South to San Diego

Torrey Pines Golf Course at La Jolla. the home of 2008 US Open

The Aviation Museum. One of the many museums at Balboa Park, the home of famous San Diego Zoo. The aircraft at the front is the early copy of SR 71 spy plane

The USS Midway became a museum piece

Spanish Architecture. One of the many buildings in San Diego showing the Spanish influence

At the wharf. A nice place to relax and admire the beautiful harbour

We had an opportunity to make a visit to San Diego, the southernmost city of California. We took a rental from Los Angeles and with the GPS, driving there was a breeze. It took us almost 2.5 hours as the traffic was quite busy. But down here, if you have more than two passengers, you will get to ride on a special lane. That was what we did. The GPS also took us onto a new toll highway along the pacific coast before we join the San Diego highway. We checked into a hotel not far from the famous Sea World. We had a nice sea food lunch down at the wharf. The place definitely has a good business as the place is rather crowded. Well, the food is excellent and the ambiance is fantastic. The wall is pasted with old photographs of fishermen making big catches.

On the way back to LA, we make a detour (thanks to the GPS) to La Jolla (pronounced La Hoya) beach. The weather and the surf is just nice for the crowd to enjoy the water. Further up, we visited the famous Torrey Pines Golf Course, the home of 2008 US Open. We make a stop at the pro shop to buy some golf souvenirs. It was indeed a fun outing. We got back to the hotel in LA at about 8 pm after braving the heavy traffic.