When we were travelling in the motor home one of the places that Carol really enjoyed was San Diego and especially the Hotel Dell Coronado ("The Del"). So to really surprise her and make it a very special birthday I planned a weekend in San Diego with us staying at the Del.
We flew to LA and drove to San Diego arriving the day before her birthday. We got there early enough to do some touring and just enjoying the local area.
Here we are en route to LA.
Here is Carol in front of the Del and on Orange Avenue.
Since Carol's \birthday was not until the next day, we planned to go to nice restaurant then rather than today. For dinner we had a light dinner at a Burger joint that must have been very popular based on the line at the place for dinner. The burgers were really good.
Of course we had to have a glass of wine at pool side during the afternoon also. The entire place is great to just sit around a people watch!!
The hotel was built in 1888 and one of the items that caught Carol's eye was the Otis elevator. I was over 100 years old and was even operated by an elevator operator. You don't see that anymore. It has been upgraded and they do not have the operating handle anymore but use buttons. However the doors are still of the old variety and opened and closed by the operator.
The hotel's main restaurant was not open on Carol's birthday so I researched the area and picked Vigilucci's because it had 4 veal dishes on the menu and Carol loves veal!! Here we are out in front of the restaurant. We had dinner on the patio and listened to the piano player serenading us!!
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