Hey Everyone,
On Tuesday, 1/29/08- David and I ventured out once again to see more of San Diego! The weather was beautiful, sunny and high 60's. We got an early start as there was a lot to do today.... We started in Old Town.... where you get a taste for the early California life, The shops and restaurants in this area are great. The whole area is very interesting, lively and festive. We picked up the Sight Seeing Trolley here in Old Town and rode it as far as the Harbor. Once in the Harbor we took the Deluxe Full Bay Tour- (they offer 3 kinds of tours- (1) 1hr tour of North Bay, (2) 1hr tour of South Bay, or (3) 2hr Deluxe Full Bay Tour {North & South Bay})
Once we finished the relaxing 2 hr tour we took a ricksa ride past the Midway over to the Seaport Village. This wonderful area offers, many places to dine and shop and has a beautiful park that runs along the edge of the harbor. After spending awhile shopping and picture taking we caught backup with the Sight Seeing Trolley to finish that tour back to Old Town. We went through the famous Gas Lamp District.... David and I have plans to revisit this historic spot. As the trolley continued we came to a section of San Diego called Little Italy....well we just had to stop!!! We saw an Italian Restaurant that caught our eye and we hopped off the trolley once again. We decided to dine at Filippi's Pizza Grotto (1747 India St. San Diego).....This has to be one of the best places that I have been to in a very long time. The atmosphere and food were great!!! We thoroughly enjoyed our dining experience here. We were told about a Carnevalle that was going to be taking place in Little Italy that week- called "Passaporto di Carnevale". We made note of the dates and planned to attend the event. There were going to be groups playing music, mimes, and much much more- not to mention all of that Italian food!! We were looking forward to revisiting Little Italy soon.
Now we hopped back on to the trolley heading back to Old Town. We decided to find a spot to sit and relax (not wishing to drive on the 12-laners with all the folks coming home from work!! LOL) We chose the Cafe Coyote to have a drink and appetizers. This place is fabulous. Everyone was warm and friendly, the food was great (they make their own tortillas right there). After spending a couple of hours there- Dave and I made our motel- to settle in for the night.
For more info on places mentioned above please check out the following websites:
http://www.plazadelpassado.com/ (Old Town)
http://www.citysightseeing-sd.com/ (Sight Seeing Trolley)
http://www.sdha.com/ (Harbor Tours)
http://www.seaportvillage.com/ (Seaport Village)
http://www.cafecoyoteoldtown.com/ (Cafe Coyote)
http://www.gaslampquarter.org/ (Gas Lamp Quarter)
SEE PICTURES IN ALBUM #117: http://picasaweb.google.com/Pandadmd5880
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