San Diego

Drove from LA to San Diego on Saturday. Luckily it was a weekend, so the traffic wasn't too bad. Arrived at the motel late afternoon. Although the room isn't bad, it's certainly a letdown after our Westwood hotel.

Decided to go to the Del Coronado for drinks. The main dining room/bar was closed for private parties, so finding a place for a drink was challenging. Finally found a place & though we were seated 15 minutes before the end of happy hour, we were charged regular price. This is NOT an inexpensive place to drink, but the view is wonderful.

Speaking of views, sitting there was a great spot to people watch. What an assortment of people we saw...all sizes, shapes, classes, tastes in clothing, etc. The Del used to attract a high class clientele, but like everything else, it's not what it used to be.

Had what we thought was going to be a light dinner at a Mexican restaurant across the street. We each ordered an appetizer & couldn't come close to finishing them. I can't imagine what size a full dinner or entree would have been.

Spent today in La Jolla, which was lovely, but would have been even better if we weren't fogged in. Went to a gallery owned by a woman from Sarajevo (Bosnia) & got a 30 minute talk about the Sarajevo Hagaddah & the Jewish community there. Quite fascinating.

We head for Arizona in the morning, & once we cross from CA into AZ, we will leave California, for possibly the last time ever, which is hard to believe after living here for so many years. Kind of sad that the last thing in CA we'll see is Needles.