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December 28th 2005
Published: April 17th 2006
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After visiting Tijuana in the morning, I bought a transport day pass in San Ysidro (the US side of the US-Mexico border) and took a San Diego Trolley to Old Town San Diego. Old Town is the original site where Father Serra, supported by a brigade of Spanish infantry, established the first mission in California in 1769. The site is preserved and converted into a state park, where some of the orginal... Read Full Entry



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Museum of Contemporary ArtMuseum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Contemporary Art

How many "Hammering Man" are there in the world? There's one in Frankfurt, one in Seattle, and now I see one in San Diego...
Santa Fe Amtrak DepotSanta Fe Amtrak Depot
Santa Fe Amtrak Depot

Originally built for the 1915 Panama California Exposition, the station is a masterpiece of Mission Revival architecture.
San Diego HarborSan Diego Harbor
San Diego Harbor

This is the place where a T-rex escaped from a boat and entered San Diego in the movie "Jurassic Park - The Lost World".
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San Diego Harbor 2

The harbor is also the place where cruise ships stop. Sightseeing trips and ocean excursions are also conducted here.
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San Diego Harbor 3

I am so hungry that I can swallow a cruise ship
San Diego Harbor 4San Diego Harbor 4
San Diego Harbor 4

Ouch... I didn't watch my head and now I have a splitting headache
San Diego Maritime MuseumSan Diego Maritime Museum
San Diego Maritime Museum

The magnificiently restored 1863 sailing vessel Star of India (the world's oldest active merchant ship)
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San Diego Maritime Museum 2

Another historical vessel (but I dunno the name)
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San Diego Maritime Museum 4

A ferryboat named Berkeley
EmbarcaderoEmbarcadero
Embarcadero

Spanish for "dock", Embarcadero consists of parks, boardwalk shops and marinas.
San Diego Convention Center 2San Diego Convention Center 2
San Diego Convention Center 2

A car exhibition inside one of the convention halls
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San Diego Convention Center 3

A cool diagonal elevator transports visitors between the ground level and the roof terrace.



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