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Re: California dining advice needed.

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From: amalia
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 15:23
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"amalia" <amaliaxexfreedman@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "Simon Belmont" <123@abc.xyz> wrote in message
> news:Ap0Ub.17$oa3.7875764@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com...
> > "Peter L" <peterl68@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > I have never heard of anyone making a whole day trip out
> > > of driving I-5 from LA to SF.  Me, I always take 5 to 6
> > > hours,  hitting either LA or SF early enough for lunch.
> >
> > Well, I want to make a nice little road trip of it. I've bought
> > a sporty car for immediate family in S.F. from a dealer in the
> > L.A. area. Instead of paying to have it transported I'd rather
> > have myself transported to L.A. and personally deliver it to
> > them myself (and soak up some scenic twisties in the process).
>
> You definitely want to take 101, then. There are just a few "twisties" on
5
> (see Dan Abel's post) and the only road sensation you'll get is of a ton
of
> people in a hurry to get from A to B.
>
> I can't recommend any specific restaurants, but I can suggest that you try
> not to be at Big Sur at mealtime. In our house we joke about the Big
> Surcharge... nothing is that memorable, although the views are always
good.
> And I like the food at the cafe downstairs better than Nepenthe upstairs.

Oops, Big Sur is on Highway 1, another longer and more scenic option
well-detailed already.

-Amalia
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