I used to live in San Jose. San Jose has more than perfect weather. But, you have to think outside the box, so to speak. In other words, it isn't San Jose so much as all the places you can get to in just a short drive. So, with that in mind, even though I don't live there anymore, I grew up there and feel the need to defend it a little --
1) Santa Cruz -- home of one of the oldest wooden roller coasters, some fine beaches, and vintage hippies.
2) Lake Tahoe -- in just a few short hours, you can be swimming in one of the most beautiful lakes in the world in summer, skiing on some incredible slopes in winter, mountain biking, or gambling.
3) Berkeley -- Lots of great restaurants, Telegraph avenue is like a trip to several countries and states of mind -- vintage hippies, vintage beat-niks,
and you might even see the guy who roller skates around naked except for a
propeller hat.
4) Yoshi's -- Great Jazz club in Oakland.
5) Palo Alto -- Great University town, home of Stanford, great place to meet women who can think circles around your behind, great restaurants, different vibe from Berkeley.
6) San Francisco -- needs no explanation.
7) Santa Cruz Mountains
8) Mt Tamalpais -- amazing mountain biking and hiking trails.
9) Muir Woods -- Just north of SF.
10) Napa/Sonoma Valley -- Wine country.
11) Monterey/Carmel/Pebble Beach -- can you say amazing golf?
12) Yosemite National Park -- Needs no explanation.
13) Winchester Mystery House -- Home of the widow of the inventor of the Winchester Rifle. The woman was said to be haunted by ghosts who told her to "keep building" so she did -- in every direction, with stairways leading nowhere, halls that dead end for no reason, etc.
14) Silicon Valley -- you don't want to visit it -- it is the major industry. This is what happens when other inventions like deep-dish pizza, hot-dish, and soft pretzels, are already taken.
15) Pac Bell Park -- When Barry Bonds homers over the right field fence, the ball goes into the San Francisco Bay. Is that great, or what?
16) 49ers -- no, they don't play in San Jose -- they play at Candlestick Park,
which is just a short drive. Things have quieted down recently, but some guys named Joe, Jerry, and Ronnie used to play there.
17) Raiders -- If you live in San Jose, you can root for either NFL team. Things have quieted down recently, but some guys named Jake The Snake, Plunk, Tooz, Freddie, Lester, Jack, Phil, and The Mad Stork used to play there.
1) Santa Cruz -- home of one of the oldest wooden roller coasters, some fine beaches, and vintage hippies.
2) Lake Tahoe -- in just a few short hours, you can be swimming in one of the most beautiful lakes in the world in summer, skiing on some incredible slopes in winter, mountain biking, or gambling.
3) Berkeley -- Lots of great restaurants, Telegraph avenue is like a trip to several countries and states of mind -- vintage hippies, vintage beat-niks,
and you might even see the guy who roller skates around naked except for a
propeller hat.
4) Yoshi's -- Great Jazz club in Oakland.
5) Palo Alto -- Great University town, home of Stanford, great place to meet women who can think circles around your behind, great restaurants, different vibe from Berkeley.
6) San Francisco -- needs no explanation.
7) Santa Cruz Mountains
8) Mt Tamalpais -- amazing mountain biking and hiking trails.
9) Muir Woods -- Just north of SF.
10) Napa/Sonoma Valley -- Wine country.
11) Monterey/Carmel/Pebble Beach -- can you say amazing golf?
12) Yosemite National Park -- Needs no explanation.
13) Winchester Mystery House -- Home of the widow of the inventor of the Winchester Rifle. The woman was said to be haunted by ghosts who told her to "keep building" so she did -- in every direction, with stairways leading nowhere, halls that dead end for no reason, etc.
14) Silicon Valley -- you don't want to visit it -- it is the major industry. This is what happens when other inventions like deep-dish pizza, hot-dish, and soft pretzels, are already taken.
15) Pac Bell Park -- When Barry Bonds homers over the right field fence, the ball goes into the San Francisco Bay. Is that great, or what?
16) 49ers -- no, they don't play in San Jose -- they play at Candlestick Park,
which is just a short drive. Things have quieted down recently, but some guys named Joe, Jerry, and Ronnie used to play there.
17) Raiders -- If you live in San Jose, you can root for either NFL team. Things have quieted down recently, but some guys named Jake The Snake, Plunk, Tooz, Freddie, Lester, Jack, Phil, and The Mad Stork used to play there.