wish we could have met a few of you...but LOVE YOUR CITY, love the state, nightlife was better than expected...we will DEFINITELY BE BACK!!!

-Lyss & Drew <3
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Well, this was definitely somewhat spontaneous...less than 2 weeks prior to MARCH 2nd we had decided to go to San Diego - in fact we book our trip just 3 days prior ahhaha. Besides visiting our friend Huong and never having been there before...it was basically to celebrate my early bday coming up in March

Much love and thanks to Drew for taking me there <3 Love u.

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So I thought I'd share with you all...

(there are captions under some of the pictures in the albums if u go thru them individually and in order)

1) CALI GETAWAY - San Diego our first night 55 degrees at night<-- clicky
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These are pics from when we landed...to meeting our friend Huong up... and then partying it up at BELO, a club in the Gaslamp District - consisting of two GOOD SIZED rooms (a good sized hiphop and edm room) connected by a lounge room with a bar all lit up in RED. it was really PRETTY and I wish we had a place like that in NYC...wish i had taken more pics there...waiting for HUONG's pics haha


me and huong by the Bay...Baja Stuffed Shark


cheers!!!


the main bar at BELO...this is the first room u see when u walk in


main room at BELO



drew st0mping up a STORM for 3-4 hours STRAIGHT in SHOES and all dressed up...showing dem West Coast ppls whos boss

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AT Belo we saw JavD, Andy Moor and Thrillseekers, and I have to admit it was PRETTY HOT and it was a good crowd too

1) CALI GETAWAY - San Diego our first night

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2) Day 2 - The San Diego Zoo / Mission Beach 65-70 degrees<-- clicky
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Went to the world famous San Diego zoo, where they advocate taking the tour bus over walking since its a HUGE zoo...we chose to go on foot but had to watch ourselves, as these buses tended to go at TOP speed on the roads. ahha. and we saw ANIMALS that we have never seen before or at least in environments not normally seen. It was really great.




feeding time up close and personal with giraffes; a practically extinct rhinocereos - this was kinda scary he was HUGE...

Then we headed to Mission Beach where we finally get a glimpse of how the locals live the good life in SoCAL, finally...also Drew practices using our Canon dSLR in earnest and i like some of the results hehe


the boardwalk/bike path by the beach; look where soCAL ppls can learn/practice surfing!!!! this is BY an outdoor bar...


Day 2 - The San Diego Zoo / Mission Beach 65-70 degrees

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3) Day 3 - A Spontaneous Drive to L.A. from S.D.
81 degrees in SD, but cloudy/hazy 60 degrees...in LA? bah<-- clicky
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Estimated two hours...this was Drews idea...his lovely godsis lives near LA. So we get in the car..and get to her place in 1 hr 15 min...we surprised her heheh. She took us to the famed Santa Monica shopping district and we did the tourist thing in LA for a day...wish we could have had more time there tho.







Day 3 - A Spontaneous Drive to L.A. from S.D.

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4) Drew's First West Coast Sunset (Mission Beach/Belmont Park Day 2)<-- clicky
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some of these are just really beautiful. there are some repeats from Album 2 but i wanted to show his shots from Evening to Sundown...

Great job, Drew <3


Drew: "write something.."; so i do...commemorating our trip NYC <--> San Diego







Drew's First West Coast Sunset (Mission Beach/Belmont Park Day 2)

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Hope you guys enjoy these...

-LySs ^__^


an aerial i took with my SONY shortly after takeoff...

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haha yes!!! the sunset!!! looks like you guys had a good time down here. after all the talk about sunsets, i went to the beach on saturday....




...funny, the mushrooms i ate earlier that day didn't taste all that great, and made my stomach a little queezy

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Originally posted by calmlikeabomb haha yes!!! the sunset!!! looks like you guys had a good time down here. after all the talk about sunsets, i went to the beach on saturday.... ...funny, the mushrooms i ate earlier that day didn't taste all that great, and made my stomach a little queezy

wow, where was this pic taken?!

i didnt have time to go there... but glad u enjoyed ur day


San Diego definitely DID NOT DISAPPOINT. i was plenty SATISFIED

next time i soo have to drive 101 between Pacific Beach and Oceanside. But is that the famed route, or is it more from LA northward?


umm...mushrooms?

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Originally posted by phoenixBEBE wow, where was this pic taken?!

that was at la jolla shores, i think the pier is called the scripps pier. that pic was taken with a good ol' disposable camera, believe it or not.

and i think you might be thinking of highway 1 which goes along the coast of cali. don't know if pacific beach to oceanside is the famed route, but it sure is a hell of a drive. personal goal: drive up highway 1 from mexico to canada

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Originally posted by calmlikeabomb that was at la jolla shores, i think the pier is called the scripps pier. that pic was taken with a good ol' disposable camera, believe it or not.

oh man...LA JOLLA (and yes i know HOW to pronounce it correctly, heh) -- route 15 or 5 exiting to CA52 going toward the COAST...i *KNEW* i should have made it a point to go there!!! i didnt have time my sister is moving there come April...and I def wanted to check it out during my trip but i didnt have time. it sounds SO niceeeee <3

hey no knocking point and shoots...i had some great SONYS and CANONS (esp sd630) which turned out quality shots.

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and i think you might be thinking of highway 1 which goes along the coast of cali. don't know if pacific beach to oceanside is the famed route, but it sure is a hell of a drive. personal goal: drive up highway 1 from mexico to canada

wow good luck with that! how long would that take :wondering:

and i guess highway 1 turns into 101 during a certain pt (after LA) ...or are they two different routes? cuz i saw highway 101 on the map but not 1 shruggs

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Glad you guys had a great trip. and that sunset.. Ooh yes. I said to myself "nice one for the out of town TA's" while loking at it
great pics!

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101 is partly in San Diego, partly in OC. Interesting drives with beach scenery and beach town funkiness in both areas. If you're thinking of the scenic highway that goes through undeveloped coast, that's the 1 north of LA going up to Monterrey. A beautiful but long drive.

Glad to hear you had a good time and that no one shot at you on the freeway in LA (haha! That hardly ever happens anymore)

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Originally posted by PoundPuppy Glad to hear you had a good time and that no one shot at you on the freeway in LA (haha! That hardly ever happens anymore)

yeah we were definitely treated to such stories by our friend - she relocated to LA from NYC about 4 yrs ago (I think her neighborhood is called Antesia (sp?)) Anyway she served as our tour guide while we drove to LA las a day trip. Let's see, stories ranged from traffic horrors and the funky ways the police had of 'clearing traffic' by driving all crazy, to getting lost in the wrong neighborhoods or her not wanting to ride the Metro at night cuz they would pass thru those neighborhoods -- and then proceeding to point those out as we passed them on the highway (Crenshaw, South Central, East LA), to running into certain ppl who almost attacked her ahha

it certainly did NOT convince me to consider LA as a place to live (and in fact she wants to COME back to NYC which makes her just SLIGHTLY biased hah)

I have to say though...it was the MOST negative tour I have ever received. then again she's sarcastic and witty so it was kinda entertaining. hah.

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