365 days of awe
Well Ok more like 7 days and at San Diego Zoo it was more like Awwwww, but still San Diego has left me California dreamin’.
Speaking of the zoo that’s where we headed on my birthday. The place was absolutely huge, I think we wound up staying there for 8 hours and we still hadn’t seen half of the place…..
I fell in love with these guys
awwww a lil’ sleepy koala, I’d never seen a koala in real life before and they were utterly adoreable…..not the most active of critters though, in fact I’m sure koala must be aboroginal for lazy wee bears but still I wish I could have taken him home.
The pandas were a close second for the cute title although they were also a little sleepy, hey I hope it wasn’t my company that caused these guys to feel drowsy?
The next day we went to the Hotel Del Coronado, those who are fans of Marilyn Monroe (I’m obsessed with all things Marilyn) will recognise it instantly as the setting for the movie Some like it hot
separated at birth?…..or maybe not. I had wanted to see this hotel for ages it’s such a cool building and of course Marilyn was there. Coronado is an isthmus near San Diego and it may have become my favourite isthmus (sorry Madison who knew there was another isthmus with golden beaches and perfect weather?)
Our hotel was near the gaslamp quarter and housed some pretty cool old buildings like this one
It originally housed one of Wyatt Earps gambling saloons and the upper two floors was a brothel where the girls were colour co-ordinated with their room door……..gotta love cowboys huh? I wanted to know what happened if you were colour blind but I guess it probably wasn’t that big a deal huh?
So I think I may be a California girl… it’s such a laid back, perfect weather gorgeous beaches and tons to do kinda place but then I remember that I hate the beach (can’t stand sand in my toes) love to see seasons change (Autumn is my favourite time of year) and like my people to be a little tighter wound guess I’m an East Coast girl at heart.
