Thursday – was cooler (only 16°C) and the threat of rain, so a good day for shopping and taking it easy. We walked to Seaport Village to check out the unique little shops. I bought a tie-dyed sweat top, some hot sauces for the kids, and a lightweight UPF 50 hat to add to my wardrobe. After dropping of the goods back at the hotel, we headed back to Mission Brewery for Todd to get one of their sweat tops (and have some beers….).
Everyday, between 2PM and 7PM it’s Happy Hour at Beer Co. (1/2 price pizza, $3 pints), so we headed up the street for lunch (and beer….). The loaded Supreme pizza was only $6.50…. tasty and filling.
For supper, we wanted something lighter, so we opted to return to the Vietnamese restaurant recommended by my sister – Pho Xpress. It’s nothing fancy, but food is delicious (and really inexpensive). The restaurant was almost full. We split the Pork Xpress Rolls.
Todd ordered a large traditional Pho (soup with rice noodles, beef, tripe, and tendon); I was more than satisfied with a small Chicken Noodle soup.
Friday (our last full day, as we have to be at the airport by 7AM tomorrow) – The sun is shining; the temperature is on its way to the high teens. We walked back up to Balboa (up, because it is uphill) for the 4th time. Even though our passport into the museum expired yesterday, we had no issues gaining entrance into the ones that we still wanted to explore. The Air and Space Museum was interesting with replica planes (Lindbergh’s, Earhart’s and more) and a lot of NASA memorabilia (moon rocks, space suits, the Apollo 9 lunar module).
We toured the Sports Museum (dedicated to local athletes) and the History of Man Museum (Egyptians, Aztecs, Kumeyaays, Primates).
Also included in the museum was the history of beer….
For our final lunch, we returned to Prado, the restaurant in Balboa Park. We shared a Caesar Salad and the Kobe Cheeseburger with herbed fries….delicious! (Our waitress asked if our weather back home was colder than here…..lol….).
Our time in San Diego is coming to an end; two weeks have flown by. For the most part, people were super friendly, transportation to get around was easy, food and drinks were great, and weather was fabulous!
Can’t wait for the next Adventure…..