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prawns, and saut ed lobster. Main courses, like veal tournedos birch aquarium caramelized with sweetbread, black pepper jus, and braised potato; or slow-baked lamb with truffle, pistachio, and olives with steamed cabbage are also precisely prepared. The wine list is one of the most prestigious and expensive lists around.

6 The Best Family Vacation Experiences San Francisco: birch aquarium The City by the Bay is filled with pleasures birch aquarium for every family member. Ride the cable cars that climb halfway to the stars, visit the Exploratorium, the Metreon, the zoo, the ships at the National Maritime Museum, birch aquarium Golden Gate Park, and much more. See chapter 4. Lake Tahoe: Lake Tahoe has loads of family-fun things to do. Skiing, snowboarding, hiking, birch aquarium tobogganing, swimming, fishing, boating, birch aquarium water-skiing, birch aquarium mountain biking the list is nearly endless. See Lake Tahoe in chapter 8. Yosemite National Park: Camping or staying in a cabin in Yosemite is a premier family attraction in California. Sites are scattered over 17 campgrounds, and the rugged beauty of the Sierra Nevada surrounds you. During the day, the family calendar is packed with hiking, bicycling, white-water rafting, and even mountaineering birch aquarium to rugged, snowy peaks. See Yosemite National Park in chapter 9. Santa Cruz: Surfing, sea kayaking, hiking, fishing, and shopping, not to mention those fantastic beaches and the legendary amusement park on the boardwalk this funky bayside town has everything you need for the perfect family vacation. See Santa Cruz in chapter 11.

Matthew Richard Poole, a native Californian, has authored more than two dozen travel guides to California, Hawaii, and abroad, and is a regular contributor to radio and television travel programs, including numerous guest appearances on the award- winning Bay Area Backroads birch aquarium television show. Before becoming a full-time travel writer and photographer, he worked as an English tutor in Prague, ski instructor in the Swiss Alps, and scuba instructor in Maui. Highly allergic to office buildings and mortgage payments, he spends most of his time traveling the globe searching for new adventures. His other Frommer s titles include California from $70 a Day, San Francisco from $70 a Day, Los Angeles, Portable Los Angeles, the Irreverent Guide to San Francisco, and Portable Disneyland.