One of America's iconic hotels the magnificant (to put it mildly) Hotel del Coronado is a short ferry ride from the San Diego wharves. Located on the Coronado peninsular, the hotel fronts the Pacific Ocean and beautiful beaches. Late Victorian/Queen Anne style, the hotel is one of America's largest wooden buildings. For more information click here.
The main lobby and a passageway. Dark wood interiors make photography a challenge.
The central courtyard.
The main pool facing the Pacific Ocean.
The front of the hotel overlooking the ocean. Many restaurants at ground level.
Marilyn's tree on the right. I assume my Dragon Trees will eventually look like this magnicent specimen on the right.
A further view of this gem of a building.
San Diego as seen from the foreshore of Coronado.
Taking the ferry back from Coronardo. Views of the SD skyline including USS Midway and the ferry wharf.
Memorials to San Diego ships that fought in the wars and it's military heroes.
Memorial to Bob Hope and his role in entertaining the troops. There is a recording playing Bob's jokes for these statues and real people to have a chuckle. "Thanks for the Memories".
A stature on the wharf paying tribute to a marine off duty.
Old Town San Diego is considered the "birthplace" of California. San Diego is the site of the first permanent Spanish settlement in California. It was here in 1769, that Father Junipero Serra came to establish the very first mission in a chain of 21 missions that were to be the cornerstone of California’s colonization.
The above pictures show some of the historic buildings in Old Town.
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There is a marina at the complex where many large and expensive boats are moored.
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