Balboa Park is a huge landscape full of gardens, museums, art, restaurants and more. The zoo borders the north end of the park. We explored the park with Aunt Dorothy and Uncle Frank for the entire day until it was time to pick up the dogs at daycare. It was a gorgeous sunny day, perfect for being outdoors!
Our first stop was the Air and Space Museum. This was a pleasant surprise. Kevin and Aunt Dorothy are particularly interested in WWII, which was well represented with video footage, photos and artifacts. An unexpected attraction at the museum was the 4D movie experience. I wasn't sure what that meant. The movie itself was 3D and we had the special glasses. What made it 4D was the fact that the seats moved and even sprayed water at times. It was really cool.
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After the museum we had lunch at Prado. The architecture of the surrounding buildings was gorgeous. Then, we walked through some of the courtyards between the museums and gardens. The "indoor" botanical garden was really lush. Just outside the building was a reflection pool full of different colored lily pad flowers. It was a beautiful park.
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| Botanical Garden |
The next stop was the Spanish Village Art Center, where local artists showcased their work. We found a beautiful handmade glass vase to remind us of this day in the park. Any excuse to shop!
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We finished up the afternoon at the rose and cactus gardens, which were next to each other. It was fun to see the different varieties of flowers and plants. Aunt Dorothy and Kevin continued to discuss WWII while Uncle Frank and I snapped as many pix as we could. In fact, this picture is of Uncle Frank taking a picture of his favorite tree in the park. We just loved soaking it all in!
After we picked up the dogs, we headed to Coronado to round out our trip. We could see the lights from Mexico as the sun dropped out of sight. San Diego is a great place and I'm glad we got to share it with our family.
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