San Diego has quickly become a favorite city (San Francisco is the other). Balboa Park is a gorgeous park with 13 museums, 7 large garden areas, green areas for picnicking and lounging, small themed restaurants with outside dining, and a very large pipe organ. We didn't have time to do the museums, but we were able to walk around the entire park to savor the architecture and greenery. We were also treated to an organ concert. The organist was rehearsing for his Sunday concert and played to a very small group of us. We didn't go thru the Japanese Friendship Garden, but we did eat some very tasty Japanese food in the Japanese Tea pavilion (http://www.cohnrestaurants.com/cohn/cohnrestaurants/teapavilion.php). We'll definitely go back to go thru the museums.
Cabrillo National Monument commeroates the Cabrillo's exploration of the California coast. A National Park, with an historic lighthouse, has been created on the grounds (http://www.nps.gov/cabr). The very high point is at the confluence of the pacific Ocean and San Diego Bay and provides a beautiful panaromic view of numerous sailboats and Navy ships. The Lighthouse was a plus. It had an original lighthouse lens which I had never seen. Here's the link to our pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/14772189@N03/sets/
Both Balboa Park and the Cabrillo National Monument are worth a trip. On to Anaheim!
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