We left BWI at 7:40 am (on time!) flying Southwest for San Diego. We arrived around 11:05am (Pacific Time- 3 hours behind Eastern). Headed over to Dollar rental to pick-up our car and that took what felt like forever, and kind of was. Erik waited 45 minutes in line to get our car and, well once that was done our adventure begins. We headed straight for our hotel (the same one we stayed at last time we were here)- The Ramada St. James Hotel. Check-in was quick, got up to our room, unpacked and then headed for Old Town. A trolley stop is not far from our hotel so we decided to use the mass transit and see how things went. And it was successful, we made it to Old Town and then was on the hunt for lunch. Toccarra, of course, made Erik stop at a couple of little stores before we finally landed for lunch at the Coyote Cafe. Which we highly recommend to all! I got a margarita (see picture below) and Erik got a beer- then we both had a mixture of Mexican foods. I must say I had the best taco a partially Irish girl could want- a potato taco! I was in heaven and Erik was soooo jealous I got it (don't worry I was kind and let him try it :D). After lunch we walked around for quite a bit and took the train back to the hotel. I would like to say we did something so extremely adventuresome after that- but- we just fell asleep. It's a good thing though, Day 2 was much more involved!
Toccarra with a Padre Margarita!Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
We got up early to head out for Legoland California! We got to Legoland around 9:15ish and purchased our tickets. Gates do not open until 10, so we chilled out and watched all the kids there. Meanwhile, I think Erik was figuring out just what Lego products he wanted :D. Once in, we took a little cruise on a boat, hit Mini-USA, the Block of Fame, Legoland Art, Knight's Challenge, Got Some Ice Cream (which was d-lish), road the Dragon Coaster, Mini-golfing, Land of Adventure, Technic Rollercoaster, Bionic Something or Other ride, Saw a 3-D movie, Grabbed Some Pizza, Dinosaur Coaster, Shopped by the lb for Legos, Picked up our Dragon Coaster Picture, Headed out to the "Big Shop" for some other Lego related purchases. Below you will find a picture of some of our adventures at Legoland. Afterwards we headed south to La Jolla. Had dinner at the Crab Catcher with a spectacular view of La Jolla Coves. After dinner we walked down to the point and watched the sunset. Once the sunset we headed back to the hotel. We had to make a quick trip to the 7-eleven for sun burn relief (because we forgot to pack sunscreen!) and some snacks. Came back and chilled on the rooftop a little and that is about where we wrapped our evenings up.
Erik and The Scream
Kick-butt Lego Dragon!
Erik with his Eiffel Tower Purchase!
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