11/02/2006

4th day - Old Town, Coronado, Point Loma

Old Town is the place Spanish first settled in California in 1769. 'The Old Town State Park' was established here and the heritage is being preserved. There are some historic buildings, museums, Mexican restaurants, souvenir shops. Since we visited there in early morning, the park was peace and quiet. Unfortunately, we didn't come across Mariachi guys. Only a few elementary students were visiting there for a field trip.

Next place we visited was Coronado island in San Diego bay. There is an old luxury 'Hotel del Coronado'. It's set in famous movies, and notable guests such as actors and presidents stayed there. The hotel is facing the Pacific Ocean and the Coronado beach is stretched just in front of the hotel. I wish to stay this hotel in the future without worrying about any costs ^^;

Lastly, we drove to Point Loma which is a head of a peninsula. Spanish explorer, Juan Cabrillo arrived here in 1542 when he first came to California. There is his statue overlooking San Diego bay, and on the top of the hill, a lighthouse is being preserved. It was actually used in old days.
From Point Loma, we could see almost 360°of ocean. It's too beautiful for words in the twilight.
We stayed there until sunset, and when driving back home, we got lost in darkness. Being at a loss somewhere on I-5 or I-8 (freeway), I was almost crying....
But other than that, it was a perfect day for tourists.

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