<p>I guess there will be no sitting in the lectures for us as son is only a sophomore and does not feel the need to contact any professors, apart form the fact the he really has no idea what his area of study will be :(</p>
<p>What is the weather like down there?</p>
<p>Sunny, 70’s to mid-80’s every day, 50’s at night. : )</p>
<p>Weather can be cold and rainy in the winter. Currently, the weather is what zenkoan says. Activities will definitely depend on weather.</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>I am getting ready to print this thread so any last minute thoughts would be appreciated :)</p>
<p>What time does it get dark over there ? How is the Dish after dark? How is the view from the Dish after dark?</p>
<p>DD (8th grade who is coming along with us) expressed the desire to see SF and Golden Gate. So it looks like we might be going that way after all.</p>
<p>What is absolutely the best place to have lunch on campus?</p>
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<p>You may want to stay a night near Fisherman’s Wharf so that you can enjoy walking around on the streets to have dinner, see night activities then walk back to the hotel. This would be more fun than driving back to a far away hotel.</p>
<p>Yes to walking around San Francisco, but no to having Fisherman’s Wharf be an important part of that!</p>
<p>If you are in San Francisco, and in Chinatown (yes! highly recommended!), and you like tea, check out Red Blossom Tea Company, 831 Grant. Coolest tea shop ever, and staff who don’t mind explaining what is the difference between different vintages and processes of Pu Erh, and making teas to sample. I looked for a store like that for a decade, found it a couple of years ago, and have been ordering my tea from it since.</p>
<p>Kelowna, Fisherman’s Wharf is ridiculously touristy, but a brief stop around there can be sort of fun for younger kids. Emphasis on “brief”, though: I agree with JHS that it’s not representative of SF and there are much better things to do and see throughout the city. Chinatown is loads of fun, and I really like North Beach and the museum areas too. I’d also recommend walking back and forth across the Golden Gate; it’s not a very long walk and it is spectacular every time. Remember to bring a jacket because it is usually significantly cooler weather in SF than in Palo Alto. In rainy weather the Exploratorium is a great choice with kids.</p>
<p>Thanks for the tip about the Tea Shop JHS !
We are a tea drinking family and DH will absolutely LOVE a visit to a store like this.
SF Chinatown - what is the best/most authentic (but not the most pricey 
) eating place there?</p>
<p>Re. lunch at Stanford:</p>
<p>My son’s favorite place is the Coupa Cafe kiosk next to the Green Library.
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<p>There are loads of great authentic restaurants in Chinatown, especially for dim sum. While you’re walking around there, pick a place that is very busy and full of Asian diners.</p>
<p>Teavana is at the Stanford Shopping Center, they always have samples for passerbyes</p>
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<p>Didn’t the visit happen last weekend?
How was it? Did you get to the football game and the victory over USC?</p>
<p>If you’re still reading-- The Dish is closed after dark, and even if it weren’t, it would be, well, dark, because it’s just hiking trails. If you want to hike there, plan on hiking during the day. It’s getting dark around 6:30.</p>
<p>You’re in luck. Our hot spell is supposed to end tomorrow, so you’ll miss the 90+ weather we’ve had for the last few days.</p>
<p>Just arrived !
Off to Penzeys :)</p>
<p>Thanks to all your wonderful suggestions we had a splendid time!
Ended up visiting SF and getting soaked at Half Moon Bay beach :)</p>
<p>DS was not blown away by Stanford. “Too big, too hot, too much sun. I was expecting rain and fog” . Too bad Stanford is not at Half Moon Bay
I guess that is why we visit…</p>
<p>Of course, it’s raining here today!
Stanford is a spread-out campus, and that feeling is exaggerated on a walking tour.
Most students use bikes to get around for class and that makes it manageable.</p>
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<p>LOL. Going to Stanford for the rain and fog is like going to the University of Florida for the snowboarding. We don’t get a lot of rain here in our semi-arid Mediterrean climate.</p>
<p>You need to visit in February to see the rain. Stanford bookstore rents a big red umbrella for $10. If you return you get $10 back. Or you can keep it. Of course Stanford Admissions want you to keep it.</p>
<p>You guys also can come to help me to take out a 100 feet tall tree which was blow off from the ground and fall between three properties. Thank god no houses were hit, but we had high wind, fog, rain, hail and everything in between in the winter.</p>