| Page Views: 5,697 Last Visit to Oakland: March, 2005 | Oakland: the other side of the Bay by davequ - last update: Jul 5, 2007 |
I've been visiting Oakland for almost 10 years on short, job-related "in&outs".
Oakland and the east bay in my opinion are underated and sometimes get a bad rap.
Granted I'm just a business traveler that spends most of my time in touristy Jack London Square and downtown Oakland & Chinatown.
But I really like Oakland and the east Bay for lots of things:
music, food, architecture, and its distinctive attitude & character.
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|  | Jack London Square Is where I spend a lot of time hanging out, having dinner, etc.
It is different from the rest of town: it's touristy but it has personality.
J.L. square has some good places to dine, drink, shop, and listen to music - sort of a quiet "safe haven" from some of Oaklands busier & tougher streets. |
Across the bay from the City One of the reasons I like Oakland is you get a good look at SF across the bay from a lot of different spots:
the docks @ Jack London Square; Berkeley, etc.
With no offense intended to anyone from Oakland / East Bay - lots of people, myself included enjoy spending extended time on the docks and piers wistfully looking across the water at the skyline & city of San Francisco.
I took this one from the 20th floor of the Marriott in downtown Oakland. | | |
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| Pros: | "Architecture; Jack London Sq; food; music" | | Cons: | "watch yourself if alone at night in some downtn parts" | | In A Nutshell: | "Oakland's got the Stroke... (Tower of Power)" |
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Nemorino Thu Mar 13, 2008 00:15 UTC
When I lived in Berkeley we used to look down our noses at Oakland, and never went there except to demonstrate against something. But if I ever go there again I'll find the Waterfront Plaza at night and watch them load a huge cargo freighter. | GenuinelyCurious Fri Feb 22, 2008 00:04 UTC
Nice overview of some key highlights. | Faiza-Ifrah Sat Jan 27, 2007 04:08 UTC
excellent page on a less touristy city. i always wanted to know about oakland - where is it located and how does it look. when i visited ur pages i saw that you have page on this city. so i came, i traveled and i liked it. | vesna04 Sat Oct 8, 2005 19:51 UTC
very accurate and to the point tips, well done |
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