San Diego - Monday, 30 November 2015

We were up early today since we wanted to make the most of our sightseeing day in San Diego. A few years ago we had a very bad historic trolley tour of Savannah, GA. When I wrote the company, they sent us 2 VIP passes that were good in a number of cities. One of those cities was San Diego and so we decided to take advantage of the San Diego Hop On, Hop Off Trolley tour. The first tour left the Old Town area at 9:00 and we were there in plenty of time to get aboard.

These tours really show you different neighborhoods so that you can get a feel for what a city is like. It is not in depth, but a good overview. We started in Old Town and traveled past the harbor and seaport. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Star of India  - oldest iron hulled merchant ship

Then over to Coronado to get a view of the famed Del Coronado Hotel.

 We got off at the next stop  - The San Diego Zoo. Wow! We love zoos and this one was just unbelievable. Had forgotten my FitZip, but I'm sure we walked 10 miles up and down to see most of the animals. They were all up close and personal. But we only got butt shots of the pandas.

We spent nearly 5 hours there and really didn't have much time to explore the rest of Balboa Park with museums, galleries, and the conservancy. Another visit, another time.

Back on the trolley to Old Town. Explored one of the cemeteries and some of the shops before having dinner at Casa Guadalajara. Sue and Ron said that it was their favorite. They were spot on. Great margarita and a Burrito Carne Asada. 

Just as we were finishing the restaurant lost power and we were all in the dark. Thank goodness mobile phones have flashlights. We managed to pay our bill and then headed back to the hotel to pack and get ready for our return trip home.