Date: 19 Dec 2009 Saturday
14:55 PM San Diego Zoo
A – Legoland California
B – San Diego Zoo
Total distance 50.8 km
Next up is the San Diego Wild Zoo. We drove for half an hour to the zoo, got our tickets, went into the zoo.
… then we suddenly realised that we were at the wrong place! We had intended to visit the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park! Since we were here, might as well take a short tour around, in case it’s too late to return here later.
The San Diego Zoo is similar to our Singapore Zoo, hence we decided that we should have gone to the wild zoo instead. We hurried off and dash to the San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park.
15:45 PM San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park
A – San Diego Zoo
B – San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park
Total distance 49.0 km
African Aviary
Petting Kraal
Sky full of eagles
Journey into Africa – Safari Tour Ride
The giraffe smells like spicy vanilla.
We left the zoo at 5 PM as it was too dark to see anything in the zoo.
18:15 PM Carlsbad Premium Outlets
A – San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park
B – Carlsbad Premium Outlets
Total distance 46.8 km
Dinner at Ruby’s Diner
My Hot Fudge Brownie Shake
JR’s Orea Cookie Fantasy
Left over ice-cream that was used in my Hot Fudge Brownie Shake. It was served in a separate mug that came together with my shake.
Hickory Bourbon Sliders
Super premium American Kobe beef on grilled King’s Hawaiian sweet rolls, aged Cheddar Cheese. crispy onion rings, smoked bacon, Ruby sauce and smothered with Hickory Bourbon BBQ sauce. Served with “refillable” fries
American Kobe Chopped Steak
10 oz. of super-premium American Kobe beef smothered with sauteed mushrooms in a Burgundy wine sauce. Served with a medley of garden vegetables and special “loaded” mashed potatoes
After dinner, we went shopping again! There was 40% off storewide at Brooks Brothers and the shirts that JR had bought 2 days earlier were even cheaper now! With the extra discount, JR bought a few other items. While paying for them, JR did some complaining about the price difference between the items and the shop assistant explained that the discount was only given for the weekend. She added that she could give us the 40% discount for the items that we bought earlier, provided that we could product the receipt. Luckily I had brought all my receipts along with me and we got out “refunds”!
21:45 PM Four Points by Sheraton
Back to our hotel after our shopping.
A – Carlsbad Premium Outlets
B – Four Points by Sheraton
Total distance 46.8 km