Please view the Suggested Accomodations, and Travel Information pages for the best group rates which we pre-arranged.
This page is packed with information about the Bay Area. We put
together all sorts of recommended activities to fill your time when you
are not occupied with wedding events. We hope you find it useful.
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The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. You can find all sorts of great activities on the various links below.
Since our reception and all our suggested accomodations are in or near Sunnyvale, we put together some suggested activities around this area. Have fun!
Sunnyvale Farmers' Market
South Murphy Ave between Washington and Evelyn
Every Saturday from 9am to 1pm
510.745.7100
admission is free!
Paramount's Great America (Amusement Park)
Great America Parkway, Santa Clara (between hwy 101 and 237)
408.988.1776
Dave and Busters
(Restaurant, bar and entertainment complex filled with video
games and billard tables. Great for entertaining kids of all ages.)
940 Great Mall Drive, Milpitas
408.957.9215
Mission Santa Clara de Asis
(The eighth of 21 missions built in California)
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara
408.554.4023
admission is free!
Tech Museum of Innovations
(High-tech exhibits showcase the past, present and future of Silicon Valley)
201 South Market St, San Jose
408.294.TECH
Winchester Mystery House
(A beautiful, but bizarre 160-room Victorian mansion)
525 South Winchester Blvd, San Jose
408.247.2000
Sunnyvale Municipal Golf Course
(It's not pebble beach, but it's conveniently closeby)
605 Macara Ave, Sunnyvale
408.738.3666
We love to hike and there are many wonderful places to hike in the bay area. Here are just a few of our favorites around the area:
Shoreline Park
Take Shoreline Blvd north from I-101 and head straight into the park.
This is a great place to do lots of stuff including: nature walks, hike, bike,
rollerblade, jog, wind surf at the lake, have a picnic, fly a kite or
just relax under a weeping willow tree. You can even play a round of golf!!
Stanford Dish Trail Loop
Take Page Mill Rd east from I-280, and left on Junipero Serra Boulevard.
(be careful where you park, there's lots of restricted parking nearby).
Often called the Dish Walk (because of a satellite receiving dish
crowning the mountain), this 4.0 mile paved loop trail has a great view
of the south bay and in a clear day, you can see all the way to San Francisco.
This is a great walk but we also like to jog here!!
Rancho San Antonio
Take Foothill Blvd south from I-280, and right on Cristo Rey Drive. There
are several trailheads in this open preserve. We like to start at the
PG&E trail. It's also a great place to fly a kite during windy days. Or
stop by the
Deer Hollow Farm while you're there.
Stevens Creek County Park
Take Foothill expressway south from I-280, stay in the middle lane
to Stevens Canyon Road. The first couple miles of this trail is along
the Stevens Creek Reservoir which is great for a short nature walk.
It's a great place to relax and watch people fish.
Mission Peak
Take Mission Blvd east from I-880 and turn right on Stanford Ave.
If you want a great workout early in the morning (start around 7am),
go for this hike. It'll work your Gluteus Maximus!! It's a 3.3 mile
hike up to the summit where you get a 360 degree view of the entire
bay area. Make sure you bring lots of water especially on hot summer
days. These trails have very little shade.
Make sure to visit the Information center at any of the shopping centers to get a complimentary tourist savings booklet.
Westfield Shoppingtown Valley Fair
2855 Stevens Creek Blvd
Santa Clara, CA 95050-6709
Santana Row
355 Santana Row
San Jose, CA 95128
Stanford Shopping Center
680 Stanford Shopping Center
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Great Mall of the Bay Area
(The largest enclosed outlet mall in Northern California)
447 Great Mall Drive
Milpitas, CA 95035
Here are a few of our favorite restaurants around our area.
Downtown Mountain View
This place has a variety of restaurants and night clubs.
Below are our favorites:
Queen House Chinese Restaurant
(very good beef noodle soup!)
273 Castro St, Mountain View (between Dana St. and Villa St)
650.960.0580
Hangen Szechuan Restaurant
(very good lunch menu. Try the crispy beef for dinner)
134 Castro St, Mountain View (between Villa St. and Evelyn Ave)
650.964.8881
Fiesta Del Mar Mexican Restaurant
735 Villa St, Mountain View (between Castro St and Hope St)
650.967.3526
Kapp's Pizza Bar & Grill
191 Castro St, Mountain View (corner of Castro St and Villa St)
650.961.1491
Tapioca Express Coffee/Teahouse
(good boba/pearl tea - We like the taro milk tea!)
740 Villa St, Mountain View (between Castro St and Hope St)
650.965.3093
Cupertino Village
This place has a variety of chinese/asian restaurants. It's located
right next to the Courtyard by Marriott (one of our suggested accomodations).
Below are our favorites:
Joy Luck Place
(Cantonese and Dim sum)
10911 North Wolfe Rd, Cupertino
408.255.6988
Kingswood Teppan Steak House
(Japanese Teppan, sushi and Chinese shabu-shabu)
10935 North Wolfe Rd, Cupertino
408.255.5928
Fantasia Coffee and Tea
(good boba/pearl tea - We like the green bean perl milk tea!)
10933 North Wolfe Rd, Cupertino
408.865.1689
Milpitas Square
This place is also packed with chinese/asian restaurants.
Located off highway 237 and I-880.
Below are our favorites:
Darda Seafood Restaurant
Islamic Chinese
(Gotta try their Lamb home made chow mein or lamb fried rice)
296 Barber Court, Milpitas
408.433.5199
Lu Lai Garden Vegetarian Cuisine
(you don't need to be a vegetarian to enjoy this place)
210 Barber Court, Milpitas
408.526.9888
Sweetheart Candies
(good boba/pearl tea!)
372 Barber Court, Milpitas
408.427.0880
McCarthy Ranch MarketPlace
This is a shopping center located across highway 237 from Milpitas square.
Below are our favorites:
Macaroni Grill
(Our favorite Italian restaurant. We like the artichoke and spinach dip!)
110 Ranch Drive, Milpitas
408.935.9875
Banana Leaf
Authentic Malaysian cuisine
(We like almost everything here but we always
order the Chow Kueh Teow noodles.)
182 Ranch Drive, Milpitas
408.719.9811
Hobees Restaurant
American
(good breakfast/brunch. Gotta try their blueberry coffecake)
800 Ahwanee Ave, Sunnyvale
at 101 and South Mathilda
408.524.3580
Pizza Chicago
(We love the chicago fire pizza...but beware, it's spicy!)
1576 Halford Ave, Santa Clara
at Halford and El Camino behind the Fish Market Restaurant)
408.244.2246
Korea House
(good food and friendly service)
2340 El Camino Real, Santa Clara
408.249.0808
Amber India
North Indian Cuisine
Olive Tree Shopping Center
2290 El Camino Real #9, Mountain View
650.968.7511
Fuki Sushi
Japanese cuisine
4119 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
650.494.9383
Thai Basil
210 Town and Country Village, Sunnyvale (near the reception site)
408.774.9090
The average temperature in July is 82 degrees during the day and drops to about 55-65 degrees at night. We suggest that you dress in layers. You may need a light jacket or sweater in the evening.
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