In late September/early October, Roger and I went to San Diego for a few days. Roger worked the ACE Hardware Show at the Convention Center, and I had several days to explore the city in our rental car. (After a few days Roger was asking me for directions!) Our first afternoon in the city we explored the zoo; after that I was on my own. I found my way to Fashion Valley for shopping, wandered around the museums of Balboa Park, and traveled to Coronado and throughout San Diego’s landmarks on the Old Town Trolley Tour. Our final day, once Roger’s show was complete, we ventured out to Point Loma and Cabrillo National Monument so Roger could mark off another lighthouse.
San Diego’s food was fantastic. Our hotel was in the Gaslamp District, which comes to life at night with people swarming to the great restaurants and bars, and to Petco Park, where the Padres played in the division series playoffs during our stay. We enjoyed several brews at The Yardhouse and steak for Roger’s (33rd!) birthday at G5 (Georges on 5th). His birthday was topped off with two cherries on a gooey sunday from the Ghiaradelli Ice Cream Parlor. Two nights we took the car to the Hilltop District. We had the most phenomenal meal at Parallel 33, where all of the food is inpsired by food from around the world on the 33rd parallel (I enjoyed a duck confit salad, something I’d never tried before, while Roger had Alaskan halibut. Our dessert — “Madeleines of Medjool Date Cake with Vanilla Rose Gelato” — was so amazing we almost ordered another after finishing the first). Our final night we dined 50s-style at the Corvette Diner where our waitress, Lucky, threw straws in the air and Roger yelled for her to take our order.
And finally, just three months later, photos of the trip are now online (most from the San Diego Zoo). Enjoy.
