We made a stop in San Diego on the way back to New Zealand to celebrate Dana’s birthday. I’ve been to San Diego a few times before, but this trip brought some new sights and a renewed admiration for the city. First morning we met up for breakfast with good college friend and faithful blog reader Chris Amatuzzi, his wife Elisa and their adorable twin boys in Orange County. It was a minor miracle that we were able to pull it off as trying to meet up without cell phones is incredibly challenging. How did we function before cell phones? The rest of the day we traveled down the pacific coast highway with a stop in La Jolla.
After spending some time lingering around La Jolla and enjoying the coastal views, we moved on to Balboa Park. This has to be one of the top city parks I’ve visited, with fantastic museums, rose and cactus gardens, and plenty of area to enjoy the outdoors.
We stayed at Hotel del Coronado, a resort on Coronado Island that has been operating since the 1880’s. It has a romantic historic charm and a beautiful setting right off the ocean. We noticed while there that some of the designs from the Sanibel Harbour Resort where we were married were likely taken from Hotel Del. Dinner was at Seasucker in the Gaslamp district, a restaurant of Top Chef finalist Brian Malarky- highly recommended for anyone making a visit to San Diego.
Next day we visited the San Diego zoo, which is huge. We spent the majority of the day there and didn’t get to see all the animals!
This giraffe was huge, and gladly posed for a picture with Dana.
For other zoo pictures, click here: https://picasaweb.google.com/114612877246919085926/SanDiegoZoo#
Thanks for the shout out - was great to see you two. Happy Thanksgiving! I gotta ask - what's in the Golumpki?
ReplyDeleteA Golumpki is a meat mixture with an outside wrapping of cabbage along with a tomato based sauce. It's a Polish dish that Grammy has perfected. Awesome to see you guys.
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