Gemma-ABS S. Dakota San Diego tour

*Tour designed by Steve of 'FlexiTours, Transport by Alex of 'SunDiego Transportation'

ABS Travel South Dakota - by Gemma -
San Diego Tour & Whale Watching Trip

Friday/Saturday/Sunday, 19-21 February 2010-
www.flexitours.com/sdhilites.htm -

STAY SCHEDULE -
- Pick-up at AMTRAK, transfer to - MAP - Park Manor Suites Hotel - maps - Reviews - www.parkmanorsuites.com -
  San Diego CA - 525 Spruce Street, San Diego, CA 92103 - tel - (619) 291-0999
- other links -
  - Restaurants nearby - Jimmy Carter's, Tractor Room, Hash House a GoGo -*menu, Extraordinary Desserts, Hillcrest,

Points of Interest - Balboa Park, 1927 home of Charles Lindbergh- at 6th/Maple St.,
Hornblower Whale Watching

TOUR ITINERARY - 830am p/u & 1pm d/o 'Whale Watching', return to hotel 5pm
- Pick up at Park Manor - visit- Old Town - Mission - Mission Hills - Hillcrest - Balboa Park - Zoo - South Park - Gaslamp - PETCO - Seaport Village - Coronado - Little Italy - Hob Nob Hill - Whale Watching - p/u return to Park Manor , Dinner?

*slideshow of 2010 Tour (for a full screen view - CLICK HERE )

ABS Travel Group - www.abstravelgroup.com
945 Enchantment Road, Rapid City, South Dakota, 57701, USA
1-605-343-6000 or 1-605-791-2520, 1-888-788-6777 , Fax 605-791-2618

tour by 'Gemma' - gemma@abstravelgroup.com - the Trip! - www.abstravelgroup.com/trips/2010railjan

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ITINERARY -
p/u- Park Manor Suites Hotel - 525 Spruce Street - Get directions -
San Diego, CA 92103 - (619) 291-0999
Old Town - Spanish Mission Presidio -
2811 Jackson street 92110
www.californiamissions.com/cahistory/sandiego.html,
tel.- 235-1120 Casey
Mission Hills/Hillcrest-
Bankers Hill- Lindbergh home - Victorian homes
Balboa Park - Museums, gardens.
Florida Canyon>Golden Hills - homes
Chicano Park, wall murals-
PETCO baseball park, Convention Center.
Seaport Village- shops.
Gaslamp-
Coronado- bridge,
Little Italy - restaurants.
Hob Nob Hill - lunch *(w/time-Harbor Island- city view)
D/O Whale Watching - Hornblower
p/u and return to hotel
?DINNER?

TIME

LOCATION - time needed

EVENT - info

8:30AM

PARK MANOR HOTEL

9:00AM

MISSION- 15 mins.

MISSION HILLS/HILLCREST- 10

Serra Museum, Junípero Serra Museum, in Presidio Park

2727 Presidio Drive, San Diego, CA 92103
Phone: (619) 232-6203 Click here for Google Map

9:30AM

BANKERS HILL- 10

BALBOA PARK- 20 mins

Victorian homes, Lindbergh home

History, museums, botanical garden -

10:00AM

GOLDEN HILLS- 10

CORONADO- 30 mins

Homes

bridge, homes, hotel, beach

10:30AM

GASLAMP- 20 mins.

SEAPORT VILLAGE-:15

History- 1800s, 1980s-today, PETCO

11:00AM

HARBOR ISLAND- 10mins.

City skyline view -
www.sundiegolive.com

11:30AM

Little Italy

HOB NOB HILL

LUNCH

12NOON

HOB NOB HILL

LUNCH

12:30P

Down Laurel Street>

DEPART TO HARBOR

1:00PM

HARBOR-HORNBLOWER

WHALE WATCHING - Hornblower Whale Watching

5:00pm

Hornblower p/u

Return to Park Manor Suites Hotel

NARRATION-

People-
- Kumeyayy Indians.
- Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo- 1542 arrival
- Father Junipero Serra- Spanish Missions
- Wyatt Earp- from Tombstone to Gaslamp
- Gregory Peck, Raquel Welch, Dr. Seuss, Joan Kroc...
History- www.sandiegohistory.org/timeline/timeline.htm
- 1769- Spanish, Russians/Alaska, English
- 1821-1846 - Mexico,
- Western American, California Statehood - September 9, 1850
  California is granted statehood by the United States of America.
- Population - www.sandiegohistory.org/links/sandiegopopulation.htm.
Spanish Old Town
Gaslamp- Alonzo Horton
Balboa Park - www.balboapark.org
- the west side was planted by Kate Sessions in 1892, the east side was built for the Panama Canal Expo- 1914-16,
- contest for name= Spanish 1st sighting of Pacific from 1513, Spanish conquistador Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Trivia -
- weather- none. Average temperatures from winter-to-summer, 60-80F highs.
  www.wunderground.com
- Navy - since; NASNI since 1911/17-
- Charles Lindbergh- lived in San Diego 1927 at 6th/Maple when his plane the 'Spirit of St. Louis' was built behind the airport.
- Coronado Bridge- built in 1969, 2 miles long, view of Mexico - wikipedia.org - www.dot.ca.gov/

Some of the possible stops on your customized tour of San Diego!
Point Loma	Old Town	Mission de Alcala	Gaslamp
Horton Plaza	Fashion Valley	Seaport Village	Coronado
Mission & Pacific Beaches	Mission Bay	Balboa Park	Mr A's
Harbor Island	Sports Arena	Qualcomm Stadium	Mount Soledad

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