pad406
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- Mar 23, 2010
She's only 14 yet so it's just as we're in the are we though we'd take a look around. I'm sure. like any teenager, she'll change her mind about a million times between now and then.You know the usual talk about some place being boring, ugly, etc. Really - I have no problem with the place. It's a very big campus though, and basically getting as a student without a bike is near impossible. Parking is an issue on weekdays though, except for some limited public parking. It's impractical to park in the city and walk in, and in any case Palo Alto has parking meters everywhere. Most of the campus is faculty and student parking until 4:30 PM on weekdays.
If I can put in a plug, I might suggest a trip to UC Berkeley. Certainly a lot of history there and great views of San Francisco Bay. Might be out of your way though.
As far as the Yoda statue goes - here's a description. The lobby is also open to the public. There's another Yoda statue at Big Rock Ranch (next to Skywalker Ranch) in Marin County, but you would need to have an invitation or be there on official business.
http://thebubblybay.com/visiting-lucasfilm-yoda-fountain-at-the-presidio/
Thanks for the link to the Yoda statue/Lucasfilm, think that's a must do for us
Don't worry, both Stanford and Cal are fine academic institutions. Cal graduates (my wife being one of them) have an abnormally high amount of school pride, though, with that comes hatred of all things Cardinal, LOL. I am a neutral third party, so you can trust me .