Rachel Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 (edited) My husband has to go to San Diego in January and I get to tag along. What should we see? We will arrive in time for dinner Saturday then have Sunday and Monday for site-seeing. Tuesday he will be working so I can site see on my own. I enjoy hiking and would probably enjoy seeing the beach. I saw that we will be there during whale migration season so a boat tour may be an option. Is there any cool bookstores or museums I should checkout? I'm not use to getting to go places without my kids, what's something we shouldn't miss? Edited January 11, 2017 by Rach 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Balboa park. There's tons of museums to choose from. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felicity Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I would go to La Jolla and walk around the shopping areas. There are lots of cute little (expensive) boutiques and at least one nice bookstore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 (edited) My husband has to go to San Diego in January and I get to tag along. What should we see? We will arrive in time for dinner Saturday then have Sunday and Monday for site-seeing. Tuesday he will be working so I can site see on my own. I enjoy hiking and would probably enjoy seeing the beach. I saw that we will be there during whale migration season so a boat tour may be an option. Is there any cool bookstores or museums I should checkout? I'm not use to getting to go places without my kids, what's something we shouldn't miss? Torrey Pines State Park is a good combo of hiking and beach. I don't know what kind of transportation you'll have - I'm not sure how accessible it is without driving. Edited December 14, 2016 by ocelotmom 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Oh my goodness, dh and I went there just the two of us for a few days and HANDS DOWN the most fun/romantic time we had was at Coronado Island. Take a ferry there and rent bikes. Whatever bike shop you rent from will tell you a good route to take -- there's a park and the bike path is all along the water. If you drink, park your bikes and get mango martinis at Candela's. The next favorite thing we did was go on a kayak tour. Super fun! You see the gorgeous homes along the coast and all kinds of wildlife. There were even little (harmless) sharks swimming under our kayaks. The Gaslamp District (where our hotel was) was also a fun place to eat dinner. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 Torrey Pines State Park is a good combo of hiking and beach. I don't know what kind of transportation you'll have - I'm not sure how accessible it is without driving. We will have a rental car or Uber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 Oh my goodness, dh and I went there just the two of us for a few days and HANDS DOWN the most fun/romantic time we had was at Coronado Island. Take a ferry there and rent bikes. Whatever bike shop you rent from will tell you a good route to take -- there's a park and the bike path is all along the water. If you drink, park your bikes and get mango martinis at Candela's. The next favorite thing we did was go on a kayak tour. Super fun! You see the gorgeous homes along the coast and all kinds of wildlife. There were even little (harmless) sharks swimming under our kayaks. The Gaslamp District (where our hotel was) was also a fun place to eat dinner. That sounds fun! Not sure my husband will want to kayak but that is right up my alley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) Trip is coming up soon. We are staying in the Gaslamp Quarter, any more suggestions? Edited to correct the location. Edited January 7, 2017 by Rach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Trip is coming up soon. We are staying in the Gaslight District, any more suggestions? Take a ferry or water taxi over to Coronado "Island" Seaport Village to browse the shops USS Midway Museum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Newport Beach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Torrey Pines Gliderpark. It's at a wonderful location overlooking the ocean, and you can watch hang gliders take off and land. We visited twice during our last San Diego trip. It's a beautiful and relaxing place to spend the morning. Bring your binoculars if you want to get some close-ups as they fly down the coast and back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felicity Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 (edited) Torrey Pines is lovely and one of my favorite places here but it's also incredibly crowded. If you go in a rental car, plan to get there early. Uber won't be an issue except for the other people on the trails/beach with you. Not that you shouldn't go, just be prepared. Another cool ocean place is the tide pools at Cabrillo National Monument. You can tour the lighthouse and go see the tide pools. We've never seen any octopi but other people have. Edited January 8, 2017 by felicity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Torrey Pubes is lovely and one of my favorite places here but it's also incredibly crowded. If you go in a rental car, plan to get there early. Uber won't be an issue except for the other people on the trails/beach with you. Not that you shouldn't go, just be prepared. Another cool ocean place is the tide pools at Cabrillo National Monument. You can tour the lighthouse and go see the tide pools. We've never seen any octopi but other people have. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felicity Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Oh my goodness. That's so embarrassing. Torrey Pines . 😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 Update: We ended up arriving a day later than planned due to cancelled flights through Atlanta. However, we have had a blast. We went straight from the airport to a grocery store for picnic foods then ate at Torrey Pines. We didn't do much hiking, it was packed, but we did walk along the beach a ways. We then went out to Mission Valley Regional Park and did a mini hike before dark. It gets dark so early here! Monday in rained, which I know is desparately needed, but was disappointing. I walked along the harbor that morning while my husband worked. We were able to visit a couple stores we don't have locally, then spent the afternoon on a whale cruise. It was really neat! We saw a few sea lions, a couple gray whales, and a lot of dolphins. The dolphins kind of raced the boat which was really fun. We then drove up to Cabrillo National monument at sunset. It was beautiful looking back at San Diego! Today I hiked at Mission Valley again, hiking to the top of 2/5 peaks in their challenge. I wish we could have arrived on time because that would have given me time to do all 5 peaks. I made a quick stop at Balboa Park on the way back to my hotel, I wish I had more time there. I had fish tacos two nights in a row, now I need to find a place back home that makes decent fish tacos. I fly back home tomorrow. I'm already dreaming about finding cheap flights so we can bring our kids out here sometime. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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