San Diego area, CA
The San Diego Trolley was our ride for one of the days we visited downtown San Diego.
Little Italy is a popular urban neighborhood in San Diego.
Many ethnic shops and cafes line the streets of the neighborhood.
The "Star of India" sailing ship is a popular tourist attraction along the harbor front.
New technology tries to nudge out the old.
Interesting art lined the boardwalk area.  Here is  the mother of all shoetrees!
The "Dawn Princess" was in dock while we were there.  These cruise ships are massive floating cities.
The battle-hardened USS Midway is permanently docked for all to see and tour.
While awaiting the Boat Parade of Lights we were treated to another spectacular sunset.
View this movie to get a feel for a few of the boats in the parade.  Everyone seemed to be having a good time.
This is Mission Beach one of the eclectic beach communities in the SD area.
Mission Beach has a long boardwalk frequented by walkers, in-line skaters and anything with wheels.
This is a view of the roller coaster at Belmont Park at Mission Beach.
Come along with us for a ride on the roller coaster.  Warning: Susan is a screamer!
High surf was prevalent during our stay in the SD area.
Susan took this GREAT pic of two surfers questioning their sanity.  They did go out and one had to be rescued. Duh!
This movie is a good example of why you should never turn your back on the sea!
Some enterprising individual erected this pterodactyl scuplture.
Parasurfing is very popular along the beaches of San Diego.
We caught some parasurfers at Silver Strand State Beach.
Looking up the beach at parasurfers flying on the surf.
If you haven't seen enough about the parasurfers yet here is a movie of them.
The lovely Susan at the Imperial Beach Pier.
This is look toward Baja, Mexico from the Imperial Beach Pier.
We visited the La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art.  It was free and barely worth it.
Looking down into the museum scuplture garden points the way out.
There were some strange creations in the garden.
Holes in windows, now that is real art!  This room had three or four holes to the outside.
Now this is the REAL art.  This picture was taken through one of the "hole" art windows.
Ooh La, La!!  Check out the sexy lady in her red leather jacket.
These seals have perfected the art of relaxing.  Pregnant females, go figure! (Just kidding... really!)
On a bike ride to Coronado, we came along this very pretty little park.
The Coronado Bridge could be seen from the park.
No trip to San Diego is complete without a trip to the Del Coronado Hotel.  "Del" to the locals.
Inside the lobby was a very impressive chandelier.
Here is looking back at the "Del" from the beach.  Only the rich play here!
Further along on our bike ride we were treated to a great view of the city.
Mission San Diego was California's first church established in 1769.
It was interesting that the front of the mission was just a facade.
We took a ride out to the Cabrillo National Monument.  This is the veiw back to the city.
A sad reminder of the brave men and women who have sacrificed their lives for our freedom.
Bill stands near a statue of the discoverer Juan Cabrillo.
We came to see the whales and saw several, but they were too far away for pictures.
And San Diego bids us a fond farewell, with another stunning sunset.
The Spanish renaissance architecture was prominent at the entrance to Balboa Park.
This is the San Diego Museum of Art that we visited on one of the "free admission" days.
The Christmas decorations were on display at Balboa Park.
This whimsical scuplture was designed for and a favorite of the children.
Bill makes friends easily. Here is someone he met at Balboa.
This is the reflecting pool in front of the botanical gardens.
Inside the botanical garden building was a cornucopia of flowers and plants.
The long "chin" on this orchid reminded Susan of Laurel of "Laurel and Hardy" fame.
Pretty yellow orchids catching the sunlight.
Ooooohhs and ahhhhhs can only descrbe these orchids.
The flowers here are reminiscent of an artist's palette.
This pool reflects the ever-present Spanish architecture in the early evening.
Chula Vista RV Resort was our home for one month. Expensive, but really nice.
The sites are a tad narrow, but we managed.
This was the view from our trailer looking out towards the west.  Nice!
Chula Vista Marina was a short walk away.  The sunsets are marvelous!
Chula Vista RV Resort
Balboa Park
San Diego/Chula Vista