April 20, 2003
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Another Californian Weekend…
Yesterday we decided to hit the road and head South. Stopped over in La Jolla and had lunch with a sunny ocean view. The afternoon was spent at the massive San Diego Zoo where most of the animals were busy having their siesta or just nowhere to be seen…
The queue to the giant pandas stretched forever. Eddie was getting irritated but I HAD TO see the pandas, if nothing else, so we waited.
Behold the BABY Panda!
One lesson we learnt yesterday was never again to travel without a decent road map. (Ours was super-simplified) San Diego was a nice city but we had no idea where to go, so ended up driving around the port and back up north onto the freeway towards Old Town. Somehow we managed to miss the exit and got lost.
After driving around in circles, pulling over and asking someone, we found Old Town at last. Called the “Birthplace of California”, this was a warm and picturesque spot bustling with tourists, colorful crafty stores, photogenic architecture and mariachis. We had dinner at Rancho de Nopal restaurant where the margaritas were THIS big…
Didn’t get up till midday today… spent the early afternoon in Santa Monica and had lunch Downtown at Phillipes, another LA eating institution (like Pinks Hot Dogs) which Joel had told us about. What a cool old-skool place. Eddie: I can imagine Perry Mason getting his lunch here.
… Me in Chinatown
Back to work tomorrow. One good thing that’s come out of this little trip – we’ve got a new idea for a cartoon…
Comments (3)
Ooh that panda is just sooooo cute! Im glad you got to see it and stood your ground!
Went on a school trip to Downtown L.A. and had lunch at Philippe’s! Cool huh?
Hi anjuliet, there were two pandas and they were both gorgeous! Sure had a cool time
Oh yeah, Philippe’s! I haven’t been there yet, but a few friends talk about it a lot. How was the french dip? You did have the french dip, right?