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Hyggehejsa! :)
I lørdags gik turen så til San Diego. Vi kørte fra Hollywood ved 10-tiden og var dernede omkring 12.30-tiden. Vi havde booket hostel aftenen før i nærheden af Gaslamp Quarter, ikke langt fra Downtown San Diego. Dog da vi ankom, kunne vi ikke checke ind endnu, så vi valgte at køre i San Diego Zoo, som er en af verdens største og mest berømte zoologiske haver. Vi havde en rigtig hyggelig eftermiddag med at kigge på dyr, dog havde vi lidt svært ved at finde rundt. Desuden var det meget varmt, så mange af dyrene lå og sov og var ikke at se. Vi kørte fra Zoo ved 17-tiden og checkede ind på hostlet. Vi havde et privat 2 sengs-værelse og delte køkken og badeværelse med de andre gæster. Der var ca. 30 grader på værelset og kun en loft ventilator, INGEN aircondition. Ikke desto mindre vågnede vi begge tidlig næste morgen og frøs. Sidst på dagen om lørdagen var vi ude at handle ind, så vi selv kunne lave mad i fælleskøkkenet de næste dage.
Om søndagen tog vi en tur til "Pacific Beach", som lå ca. 10min kørsel fra hvor vi boede. Da vi langt om længe havde fundet parkering til Xing Xang Xung, gik vi ned på strandpromenaden og fandt et sted hvor vi kunne leje surfboard og våddragt. Efter lidt besvær kom vi begge i vores dragter og gik med boardet under armen ned til vandet. Og så gik det eller bare derud af....eller hvordan man nu skal sige det. Ingen af os vidste sådan rigtig hvordan det skulle gøres, så vi prøvede os bare frem - nogle gange var vi mere heldig end andre. Vi var begge oppe at stå på knæ på boarded og fik lov til at mærke farten, men så snart vi skulle op at stå, skvattede vi i vandet. Så gode som vi var, formåede vi også begge at falde af boardet og få det banket i hovedet - av! Ikke desto mindre morede vi os. Da kræfterne var ved at slippe op, gik vi op af vandet, afleverede surfing udstyret og lagde os en halv times tid i solen inden vi kørte tilbage til hostlet. Om eftermiddagen fik vi købt en køletaske til at have vores mad i i bilen og desuden forsøgte vi at planlægge de næste par dage af vores roadtrip. Efter vi havde spist aftensmad, gik vi en tur i Gaslamp District, som viste sig at være fyldt med lækre restauranter, barer, pubs, butikker osv. Vi sluttede af med et besøg i vandpibe loungen "Pasha".
Nogle små facts:
San Diego er en meget meget hyggelig by.
Parkering kan være voldsom dyr her.
I San Diego så jeg den første toilet børste indtil nu.
Der er rigtig mange spansktalende i San Diego.
Glæd jer til næste blogindlæg om Death Valley National Park.
Godnat fra mig :)
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Hello hello! :)
On saturday we started our roadtrip and drove from Hollywood to San Diego. We left at around 10 and arrived at 12.30. We had booked a room in a hostel the night before, close to the Gaslamp District, not far from Downtown San Diego. When we arrived, we weren't able to check in yet, so we decided to go to San Diego Zoo, which is one of the worlds largest and most famous zoos. We really enjoyed looking at the animals, but had some troubles finding our way through the park. Furthermore it was very hot that day, so many of the animals were asleep and could not be seen. We left the zoo around 17 o'clock and checked in at the hostel. We had a 2 bed private room with shared bathroom and kitchen. It was about 30C in our room and there was only a ventilator, NO aircondition. Nevertheless we both woke op feeling cold next morning. Later that saturday we went shopping for groceries, so we could make our own food in the communal kitchen at the hostel the next few days.
On sunday we went to "Pacific Beach", which was a 10minute drive from the hostel. When we finally found a place to park Xing Xang Xung, we went directly to the promenade. Here we found a place where we could rent surfboards and wetsuits. After some trouble we both managed to get into our suites and loaded with our boards we headed to the water. And then we just nailed it...or whatever we should call it. Neither of us knew how to do it properly, so we just tried - and some times we were luckier than other times. We both managed to get on our knees and feel the speed, but as soon as we tried to stand up, we fell off the board. We even managed to fall off and get hit by the surfboard on the head - ouch! Nevertheless we had a blast. When all our energy was used, we returned all the equipment and laid on the beach for half an hour, prior to returning to the hostel. In the afternoon we went out to buy a cooling bag for our food in the car, as well as we tried to plan the next couple of days of our roadtrip. After dinner we decided to go for a walk in the Gaslamp District, which turned out to have a lot of nice restaurants, bars, shops, pubs etc. We finished the evening with a visit to "Pasha Lounge" where we enjoyed a hookah.
Some small facts:
San Diego is a very very charming city.
Parking can cost quite a lot.
In San Diego I have seen the first and only toilet brush so far.
There are loads of spanish talking people in San Diego.
Look forward to the next blog entry about Death Valley National Park!
Goodnight from me! :)
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Jane Tusind tak for endnu en spændende beretning. Føler næsten, at jeg er med på turen :-D Ha det rigtig godt. Stort knus, Muddi