Courtyard By Marriott Oakland Airport
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3000 + 30 miles
... the commuter rail. No one had warned us going in that this was the SF equivalent of holding the doors open on the subway in Manhattan, but we got some pretty cold death stares from ****** off and crowded commuters. We got off as fast as we could, even though this meant more biking for our weary legs.
But no matter, we soon found our way to Bi-Rite where we had triple scoop sundaes. I had Basil, Honey Lavender and ...
Let's Go Oakland!!
... The equivalent in footballing terms would be Southampton fighting for, and narrowly losing the title to Man City.
The strategy was so successful that other teams, such as the Boston Red Sox, owned by the current owners of Liverpool, adopted the strategy, employing Bill James the founder of Sabermetrics to work for the team. The Red Sox won their first World Series championship in 86 years the following year after. Damien Comolli was supposed to deliver a similar miracle ...
The Rock
... because this was amazing. I would come back to San Francisco just to eat the fresh crab and clam chowder on the what (and then immediately leave because there is nothing more to do other than battle herds of people).
Conveniently there was the Fillmore Jazz Festival on this day so we walked to meet Jeremy, Jez, and Fernanda a couple of miles away. We stopped at the bottom of Lombard Street to witness the chaos and crowds of people ...
Oakland and Memories
... to go there and introduce a new generation to this Oakland institution. I could detail the meal that we all had, but by far the best part to detail was the sundaes that we ordered for dessert. Eli had bubble gum ice cream topped with whipped cream, a cherry and hot fudge sauce. Lily had bubble gum ice cream with whipped cream, a cherry and marshmallow topping. Jess had chocolate chip cookie dough and heath bar ice cream topped with whipped cream, a cherry and marshmallow ...
Wake us up in San Francisco....
... this to the $45 shuttle that the hostel runs to Los Angeles we decided that it was a bit of a no brainer and that we would have to sacrifice the coast, even though it was a shame. Once we had worked all this out we headed back to the hostel and put our laundry on. As we waited we made some more plans and then all enjoyed our showers with clean towels! We were heading out for a meal for Anna's birthday (as it was STILL her birthday) and therefore were all disappointed to ...