Blogs from San Diego, California, United States, North America - page 8

Nous voulions tous les 3 nous rendre à San Diego, car nous avions tous eu de bons retours sur cette ville. Très proche de la frontière mexicaine, San Diego n'est pas pour autant "mexicanisée", bien au contraire. Nous nous attendions à voir bon nombre de restaurants à burritos, des tacos, des bars mexicains. Il n'en est rien. San Diego reste une ville américaine à part entière. Le centre ville a même un quartier d'affaires, avec quelques buildings. Quelques rares bâtiments adoptent l'architecture mexicaine. Le charme de San Diego provient principalement de ses belles plages qui la longent, mais aussi de ses collines verdoyantes qui s'élèvent au nord de la ville. C'est une sorte d'oasis dans le désert mexicain, où le vent marin vient vous rafraîchir et apporter de l'humidité. Le parc Balboa en est le parfait ... read more

It was a delight to wake up in San Diego! Off the ship we went to the Ferry just a short jaunt away with friends Bob and Sandra. They wished to come along with us as we went on our excursion to take a look at the condo we will rent in January, 2016. Upon arrival on Coronado Island, a free shuttle was waiting to take us downtown leaving us off in front of City Hall. We then waited for a bus to take us to the Coronado Cays about 3 or 4 miles south of town. After a little walk we found the condo and took pictures and strolled the neighborhood a bit. We felt quite pleased at what we found - should be a great home for 3 months next year. Back on the ... read more

Good evening, welcome to my TravelBlog. In this travelogue I will be telling my best experiences and memories about my trip to San Diego CA.... read more

The plan for today, our last day in San Diego, is to see as much as possible of Balboa Park. Originally known simply as City Park in the 19th century, it was selected as the site of the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal and renamed in honour of the Spanish explorer. Over the years, other exhibitions were held there and other buildings built. Many were turned into museums and gradually the park became the city's museum centre. We take a taxi from the hotel to the park. We buy a package that allows us to enter up to five different museums during the day. First pick is the Air and Space Museum. It's similar to other museums of its type, with a variety of aircraft on the floor and suspended ... read more

Blissful sleep-in morning. Today the plan is to hook up with Vi's cousin Mike, who lives in San Diego. Mike and his wife (whom we have never met before) pick us up around 11 and whisk us to brunch at a really interesting restaurant called the 94th Aero Squadron. The restaurant sits alongside an old airfield that is still used by smaller single-engine planes and vintage aircraft. The restaurant picks up this theme and features decor and memorabilia from the air forces of the first and second world war. The spread is fantastic, especially the seafood, which includes about three different types of salmon, numerous shellfish, Alaska king crab and much more. Bottomless champagne flutes ensure that everyone is happy. We eat outside on a patio, where we have front-row seats to planes and helicopters landing ... read more