San Diego is said to have the best weather in the United States and I can see why. With only 5 inches of rain per year it leaves plenty of time for sunshine. The temperature is always a nice comfortable 75 with low humidity.
We drove back towards the San Diego Zoo to explore the area around it. It lies in a park called Balboa. (no relation to Rocky) Within this park are many buildings that consist of Museums, United Nations buildings, Restaurants, home to the largest outdoor pipe organ and a gymnasium in which the famous one on one basketball game between Bird and Johnson was played. The park is huge and has free trolly's to shuttle you around if you get tired. With green parks laid out between each building and views of the San Diego skyline down below it is a beautiful area to spend the day.
Here is a picture of the Arboretum with the roof made entirely of wood. There are plants from all over the globe. Each with its own colors and smells.
Walking under archways you find hidden gardens filled with colorful flowers that open up into their own oasis among the many buildings surrounding them.
After spending the entire morning walking Balboa Park we headed off to the coast line to see the oldest hotel on the west coast.
It has been standing since 1888 and is the world famous Hotel Del Coronado. Its history is filled with famous visitors and Head's of State meetings. President Reagan enjoyed coming here and did so many times while in office. The hotel still retains its old look and feel but has been completely renovated with all the modern luxuries. The back opens into big porches that overlook the Pacific ocean. The beach is very wide and when you get down towards the water it almost seems as if the sand is glittering with small pieces of gold but is actually silica. Surprisingly enough the water was not that cold. After the afternoon spent with our feet in the sand and ideas of how we could move out here being bounced around, we decided to head back across the Coronado bridge and check out the downtown area.
Hey, there's a ball game on tonight! We bought the cheapest tickets and went inside of PETCO Field to watch the Padre's and Diamondbacks play. The stadium is fairly new and opens up in the outfield to reveal the cityscape. For a Wednesday evening the stadium was pretty full. It also helped that they had a special tonight. Hotdogs = 1$ Softdrinks = $1 and 1$ off any beer. Needless to say, we saw plenty of "big" fellows walking away with half a dozen dogs for themselves. You can't beat the price! By the time we made it to our seats (which you can see by the picture - way up there) the game was already in the 5th inning. It's a nice place to walk around and see the game from different areas. Honestly, we aren't big baseball fans so we only lasted until the 7th inning in our seats. Time to move on and check out the nightlife in the city.
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