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Which mini-vacation would you choose?

Which one would you choose? I am having trouble deciding which mini-vacation to take with my BF.

San Diego is one of the nicest cities in the country and for a day trip, it can’t be beat. After you pass San Juan Capistrano, the train tracks run along the coast and the view is great.

Here are some other options in addition to Sea World.

Mission and Pacific Beach are your best bet for fun in the sun. Belmont Park have a vintage wooden roller coaster as well as other rides.

http://www.missionbeachonline.com/

http://www.belmontpark.com/

Some must see attractions are the world famous Zoo and Balboa Park. You can get a park passport which allows you entry to a dozen museums as well as the zoo.

http://www.balboapark.org/info/passport.php

North County San Diego is home to the Zoo’s Wild Animal Park. There are multi acre enclosures where herds of wild animals roam plus lots of hiking trails.

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wap/index.html

La Jolla offers great views, great food, and shopping.
Check out the surfers at historic Winansea Beach. At low tide you can walk out onto the tide pools. Walk along the Cove and check out the caves. Visit the Museum of Contemporary Art. Take a stroll on Prospect St and check out the shops, galleries, and have some authentic Mexican food and Alfonso’s. Then head to the Birch Aquarium at The Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It has a spectacular view of the bluffs over the Pacific Ocean.

http://www.dreamlajolla.com/

http://www.mcasd.org/

http://www.alfonsosoflajolla.com/

http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/

Take the trolley from Downtown to Old Town. There is a state park there that recreates life in the Mexican and early American periods of 1821 to 1872. There are also a lot of resturants in the area. Pizza Bella has the best pizza in town.

http://www.oldtownsandiegoguide.com/

http://www.yelp.com/biz/pizza-bella-san-diego

For nightlife, the Gaslamp Quarter offers dining, drinking and dancing. It’s also the home of Petco Park and the San Diego Padres major league baseball team.

http://www.gaslamp.org/

The Old Point Loma Lighthouse at the Cabrillo National Monument offers great views of the dowtown skyline, San Diego Harbor and the Pacific Ocean. On a clear day you can see all the way to Mexico.

http://www.nps.gov/cabr/

Check out this site for discount coupons and other info

http://www.sandiego.org/nav/Visitors

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BTW Instead of Yosemite, have you been to Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park? It’s closer, less crowded and is a must see.

http://www.nps.gov/seki/index.htm

There are many trails that connect the Sequoia groves.

http://www.sequoia.national-park.com/hike.htm

Besides the Sequoias, there is a rare marble cave in the park (most caverns are limestone). Crystal Cave is accessed by a picturesque half-mile trail that leads to the Merced river valley.

http://www.sequoiahistory.org/cave/cave.htm

Moro Rock is a great hike. You climb nearly 400 stone steps to the top of the barren rock (6,725-foot elevation)

http://kevingong.com/Hiking/MoroRock.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moro_Rock

Enter the park from the south, CA Route 198. It doesn’t allow RV’s or trailers so there is less traffic. It’s a mountain road that climbs thousands of feet, has great hairpin turns and the views are spectacular.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=merced+map&ie=UTF8&split=0&gl=us&ei=CGyMSt3lMIiksgPG5oi4CQ&ll=36.486453,-118.875504&spn=0.422878,0.447693&z=11

There is lodging at Three Rivers, CA and it is close to the entrance.

http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=navclient&rlz=1T4HPIA_enUS314US314&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=three+rivers+ca+lodging&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&view=text&ei=9m2MStz2LIWQsgP137S1CQ&sa=X&oi=local_group&ct=more-results&resnum=1

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