CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.sfgate.com./travel/","20081015155957","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1224086397"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />   <title>SFGate Travel — Guides and Deals for the San Francisco Bay Area and the World</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"/> <meta name="description" content="Travel advice, tips, airfare and hotel deals, information and photo galleries for destinations around the world, including in-depth travel guides for San Francisco, Mexico, Hawaii, Reno-Tahoe and California Wine Country. ? SFGate.com"/> <meta name="keywords" content="San Francisco, Bay Area, SF, lodging, California, adventure, destination, vacation, international travel, European vacation, Hawaii, Mexico, Wine Country, Napa, lodging, hotels, travel, airfare, reservations, booking, travel deals, what to do, where to go, where to stay, weekend getaways. restaurants, inns, resorts, romantic, family, budget"/>   <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" title="SFGate" media="all" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957cs_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/css1223576007/sitewide/css/sitewide.css"/>      <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" title="SFGate" media="all" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957cs_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/css1223926906/travel/css/travel.css"/>     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" title="SFGate" media="all" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957cs_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/css1223409993/travel/css/main.css"/>     <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957js_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/js1223403063/sitewide/js/sitewide.js"></script>     <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957js_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/js1223071939/travel/js/travel.js"></script>   <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957js_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/js/pluck/sfgatePhotoViewer.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957js_/http://contribute.sfgate.com/ver1.0/SiteLifeProxy"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957js_/http://contribute.sfgate.com/ver1.0/Direct/DirectProxy"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957js_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/js/pluck/sfgSiteLifeProxy.js"></script>   <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=["20410001"]; yld_mgr.cstm_content_cat_list=["TravelMain"];yld_mgr.site_section_name_list=["Main Page"]; if (sfgate_IsTsp()) { yld_mgr.site_section_name_list=["TopStoryPage"]; } yld_mgr.slots = new Object(); yld_mgr.slots.Top2 = {ad_size_list: ["728x90"], ad_delivery_mode: "ipatf", ad_format_list: ["Standard Graphical","Rich Media"]}; yld_mgr.slots.Middle1 = {ad_size_list: ["300x250"], ad_delivery_mode: "ipatf", ad_format_list: ["Standard Graphical","Rich Media"]}; yld_mgr.slots.Middle2 = {ad_size_list: ["300x250"], ad_delivery_mode: "ipbtf", ad_format_list: ["Standard Graphical","Rich Media"]}; yld_mgr.slots.Frame1 = {ad_size_list: ["234x60"], ad_delivery_mode: "ipbtf", ad_format_list: ["Standard Graphical","Rich Media"]}; yld_mgr.slots.x90 = {ad_size_list: ["88x31"], ad_delivery_mode: "ipatf", ad_format_list: ["Standard Graphical","Rich Media"]}; if (typeof yld_mgr.slots != 'undefined') { for(key in yld_mgr.slots) {yld_mgr.slots[key].cstm_content_cat_list = ["TravelMain"]; } } //]]> </script>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957js_/http://e.yieldmanager.net/script.js"></script>   </head> <body onload="loadPage();"><a name="top"></a>  <div style="display:none"> <script language="JavaScript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957js_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/js/omniture/s_code.js"></script> </div> <div id="omni_pagename" style="display: none;">Travel: Home Page</div> <div id="omni_article_title" style="display: none;"></div> <div id="omni_obj_article" style="display: none;"></div> <div id="omni_search_term" style="display: none;"></div> <script language="JavaScript"></script> <script language="JavaScript"></script>   <div id="page">   <div id="headernav" class="headernav_leaderboard"> <div class="midsection">  <div class="ad top2"><script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (sfgate_yldslotok("Top2")) { yld_mgr.place_ad_here("Top2"); } //]]> </script></div>   <h1><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./">SFGate</a></h1> <p class="paper"><span class="chronhome">Home of the</span> <a class="chronbrand" href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./chronicle/">San Francisco Chronicle</a></p> <p class="papertools"> <a class="delivery" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957/https://www.subscriber-services.com/sfchron/ns/nssplash.asp?pid=10">Home Delivery</a> | <a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./chronicle/">Today's Paper</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957/http://personalshopper.sfgate.com/ROP/Categories.aspx">Ads</a> </p>  </div>  <p class="user_tools"> <script type="text/javascript"> // <![CDATA[ if ( typeof window.print_sfgate_un != "undefined" ) { print_sfgate_un(); } // ]]> </script> </p>   <form class="searchbar" action="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./cgi-bin/csearch/cs" method="get"><input type="hidden" name="Submit" value="S"/><input class="text" type="text" name="term"/> <input class="submit" type="image" name="Go" value="Search" alt="Search" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/graphics/sitenav/search_button57x19.gif"/> <input class="radio" type="radio" name="st" value="s" checked="checked"/><label>SFGate</label> <input class="radio" type="radio" name="st" value="y"/><label>Web Search <em>by</em> <b class="yahoo">YAHOO!</b></label> <a class="pipe" name="pipe">|</a> <a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./cgi-bin/qws/as/main">Advanced Search</a></form>    <ul class="main travel"> <li class="main home"><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./">Home</a></li> <li class="main news"><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./news/">News</a></li> <li class="main sports"><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./sports/">Sports</a></li> <li class="main business"><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./business/">Business</a></li> <li class="main entertainment"><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./entertainment/">Entertainment</a></li> <li class="main food"><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./food/">Food</a></li> <li class="main living"><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./living/">Living</a></li> <li class="main travel_selected"><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./travel/">Travel</a></li> <li class="main columns"><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./columns/">Columns</a></li> <li class="main classifieds"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957/http://marketplace.sfgate.com/">Classifieds</a></li> <li class="main jobs"><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./jobs/">Jobs</a></li> <li class="main homes"><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./homes/">Homes</a></li> <li class="main cars"><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./autos/">Cars</a></li>  <li class="index"><div class="popupkit"><div id="popmask"></div><div id="popup"><div class="tabmask"></div><div class="tab"><a href="#" onclick="document.getElementById('popup').style.display='none'; document.getElementById('popmask').style.display='none';"></a></div><div class="content"> <div class="title clearfix"><div style="float:right;width: 65px;text-align:right;padding-right:8px;font-weight:bold;"><a href="#" onclick="document.getElementById('popup').style.display='none'; document.getElementById('popmask').style.display='none';">Close [X]</a></div>Quick links to the best of SFGate <span class="pipe">|</span> Still can't find it? see <a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./index/">Site Index</a></div> <div class="columns"> <div class="column1"> <h3><span class="mute"><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./news/">News</a></span> <a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./news/">»</a></h3> <h4>Today</h4> <ul>  <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./news/">Breaking News</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./chronicle/">Today's Chronicle</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./traffic/">Traffic</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./weather/">Weather</a></li> </ul> <h4>Sections</h4> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./news/bayarea/">Bay Area & State</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./business/">Business</a></li>  <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./news/crime/">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./education/">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./news/environment/">Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./health/">Health & Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./news/nation/">Nation</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./chronicle/obituaries/">Obituaries</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./opinion/">Opinion</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./politics/">Politics</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./science/">Science</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./technology/">Technology</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./news/weird/">Weird News</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./news/world/">World</a></li>  </ul> </div> <div class="column2">  <h4><span class="mute"><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./sports/">Sports</a></span> <a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./sports/">»</a></h4> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./sports/49ers/">49ers</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./sports/raiders/">Raiders</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./sports/giants/">Giants</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./sports/athletics/">Athletics</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./sports/warriors/">Warriors</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./sports/sharks/">Sharks</a></li> </ul> <h4>More</h4> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./cgi-bin/blogs/main/page">Blogs</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957/http://personalshopper.sfgate.com/ROP/Categories.aspx">Chronicle Ads</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./magazine/">Chronicle Magazine</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./chronicle/chroniclewatch/">Chronicle Watch</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./columnists/">Columnists</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./comics/">Comics</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./earthquakes/">Earthquakes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./liveviews/">Live Views</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./lottery/">Lottery</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./maps/">Maps</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./polls/">Polls</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957/http://www.legalnotice.org/pl/SFGate/">Public Notices</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957/http://allbusiness.sfgate.com/">Small Business</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="column3"> <h3>Features</h3> <h4><span class="mute"><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./food/">Food</a></span> <a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./food/">»</a></h4> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./food/bargains/">Bargain Bites</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./food/reviews/">Restaurant Reviews</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./food/top100/">Top 100 Restaurants</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./wine/">Wine</a></li> </ul> <h4><span class="mute"><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./travel/">Travel</a></span> <a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./travel/">»</a></h4> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./hawaii/">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./mexico/">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./sfguide/">SF Guide</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./getaways/">Weekend Getaways</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./winecountry/">Wine Country</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./renotahoe/">Reno & Tahoe</a></li> </ul> <h4><span class="mute"><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./living/">Living</a></span> <a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./living/">»</a></h4> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./gay/">Gay & Lesbian</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./green/">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./homeandgarden/">Home & Garden</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./moms/">Moms</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./outdoors/">Outdoors</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./pets/">Pets</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957/http://personalshopper.sfgate.com/SS/Tiles.aspx?&type=sfis">SFiS</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./sports/skiing/">Ski & Snow</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./style/">Style</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="column4"> <h4><span class="mute"><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./entertainment/">Entertainment</a></span> <a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./entertainment/">»</a></h4> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./96hours/">96 Hours</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./eguide/art/">Art</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./entertainment/books/">Books</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./horoscope/">Horoscope</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./entertainment/music/">Live Music</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./entertainment/events/">Local Events</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./entertainment/movies/">Movie Showtimes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./entertainment/movies/">Movies</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./entertainment/performance/">Theater Reviews</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./tvradio/">TV & Radio</a></li> </ul> <h4><span class="mute"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957/http://marketplace.sfgate.com/">Classifieds</a></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957/http://marketplace.sfgate.com/">»</a></h4> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./mediakit/">Advertise With Us</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./autos/">Cars</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./homes/">Homes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081015155957/http://www.sfgate.com./jobs/">Jobs</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957/http://sfgate.kaango.com/feListAds/categoryID/717">Merchandise</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957/http://personals.sfgate.com/">Personals</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957/http://sfgate.kaango.com/feListAds/categoryID/699">Pets</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081015155957/http://realestate.sfgate.com/RealEstate/rentals/SearchIndex.asp">Rentals</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="clear"></div></div></div></div><a class="item" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='pointer';" onclick="document.getElementById('popup').style.display='block'; document.getElementById('popmask').style.display='block';"></a></div></li> </ul>