Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!meaddata!keves From: keves@meaddata.com (Brian Keves - Consultant) Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix Subject: Re: Why not pick *nice* places for the Usenix conventions? Message-ID: <5027@meaddata.meaddata.com> Date: 25 Jun 91 14:29:29 GMT References: <1991Jun23.115443.484@ircam.fr> <29073@drilex.UUCP> Sender: usenet@meaddata.com Organization: Mead Data Central, Dayton OH Lines: 42 In article <29073@drilex.UUCP> dricejb@drilex.UUCP (Craig Jackson drilex1) writes: >In article bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein) writes: >>3. Winter '93 - San Diego Town & Country, in town, not quite downtown >> but a few minutes drive, certainly not "out in the suburbs" by >> any means. > >Actually, as I remember, the Town & Country is in an area called 'Hotel >Circle', which is a little valley which contains almost nothing except >hotels & related restaurants, etc. ... This is not exactly accurate. Being a San Diegan (not native, but wish I was) I can tell you a little more about Mission Valley. The Town & Country is in Hotel circle, but Hotel Circle is in Mission Valley and it is not a "little valley." Mission Valley keeps going East for quite a few miles. Anyways, one parking lot to the North is the Fashion Valley shopping center, which has just about anything you can think of including one of the city's largest bus terminals. Right across the street (West) is a Golfing Range and one hotel past that is a huge theater, which usually has one of the big movies playing. Fashion Valley also has a 4 plex. If we go East we have a maze of shopping centers, restaurants and movie theaters. All of these things are a "medium-long walk", a short bus ride or an inexpensive taxi ride away. Personally I prefer Mission Valley to downtown. Nothing happens in Downtown, outside of a couple Jazz bars, after 10 PM. Mission Valley isn't much better, but that is the nature of San Diego. If you want action try La Jolla, for those who want to mingle with the "upper crust", or Pacific Beach for those who don't. These places are both on the water. And above all, have fun. But don't let those California beaches or blondes divert you from your reason for being there. Brian -- Brian Keves | Opinions/Ideas presented | Mead Data Central P.O. Box 149 | here are not necessarily | Engineering Productivity Miamisburg, OH 45343-0149 | those of Mead or Mead | keves@meaddata.com (513) 865-1121 x5767 | Data Central | ...!uunet!meaddata!keves