Thanks Igor! These are very helpful. My wife has a conference all day Friday; I think we will head for the Balboa Park attractions on Saturday. Not sure what I'll do Friday when I'm on my own until dinner.
Rick On Sep 26, 2016, at 11:03 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > Hi, Rick, > > I wish this were happening some 9 years ago, while I was still in San Diego... > > As for the "shooting venues", - I would recommend three "sets": > 1. Several places along the shore. > and > 2. "Safari"-park (formerly known as Wild Animal Park). > 3. Balboa Park (near downtown). > > First about the Safari park: What I like about it is that most animals are > not in cages as in case of a traditional zoo, but in an open space. And they > have a safari tour, where they take you in the back of a small track into > those areas. That tour is not cheap, but it's a great experience, IMHO. (I'd > try to reserve that in advance, - look at the website for times and > procedures.) > One catch is that this park is at a distance from San Diego. I am not sure > how much an uber ride will cost. > > Balboa Park has several different sites. I'd recommend the Botanical building > (with a nice Lily Pond in front): > http://www.balboapark.org/in-the-park/botanical-building > they also have a nice Japanese Garden if you are into that. > As an added bonus, there is a photography museum, - you can check what > exibition is on display there now. > The traditional Zoo is attached to Balboa park, - and it is also very > enjoyable. > > Finally, the sea-side points that I personally enjoy: > 1. La Jolla Coves > 2. Similar sites: Shelter Island or Harbor Island (the latter is within > walking distance from the airport) > 3. Vicinities of the Cabrillo National Monument. > 4. Coronado Island: both the side facing downtown and the ocean - near Hotel > Del Coronado (That's where "Some like it hot" movie was shot). > > As a matter of fact, of these four, I'd suggest taking Coronado Ferry from > the side of downtown (I believe it departs from two different places). Then > enjoy "Coronado Ferry Landing" area, then take a quick Uber/taxi drive to > Hotel Del Coronado, walk through it to the beach, walk along it in the NW > direction, catch Uber to get to downtown (or elsewhere) via Coronado bridge > -- that's a spectacular view, but you cannot stop there. > Or, you can do in the reverse order. > > La Jolla Coves would be the second recommendation from these four. > When there, also walk through La Jolla downtown, - they have some nice art > galleries (if you like those). > > If you've been to all those before, and would rather enjoy a hike, you might > consider Torrey Pines beach, and then a hike through the Torrey Pines reserve > and hitting the Glideport. > In a good weather, the Glideport is a nice place to be in the late afternoon. > You might see people on gliders, with Kites. And it also gives a great sea > view from the height of some 370 ft. > Torrey Pines area is north of La Jolla, - so it all requires a ride. > > La Jolla downtown (5-10-minutes walk from La Jolla Cove) and a bunch of > places @Coronado Landing have seafood (and other) restaurants. > Most are touristy and a bit pricy, but not too bad, especially in La Jolla. > > My personal favorite seafood place (very casual) is > Blue Water Seafood Market and Grill, which is relatively close to both > downtown and airport: > http://bluewaterseafoodsandiego.com/todays-menu/ > They have both local and non-local fresh fish. It is good for both lunch and > informal dinner. And they have local craft beers. > If you care for tasty seafood and not that much for pampering and white-cloth > ambience, - that's the place to hit. > I've recommended this place to many people, and everybody enjoyed it. > > I hope this helps. > > Igor > > > > Rick Womer Sun, 25 Sep 2016 19:18:14 -0700 wrote: > > It appears that I will be in San Diego this Friday without daytime > obligations. > > > If any PDMLers there would like to go shooting and perhaps ingest lunch and a > beer, it would be a pleasure. > > In any case suggestions concerning shooting venues, lunch, and beer would be > welcome. I won't have a car, but I will have Uber. > > Cheers, > > Rick > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
