Of Padres and Palm Trees

So I mentioned that Zach and I took a trip to San Diego. Did I mention that I am moving there next week? At least, in my dreams, I am. I've been there once before, but it wasn't until this vacation that I believed all the things I had always heard about the place. It is gorgeous, and really, really difficult to leave. Difficult to the point where Zach had to ask me on more than one occasion to stop crying. Here's a little pictorial recap:

We stayed at the famous Hotel Del Coronado. It was absolutely gorgeous, and it felt so historic. It was built in 1888, after all. Our room was cute and antiquey, and the grounds were so nice that I wanted to just hang out there all day.

On the first day of our trip, we toured Petco Stadium - home to the San Diego Padres. It was a really nice place, and very cool to be able to see all the parts that are normally off-limits at any stadium. We got to go on the field, hang out in the press box, and sit in the dugout.

After we left the stadium, we went to the world famous San Diego Zoo. I have never been a huge fan of zoos, so I didn't find it especially exciting. The animals were cute, though; I loved the koalas! And we got to take a double-decker bus tour through the zoo.

Old Town was one of the highlights of the trip. There are a bunch of really cute shops and old-timey places to visit, and we ate lunch at a cool place called the Coyote Cafe, where they serve like 500 different brands of Tequila.

Later that afternoon, we drove to La Jolla and found this hang-gliding cliff. It was awesome to see all the hang-gliders take off and land, and the view was breathtaking.

This is how I spent two entire days. My life was complete with my iPod, books, magazines, and of course, sunscreen. I was happy that Zach lasted at least a couple hours both days, but he's definitely not a pool rat like me.

We spent some quality time on the beach, as well. Mostly it consisted of Zach taking pictures, and me serving as his model. A job I didn't mind too much :)

When all was said and done, we had over 400 pictures documenting our 5-day vacation. Every time I look at them, it makes me nostalgic and I can't wait to go back. But alas, I must look to the future...which consists of only 23 school days until summer break! Not that I'm counting, or anything :)

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