Hi Everyone,
Sunday was the 1st full day David & I spent touring San Diego. We started our day at the Aerospace Museum. In this museum- is the history for flight from it's very beginning down to this day. There are many wonderful exhibits detailing the history of flight. There is plenty of staff if you have any questions- but most exhibits have detailed write ups to read. The hours for here are 10 AM - 4 PM (7 days/wk) Sun- Sat. for additional info please see their website at:
http://www.aerospacemueseum.com/
SEE PICTURES IN ALBUM #107: http://picasaweb.google.com/Pandadmd5880
Then David and I walked across the parking lot to the San Diego Auto Museum. This was a very interesting place also. It had many cars from early 1900's right on up through to some future type models. The history in here is great too- so much to see. There were also some vintage motor cycles in here too. We met up with a guide whose name was Mike Yeakle. He made cars for Dale Earnhardt Sr. There was one of Dale Sr.'s cars and motor bikes at the museum. Mike has a website if you'd like more information on Dale Earnhardt Sr. please check out: http://www.americashero.org/ . If you'd like more info on the Auto Museum- please go to: http://www.sdautomuseum.org/
SEE PICTURES IN ALBUM # 108: http://picasaweb.google.com/Pandadmd5880
We were off to Lego Land next- this was about 30 - 45 mins drive from downtown San Diego. Now even though this place is geared for kids...Kids of all ages will enjoy it. It's a park where everything is made out of Lego's. It is truly amazing to see the things that are made out of Lego's. In the middle of the Park is an area that depicts many places in the USA and in other parts of the world. I have been to many to the places in USA that they recreated. It is really great to see this part of the park. There are rides here for kids- and interactive places for the kids to build their own stuff (each building area is separated by age groups). There are gift shops and places to eat here too. To get more info on this park please go to: http://www.legoland.com/ .
SEE PICTURES IN ALBUM #109:http://picasaweb.google.com/Pandadmd5880
Well it started to rain while we were at Lego Land and it was getting late in the day- so we decided to call it a day and head back to the motel. We needed to get some rest, as we had another full day ahead of us the next day! We finished out the day by having dinner at Achiote'.
This was a very nice Mexican Food Restaurant. The food and atmosphere were great and prices weren't bad.
Off to get the pictures together for this entry....take care and I'll be back soon- Donna
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Sunday, November 2, 2008
1/26/08 Checking out San Diego with David
1/26/08 Saturday
Howdy there!
Well here we were (David & I)- on the west coast for the first time. My first instinct was to see the ocean!!
So after breakfast we were off- to check out San Diego, find some of the places we wanted to see, and to find the beaches!!
The motel, we were staying at was in southern San Diego. As a matter of fact we were only 3 miles from the Mexico border! So everything we wanted to see was north of us.
The 1st thing we found was Silver Strand Beach. It was a great beach very long… once parked I had my sandals off and was heading to the water! LOL- Everyone else on the beach was trying to avoid the water (probably to cool of a day for them - in the 60’s) but not for me. The water was wonderful. The waves here were pretty good size considering there was no storm in the area.
After playing in the surf for awhile and looking for shells…we were off again.
We drove thru downtown San Diego. Making notes of where certain things and streets were. So when we came back on Sunday to start using the “Go Card”, we’d know which way to go. We found a parking area (there are several) along the harbor. We stopped to get pictures of the city and of the art work that we saw there. We spent most of that day just driving around- taking pictures and getting a feel for the city. We then went a bit further outside the city and found Imperial Beach. This is a very nice beach/area. Lots to do and see- with a great fishing pier. We took a walk out to the end- watching the local surfers doing their thing, the wild life and did some people watching too. It was a very relaxing and enjoyable day!
We finished off the day by getting some pizza for dinner from Eastside Pizza. It was very yummy!
Ok off to get the pictures for this entry ready….see you all soon- Love Donna
Picture #1- motel and monster truck
Picture #2-3- view of Mexico from near motel
Picture #4-27 San Diego
Pictures #28-33 Silver Strand Beach
Pictures #34-50 Imperial Beach
SEE PICTURES IN ALBUM #106:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Pandadmd5880
Howdy there!
Well here we were (David & I)- on the west coast for the first time. My first instinct was to see the ocean!!
So after breakfast we were off- to check out San Diego, find some of the places we wanted to see, and to find the beaches!!
The motel, we were staying at was in southern San Diego. As a matter of fact we were only 3 miles from the Mexico border! So everything we wanted to see was north of us.
The 1st thing we found was Silver Strand Beach. It was a great beach very long… once parked I had my sandals off and was heading to the water! LOL- Everyone else on the beach was trying to avoid the water (probably to cool of a day for them - in the 60’s) but not for me. The water was wonderful. The waves here were pretty good size considering there was no storm in the area.
After playing in the surf for awhile and looking for shells…we were off again.
We drove thru downtown San Diego. Making notes of where certain things and streets were. So when we came back on Sunday to start using the “Go Card”, we’d know which way to go. We found a parking area (there are several) along the harbor. We stopped to get pictures of the city and of the art work that we saw there. We spent most of that day just driving around- taking pictures and getting a feel for the city. We then went a bit further outside the city and found Imperial Beach. This is a very nice beach/area. Lots to do and see- with a great fishing pier. We took a walk out to the end- watching the local surfers doing their thing, the wild life and did some people watching too. It was a very relaxing and enjoyable day!
We finished off the day by getting some pizza for dinner from Eastside Pizza. It was very yummy!
Ok off to get the pictures for this entry ready….see you all soon- Love Donna
Picture #1- motel and monster truck
Picture #2-3- view of Mexico from near motel
Picture #4-27 San Diego
Pictures #28-33 Silver Strand Beach
Pictures #34-50 Imperial Beach
SEE PICTURES IN ALBUM #106:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Pandadmd5880
1/24/08 San Diego, CA
1/24/08
Hello,
I my first full day in California was spent resting! LOL The next day my son David was going to arrive for a 9 day visit with me.
On Friday 1/25/08, I picked David up at the airport it was great seeing him again. The airport was about 15 mins away from motel. David was pretty hungry by then with the time change and all - so we stopped next door to the motel and got a bite to eat. We spent the rest of the evening visiting, catching up and planning our adventures during his visit.
We had purchased “Go Cards” for the San Diego area. You can get these cards for most major cities and I would highly recommend them- even if the city is in your own state! They come in 1,2, 3, 5, and 7 day packages. We had purchased the 5 day pass. We saved a lot of money using (almost $300 for the two of us) this card. How it works is they give you a card (looks like a credit card) and a book of all the attractions, stores and restaurants that the card is good at. These books are great- really gives you an idea of all the things to do in the area. This card will either give you a free admission into an attraction or tour, a percentage off or free item in a restaurant, or a percentage off or free gift from a store. Like I stated earlier- David and I both got a card for 5 days which cost about $136.50 each. We ended up saving almost $300.00 with all the things we did…and we did a lot- but there was so much more we couldn’t get to!! So really folks…I would highly recommend these cards if you want to really get a feel for an area and save money! The link to the Boston Card is: http://www.gobostoncard.com/ at this site there are links to all the other cities they offer. Go check them out!!!
After a bit of discussing the plans David started to unpack his things. He had mentioned that he had a surprise for me. I thought it might be a Patriot’s shirt or hat (as we had been talking about them- they were in the play offs against that San Diego Chargers -that upcoming weekend) So David then handed me a box- it was a box for the camera he had bought his Nana a few months back- ( a real nice digital camera with zoom lens). So I opened it expecting to find my t-shirt… LOL…to my surprise there was a camera in it….“still being a bit slow on the draw”..I said “Oh, Nana let you bring her camera- that is great-we should get some good pictures!”…David started to laugh- he said no it’s yours! Well it took a couple of seconds for it to hit me then WOW!! He had gotten me the same camera…cause I was saying how much I really liked my moms- and someday would have to get one. What a blow me away surprise! Thank you again so very much David!!! The camera is great. It’s a FujiFilm- Fine PX S5700- camera. It has many wonderful features and takes great pictures! I said well since I have this great new camera- would you like to have my old faithful digit camera??? LOL- He said sure it would be a step up from the one he had!!! LOL
But the surprises were not over! He then took out a memory card and put it in the camera…and said watch this….. As I watched I saw my dog MayMay…. David had gone over to his uncles house and videoed taped (on the new camera) all the dogs- mine and my brothers all talking to me! It was so great to see them all especially May…. I had been missing her so much since I left her there. So as you can see it was a very good night for me. I had my son visiting, a new camera, and a video of my dog talking to me!! What more could a person ask for??? Nothing!
David and I decided to take the 1st full day of his visit relaxing and driving around the area to get a feel for things…..that will be in the next blog.
Hope this entry finds everyone well. Take care everyone- I’ll be back soon- Love Donna
Hello,
I my first full day in California was spent resting! LOL The next day my son David was going to arrive for a 9 day visit with me.
On Friday 1/25/08, I picked David up at the airport it was great seeing him again. The airport was about 15 mins away from motel. David was pretty hungry by then with the time change and all - so we stopped next door to the motel and got a bite to eat. We spent the rest of the evening visiting, catching up and planning our adventures during his visit.
We had purchased “Go Cards” for the San Diego area. You can get these cards for most major cities and I would highly recommend them- even if the city is in your own state! They come in 1,2, 3, 5, and 7 day packages. We had purchased the 5 day pass. We saved a lot of money using (almost $300 for the two of us) this card. How it works is they give you a card (looks like a credit card) and a book of all the attractions, stores and restaurants that the card is good at. These books are great- really gives you an idea of all the things to do in the area. This card will either give you a free admission into an attraction or tour, a percentage off or free item in a restaurant, or a percentage off or free gift from a store. Like I stated earlier- David and I both got a card for 5 days which cost about $136.50 each. We ended up saving almost $300.00 with all the things we did…and we did a lot- but there was so much more we couldn’t get to!! So really folks…I would highly recommend these cards if you want to really get a feel for an area and save money! The link to the Boston Card is: http://www.gobostoncard.com/ at this site there are links to all the other cities they offer. Go check them out!!!
After a bit of discussing the plans David started to unpack his things. He had mentioned that he had a surprise for me. I thought it might be a Patriot’s shirt or hat (as we had been talking about them- they were in the play offs against that San Diego Chargers -that upcoming weekend) So David then handed me a box- it was a box for the camera he had bought his Nana a few months back- ( a real nice digital camera with zoom lens). So I opened it expecting to find my t-shirt… LOL…to my surprise there was a camera in it….“still being a bit slow on the draw”..I said “Oh, Nana let you bring her camera- that is great-we should get some good pictures!”…David started to laugh- he said no it’s yours! Well it took a couple of seconds for it to hit me then WOW!! He had gotten me the same camera…cause I was saying how much I really liked my moms- and someday would have to get one. What a blow me away surprise! Thank you again so very much David!!! The camera is great. It’s a FujiFilm- Fine PX S5700- camera. It has many wonderful features and takes great pictures! I said well since I have this great new camera- would you like to have my old faithful digit camera??? LOL- He said sure it would be a step up from the one he had!!! LOL
But the surprises were not over! He then took out a memory card and put it in the camera…and said watch this….. As I watched I saw my dog MayMay…. David had gone over to his uncles house and videoed taped (on the new camera) all the dogs- mine and my brothers all talking to me! It was so great to see them all especially May…. I had been missing her so much since I left her there. So as you can see it was a very good night for me. I had my son visiting, a new camera, and a video of my dog talking to me!! What more could a person ask for??? Nothing!
David and I decided to take the 1st full day of his visit relaxing and driving around the area to get a feel for things…..that will be in the next blog.
Hope this entry finds everyone well. Take care everyone- I’ll be back soon- Love Donna
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