Blogs from San Diego, California, United States, North America

" When we got to the hotel in San Diego we met Avo Jay and went to Sea World. It was the best. We saw Shamu the killer whale and saw so much fun stuff. Sunday we went to the San Diego Zoo. My favorite animal was a Meerkat. Now we went home. That was a fun trip even though some bad things happened, it was still a good trip." - Sofia We said our goodbye's to Lara, Ralf, and Milan early and headed for the border. We heard that it could take a few hours to cross as it is the worlds busiest border crossing. We arrived in the line after a bit more than 1.5 hours and then it was almost 2 hours in line in the car. Daddy thought that they were going ... read more

Another beautiful morning in Escondido. Overcast initially turns into bright sunshine. Ducks are floating in the pond and waiting for handouts! Bob attended the allegedly hilariously funny resort preview this morning. The only thing hilarious about it was how bad the event itself was. Coffee and pastries (of course early birds got there early and gobbled them up--seriously folks, they weren't even that good! Oh well, I left early and grabbed the refills that were intended for after the event. After 40", I had enough! We ventured into San Diego for a GREAT MACY'S HOME FURNITURE STORE, with a great great selection and have narrowed down a couple possibilities.It's nice to sit on furniture before order, don't you think? Macy's will let you order, ship and setup and let you sit in it, and then if ... read more

Last night I went to see Sum 41 at the House of Blues, which brought back a lot of fond memories from when Zoé and I were cursing over their crazy fans when the band played the same festivals as AFI did back in 2010. Needless to say, California fans are just as crazy and I saw just now that my arms are covered in bruises, but hey, it was definitely worth it! I got there maybe 45 min before doors were gonna open to pick up my ticket, and then started talking to the guy and girl standing behind me in line. Turns out they were pretty awesome and we hung out for the rest of the night, with plans of hanging out soon again. I made it front row by the time the two ... read more

December 5 Another great day but a little cloudy . The hotel had a shuttle for patrons of the hotel to Balboa Park and the San Diego Zoo . The Zoo is located in Balboa Park. It is very large and is home to several different museums and attractions. I didn’t have time to take advantage of all the opportunities but I did get to the Zoo. The 100 acre zoo is home to more than 4,500 animals including giant pandas river hippos and gorillas. I started with a 35 minute guided double decker bus tour. The 3 mile ride took us through the zoo grounds. Then I was better able to select the areas I wanted to spend more time in. I had lunch at the fine dining restaurant in the zoo , a restaurant ... read more

December 7 My flight was early, leaving at 7:20 AM. With the time zone change, I got back to Tampa at 6:00 PM after transferring in Detroit. The flights were uneventful and all on time. I got my car which I had left in the long-term parking. It only took me an hour to get from the airport to home . It was a very good, but short, trip.... read more