San Diego Downtown

Taking a walk in San Diego downtown after a fantastic dinner would be one of the finest things you’d like to do.  And I did it.

I went to San Diego zoo on July 18.  Although I’m not a 10 years old boy anymore, it still interests me seeing many kinds of animals on the same day.  Of course, that includes human beings. =)  There are lions, polar bears, monkeys, camels, bongos, giraffes, rhinos, zebras, tigers and snakes -- you name it.  Not to mention the Sea Lion Show several times during the day.  Thereafter, I drove to San Diego downtown.  There is a Brazilian restaurant called “Rei do Gado” at 4th Ave. and Broadway St. (I heard it from a friend.)  In simple words, it’s a steak house.  The food was absolutely fantastic with excellent services.  The best thing I liked was the Brazilian cocktail special.  After eating too much that I had to take a walk in Downtown, that’s where all the fun begun.

To me, San Diego downtown displays a combination of Mexican cultures and American revolution.  I’m sure there are 80 some restaurants on 4th and 5th Ave. alone, southward from Broadway.  Most of them are either Mexican or Brazilian style with their own uniqueness.  Enjoying the music while walking down the streets with views Mexican style buildings.  Another place worth to mention is the Horton Plaza on 4th Ave.  It’s a nicely constructed mall with an interesting structure.  Although seems not a big place from the outside, you can easily get lost on the shopping trip.  Right at downtown, there is San Diego Convention Center constructed as a long glass-made train lies along the waterside.  Take the elevator to the top, you can see the bay area while enjoying a beautiful sunset.  Two aircraft carriers parked at the San Diego bay, one of them is opened to the public as a museum.  I will definitely go there once I have another chance to go to downtown.