Friday, March 9, 2012
Does anyone know any fun places to go to in San Diego or around San Diego besides the beach, balboa park and old town. I'm looking for something new.|||There's a cave in La Jolla. You have to pay to walk down to it. Or you can swim or snorkel to the cave.
San Diego Harbor Excursion. Take a 2hr harbor cruise. 1050 Harbor Dr.
Birch Aquarium at Scripts. It has more than 3000 fish. 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla.
San Diego Coronado Bridge - drive through this 2-mile long bridge to Coronado. Visit the Hotel del Coronado where it has attracted the rich and famous since 1888. It served as the backdrop for movies such as Some Like It Hot with Marilyn Monroe.
Shopping at UTC, Horton Plaza, Mission Valley Center, Seaport Village, etc.
Point Loma - You can get a complete panoramic view of San Diego Bay, Shelter Island, Harbor Island, Coronado, the Embarcadero, and downtown from the Cabrillo National Monument at the southern tip of Point Loma.
Other more costly places or tourist trap are Legoland, San Diego Wild Animal Park, Sea World, etc.|||There are lots of wineries in San Diego county if you enjoy wine tasting.
Be sure to watch the sunset from Mt. Soledad in La Jolla. Visit Coronado Island. There's a great view of the San Diego skyline from Coronado, which you can drive to from the bridge or take a ferry across.
San Diego is known for its beautiful sunsets. It's quite a sight to watch the sun sink slowly into the ocean. There is also plenty of outdoor activities to chose from: spend some time on a bay cruise, go kayaking through the La Jolla caves, bike, hike, or even ride a gondola on Coronado Island.
Enjoy!|||They got a big Zoo!|||sea world, the zoo, not really a site to see,,, yeah its gooood a lot of clubs, hang out on san diego state campus. Museums, art shows, take a drive up to la and find me :)|||Tiajuana but, Rosarita beach is better for a day trip. Also in downtown San Diego is the Gaslamp dsistrict with small hotels, jazz clubs and bars. The huge warship is down there too- to tour. Seacoast village. The wild Animal Park. They now have Barongo (spelling) casino nearby too. Also a hour up the 15 fwy is Temecula and their winery tours are great and the Old Town there is small and fun. They have several "Rod Runs" of fifties cars a year and street painting festivals etc. Carlsbad is a wonderful beach and the village is nice. Chk out the city website for more! Have fun!|||Take a drive to Julian, Borrego or Mt. Palomar. Or, take the train up to Capistrano. Also, visit Coronado and Encinitas. And that commune up in Encinitas has a really pretty piece of land with a botanical garden. They have some times during the week where people can come in visit. Also, Quail Botanical Gardens is find of nice. Oh, and then there is also the aircraft carrier down at the harbor that you can tour as well.|||Tijuana|||Seaport Villiage isn't a bad place to go see. Head up the 78 to Julian and go get some good apple pie.|||sea world, wild zoo
http://www.in4search.com/San-Diego.html|||Black's Beach!
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And there's La Jolla, which is just a few miles from San Diego, and is a place where you can shop shop shop until you drop drop drop.
Will be on display at the San Diego Natural History Museum, Balboa Park. June 29th to Dec. 31st of 2007.|||Oh thank you so much for mentioning that here...I had totally forgotten! I am so excited!!|||No - I did not know.|||ya and my mom is on a comitty and they get a special tour and get to touch them
me too
San Diego City Council unanimously adopted a resolution introduced by Mayor Jerry Sanders to designate July as "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month."
James Hartline, who brought about 35 supporters. Hartline, a former homosexual who says he participated in "pride" events in 1998, expressed deep disappointment that the city is honoring an event "opposed by thousands of San Diegans."
Hartline told council members of the festival's involvement with homosexual porn companies such as the F Street Book store, "raunchy S & M classes" held in city-owned Balboa Park, the showcasing of porn stars such as Tommy Blade, promotion of "gay" bath houses and public nudity.
Hartline also reminded the council that last year it would not allow him to show "photographs in (your) chamber which document the filth inside of the San Diego Gay Pride parade and festival
Heterosexuals do not identify themselves by who they are sleeping with, why do homosexuals feel a need to?|||That's funny...former homosexual. As if he just woke up one day and quit cold turkey.|||Yes, and especially so because while many of those same people are calling for equal rights and touting the freedom of expression, will throw the biggest fit if you try to mention anything about religious tolerance. They would scream and holler if you tried to have a religious holiday or "pride month" type event put into place.
The constitution grants us the freedom of religion not the freedom from religion.|||Homosexuals feel this need because of the constant sexistism they fall victim to.|||Hm. Well, first of all, I think you are generalizing about homosexuals. Not all of them like this kind of public activity.
However, I have a theory that when people are pushed to unacceptable extremes, they come back with a force. A pendulum effect, if you will. Black Panthers are a great example. Do you think they would have swung so far to one side if Black Americans had been treated equally? I doubt it.
The excess at Gay Pride parades is in part a reaction to their being silenced and socially sidelined over the years. We reap what we sow.
All that said, I have no problem with them at all. Go gays!!|||They do a good job of stirring up hate, which allows them to play the victim, thus scoring a "moral victory point" is the eyes for those who simply don't care.|||i dont go to any parades and I couldnt care less about parade activities. peaceful assembly I believe is constitutional.|||heterosexuals do so identify themselves by who they sleep with--its why they think they are superior to gays|||Please. Mr. Hartline and yourself need to get lives of your own. In his case, though, as an "ex-gay," it makes perfect sense that he's "outraged" at the fact that other gay men are not as abject and self-loathing as he is, and refuse to live lives of self-denial and repression because certain narrow-minded bigots would prefer it that way. I wonder what your excuse is.
I'm gay. I'm not really into Pride parades, but I understand the reason for them. I'd try to explain, but I suppose in order to understand, you would've had to have been oppressed and abused and discriminated against your entire life simply for being who you are.|||Heterosexuals most definitely do "show off" their relationships. But most people don't care or even think twice about heterosexual couples. Think about any dance club, bar, etc. Tons of heterosexual couples. And no one thinks twice about it but if it was a gay bar, club, etc... my gosh, the UPROAR!
If straight people do it, why can't gay people do it? They are merely frustrated with a society that does not allow them to express their sexuality in public and a gay parade is PRIDE, to show people that the rumblings of homophobics won't stop them.
Some pride parades and events ARE overtly sexual. But the GLBT community is a minority group (just like racial minorities, religious minorities, etc) trying to convey and demonstrate that they can be free to love someone of the same sex (and be sexual with them as well).|||Heteros don't need parades because they have never had to hide their true identity like some sort of criminal. The reasons for these parades is to bring their issues of unequal treatment to the forefront.|||I love a good gay bashing lol with a extra helping of god for good mesher lol get a cript crow up. and just to be dam right hate full if you lot are so against it all why to your vicase and what not find it such good fun to f*** the olter boys ( ye ye ye i know but if she can say crap so can i )|||immoral
people can pick who you sleep with or not sleep with anyone.
When people ignore God and the bible they slip into increased wickedness.|||Gay pride parades are not hurting anyone. Live and let live.|||I don't think the parades do anything to help their cause of being accepted as "normal" members of society. In our city the parade portrays them as very deviant, not at all like loving, commited coupled who desire to be married and raise kids. Who thinks a guy in a gold lame thong and makeup looks like a family man?|||Not at all. There is no god.|||perhaps if you and all your sick little theist friends stopped persecuting homosexuals they wouldn't feel the need to affirm their sexuality
It's similar to the equal rights marches made by women and black people
just more fun|||I think YOU are disgraceful to society and GOD, who doesn't even exist. I live in San Diego County; thanks for letting me know. At least now good ole conservative Diego is making efforts to reform.|||Yes, I think it IS disgraceful. Call me a hypocrite if you want to (those who already answered). Actually, how does that make me a hypocrite? If I were gay and were saying bad things about gay people, THAT would make me a hypocrite. But I am not gay. The Bible clearly states that homosexuality is an abomination. So yes, it is an abomination to have gay pride parades and all that other stuff.
Also, if what they are doing is not G rated, it should not be allowed on the streets where a child might see it.
Homosexuals have been oppressed because what they are doing is wrong and it is hurting society. Black people have a reason to be upset for their oppression. They were picked on because of the color of their skin. Homosexuals are "picked on" because they are not doing what is right. Yes, they are people, but they need repentance.|||I think Gay BASHERS are a disgrace to society, and one of MANY black marks on america's reputation.
Homophobia is probably one of the most shameful forms of stupidity- right up next to racism.
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Why do you ask so many questions about gays? Certainly there must be better subjects to tackle? Why is this one so important to you?|||Well, shouldn't the christmas celebration you so cheerfully participate in be banned because it's a pagan rip-off and pagans may feel dishonored? Or does it all revolve around christians' wishful thinking taking over the world?
shouldn't you be stoned to death for not killing gays and adulterous women, and not making "burnt offerings" (aka animal sacrifices) and offering your god their slimmy guts and fat, and for going on birth control, getting along with people from different religions, not going through the "purification process" after giving birth to a daughter, and the holy list goes on...????
Come on. You don't do these things because they are ridiculous, BUT you think you are a righteous person by spreading hate? Do you enjoy it? In the eyes of your god, you would be a disgrace. In the eyes of your beloved society, you, my friend, are a hypocrite.
ps: "Former homosexual"? you're treating homosexuality as though it was alcoholism.
"Heterosexuals do not identify themselves by who they are sleeping with, why do homosexuals feel a need to?"
because heterosexuals have not been labeled "an abomination" by a,unfortunately, much read book, were not hunted down during WWII and are not being denigrated by posters like this.|||If you don't like gay pride parades, don't go.
It's none of your business!
Where do you go to church? Please let me know, so I can go protest your church services, hypocrite.|||Let's be truthful for once, even criminals like arm robber would admit that what they do is bad but they do it for certain reason; like for money. and shop lifters would tell you that what they are doing is bad, but they do it because they are poor or because that is a phychological disorder. but gay people are not admitting that what they do is bad, unnatural & stupid. homosexualism is wrong scientificaly, naturally and in all religion. even to the greatest bushmen. It is time to replace our congress and jurdges with the right people. Quote when you have a bad ruller the city weeps. our congress are corrupt, forgeting that this is a christain nation, which through chritainity coin the word liberty for all. Don't you all forget your God who brought you out of slavery. And with the help of God (liberty for all) so many both white and black and all other colors have gained freedom.|||It is definitly a disgrace to society. Is this how far we have come as a nation? Sad! I don't think it is the parade that is my concern. If this is what is in the hearts of the people that is what is truly disheartening. Look at Sodom, they were destroyed because the hearts of people were desperately wicked. Having said all that I totally disagree with this act of perversion. However, I do realize it is up to me to spread the love of God to these people and not judgment. To not allow lawlessness by overcoming it with love. Sometimes it means tough love. But, I do realize I don't have the corner on everything and need some tough love in my life too.|||Why are you bothered by what other people are doing? You should be worrying more that you are paying ridiculous prices for gas and housing in san diego.|||Even the Bible says..."Judge not"...we as Christians are sooo quick to point out others faults or so-called sins when we're not perfect ourselves. We act as if one sin is bigger than the other. Gays don't deserve to be disrespected or judged for having feelings and loving someone. Is sleeping w/ the same sex wrong? I believe it is. However, so is lying, cheating, stealing, killing, and JUDGING!!!! Yet we so-called Christians do it EVERYDAY. Let people live their life and let God do the judging.|||i have no problem with gay pride days, but a whole month seems a little extreme for any group.
i also agree with you (possibly for the first time) that there shouldn't be a need for gay people to flaunt their homosexuality anymore than straight people should. it doesn't offend me to see gay people being affectionate in public like straight people, but some of the things they do at those parades are just not necessary in public|||Gays are couples in meditation as Hermits are coupled with GOD. Gays mediate turbulently, therefore the Parade.|||I think gay parades are a disgrace. New Orleans has a gay convention and while we were living there some of the residents complained their children were being exposed to sex on the streets.
Of course nothing was ever done about it.|||When society's values are a few standard deviations from the norm, that is the result.
It would require at least eight or nine sigmas for that - and we are now there.
.|||God destroyed Sodom & Gommoriah for that very reason. It is a slap in God's face being gay. God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.|||yes, they are pushing it so far, it's start to hurt my asss. they should call the firemen and wash them of the street.
I'm doing a fashion shoot in downtown San Diego with a photographer over the weekend. I need a scenic park, area, theatre, mural, landmark, or whatever that would be good for this that wouldn't get wouldn't get crowded with on lookers (I didn't suggest Balboa Park for that reason).
thanks!|||The Cabrillo National Monument rocks for photo shoots, you get views of the bay and the ocean, plenty of park settings, the lighthouse makes for a great back drop. Not alot of people there so you will not be bothered.|||How about Seaport Village? Depending which way the photographers shoots you, he may capture the downtown skyline, or maybe the Coronado Bay Bridge (a definite SD landmark), or the ocean. If I recall, there are areas within or along the outer edges of Seaport Village that may fit the scenic park scene you're looking for.
Since most photo shoots are taken in the early morning for the best light, you may not have the huge crowds you are anticipating.
Yes, some people may want to see what's going on, but, unless you're a celebrity, some may stop to look, but they usually move on.
Seaport Village and Balboa Park are always places photographers use to do shoots. The crowds there are use to seeing photographers/photo shoots taken there, and most see it as no big deal.
Have you consider the grounds of the Hotel del Coronado? I've seen many photo shoots taken there also. And for the beach shots, it's right at their doorstep...
Good luck!|||I'd recommend Torrey Pines Park, but the difficulty I've encountered is most public areas now require a license for professional location shooting which can get expensive. I suggest you check the department of parks and recreation before you start shooting as the will issue citations.|||Mission Hills park up above the freeway is perfect..Ive known photograhers that use that area for this type of work...its beautiful up there and few people.|||use a cemetary!|||Try the North end of Harbor Island across from the Hilton.
It is on the water and will not have much traffic.
Also Spanish landing park along Harbor drive and across from the airport. Both of these locations have grass, Big trees and are on the bay.|||I'd look into Presidio park. Crowds are way down there lately, but its just as nice as ever. They have the pergola area, the Serra museum, great grassy hills, cobblestone constructions, good trees, etc.
My husband and 8 month old will be visiting San Diego soon for a vacation, and we want to avoid renting a car due to expenses (rental, gas, $16/day hotel parking, etc.). We are staying at the WorldMark Club hotel on A Street in San Diego, zip code 92101. I was wondering how close that is to SeaWorld, Balboa Park, the beach, Old Town, Coronado, and all the other wonderful places I've heard about. How close are these places to each other. I was also wondering about other forms of transportation, if the walk would be too far. Are there trolleys, buses, etc.? How much do these cost? Which is cheaper? Would we need to have a carseat for our daughter in order to ride on a bus or trolley? How much is the ferry to the island that I keep hearing about?|||You're staying in a gool location if you are not going to have a car b/c you're downtown where most of the transit lines converge.
SeaWorld is over on Mission Bay and you would have to take the trolley, which runs along C St downtown, to the Old Town Transit Center then take the #9 bus to SeaWorld. The bus runs pretty often, every 15 I think, and runs till around midnight.
Balboa Park is located about 1-1.5 miles from where you are staying. You could walk there or catch the #7 bus that runs along Park Blvd through the park.
For beaches, you can take the #8 or #9 bus from Old Town for Pacific Beach and Mission Beach. Or you can take the #30 which starts in downtown directly to Pacific Beach. The #30 will also take you to La Jolla, which is a really scenic town with an upscale downtown. PB, MB, and La Jolla are probably the most popular beach spots for tourists. The #35 from Old Town or #923 from downtown will take you to Ocean Beach, which is kind of a hippy beach community. If you take the #30 up to University Towne Center just north of La Jolla you can take the #101 bus which runs right along the coast all the way up to Oceanside and check out great North County beaches like Torrey Pines, Del Mar, Carlsbad, ect.. A Coaster commuter train also runs from Downtown and Old Town all the way up the coast to Oceanside and is a really nice scenic train ride, probably the nicest view from a commuter train in the country.
For Old Town you can just catch the trolley from downtown. I;m not too sure about the ferry to Coranado b/c I've never taken it. There are several private companies that offer ferry service i believe so if you do a google search it will probably help you find one to take.
All of these locations are within about a five mile radius of each other, La Jolla be the farthest from downtown and maybe about 7-8 miles away.
if you go to http://sdcommute.com/ they can give you all the information you need for public transit in SD County. There is a trip planner in the top left corner of the website where you can enter in two addresses or locations and it will give you several options on how to get there.
Good luck and welcome to SD!|||Hi there.. :) I know exactly where that is,. :) Unfortunately, if you are going to try to go to some of these places, a car is your best bet. There are ways to getting to Seaworld and Balboa Park in public transportation, but it will take you a while. The bus system is good in San Diego but if you are within the city, not so much to go venturing out, when time may be limited. Some of these places are not necessarely close to eash other.
The Trolley is helpful if you know the area well, but it is also limited. It does take you to Qualcom Statium and Petco Park. You can take it down south if you'd like to go across the border into Mexico. If you are in Downtown you can take the 901 towards Imperial Beach that will go over the Coronado Bridge, into Coronado. Imperial Beach is also nice (that's where I am from). Calm neighborhood if you just want to relax and have a nice day on the beach.
The car might be a better option. If you do rent a car, don't get it from the airport places, there are rental offices in the city (Downtown). My friend and I rented a little Chevy Aveo for $16.00 a day for a 4 day week she was here and it really helped us. Cabs are not really available.
Buses run from $1.75 to $2.25, and the transfer is valid for about 2 hours. You can use it on the bus and trolley, which is an upside. You don't need carseats for children on public transportation. The ferry you hear about is that one that goes from Downtown across into Coronado. I belive it is about $2.00. :) It's inexpensive and quite doable in public transportation if you are not going to far from Downtown.
Well hope my babling didn't bore you and helped. Let me know if you have any more questions. :)
I'm from San Diego, and there has been this big debate to get rid of the cross at Mount Soledad(for decades)...all because of one person who happened to be an Athiest....why do they let it bother them? Why can't they just let it be? Same thing with Christmas on the Prado...an event in Balboa park that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. A group of Athiest complained and the event was changed to "December Nights". Christmas will always be known as a Christian feast commemorating the birth of Jesus.|||Gosh, it's not like atheists are PEOPLE or AMERICAN CITIZENS... what do they matter? They should sit down and shut up and be grateful that the believers are around to babysit them.|||Why does it seem that you have the brain capacity of a goldfish?|||I don't understand it either. If you're going to be atheist, at least accept that everything and everyone around you does not have to be...
Why did this guy under me mention the constitution? Is He not mentioned in the Constitution????????|||Can you imagine atheists getting upset when tax money is being spent to support a religion? Those jerks! Probably read the constitution or something!|||For most people christmas means: "eating till you burst and receiving presents".|||Everybody must be miserable as they are -- by statute, if necessary -- so they won't feel so lonely in their spirtually desitute condition.|||Unlike Christians, Atheists care for other people's beliefs being discriminated against|||because they really cant mind their own business. i think they think that if they can convince other people, then maybe they might convince themselves. this is beyond ignorant. a true atheist does not have to annouce himself to the world, and would be secure enough to tolerate it. i mean, come on, we are tolerating alot of things that go on, are we not? atleast that is what we are taught to do..|||i dont understand it either.
if i saw a giant star of david or the cresent symbol of islam i wouldnt pettiton that it is removed.
if someone told me 'happy hanukkah' id probably respond w/ 'back at ya', not sue the person for 'pushing their beliefs on me'|||well, if these religious symbols are on public lands and Atheists are paying their taxes to help maintain those public lands then they have every right to protest their tax money being spent on religious propaganda. Fundy Christians will just have to learn that they aren't the ONLY folks living in America. nonChristians have rights too.
PS. how would you like it if Hindus started erecting huge statues of Shiva on the courthouse lawn or Wiccans built Pentacles on the town square?|||Originally the date for Christmas was chosen to work against a pagan religion that was large at the time of the rise of the Christian church. Look at the date of Christmas, right after the winter solstice.
It's not even the date of the birth of Jesus.
I wouldn't be upset if my city had a cross, but then I do have some beliefs in the Christian church. Perhaps if the Christian church stopped attacking atheism and other issues that don't effect it (gay marriage, stem cell research) then we might see less of an attack on it from the athiests.|||That is right, you people should have a Menorah up there instead.|||Why can you not understand that our constitution forbids the government sponsoring or showing preference for any religion? I don't care if there's a cross on Mt. Soledad (I'm from San Diego, too) -- but I DO care that MY tax money pays for it, which means the government is paying for the creation and maintenance of a religious symbol. Unconstitutional (and that ruling has been upheld by several different courts).
Again, I don't care if there's a christmas celebration, but I DO care that MY tax money pays to promote a religious celebration -- you said it yourself, christmas is a christian feast commemorating the birth of jesus, which means no government money should be involved in that celebration. Balboa Park is owned by the government, and MY taxes help pay for it -- and it's unconstitutional to use tax money to promote a religion.
How would you feel if the government spent a large amount of your tax money to put on a Ramadan feast (Islamic celebration), or to erect a huge Buddha statue on top of Mt. Soledad? The vast majority of christians would yell and scream about it --and rightly so. By the same reasoning, the government has no business paying to support or promote ANYBODY's religion, no matter what it is, and even if the majority of people agree with that religion. That feature of constitutional law *protects* your rights to the free exercise of religion, it doesn't take them away.|||Christmas had nothing to do with Jesus. Have you never wondered why your holidays have so many pagan symbols?
Tax money paid for a religious symbol. It needs to be tore down to teach people not to try to do that again. It is a waste of money on a useless item|||For your information, Christmas was known for a long time as Saturnalia (a ROMAN feast celebrating the harvest) until Christians decided that they couldn't mind their business, and the whole thing was change to Christmas.|||I don't agree with removing your cross, either. It accomplishes nothing, really, and whether it's there or not I am still the same person. I could care less if it's there or not.
But if I wanted to be vindictive, I'd say it's payback for teaching "intelligent design" in schools. If you can force people to listen to you, then why can't others force you to remove your symbols from public places?|||Your god made us this way
Anyone in California (SD) Going to walk for breast cancer at Balboa park?? Wooohoo if you are! Im ready for those 4 miles baby! |||Next year I'm doing the three day walk in Chicago!
Good luck with yours!|||Good luck! And drink plenty of water.|||No, I actually hate breast cancer... It robs the world of such great boobies !!! Thank you for caring about boobies so much !!!|||Nope, but I did it in Oregon.
Ha! We did it first! Losers!|||Um... I don't live in Cali. But in my town theres this breast cancer walk thingy and this girl in my grade's mom dies of breast cancer so she goes every year. My grandma had breast cancer, but she's a survivor.|||Is anyone for breast cancer? No, I'm against it. Several women in my family have had it, and it was horrible to see them go through it.
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