If you're thinking of heading down to SoCal, you might look into taking the Coast Starlight train, which winds down the coastline. It's a leisurely way of getting there, to be sure, but there are some glorious views to be had along the way - and being a train, of course, you're free to wander around in more comfort than the average cattle class flight. (The highlight for me, though, was seeing a dolphin frolicking near the beach just before Oxnard. First time I saw it, I didn't quite believe what I'd seen, until it repeated the leap a few seconds later)
And of course, let's not forget the red pandas at the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park (two at each). ^_^ If you only have time for one, maybe the Zoo's better "per hour", as it were - you can easily spend a complete day and still have to scurry past some sections, whereas the WAP's walkable area's much smaller, with the emphasis being the wide open spaces for the residents, but only viewable from the miniature trains.
And while in the City, walk up to somewhere around 22nd & Noe - the view's amazing. (Actually, they're not bad on the ferry from the Ferry Terminal to Larkspur, either, affording scenes literally all around the bay.
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Date: 2005-05-18 11:09 pm (UTC)And of course, let's not forget the red pandas at the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park (two at each). ^_^ If you only have time for one, maybe the Zoo's better "per hour", as it were - you can easily spend a complete day and still have to scurry past some sections, whereas the WAP's walkable area's much smaller, with the emphasis being the wide open spaces for the residents, but only viewable from the miniature trains.
And while in the City, walk up to somewhere around 22nd & Noe - the view's amazing. (Actually, they're not bad on the ferry from the Ferry Terminal to Larkspur, either, affording scenes literally all around the bay.