Wednesday, August 8, 2012

San Diego - Day 2 (Tuesday)

Yesterday was our second and last day in San Diego.  We went to the San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park.  The zoo had so many animals.  We toured part of the zoo, walked back out to our car for lunch, and then we toured more of the zoo.  We ended our zoo excursion with a guided bus tour through the park.  We almost skipped it, but at the last minute we decided to take the bus tour ("free" with your ticket).  We are so glad that we took the bus tour!  It was really interesting to be told more about the animals and the trainers.  I enjoyed seeing the giraffe and the elephants the most.  Did you know that elephants are really smart and listen to their trainers! It was really cool to watch an elephant get a "shower" and listen to his trainer's commands. The zoo is also one of the four zoo's in the U.S. that has panda bears!
After the zoo, we drove through Balboa Park and then went to the Gaslamp District in San Diego.  We walked along the ocean before having dinner at a very good restaurant.  We were able to eat outside!  We have been incredibly blessed with the weather we have experienced!


A bear!


Big cat!


Patrick, with an elephant


The Pandas were awesome!


Gorilla


Polar bears playing in the pool


The giraffes were my favorite!


A zebra being fed


Gaslamp Quarter


Happy Hour!


Iron fries... mmm!

U.S.S. Midway


Look at the navy helicopter coming from the left side... off into the sunset

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