San Diego Family Visit
Annual tradition to take our little one to visit friends and family in SoCal. The little one turns two this summer and loves to travel with us. Zoos and aquariums are her favorite spots. San Diego offers great options for both! #beach #zoo #socal
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Day 1 Itinerary
Places visited: North Italia
North Italia
Nice Italian restaurant in the new One Paseo mall. The best dish we had was the salmon dish. We usually avoid chicken or salmon dishes when we dine out but we were blown away by this salmon dish - perfectly cooked tenderness with tasty pesto flavored sides.
Day 2 Itinerary
Places visited:
Little One’s Birthday Party
Day 4 Itinerary
Places visited: Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography - Shore Rider Bar
Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Shore Rider Bar
Day 5 Itinerary
Places visited: San Diego Zoo - Tidal Restaurant
San Diego Zoo
San Diego zoo is supposedly one of the best in the world. The entrance fee is a hefty $56 but we were not disappointed - it’s like a nicely-landscaped amusement park.. The zoo is quite large so you can spend a whole day there!
Animals tend to nap a lot in the shade in the middle of the day (to avoid the heat). The best time to spot them are early in the morning and late in the evening so plan your visit accordingly.
Tidal Restaurant
A beautiful restaurant right on beach but the food was dissapointkng (over-price and overly salted).
Day 6 Itinerary
Places visited: Bolsa Vietnamese Restaurant - Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa
Bolsa Vietnamese Restaurant
A good lunch spot where you can get authentic Vietnamese food at very reasonable price.
Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa
Day 7 Itinerary
Places visited:
House Tour - Newport Beach Ocean View
There are a lot of newly developed homes in the area. We love touring houses even though we are not in the market to buy one. We went to a few open houses during our stay. Aren’t they gorgeous???
House Tour - Newport Beach Park View
Day 8 Itinerary
Places visited: Vista Santa Fe at Pacific Highlands Ranch by Pardee Homes
