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San Diego Zoo
Creepy eye tree
Balboa Park
Up the coast

Just goofing around

For anyone who might be considering taking a short trip to San Diego, this is the itinerary we came up with as we went along:

Day 1:

• Arrived in SD at 1pm, picked up rental car (convertible a must!), and checked into hotel
• Drove to Ocean Beach (where the opening sequence of Almost Famous was filmed)
• Visited Old Town San Diego for some overly touristy ambience
  
• Spent our night in the Gaslamp District and had dinner at and had this and this
  

Day 2:

• Woke up early, walked through Balboa Park, and made sure to allot several hours for the San Diego Zoo (bring your walking shoes!)
  
• Had lunch at and ate this
  
• Drove up the coast through Pacific Beach, Del Mar, and Encinitas to take in that Pacific breeze
  
• Cruised through the mountains to Escondido
• Had good & cheap Mexican food at JV's and had the best mole ever
• Went down to Coronado to visit the lovely historic Hotel del Coronado
• Returned to the Gaslamp District for a nightcap at The Lincoln Room

All in all, I felt like we got a lot out of our trip even though it was a mere 2 days. If I had more days to spend, I would have seen Coronado during the day, stopped at all the coastal towns we passed through, and visited the museums in Balboa Park. Just a warning though, it's absolutely gorgeous there so you might get hooked.