My cousins, Anne and Annie (my 6th grade pen-pal), came all the way from Florida for my baby shower (and, lets be honest, a mini CA vacation). Anne had never been to San Diego so we chose to explore Coronado and Balboa Park.
Coronado was incorporated in 1890, just two years after the Hotel Del Coronado was built and the city became a popular tourist destination.
Just a few days ago we just watched a Ken Kramer's San Diego episode on Balboa Park. It is unbelievable that the entire park was built as a temporary attraction, for the California-Panama Exposition. The idea was that after the Panama Canal was built over 100 years ago, people would stop in San Diego after coming through the canal, and see similar Spanish-style architecture that was seen in Panama. It was a big success. The exposition attracted 3.7 million people, including presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft.
Afterwards, we stopped into Extraordinary Desserts near Little Italy.
After coming home, Anne wanted to go to the beach for sunset, these Floridians are accustomed to a sunrise over the ocean...
Annie was very interested in visiting breweries so we went to one of our favorites, Belching Beaver in Oceanside. Annie, who swore she didn't like IPAs, actually enjoyed them. Well done, Belching Beaver!
The last stop before heading back home was In & Out, another first.
It wasn't easy to narrow down what to do in one day, but life is kind of like choosing a major in school, you just pick something and do it.
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