San Diego – Long Overdue!

July has been a blitz month of travelling and snapping shots with the Canon G10.  My first stop was in San Diego.  Loved loved loved the weather.  My goddess, it was gorgeous out there!  I’m the kind of person who gets greatly affected by weather, so SD did my soul some good.  Even the hazy clouds early in the morning that bummed me out would be burned off by the afternoon!

I stayed in the Gaslamp District, so tonnes of restaurants, shops, bars and cafes.  I dug it!  I ended up buying a couple of long maxi dresses there because of course you can’t find that kind of attire in Calgary.   Keeps you cool during the day, and covers up your legs in the evenings.   And now being back in Calgary i’ve packed those dresses away.  Sigh…I’m so meant for the sunnier side of the street!

It’s as warm and nice as it looks!

Shout out to D.L. for taking me out to Coronado Island – that’s where that chi-chi hotel is located along some wicked white sand beach.

Eating dinner outside.  Calgary this is a rarity for sure.

San Diego Convention Center.  I think this complex spans like 8 city blocks and recently held the Comic Con Convention.  So…i could have walked where Robert Pattinson (TWILIGHT!) walked!  Shriek!  Eek!

Some Gaslamp district loving.  Had some pretty awesome food along here, including Pinkberry, Ghiradelli Chocolate, and some really cool Italian cafe that served up some wicked gelato.  I tried spicy chocolate, sexy stuff…

The marina along the convention centre.  I obviously haven’t seen Top Gun and had no idea SD was a naval base.  Saw lots of blackhawks circling the sky.  Oh – and along here, i found a Roy’s Restaurant.  I was ecstatic.

I found a Mardi Gras party my last night there – first time trying grits.  Loved the fried chicken.  Not so fond of the grits.  Blech.

Thanks to my Calgarian friends for showing me around – i can see why y’all never want to come back up north.  Wish i brought the weather home with me!

Oh – and flowers sent from Rockstar.   =)