

- Cool places to visit

- Where to go if you don't have a California ID

  
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Avoid the BART if you can. Shit's depressing
Apr 28th 2017
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Gonna need it unless he plans on driving, which I wouldn't recommend
Apr 28th 2017
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      yeah true -- I try to be on it for short stints
Apr 28th 2017
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      why don't you recommend driving? Traffic?
Apr 28th 2017
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      Yep, traffic. And it's probably as bad as Atlanta
Apr 28th 2017
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           noted that bay bridge look like a monster during rush hour.
Apr 28th 2017
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      basically
Apr 28th 2017
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where in Oakland are you going to be around?
Apr 28th 2017
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Near downtown... Scottish Rite Center
Apr 28th 2017
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      Well, off the rip, you'll be right on Lake Merritt
Apr 28th 2017
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           cool, thanks!
Apr 28th 2017
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           Oakland Museum is a must
Apr 28th 2017
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                cosign. Great exhibitions
Apr 28th 2017
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                RE: Oakland Museum is a must
Apr 28th 2017
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Oakland is just a hop skip and jump from Berkeley
Apr 28th 2017
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Vist a Dollar Tree any 99 cent store. Your wallets gonna get raped.
Apr 29th 2017
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Atillah Moor
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13825 posts 		Fri Apr-28-17 09:47 AM

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1. "Avoid the BART if you can. Shit's depressing "
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mrhood75
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44713 posts 		Fri Apr-28-17 09:56 AM

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2. "Gonna need it unless he plans on driving, which I wouldn't recommend"
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Atillah Moor
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13825 posts 		Fri Apr-28-17 10:00 AM

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4. "yeah true -- I try to be on it for short stints "
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placee_22
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12956 posts 		Fri Apr-28-17 10:01 AM

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6. "why don't you recommend driving? Traffic?"
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It can't be worse than Atlanta, can it?

  
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mrhood75
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44713 posts 		Fri Apr-28-17 10:05 AM

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7. "Yep, traffic. And it's probably as bad as Atlanta"
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Not as bad as LA, but that's about it.

Due to expansion/the housing crisis, traffic around the Bay has been getting progressively worse for at least 25 years. Especially from the East Bay to SF. You don't want to drive the Bay Bridge, sir.

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placee_22
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12956 posts 		Fri Apr-28-17 10:13 AM

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9. "noted that bay bridge look like a monster during rush hour. "
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the last time I was there, it was still a double-decker bridge.

  
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Flash80
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6953 posts 		Fri Apr-28-17 01:59 PM

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13. "basically"
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if he's going to downtown SF, then might as well BART it in from west oakland.

supposed to be in the 70's, so the bridge is gonna be full, traffic hell, and parking shitty.

  
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mrhood75
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3. "where in Oakland are you going to be around?"
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placee_22
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5. "Near downtown... Scottish Rite Center"
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mrhood75
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44713 posts 		Fri Apr-28-17 10:11 AM

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8. "Well, off the rip, you'll be right on Lake Merritt"
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If you're coming next week,'the weather is supposed to be pretty damn nice, so a walk around it would probably cool.

Also, not sure if you're trying to do the whole museum thing, but the Oakland Museum is right by there and is pretty good.

I'll give more recs later.

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placee_22
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10. "cool, thanks!"
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Amritsar
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32093 posts 		Fri Apr-28-17 12:32 PM

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11. "Oakland Museum is a must"
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We went for that Black Panther exhibit at the end of February and it was PACKED.



Some great bars in that area as well. Portal, Mad Oak bar, etc


  
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T Reynolds
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12. "cosign. Great exhibitions"
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Flash80
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14. "RE: Oakland Museum is a must"
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>We went for that Black Panther exhibit at the end of February
>and it was PACKED.
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>Some great bars in that area as well. Portal, Mad Oak bar,
>etc

the sunday brunch at barlago is great too. best bloody marys around.

  
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justin_scott
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15. "Oakland is just a hop skip and jump from Berkeley"
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hit up Amoeba, or if you're in SF, hit up that Amoeba. i would also highly recommend Patxi's pizza if you're close to one at any point.

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81 DUN
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1674 posts 		Sat Apr-29-17 07:35 PM

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16. "Vist a Dollar Tree any 99 cent store. Your wallets gonna get raped."
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Bart cost way too fuckin much. Gas is crazy

But hey the Bay looks pretty

  
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