General Resources

2007 EECS Brochure
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Things to do in Berkeley

Berkeley Online Tour: Discover Life at Berkeley
Berkeley Convention & Visitors Bureau
Rose Garden -- sunsets are great
Lawrence Hall of Science -- sunsets are great, also animatronic dinosaurs
Indian Rock -- sunsets are great again, and it's near the rose garden, plus rock climbers can boulder here
Chez Panisse has Michelin Stars
Tilden Park & The Little Farm -- good trail running in Tilden, plus a swimming lake in the summer;
Either Top Dog for the walls or the food
Jack London Square & Yoshi's; Yoshi's has lots of jazz artists
Lake Merritt
Scharffenberger Chocolate Factory
Berkeley Repertory Theater
the Aurora Theatre [note the fancy spelling of theatre: that means it's high quality].
Berkeley hills are great for cyclists

"So I married an axe murderer" tour. It was filmed in SF, we did a walking tour of the city and hit as many spots as we could. It made us pass by a lot of interesting places in town.
Cable Car museum
Columbarium_of_San_Francisco
Lombard St ("the crookedest [most winding] street in world.")
Mount Diablo; if you drive to the top, it's an absolutely gorgeous view of practically the whole Bay Area.
a google map (link could break in the future, sorry) of mostly bars around sf:
Sit in Dolores Park with a frisbee and beverages on a sunny day! Ironic tshirt encourged but not required.
Yoda
Chinatown (always bring the visitor into an herbalist store)
Have a Mission Burrito (burritos were invented in SF, in the Mission)
Parrots are a great point, but the watching of the documentary is almost required to truly appreciate the parrots: http://www.wildparrotsfilm.com/
Weekend Ferry Plaza farmers market and crafts fair
the walrus/seal/whatevers at the pier at north beach
the chocolate cafe on fillmore is (bitter)sweet and there's nice shopping
the bombay ice creamery in the mission is genius
memphis minnie's makes a mean brisket and there are neat t-shirt shops nearby and (the woman @ international cafe may give you a free donut or some lip).
some of us want to go tree climbing in san francisco park.

Maybe Lake Merrit in Oakland? I have a soft spot for downtown Oakland. It's less touristy than SF.
the greatest dim sum outside of asia: koi palace in daly city.
Backpacking: Henry Coe park (2 hrs south) is beautiful, empty backcountry. Big Sur is fantastic with ocean views but often closed for fires. Summer hiking up in the Sierras is a few hours northwest with breathtaking views and good water availability.
Napa and Sonoma Valleys (known for their vineyards and beautiful scenery) are an hour and a half north

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is the subway system for the bay area and San Francisco
BART/AC Transit/MUNI TripPlanner - for using the local transit system system
Shared community car "ownership" -- gas and insurance are paid for, you pay for hourly usage: Zipcar and City CarShare