alligent INEXPENSIVE Cha Cha Cha Value CARIBBEAN Put your name on the mile-long list, crowd into the tiny bar

Forty-five-minute guided tours leave from the information desks on request or by appointment. There s a cafe, a gallery (& 510/834-2296) that sells works by California artists, and a book and gift shop. The cafe is open Wednesday through Friday from 10:30am to 4:30pm, Saturday from 1:30 to 4:30pm. alligent

INEXPENSIVE Cha Cha Cha Value CARIBBEAN Put your name on the mile-long list, crowd into the tiny bar, and drink sangria while you wait. When you finally get seated (generally about an hour later), you ll dine in a loud and I mean loud dining room with Santer a altars, banana trees, and plastic tablecloths. Do as I do and order from the tapas menu, sharing such dishes like some of the city s best fried calamari, fried new potatoes, Cajun shrimp, and mussels in saffron broth, all of which are accompanied by luscious sauces. This is the kind of place where you can take friends in a partying mood, let your hair down, and make an evening of it. If you want the flavor without the festivities, come during lunch.

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The Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, Half Moon Bay. The festival features a Great Pumpkin Parade, pie-eating contests, a pumpkin-carving competition, arts and crafts, and all manner of squash cuisine. The highlight of the event is the Giant Pumpkin weigh-in. For exact date and details, call the Pumpkin Hot Line at & 650/7269652.