Shoutout to Rachel! Thanks for a great weekend!
Typical Californian, doing yoga on a cliff:
The colours of the sea were amazing:
Beautiful:
Art museum:
The next day Rachel and her mum took me to Coronado, where Marilyn Monroe filmed 'Some Like It Hot'. There's a famous hotel, where the film was set. It was a really nice little seaside town, reminded me of some back home in England. Oh and I found a scottish shop that sold English food so I managed to get some goodies!
Downtown San Diego:
Hotel del Coronado:
Christmas already:
Marilyn Monroe stood here:
We then went to downtown San Diego and Seaport Village. I loved all the tall buildings downtown, we don't really have many in Long Beach so I miss them. Must be my architect dad's influence! I love taking photos of buildings!
We went to the hat shop at Seaport Village and had fun trying some on!
There was also a Christmas shop, Americans get really into it!
Cool sky:
We then went to Old Town, and it happened to be Dia de Muertos, 'Day of the Dead', a Mexican Holiday. This was a really cool day to go as it was really busy and lots of people were dressed up. There was a great atmosphere!
Skulls and skeletons were everywhere:
People write messages to those they've lost on the road:
Felt like the wild wild west:
I loved the bright colours that were everywhere:
I was overexcited to see a British flag:
Creepy, but really cool:
The graveyard was even decorated:
Heavenly:
On the Sunday we went to San Diego zoo, which I'd heard about before coming to the US. It was a great day and I got some good photos. I especially liked seeing the Panda as I don't think I've seen one before and they are so cute!
Here's a few of my favourite photos that I captured:
We went to Balboa Park which is next to the zoo to eat lunch. Its really pretty and was built for an expo. I really liked taking photos of these buildings, they look so amazing!
I had a great weekend thanks to Rachel and her parents! I really enjoyed seeing another city. This was the first time I'd been away from Long Beach overnight and I have to admit I really missed it, I realised that Long Beach has kind of become my home! I enjoyed getting away, and seeing more of California. We fit a lot into the three days I was there! San Diego is really nice, and I'd definitely recommend visiting!
Next up: Phoenix, the Grand Canyon and Vegas!
