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0 pointsjbarrec12y ago0 comments

This was very helpful. I plan on visiting SF sometime very soon. I want to be sure to hit Palo Alto, and Mountain View while I'm there!

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jvalencia12y ago

Unless you are visiting companies or Stanford, it may not be terribly exciting ;-)

seiji12y ago

It's exciting to walk around Stanford slack jawed, staring at the giant stone architecture, landscaping, never-ending expanse of learning, research, and sleaze-trepreneur while constantly exclaiming internally, "How much money do these fuckers have?! Haven't they heard of normal sized buildings? Every lecture hall here is a goddamn castle!"

jacques_chester12y ago

I visited a few weeks ago. It reminded me of Perth (where I currently live). The actual urban area is quite small and all the rest is spread out and connected by freeways. Palo Alto, Mountain View etc -- all 45 minutes to an hour's drive from SF in non-rush-hour conditions.

Edit: when you can, take the 280. It's a little less direct but it's a lot prettier.

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