Our house is located in Mountain View, CA, in the heart of Silicon Valley. Mountain View is 40 miles south of San Francisco and 15 miles north of San Jose. Our house is located in a quaint, older part of the city, called Cuesta Park. Downtown Mountain View is just a few blocks away, and offers a wide variety of amenities, including Asian, Italian, Mexican and Middle Eastern restaurants, bars, and cafes. There are several city and county parks nearby that offer beautiful hiking trails and recreational activities.

Mountain View is very accessible by public transportation. Our house is located a mile away from the Mountain View transit center. From there, you can take Caltrain (www.caltrain.com) to San Francisco (40 minutes), Palo Alto (10 minutes), San Jose (20 minutes), and many other cities in between. Caltrain can also take you to and from the San Francisco and San Jose airports. The 22 and 522 buses are three blocks away, and provide service every 7 minutes to Palo Alto, Sunnyvale and San Jose. The VTA light rail provides service every 15 minutes to North Sunnyvale, Santa Clara and North San Jose. If you're going to San Francisco, another option is to drive to San Bruno and take BART into the City. You're also welcome to use our bicycles.

Destinations

Here are some popular destinations, along with approximate driving time from our house:

San Francisco - 45 minutes
Palo Alto, Stanford University - 15 minutes
Downtown San Jose - 20 minutes
Santa Cruz - 45 minutes
Monterey - 90 minutes
Napa, Sonoma, wine country - 2 hours
Mendocino, Fort Bragg - 3 hours
Hearst Castle - 3 hours
Lake Tahoe - 4 hours
Yosemite - 5 hours
Santa Barbara - 5 hours
Los Angeles - 6 hours