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San Diego just has so much to see.  So, here is a little information on Seaport Village.  The photo is of the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel.  An exceptional place to stay.  The Manchester Hyatt is at the edge of Seaport Village and in the downtown area too.  The views are gorgeous from all directions. Seaport Village has a lot of restaurants and shopping opportunities.  Also a wonderful place to walk.  All along the water - perfect. The USS Midway is very close too. The area is a delightful place to eat, walk and shop all adjacent to San Diego Bay. This weekend they had some type of triathlon going on and we found this wonderful signage. I love traveling around Southern California.  San Diego is great!!

Balboa Island is one of Southern California's little treasures.  I have always loved going to this island.  One of my favorite things about the Balboa is the bay walk all the way around the island. This photo show just how close everything is - bay, beach, walk way and benches.  This next one show the main shopping street on the island. I love benches and coffee. If you are traveling to Southern California, Balboa Island is a wonderful place to visit.  Either to stay or stroll around.  Marine street is the main shopping area on the island.  There are a few more shops down by the ferry. The ferry goes between the island and the peninsula. Back to Marine street there are a number of places to eat and drink.  And a number of clothing shops and knick knack shops.  All very beach oriented.  It is a beach vacation location. If you take the ferry across to the peninsula it is a very short walk to the ocean. During the hol...

 I went on a fantastic tour of JPL / NASA in La Cañada - Flintridge area.  It was a three hour tour - we covered a lot of territory and hiked a lot of stairs.  My body had a wonderful workout, as well as a mental workout.  The work they are accomplishing at JPL is awe-inspiring.  JPL has scaled models of many of their projects on display for the public.  Impressive!!  I highly recommend scheduling a tour if you haven't already experienced it.  And I count it as a workout.