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Another
favorite place for both Lena and I (maybe because we had gone there
on our first date!) is Seaport Village in downtown San Diego.
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Actually,
we had our first photo taken together at this same spot by the pond
back in November 1998.
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Of
the many unique gift shops in Seaport Village, this coffee cup shop
has a wide selection of novel hand-made cups from which to choose.
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A
view of the Marriott Hotel with the boats tied up in the harbor is always
an interesting view.
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What
can be more American than POPCORN?
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Well,
PRETZELS might also run a close second!
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While
checking out the selection of towels in one of the shops in Seaport
Village, Anya...
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...met
her first “perfect” DATE!
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While
we did not use the service, it is possible to have a ride around the
Seaport Village area in a horse-drawn carriage.
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We
all enjoyed seeing this huge stuffed bear smoking a cigar in the window
of one of the hotel shops.
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From
the top of the hotel, we had a nice (but, slightly hazy) view of the
Coronado Bridge and the boats.
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From
the other side of the hotel we showed Anya the entrance to San Diego’s
Harbor (in the upper left of the photo), Point Loma, North Island Naval
Air Station, and Coronado (as well as Seaport Village in the foreground).
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After
a day of sight-seeing, we took Anya to another one of our favorite restaurants...
OSCARS...so that she could try their famous roasted chicken, pizza,
Greek salad, and homemade BREAD ROLLS!
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As
Lena likes to say, “There *ARE* advantages to having KIDS!”
In this photo Anya was helping to wash Lena’s car...
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...and
here she is busily taking care of cutting the roses in our front yard.
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No
trip to San Diego would be complete without at least a quick walk across
the border into Tiajuna to check out the products and to shop in Mexico.
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The
shops located in the newer plaza area adjacent to the border were the
first place we hit.
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While
all these same products can be found in the stores across the bridge
in downtown Tiajuna, it is nice to look at these shops first.
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Of
course, women have to try on HATS...
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...and
more hats...
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...and
even MORE HATS!
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Anya
liked one of the small novelties being sold by this street vendor and
picked it up for her (and Lena’s) apartment back in Moscow.
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Piñatas
(which are filled with candy and then broken with a stick at Mexican
parties for children) are always colorful and unique items not found
in most other parts of the United States.
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Anya
had to ‘see how she would look’ in this colorful Mexican traditional
dress.
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