We've managed to pack in lots since we arrived late afternoon yesterday in San Diego. The weather is perfect - t-shirt weather but not too hot. After finding our hotel in the Gaslamp district, we strolled the two main avenues looking at the beautiful buildings from the late 1800's that were never torn down and are now restored and treasured. We had dinner at a table outside across from Wyatt Earp's former brothel and gambling house which, like all the other buildings in the red light district, is now live-work up and restaurant down.
Early this morning, we took the 'hop on, hop off' Trolley for a tour of the city. We didn't hop off but rather spent two hours on a guided tour of unique areas including the famous Coronado Hotel (you can see it in Some Like it Hot), San Diego harbour, Old Town (turn of the century Spanish area), Little Italy (originally populated by Italian tuna fishermen) and the modern convention centre and downtown area. Buildings there are surprisingly low for such a large city - the proximity of the airport accounts for that.
Then off to the zoo! We spent five hours there. Highlights included a six-day old giraffe turning her back to the audience but peaking back now and then, and pandas offering photo ops - sitting and eating bamboo for the adoring crowd. I had an encounter with a male lion in spite of a warning sign of spraying up to 6-7 feet. I was on the watch and stood away from the crowd who stood close to the fence but in spite of that, he still managed to catch the bottom of my pant leg as I dodged him - Bill estimates it was a direct hit at 10 feet! How many people do you know who have had a lion pee on their leg and live to tell about it?? I stayed behind the glass from then on!
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