Why I Love the Bay

[CSUSigEp]

Great weather its been like 75-80 every day this summer.
perenially good sports teams, love em or hate em...
good Chinese food
good mexican food
San Francisco, and all there is to do there
pearl drinks!
rice rockets
an abundance of hot asian girls
Cal & Stanford
the hills
the Golden Gate bridge
Berkeley!
IKEA
In N Out

[norcalchick]

Shopping!! Especially in the city

[DZviol]

I'm not from the Bay Area, but I did live there for awhile, and its definitely one of my most favorite cities!! I love San Francisco, the streets, the houses, even the Muni. (compared to living in LA the Muni rocks). and of course going downtown

[XOMichelle]

Go Nor Cal.

SF is beautiful!

[BabyP]

oh - I live in bay and was raised in bay but i do NOT love it - i pref so cali instead. I hope to transfer to SD.
Why I dont like bay
Expensive parking and difficult
Traffic even at 3pm and night time
expensive boutique
not that many bathrooms- i sometimes afraid to go to bay cuz there are some places they dont let you use bathroom. do not drink any water or soda before.
Cost of living is ridicoulus and the houses dont look good for the price.
Rarely any pools
Beach is COLD
COLD at night time even in summer
the tolls for crossing the bridges
SFO airport is so confusing and hell
all those hills - hard on an automatic
there is more...............

I lived in Daly City during my junior high years and I've spent time in the bay almost every summer since I was born.

I love:

Chinatown (I hate my own Chinatown, but I love the one in SF)
Ghirardhelli Square
the Japanese Garden and planetarium at Golden Gate Park
Haight Ashbury
North Beach
The Presidio

When I was in high school, I loved the boys at Archbishop Riordan. I still have the v-neck Riordan sweater Steve gave me 10 years ago. GO CRUSADERS!

[CSUSigEp]

Things I forgot:
BART
Fisherman's Wharf
Pac Bell Park
$2 wednesdays for A's games.

[chideltjen]

Yeah... my kinda thread.

Although I will agree with the insane rent prices, you probably get paid higher in certain jobs in the bay. My favs:

Gap Headquarters (my dream job)
Pier 39
Concerts in the Park
Union Square
Cheesecake Factory (yeah I know there is one in Sacto but gotta go with the SF one.)
Saucilito
The Discovery Museum
The Weather... I escape Sacto on hot weekends and stay at my parents on occasion
The club scene
And when it existed: FAO Swartz. That was the coolest Toy Store EVAH!

[kappaloo]

At first I thought you were talking about the department store....

Why I love the bay:

*Pier 39
*Cable cars
*Saucilito
*Golden Gate National Recreation Area
*Union Square with all the shops I wish I could shop in!

[Lady Pi Phi]

Originally posted by kappaloo
At first I thought you were talking about the department store....

Hahahaha, I thought the same thing

[BirthaBlue4]

Me being from MD, I assumed you meant the Chesapeake Bay LOL

Carry on

[aurora_borealis]

In the City:
Riding my bike all the way from Fort Funston to the Presidio along the beach.
Dim Sum, and GOOD pot stickers
Lumpia at the 24 hour Serra Bowl in Daly City
Cable Cars
Downtown Macy's with the amazing shoe department
Being able to get everything I need in my neighborhood (produce market, bakery, bagelry, butcher, coffee roaster, bike shop, pet store, hair salon, wine store, cheese shop, florist, and they are all neighborhood owners, no corporations)
Eating my way around the world by going up and down the block (Japan, China, Ethiopia, Thailand, Burma, India/Pakistan, Greece, Mexico, Spain, Italy and so on)
All the fun little neighborhoods (ChinaTown, JapanTown, Northbeach, SOMA, Portero Hill, Noe Valley, Inner/Outer Sunset, West Portal, SeaCliff, The Marina etc)
The Castro on Halloween!!!
The Zoo, Planetarium, Randall Jr. Museum and Steinhart Aquarium
Fun architecture
Crazy little corner neighborhood bars and pubs
Amazing view from my house (Golden Gate Bridge, Marin Headlands, and over to the East Bay)
Really charismatic, nonthreating, and entertaining street people (sock puppets in a cardboard box, Jerry Garcia shrines, people walking around with snakes or birds on their shoulders, accordian players, etc)
Concerts in Stern Grove
Opera, Symphony & Ballet
The Palace of the Legion of Honor (lots of original Rodins and Degas)
PollyAnn's icecream on Noriega off of Sunset. They serve green tea, my favorite.

Outside the city:
Regattas and sailing on the bay, going to Sausalito/Belvedere to the Yacht Club and being on the water.
Going to pick apples and weekending on the Russian River.
Driving down to Santa Cruz & Monterey.
Wine tasting in Sonoma and Napa.
The Bancroft Library at Berkeley
Egyptian Museum (run by the Rosicrucians) in San Jose.

I'll be home on Saturday, can't wait to see my friends and family!