San Diego

San Diego is the eight largest city in the United States of America,
It is famous for it's world class Zoo and large U.S Marine Navy Base.
But what brought me to San Diego was Sea World!

I still remember that feeling i had when i seen
the Killer Whale up close for the first time!
It was so amazing to see a whale right up close!
The size and power of him as he glided around
a seven million gallon tank without effort!

Sea world have six Killer Whales in total and
twice a day they preform in a 30 minute show
called "Believe" in Shamu Stadium.
It is defiantly not to be missed!

I suggest getting there atleast thirty minutes before
show time as it is common for the show to fill up.
We decided to sit in the wetzone and believe me....
You will get very wet! haha

You can defiantly fill in a whole day here as there
is so many attractions to see including a full sized
Aquarium, and upclose encounters with Sharks,
Dolphins, Walruses, Penguins, Polar Bears, Seals,
Stingrays and my fav was Ferdinand, the Beluga whale!

We have a Sea World here in Queensland, Australia
but what amazed me with this Sea World was the chance
to touch or feed everything! It is so hand on, your
given the opportunity to touch the dolphins in their
enclosure, feed the seals and even pat the stingrays!

Sea World would have to be on of the must do experiences
while in America and was one of the highlights on my trip!

Another must see in the area is San Diego Zoo...
It has over 4000 animals that include Elephants,
Gorillas, Polar Bears, Giraffes and features a Panda
Bear enclosure!

The Zoo is open aired and easy to walk around
but you can opt to take a double decker bus or ride
the cable car lift to get around.

It featured eight different animal zones including
Urban Jungle, Africa Rocks and Polar Rim.
For $40 US dollars a ticket you will absolutely
get your moneys worth at San Diego Zoo!

San Diego is so easy to get around with
Trams, Buses and Trains, It is also very clean and
safe city. The city is split into two city centers,
Old Town and Downtown and check out The Gaslamp
quarter for the cities best bars and restaurants!

Seaport Village was my fav part of the city
and is located on the waterfront in the Downtown
district, It's a marina that features Shops, Galleries and
seaside Restaurants including the famous San Diego Pier Cafe.

One of the best ways to see San Diego is by
water so we opted for a cruise along the harbour.
We went with Hornblower cruises that for $20 US
included a one hour narrated cruise that went up under the
Corondo Bridge and past the large Navy ports.

During our three night stay in San Diego we
had an included day trip to Tijuana Mexico!
There was abit of trouble in the area a month prior
and alot of people in San Diego advised us not to go
but I was looking forward to it, plus i love Mexican food!

We went on a private coach tour and got to the Mexican
border in about 30 minutes, While crossing the border we
were all told not to take any photos or video and an inspector
had searched in and under the bus as well as checking
everyones passports. This is the busiest land border in the
world with over 40 million visitors a year!

The bus dropped us off in Avenida Revolución,
which is Tijuana's main street and was full of life and colour.
Many tourist visit the area which is filled with shops,
Taco stores and mexican restaurants. The street venders approached
the bus as soon as we pulled up and many shop owners greeted
you in the street and persuades you inside to show you their products,
some even took you behind the scenes to show you the product
being made. All store items have price tags but Bartering is encouraged.

We went to a mexican restaurant for lunch and got our
photo with a Tijuana Zebra, which is really a donkey painted
to look like a zebra hehe, Overall it was a great samplier
of what Mexico has to offer and a fun day out, I would recommend it!