Part 3... a Christmas Palm Tree
Aloha. From the land of 14-plus inches of snow. The drifts are taller than me.
Oh yeah. Happy New Year.
These pictures take me back and bring a ray of sunshine to the land of gray and white. And that has nothing to do with the aging aryan population. Mostly.
In this round, you'll see our adventure on the Coaster. You can catch a ride at about a half-dozen different stations in North County (San Diego county) all the way into downtown. It saves on driving and pollution. It's a cool deal. So we took off down into San Diego for a day of shopping and a local holiday celebration. "December Nights at Balboa Park." Or something like that. It was a festival with Christmas trees, carols and food. It was lovely. And not snowy. We were able to take advantage of public transport (bus and train) all day. Enjoy the pics!
Pose for a pic on the Coaster!
Shopping at the downtown Horton Plaza. It's all outdoor walkways. So when it rains like it did that morning, the floors are wet. And Ava likes to mess with people by moving the Wet Sign to a dry spot. I didn't teach her that.
2,500 miles from home to see an ice rink. This little rink is by the mall in downtown San Diego. To your right is the S.D. NBC building.
"Hmm, who's cuter than me? Not you!" This outfit (the shirt anyway) is from our friend Gail and her daughter Riley. Ava loves them, and the shirt.
Balboa park at Christmas. Behind the girls is a choir singing Silent Night.
"Cold" is a relative term.
Never fear, more to come. Next time I'll explore the relative theory of temperature. From sweatshirts and fleeces... to swimsuits and tanning.
Cheers.
posted by Dan Moyle @ 1:54 PM
3 Comments:
Love your picture of "Cold" is a relative term. It displays the unique personality of each of the gals! I am writing from O'side Welcome Center in sunny SoCal on the 101 just a half hour before sunset--heading down to the Pier for that! The snow sounds wonderful to some and awful to me sitting here looking out at 64 degree air temperature with blue skies.
Take care.
dunes
It turned out the new Oceanside Wyndham is right to the north of the Pier just as you leave the Pier--right across the street--unbelievable! We went there and got the Pier in too for our best sunset yet. We then went to Vons, Rite Aid and back to the Grand Pacific Palisades to the Karl Straus Brewery Restaurant to spend our tour $$. A great meal and we are back in our first resort--The Grand Pacific Palisades in the Business Center writing this.
Take care.
dunes
January 2, 2008
Dunes,
Thanks for the kind comments. I miss the ocean-going sunsets. Eh, maybe someday. It sure is nice to get feedback. Hopefully everyone eavesdropping without comment enjoys the Ava-time too! Cheers all.
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