At 08:28 PM 02-02-97 -0500, Paul Ferguson wrote:
For those like myself who found the directions to the NANOG meeting at the San Francisco Grand Hyatt less than satisfactory (like, take the shuttle) I found satisfactory information by going to Map Quest [http://www.mapquest.com].
ObSuggestion: It might also be a good idea to actually make directions available.
- paul
Let me try. I know I like to cut and paste driving directions from email into my Pilot. [Wish it had a backlight. :-) ] First, if you are flying in, I strongly recommend that you take the shuttle to the hotel and avoid renting a car. If you need to rent a car for a day, there are many car rental locations near the hotel. I often use Budget on Mason St, for example. There are a lot of attractions within walking distance of the hotel. Fisherman's Wharf is a bit of a hike, but you can try to take a cable car. A cab would cost about $6-7 from the hotel to Fisherman's Wharf. Chinatown is within easy walking distance, but I don't recommend the food. Plenty of good food downtown. Second, don't forget Oakland airport. There are shuttles from Oakland airport into the city, so Oakland is a good alternative depending on where you are coming from. Third, driving directions from the Penninsula downtown: Paul, take 101N past the San Francisco International airport. You have the choice of taking 101N to I-80 or you can take 280. If you take 101N to I-80, take the last exit before the Bay Bridge (Fourth St.) You will find yourself heading east toward the Bay on Bryant St. Stay to the left and turn left on Third. Follow Third north across Market St. about six blocks. (Market St is hard to cross, so if you find yourself on Market unable to turn left (north) toward downtown, just follow it down to the bay and go back up California, for example.) If you stayed on Third, you cross Market and find yourself on Kearny St. Go two blocks (north) to Sutter. Turn left on Sutter and go two blocks to Stockton. Turn left on Stockton and the hotel is the first building on your right. The hotel has valet parking, but no self parking lot. There are lots in the area. Grand Hyatt 345 Stockton St at Union Square --Kent ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ Kent W. England Six Sigma Networks 1655 Landquist Drive, Suite 100 Voice/Fax: 619.632.8400 Encinitas, CA 92024 kwe@6SigmaNets.com Technical Expertise for PacBell NAP and PacBell Internet Services