What to do in Berkeley?

[izard]

I am in Berkeley today, flying back to Munich Saturday morning. I don't want to rent a car, is there anything interesting around or I should take Bart to San Francisco?

Comments

[lxe]

I strongly recommend Stanford, Palo Alto, also other small Peninsula cities, South San Francisco all the way through Mountain View. Also, Livermore and Pleasanton, very old and special (older than San Fran).

SF and its East Bay mirror would disappoint you. Crowds, dirt and pot.

[izard]

I come here often but never spent time in east bay before. So interesting to see what it is like here.

[lxe]

Check out the campus if you are short on time.
Still, my personal favorites on this side of the bay are Pleasanton and Livermore.
Or, otherwise, Walnut Creek / Martinez in the north (and Port Costa, the hidden gem).

[izard]

thank you, very interesting list to visit. (and campus is great - more fun than Stanford)

[fatoff]

Don't waste the time through the awful traffic but go to Marine County. Traffic could be as awful but closer. I mean Tiburon. In LJ I replied to your request.

[izard]

Marin county is great indeed - now driving there for a business meeting :)

[sab123]

Я так понимаю, по университету там уже погуляно? Вполне можно провести за этим занятием час-другой. А больше я как-то и не знаю, что там можно делать. Вот только что глядя на карту узнал, что там есть музей палеонтологии.

Из показанного когда-то аборигенами: Буквально на University Ave рядом с перекрестком с Oxford St есть прикольный индийский рыбный ресторан. Вот вроде 2166 University Ave - это он (хотя я там был лет десять назад).

[izard]

Спасибо! Ресторанов здесь вокруг хороших оказалось много.

[juan_gandhi]

Take BART, go to SF. Makes more sense than hanging around Berkeley. I dislike Berkeley even more than SF.

[izard]

Still ok for 1-2 days. I've been to SF too many times, and never in Berkeley.