In case you missed this trip’s posts from before:
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 & 4 | Day 5 | Day 6
On day 7 of our trip, we were headed out of San Fran over to Oakland/Berkley. The main purpose of this day trip was to go to the Oakland A’s game that evening, but we decided to make a trip out of it and check out the area.
So many cool views leaving San Fran…
First stop was the Foothill Lot, which just above the Greek Theater on the campus of UC Berkley (aka Cal).
Then, their stadium, California Memorial Stadium.
It was time for lunch so we stopped at El Talpense in Northside Neighborhood.
We needed a palate cleanser so we walked across the street to Menchie’s for some yogurt.
View from the parking lot at Lawrence Hall of Science
Downtown Berkley
We decided to go check out Lake Merritt is renowned as the first official wildlife refuge in the United States, designated in 1870, and is a popular urban space for recreation and nature observation.
We were able to through Garden at Lake Martin, but it was closing soon.
Morcom Rose garden was the next stop. Not peak season for roses, but still pretty.
From there we went over to Jack London square, which is on the waterfront in Oakland in Alameda. We just made a quick stop and looked around before hopping back in the car to go get something to drink.
It was still a little too early to head to the stadium so we made another quick stop…actually just a drive by of the USS Hornet aircraft carrier from the 1940’s.
One of Rob’s bucket list goals is to see all the Major League Baseball stadiums. As you may have heard the Oakland A’s are moving to Vegas, so this 2024 season was the last one they would play at the Oakland Coliseum. Rob was so excited to be able to piggy back this game to his conference since we would be so close.
After the game we were able to go on the field to watch the drone show.
It was my first time seeing a drone show and I am a big fan now!!
So yeah…another great day in Cali. On my next San Fran post, you’ll find out the spontaneous decision we made that almost made me sick!
