1) Taking Walks
Not only are there beautiful views, but I've concluded that taking a walk is the best quality time you can spend with a friend. Think about it, if you eat a meal together, you're distracted by the food. If you're shopping, you're distracted by the stores. If you drink together, you're distracted by the alcohol. And how are you even supposed to have a decent conversation at a movie or concert? Walks are perfect...you exercise, you bond, you talk, you look around and make observations if there's nothing to talk about.
As M said, it's like going to Disneyland! There's organized parking, a guided tour map, a day care, shows, a lot of walking, and the food there is way better. Plus you can lie on all the foam mattress beds.3) Practice cooking steak.
Well, I actually just ate the steak, but it seems like fun to make it! It'll also kill a lot of time.4) Go to the Book-Go-Round.
The most amazing discovery I've made in Saratoga...this place is a 3-minute walk from my house, and all the books/CD's/DVD's are under $5. I bought the Sound of Music video tapes for 75 cents! It's cozy, the workers are friendly, and it smells like books. You don't have to keep uncomfortably quiet like at the library, and you can donate old books you have at home that sit around collecting dust.5) Go to a drive-in movie theater.
Yes, these still exist! You pay a few dollars, park your car, turn to the correct radio station, and watch a movie from the comfort of your vehicle (wait, there's only one "C" in "vehicle"??). You can eat whatever you want, talk as much as you want, fall asleep and snore if you want.6) Find a secluded corner of a road with a great view and decently comfortable ground, and go stargazing.
Yesterday night and today early morning was spent watching the Perseid meteor shower. I had no idea what I was looking at, but I saw at least 8 shooting stars, and when they got scarce, there were the beautiful city lights to admire. Also, we spotted at least 8 deer on the way there!
They weren't scared of the car headlights at all, but they didn't like the flash from our cameras.