As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, Jeff's parents (Steve & Brenda) came to visit on their way to Hawaii. One their way back East they stopped again for a long weekend which allowed us the opportunity to get out and see more of the city. Top on the list was a trip to Balboa Park, the Nation's largest cultural park. I guess that makes it even bigger then the National Mall in DC. Balboa park is home to 15 museums, a preforming arts theater, various gardens and the San Diego Zoo. We only scratched the surface on our first trip.
Botanical Building
We started at the Botanical Building, built for the 1915 - 1916 Expo and home to over 2100 exotic and local plants. I was particularly fond of the Koi pond outside. The Botanical Building was fairly small and we quickly made our way through in about 20 minutes. It's free to the public and makes for a nice quick visit.
San Diego Automotive Museum
Our next stop was to the San Diego Automotive Museum which was hosting a special display called Mustangs, Now and Then. Though the museum is small and the displays as simple as they come, we managed to spend quite a good amount of time here. There were a lot of really cool very old cars from the 1910s and 20s but I have to admit I was more drawn to the muscle cars and of course I had to have my photo taken with my Lambo. Yeah Baby!!! For a full list of cars click here.
San Diego Air & Space Museum
The last stop was to the San Diego Air & Space Museum where we spent the most quality time. As many times as I have been to the Smithsonian Air & Space museum in DC, I still managed to get a lot out of this visit. I guess I have to chalk it up to my new-found interest in WWII due to working on the D-Day Museum in New Orleans. One surprise was that some of the exhibit concepts and details were quite similar to those that we were working on at G&A before I left. Here are some photos from the visit.
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