Blair's Blog

Before we flew down to California, Brenda ordered “Go San Diego” cards for our holiday. These cards allow for admission to dozens of San Diego attrwctions for one pre-paid price. We got the 3 day cards and used them for Legoland yesterday. Today was cool, blustery and rainy so we liked three different attractions. We started with the tour of the USS Midway – a conventionally powered aircraft carrier that was in service with the USN from 1945 to 1992. It was really interesting and we spent 4 hours on the ship.

After that we toured the Air and Space museum before heading to the RH Fleet Science Center for about 3 hours. The kids had a great day.

On the way back to the hotel, we stopped at a little taco shack that some locals had recommended as the place to go to get “California Burritos” – a burrito filled with beef, cheese, french fries, retried beans and who knows what else. It was good, but I wouldn’t hurry out to get another one!

Well, the kids are itching to get to the pool, 10 degrees and windy doesn’t bother them any! Dadly duties beckon…

No Comments »

Yesterday was our first full day in San Diego, but we had a bit of a slow start after 4 days of flat out fun. Mark still gets a big silly grin when he thinks about his swim with the dolphins!

We headed back north, a 30 minute drive, to Legoland at about 11:00 am and spent the day there. Very different from Disney – not as slick and polished. There were lots of really well done Lego creation, everything from a larger than life Darth Vader to a scale model of the US Capitol building with Obama being sworn in as president. There was a pretty good 3D show, but the rides didn’t quite compare to the last few days.

We wrapped up the day with supper at a 50’s style diner – I had a burger the size of my head! … well almost, I couldn’t finish the thing anyway! By the time we got back to the hotel we were all tired and ready for a quiet night in watching a movie in our room.

No Comments »