Tuesday 15 December 2009

San Diego - Photos

Flying over the mountains as we approach San Diego

The city skyline
The airport is right in the middle of the city which is pretty unusual

We are staying in the Gaslamp district

Our first night and a great dinner with friends
SEAWORLD
A quick breakfast bagel before we make our way in...

Welcome to SeaWorld


The dolphins are beautiful and very friendly

Lara and V get nice and close to a Pilot Whale

For $5 you get a measly 3 fish to feed the dolphins


Embracing the Christmas spirit


We found Nemo...

His little cousin is even more beautiful


Stunning Lion Fish

The turtles lazing in the sun

Time for the Polar Express in 4D

Got our funky glasses on - it's a great show!

We hit the Seal show which is hilarious!

A pre-historic shark jaw

This seal was so funny, barking and shouting at everyone...

The dolphin show is amazing!

The dolphons say their farewells

Time to check out the Manitees

They are so cute, and so affectionate with each other


Time for the pet show
Including this little piggy...

The show is so well done and hysterical

We take the Wild Arctic ride...

All smiles before this wild ride!



A Beluga whale, stunning!

V getting nice and close

Time for the killer whale show, and they are awesome!!


The best for last and they were a great way to finish our day
USS MIDWAY
We make our way to the trolley - San Diego's tram system



V all ready for some tourist attractions...

On our walk to the USS Midway

World War 2 statue of when the troops returned home

The USS Midway, a spectacular aircraft carrier


An F-14 TomCat - straight out of Top Gun




The war room - this ship was also active during the First Gulf War

V and I at the controls in the radar room - wouldn't take us long to get lost!

It's very cramped below deck

Captains uniform

Meet the captain, an eerie puppet!


The airtower control room

Big trouble, V is driving ;-)

Some facilities for the crew

Sleeping quarters for the low level ranking and it's tight!!!

The canteen

Some of the uniforms worn by the crew

Everyone's favourite time of the month, Pay day
We finish the day on the flight simulator - I am garbage!

SAN DIEGO OLD TOWN
Welcome to The Old Town

We stop off for some Mexican for lunch at Rockin Baja

The Old Town market




The old courthouse


The place has a very Hispanic feel to it



Time to head home on the Trolley

Our hotel - The Hilton Bayside

Beautiful sunset over the bay
An early start as we head to Sante Fe train station for our 8am train ride to Los Angeles

Goodbye San Diego, we had a great time here!

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