I just returned from a Bay Area road trip with Rahul.  Here are a few of the highlights:

Tuesday (Dec. 14) - Had dinner with extended family at a Chinese restaurant in Milpitas.
Wednesday - Went to Monterey Bay Aquarium, where we saw its most famous current inhabitant: a real live great white shark.  Afterward, we had lunch at the Fish Hopper and drove the scenic 17-Mile Drive to Carmel.  Back in South Bay, we had dinner at Amarin Thai on Castro St. with Ishaan and Alan.
Thursday - Had lunch at Vik's Chaat House and shopped on Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley.  In Palo Alto, Rahul, Ishaan, and I had dinner at Mango Cafe and played a couple hours of night basketball.
Friday - Had lunch at Pho Hoa in Mountain View and checked out Stanford Shopping Center, where we had dinner at Max's.  In the evening, we hung out with Justin, Walter, Ishaan, Peter, Crystal, Ursula, Andy, and Jason.
Saturday - Drove Mike to SFO and hung out in SF, where we checked out Ocean Aquarium, Nippon Goldfish Co., Yumma's on Irving, and Twin Peaks.  In the evening, I attended Sha Sha and Mariel's housewarming party at their new condo in San Jose.
Sunday (Dec. 19) - Returned to L.A., stopping along the way for shopping in Gilroy.  In the evening, I had my final TA meeting of the quarter; Dr. Goldstein, Dr. Kagawa-Singer, Kristin, Rotrease, and I celebrated with dinner at Thai House in Westwood.