Alameda

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Alameda is in the East Bay of the Bay Area, California.

Contents 1 Get in 2 Get around 3 See 4 Do 5 Buy 6 Eat 7 Drink 8 Sleep 9 Get out

Get in

Get around

See

• USS Hornet (CV-12), Pier 3, Alameda Point, (510) 521-8448, [1]. The USS Hornet is a retired World War II aircraft carrier that fought numerous battles in the Pacific and also retrieved the astronauts of Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 after splashdown. The ship is currently run as a museum, with the hangar deck, flight deck, and some other areas open to wander around in, and tours offering the chance to see control rooms, engineering facilities, and other areas of this retired warship. Admission is $14 for adults, $12 for students.

Do

• Crown Beach, Eighth Street and Otis Drive. A good beach on the bay. Very popular with kiteboarders. http://www.ebparks.org/parks/crown.htm

Buy

Eat

• India Palace, 737 Buena Visa, (510) 814-8778, India Palace has an excellent (if small) buffet of Northern Indian dishes every lunch, and an equally good set of dishes every dinner.

Drink

Sleep

• Hawthorne Suites, 1628 Webster Street, (510) 522-1000, Fax: (510) 522-1011, [2].

Get out

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