We got back from San Diego last night - we had the best time! The weather wasn't as warm as I was expecting, so my clothes were a bit too summery - that just meant going out and buying some new clothes!
We stayed at one of the nicest hotels I've ever seen - the Hotel Del Coronado, where Some Like it Hot was filmed, among a few other movies. The hotel was pricey but WELL worth it - the service was impeccable and food was delicious! Below is a pic - I'll post my own pics when I get them back later this week.
We easily became quite spoiled. Every afternoon after coming back from our daytime activity, we'd sit on the hotel's deck and have a few drinks. Then last night on the way home, I had a craving for a drink - it was only 3 in the afternoon We visited the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park, both of which were very interesting and fun to see! We also shopped and dined in La Jolla, Del Mar and a few other neighboring areas.
A highlight of the trip was meeting up with YABBOBAY and meeting her DH and friends for a few drinks! Erica - James and I had a great time that night! Hope Mexico was amazing. Email me when you get back
I have to admit I'm a bit sad to come back - CA is a beautiful state and everyone is so incredibly friendly. Within 5 mins of arriving back in NY I nearly got knocked down by some @$$ in baggage claim and ran over by a cab in the airport
Anyway, we had a wonderful time! I highly recommend our hotel if anyone is planning a trip to San Diego.
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Shamma - I don't know our exact price we paid, but it was a splurge. We did manage to haggle them down about $80 or so per night from what they first quoted us. That's partly because we booked within a few wks of our trip. We went on a history tour during our stay, since the hotel is a historical landmark, and found that one separate cottage with a private beach is quite popular. It's where Marilyn Monroe stayed during the filming of Some Like it Hot and now rents for a whopping $2,300 per NIGHT!!! That includes a lot though - the cottage is like a small house with LR, DR, huge BR, etc and all the perks of a hotel too. But WOW! Can you imagine? He says it's booked between 4 families each summer too!
Stef - nope, I wish I could take that shot! That's what I pulled from their website. More photos for now can be found at: www.hoteldel.com
Hi Teri...glad you had a good time in SD...too bad you had a chilly week...its beautiful right now...
just got back from mexico...but left my camera at the beach house...so i have to wait for my BIL to go down there this weekend...
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I got my pics back! Will post some in a little while
Erica - I had my camera with me the night we met up together - too bad I forgot about it in my purse all night
LisaT
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does that camera ever come out of your bag Teri!?
(didn't you have it the night of our GTG too?)
Teri
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Lisa you should have seen me in SD - I was taking pictures left and right! LOL
I brought my camera to our first GTG during the snow storm, but not to our most recent one at TGIFs - none of us did!
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Ok, I scanned some of my favorite pictures!
here's a pic of the front of our hotel - it's too large to get it all in, so the first pic I posted was probably the best, but I love with one through the trees
One of the cutest pictures! I swear he turned around only for me! I can't remember what exactly this is - some type of ape....
Our favorites were the arangatangs - they are so human like it's amazing. They're so much more advanced than the rest of the animals around them it was incredible to watch them interact with each other.
This was one of the pandas - so adorable!!! This is Gao Gao's roommate (he's the one they're making all the hype about, but IMO it was overkill - this one was more social) - I can't remember his name though! He was sent over from China as part of the US panda program..
shamma
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Terri, those are nice and all but I prefer to see people and if you are going to post those things you must be in the pix
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This was at the Wild Animal Park, which was really cool to see. Unlike regular parks, this one is so huge, and the animals aren't locked in cages. They're separated by species, and given tons of room to roam around in together. This giraffe was just hanging out by the trees
Here's a pic of James and I enjoying one of many drinks at the Del's bar to start the evening off right
Teri
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Shamma, patience m'dear! One more pic of me and DH coming up!
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Teri you look great! What awesome pics!
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Not sure why I look like such a freakin dork but here's us at the hotel on one of their decks....
And the view of a sunset from our balcony
shamma
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You take great pix. You and hubby lok great inthat pix. Got anymore???
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Shamma is never satisfied!!
Teri
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Erica, these pics should look familiar!!
These were taken at the La Jolla Cove - what a gorgeous town La Jolla is!! I could have spent days shopping there :)
Aren't those purple flowers gorgeous?
There was a cave that you could enter at the top of the cliff and walk down to the beach, but I am clausterphobic and chickened out!
That's all
shamma
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go pick some flowers Suzanne
shamma
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Did your hubby go thru the cave?? Those pix are so good. Thanks for sharing.
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ok shamma ill go pick flowers but im sure youll want pics of that too huh??
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TEri those pix are GREAT.. i am so excited to go.. i want to go to the zoo and the wild animal park.. i cant wait!! i LOVE the pic of the sunset.. im so excited!
