Birthday Boy's Break

Although celebrating a birthday usually means events on the day of birth, I think a birthday week or weekend brings much more fun to the festivities.  As Ken’s birthday fell on a Monday, we decided to take advantage of the weekend before and “party” in San Diego.  As neither of us had really spent much time there, we enjoyed discovering the hot spots together.

Naturally, the top spot on everyone’s must see list, the San Diego Zoo, made our trip as well.  Believe it or not, the snake house with its venomous serpents took the highlight position of all of the animals we saw followed closely by a giant gorilla who decided to “moon” us with her enormous behind as she squatted to urinate.  The Maritime Museum surprised us with its extensiveness as well as its exploratory amusement across 6 different boats and submarines.

Our favorite location, though, came as we toured Old Town San Diego.  The Whaley House, considered the most haunted house in America, sits proudly on the streets of Old Town San Diego and tells chilling stories of tragic deaths and troubled spirits.  Although we didn’t see anything, we did have a couple of eerie moments.  We also popped into a fun little museum on the history of Wells Fargo’s wild west banking and its challenges.

Topping off this festive trip, upon check in to the hotel, the desk clerk offered us an upgrade to the presidential suite which consisted of 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen and dining area, living room, and 3 balconies overlooking the marina.  Needless to say, we struggled with whether we should even leave the room once we arrived.  San Diego definitely took us by surprise with how much we enjoyed it, and we long to return soon, even if it's to celebrate an unbirthday.