Trisha's Guidebook

Trisha
Trisha's Guidebook

Walkable Dining & Shopping Recommendations

There are many wonderful and walkable restaurants in our neighborhood. Coffee Shops - Starbucks, Peet’s Coffee, La Crema and Hannah’s Coffee House are all within a 5-10 minute walk. Restaurants - Luna Mexican Restaurant is a great place to grab a fantastic lunch and dinner. Fantastic margaritas!
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Luna Mexican Kitchen
1495 The Alameda
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Hannah Coffee & Sweets
754 The Alameda
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Peet's Coffee
1295 The Alameda
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Rosie's New York Pizza
1285 The Alameda
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Tee Nee Thai Cuisine
1423 The Alameda
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Five Guys
4180 N 1st St
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Wine Affairs
1435 The Alameda
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Starbucks
101 E Santa Clara St
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サップ・センター
525 W Santa Clara St
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Just a five minute walk to The Alameda, Whole Foods has you covered with pre-made food to-go.
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Whole Foods Market
777 The Alameda
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Just a five minute walk to The Alameda, Whole Foods has you covered with pre-made food to-go.
Catch Amtrak or Light Rail just 2 blocks away at Diridon Station.
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San Jose Diridon Station
65 S Montgomery St
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Catch Amtrak or Light Rail just 2 blocks away at Diridon Station.
This winery began growing grapes in Santa Clara County over 100 years ago. It’s tasting room is quaint and just a five block walk from your cottage.
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J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines
1000 Lenzen Ave
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This winery began growing grapes in Santa Clara County over 100 years ago. It’s tasting room is quaint and just a five block walk from your cottage.
モノポリー・イン・ザ・パーク
330 W San Carlos St
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サップ・センター
525 W Santa Clara St
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Zona Luna makes my top three list! Delicious & authentic Mexican fare in a casual, quaint and welcoming atmosphere. Their cuisine is made fresh daily. Their homemade, hand-pressed, cook to order corn tortillas are a never miss! Best Happy Hour On The Alameda Tursdays to Fridays 3-5 pm! $3 beers $8 margaritas 🍹 Yum!!! (Try their Hibiscus Margaritas! My favorite cocktail- Hibiscus Margaritas and Bloody Mary My favorite dishes- Appetizer- Quacamole with Bacon & Pistachios (yum!) Chips w/ Three Salsas Brunch- Chilaquillas- chips, scrambled eggs, black beans, tomatillo crema, queso, crema. ZR Potato Hash - potatoes, burnt carnitas ends, queso fundido, two eggs over easy Dinner- Carne Asada y Hongos- hanger steak, shiitake mushrooms,green beans, chipotle crema Carnitas Cazuela - Black beans, white rice, plantains, and pico de gallo. Served with 3 hand pressed tortillas. Every Taco on the menu!!
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Zona Rosa
1411 The Alameda
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Zona Luna makes my top three list! Delicious & authentic Mexican fare in a casual, quaint and welcoming atmosphere. Their cuisine is made fresh daily. Their homemade, hand-pressed, cook to order corn tortillas are a never miss! Best Happy Hour On The Alameda Tursdays to Fridays 3-5 pm! $3 beers $8 margaritas 🍹 Yum!!! (Try their Hibiscus Margaritas! My favorite cocktail- Hibiscus Margaritas and Bloody Mary My favorite dishes- Appetizer- Quacamole with Bacon & Pistachios (yum!) Chips w/ Three Salsas Brunch- Chilaquillas- chips, scrambled eggs, black beans, tomatillo crema, queso, crema. ZR Potato Hash - potatoes, burnt carnitas ends, queso fundido, two eggs over easy Dinner- Carne Asada y Hongos- hanger steak, shiitake mushrooms,green beans, chipotle crema Carnitas Cazuela - Black beans, white rice, plantains, and pico de gallo. Served with 3 hand pressed tortillas. Every Taco on the menu!!

Neighborhoods

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Rose Garden
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Downtown San Jose is a vibrant downtown area. If it’s your first time visiting I highly recommend a stop at The Tech Museum.
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Downtown San Jose
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Downtown San Jose is a vibrant downtown area. If it’s your first time visiting I highly recommend a stop at The Tech Museum.
Located just 1.5 miles away is Downtown Willow Glen. There you will find a great assortment of delicious restaurants and shopping. My Favorite Bites - Willow Glen Creamery makes delicious local ice cream. The Table makes a mean burger. Aqui Mexican Restaurant makes a choose your flavor margarita cocktail called “The Swirl”. They’re so good you’re only allowed two!
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ウィロー・グレン
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Located just 1.5 miles away is Downtown Willow Glen. There you will find a great assortment of delicious restaurants and shopping. My Favorite Bites - Willow Glen Creamery makes delicious local ice cream. The Table makes a mean burger. Aqui Mexican Restaurant makes a choose your flavor margarita cocktail called “The Swirl”. They’re so good you’re only allowed two!
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サンタナ・ロウ
Santana Row
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Upscale downtown with tons of shopping, restaurants and even a few tasting rooms.
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Los Gatos
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Upscale downtown with tons of shopping, restaurants and even a few tasting rooms.
Fantastic shopping mall with a hundred fantastic shops including high-end shops such as Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Dior and Burberry, a fantastic new bowling alley, movie theater, a huge Apple Store, and Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s and Nordstrom anchor stores. Check out Eataly! It’s a new restaurant, Italian market, wine shop, pizza and dessert shop all rolled into a three-story Italian fantasy. It’s absolutely fantastic!!
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Westfield Valley Fair
2855 Stevens Creek Blvd
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Fantastic shopping mall with a hundred fantastic shops including high-end shops such as Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Dior and Burberry, a fantastic new bowling alley, movie theater, a huge Apple Store, and Bloomingdale’s, Macy’s and Nordstrom anchor stores. Check out Eataly! It’s a new restaurant, Italian market, wine shop, pizza and dessert shop all rolled into a three-story Italian fantasy. It’s absolutely fantastic!!

Sightseeing

My Favorite Bay Area Places!
Everyone loves Santa Cruz! It has a wonderful foodie scene, great beaches and, of course, the famous Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
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Santa Cruz
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Everyone loves Santa Cruz! It has a wonderful foodie scene, great beaches and, of course, the famous Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
If you love history and a bit of the paranormal, Sara Winchester made the perfect home for you to visit.
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ウィンチェスター・ミステリー・ハウス
525 S Winchester Blvd
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If you love history and a bit of the paranormal, Sara Winchester made the perfect home for you to visit.
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モントレー湾水族館
886 Cannery Row
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The City By The Bay is, by far my favorite city in California.
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San Francisco
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The City By The Bay is, by far my favorite city in California.
Just a 45 minute drive from the city is Northern California’s hidden little gem and the home to The Pumpkin Festival every October. Half Moon Bay’s beautiful small downtown is filled with deliciousness and fantastic local shopping. It’s cooler beaches are great. It’s historic Main Street is the place to be. Great restaurants and delicious bakeries (check out Half Moon Bay Bakery for the best Sourdough you’ll ever have). Favorite Our Favorite Spots Not in Downtown The Ritz Carlton - Drop by and enjoy a cocktail while enjoying the ocean views. The Half Moon Bay Distillery- WE LOVE THIS RESTAURANT! They offer some of the most scenic views from inside the restaurant and serve delicious casual eats such as Fish & Chips, burgers, seafood, pasta and sandwiches. But it’s the oysters on a half shell and delicious mussels cooked in a wine and butter we go for. HIGHLY SUGGESTED- Sit outside when you can sit in a rocking bench with wool blankets as you enjoy your meal with a glass of wine or delicious microbrew while overlooking breathtaking ocean views! It’s a must go!
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Half Moon Bay
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Just a 45 minute drive from the city is Northern California’s hidden little gem and the home to The Pumpkin Festival every October. Half Moon Bay’s beautiful small downtown is filled with deliciousness and fantastic local shopping. It’s cooler beaches are great. It’s historic Main Street is the place to be. Great restaurants and delicious bakeries (check out Half Moon Bay Bakery for the best Sourdough you’ll ever have). Favorite Our Favorite Spots Not in Downtown The Ritz Carlton - Drop by and enjoy a cocktail while enjoying the ocean views. The Half Moon Bay Distillery- WE LOVE THIS RESTAURANT! They offer some of the most scenic views from inside the restaurant and serve delicious casual eats such as Fish & Chips, burgers, seafood, pasta and sandwiches. But it’s the oysters on a half shell and delicious mussels cooked in a wine and butter we go for. HIGHLY SUGGESTED- Sit outside when you can sit in a rocking bench with wool blankets as you enjoy your meal with a glass of wine or delicious microbrew while overlooking breathtaking ocean views! It’s a must go!

Entertainment

This beautiful music venue that’s perched high in The Santa Cruz Mountains hosts Summer Concert Series
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マウンテン・ワイナリー
14831 Pierce Rd
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World famous music!
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サップ・センター
525 W Santa Clara St
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World famous music!
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リーバイス・スタジアム
4900 Marie P DeBartolo Way
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The home of the world champion Golden State Warriors and a great concert venue in Downtown San Francisco
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チェイス・センター
1 Warriors Way
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The home of the world champion Golden State Warriors and a great concert venue in Downtown San Francisco
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San Jose Improv
62 S Second St
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This venue is located 1.5 miles away in Downtown. It’s always hosting fantastic entertainment.
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サンノゼシビック
135 W San Carlos St
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This venue is located 1.5 miles away in Downtown. It’s always hosting fantastic entertainment.
The best National traveling Broadway show performances year-around! Some of my Past Shows- -Hamilton -Dear Even Hansen -Les Miserables -Rent -Wicked Upcoming Shows Late 2022-Early 2023 -September ‘22 - Cats -November’22 - Book of Mormon (great show for adults) -January’23 - Annie Late Feb. - My Fair Lady
ブロードウェイ・サンノゼ
255 S Almaden Blvd
The best National traveling Broadway show performances year-around! Some of my Past Shows- -Hamilton -Dear Even Hansen -Les Miserables -Rent -Wicked Upcoming Shows Late 2022-Early 2023 -September ‘22 - Cats -November’22 - Book of Mormon (great show for adults) -January’23 - Annie Late Feb. - My Fair Lady

Wine Tasting

Just 30 minutes away you’ll find dozens of wineries in the Santa Clara County wineries. I highly suggest taking advantage of The Santa Cruz Mountain Wine Trail. They offer a set priced all-day wine tasting tour which takes you to delicious vino!
Santa Cruz Mountains
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ナパバレー・ワイントレイン
1275 McKinstry St
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Cakebread Cellars
8300 St Helena Hwy
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Silver Oak Napa Valley
915 Oakville Cross Rd
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Black Dog Wine Company
7425 Steubenville Pike
Great little winery just 30 minutes away from the cottage.
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Beauregard Vineyard
10 Pine Flat Rd
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Great little winery just 30 minutes away from the cottage.
Who doesn’t love a wine cave, tasting room and fantastic restaurant located in beautiful, green mountains just 30 minutes away?
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Testarossa Winery
300 College Ave
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Who doesn’t love a wine cave, tasting room and fantastic restaurant located in beautiful, green mountains just 30 minutes away?
Located in the Cupertino Hills, this winery had a casual, well-priced and very welcoming tasting room in an old barn. The PERFECT place for a picnic on this farm!
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ピケッティ・ブラザーズ・ワイナリー
13100 Montebello Rd
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Located in the Cupertino Hills, this winery had a casual, well-priced and very welcoming tasting room in an old barn. The PERFECT place for a picnic on this farm!
The top-of-the-top wines are located just up the hill from the Pichetti Winery is the famous Ridge Vineyards and Tasting Room. Reservations are mandatory as well as steep a tasting room fee (worth it!). If you’re a wine connoisseur and wish to taste some of the best Cabs and Zins in California you must make a day of it here. Ridge Tasting Room offers varietals and blends not available to purchase anywhere else. Oh, did I mention the views? One of the only places (on a clear day) whet you can see from San Francisco to Santa Clara Valley to The East Bay Hills.
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リッジ・ブドウ園
17100 Montebello Rd
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The top-of-the-top wines are located just up the hill from the Pichetti Winery is the famous Ridge Vineyards and Tasting Room. Reservations are mandatory as well as steep a tasting room fee (worth it!). If you’re a wine connoisseur and wish to taste some of the best Cabs and Zins in California you must make a day of it here. Ridge Tasting Room offers varietals and blends not available to purchase anywhere else. Oh, did I mention the views? One of the only places (on a clear day) whet you can see from San Francisco to Santa Clara Valley to The East Bay Hills.
It’s absolutely impossible to not love Napa Valley! Located just an hour & a half north Napa can be a wonderful day trip during your stay. I have stocked the cottage with books to help you find your perfect Napa Valley bucket list. I’m always available to share my favorite Napa Valley wineries.
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Napa Valley
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It’s absolutely impossible to not love Napa Valley! Located just an hour & a half north Napa can be a wonderful day trip during your stay. I have stocked the cottage with books to help you find your perfect Napa Valley bucket list. I’m always available to share my favorite Napa Valley wineries.

For The Kids

The Tech is a wonderful interactive museum. It does get busy so pre-purchase tickets are highly recommended.
Just a ten minute drive away is Great America. Both an amusement park and Water Park it’s a fun day for kids of all ages.
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カリフォルニアズ・グレート・アメリカ
4701 Great America Pkwy
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Just a ten minute drive away is Great America. Both an amusement park and Water Park it’s a fun day for kids of all ages.
An hour drive away, and just outside Napa Valley is this roller coaster lovers dream! This park has two separate areas, the Wild Animal Park and the rides area. It offers a long day of play.
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シックスフラッグス・ディスカバリーキングダム
1001 Fairgrounds Dr
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An hour drive away, and just outside Napa Valley is this roller coaster lovers dream! This park has two separate areas, the Wild Animal Park and the rides area. It offers a long day of play.
We love this place! Built for younger children (1-6 yrs. old) the museum offers wonderful interactive, educational play. You may want to bring proper clothing for the water play area. (I could never get my daughter away from this area until she was soaked!) Your child will have a wonderful day here!
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子供ディスカバリーミュージアム
180 Woz Way
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We love this place! Built for younger children (1-6 yrs. old) the museum offers wonderful interactive, educational play. You may want to bring proper clothing for the water play area. (I could never get my daughter away from this area until she was soaked!) Your child will have a wonderful day here!
Drop the older kids off for the day at this very popular water park.
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Raging Waters San Jose
2333 S White Rd
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Drop the older kids off for the day at this very popular water park.
The PERFECT place for the family of younger children and parents. This historic park, located about 3 miles away from the cottage, had two separate sides; the zoo and petting zoo side and the rides side. They offer a fun day for 5-10 year olds. Happy Hollow opened in 1961 and has been a San Jose treasure ever since.
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ハッピーホロー公園&動物園
748 Story Rd
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The PERFECT place for the family of younger children and parents. This historic park, located about 3 miles away from the cottage, had two separate sides; the zoo and petting zoo side and the rides side. They offer a fun day for 5-10 year olds. Happy Hollow opened in 1961 and has been a San Jose treasure ever since.
An absolutely lovely park! Peaceful and absolutely beautiful!
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姉妹都市友好 日本庭園
1300 Senter Rd
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An absolutely lovely park! Peaceful and absolutely beautiful!
If you, or your child have an interest in Egyptian history this place is for you. This museum is located 1.5 miles away in The Rose Garden Neighborhood.
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Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
1660 Park Ave
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If you, or your child have an interest in Egyptian history this place is for you. This museum is located 1.5 miles away in The Rose Garden Neighborhood.

Museums That Are Fun

Who wants to go to interactive, fun and enriching museums? If you answered yes then these are the places to go!
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The CIA at Copia
500 1st St
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