Things to see in San Francisco?

[TroelsM]

Hi

I'm going to SF this summer. Never been to the US before. Looking forward to it a lot.

What to see in SF? I'm going with my GF, - we are both 30yo.

Music? Bars? Concerts? Shops? Areas? (Fashion?, shoes? for GF).

Are there any electronics-shops in SF? Speaker-parts?

Could any of you recommend hotels in the city? Cheap, but not the lowest of the low...

I'm guessing that most American shops accept a VISA-card for payment?

Regards TroelsM

[reshippie]

Depending on what you like, there's a long of great things on Haight St. (pronounced like hate). Amoeba is a gigantic CD/Record store in an old bowling alley. Haight St. also has a number of shops for your GF. If you like beer, there's Toronado with over 2 dozen taps (cash only, though).

About a 30 minute drive south of the city is HSC Electronics which has all kinds of parts and things.

[agent.5]

What to see in SF? I'm going with my GF, - we are both 30yo.

Spending hundreds of millions and a couple years in rebuilding, Academy of Science is reopening.

http://www.calacademy.org/index.php

Music? Bars? Concerts? Shops? Areas? (Fashion?, shoes? for GF).

Live music at

http://www.livenation.com/venue/getVenue/venueId/1259

Probably the best food in any US cities.

All the major brands -- Versace, Armani etc have their own stores in San Francisco.

Are there any electronics-shops in SF? Speaker-parts?

Not that I am aware of

Could any of you recommend hotels in the city? Cheap, but not the lowest of the low...

Just use something like Priceline.com. You are probably looking at 50 - 100 Euros per night

I'm guessing that most American shops accept a VISA-card for payment?

Yes. All major credit cards -- Visa, MasterCard

[leadbelly]

Originally posted by TroelsM
Could any of you recommend hotels in the city? Cheap, but not the lowest of the low...

I can recommend this place wholeheartedly:

http://www.hotelca.com/sanfrancisco/

[soldersmoker]

Of all the activities I've indulged in while in SF, my favorite is the simplest: visit Golden Gate Park. Restaurants are great in SF, too.

[c2cthomas]

www.burningamp.com
San Francisco DIY Festival,
October 19, 2008

[PSz.]

I always enjoy the Exploratorium.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/

best regards,
psz.

[folhaseca]

I enjoyed the musee mechanique.
www.museemechanique.org

Bring some quarters.

[dangus]

Ride a mountain bike up and down Mt Tamalpais?

Drive to Angel's Camp for the Calaveras County frog-jumping contest. That's the old gold rush area. There's still some small towns that look almost like Western movie sets.

Is Fry's Electronics near SF?

[TroelsM]

Hi.

Thanks for the many good hints. I'll be looking into that.

Sadly I'm not in SF during the burningAmp. Sounds like a bizarre thing. I would probably like it :-)

Keep the tips coming.

Regards TroelsM