San Diego...

[Der Cute]

I'm flying to San Diego on Thursday.

Been there once, for 48 hours. Don't remember much of it.
I'll be in SD for about 5 days, Thurs- Tues, for some dental work in TJ.

But since I'll really be waiting for Senor Dentist to fix something, what do I get to do as La Tourista in SD?
I know the SD zoo is popular, so that's a place I'd like to go.

What else can people recommend? On a cheapskate budget?

Cutenoob The Cheapnoob

[Immortal1982]

Comic-Con is this weekend. Good luck getting in though....

[taxguykarl]

Mrs. TGK and I stumbled onto SD's Little Italy on the way back from Sea World (we jumped the gun and got off the trolley one stop early). We found some killer bargains there--most of the places have their menus posted in the window. The Maritime museum is also a bargain and quite educational--we bought a braided rope that we still use as a hot pad (it's large enough to accomodate a roasting pan). There is also a bunch of shops south of the Maritime Museum with some nice deals on snacks and souveniers.

[JoitheArtist]

*cry* I wanna go to ComiCon. I have yet to be able to afford it, with travel and accomodations...all that geeky goodness, only an hour and half away!

[Shpepper]

Seaport Village has some great shops and It's all free to just browse there. Also if you can the Wild Animal Park is FANTASTIC ! ! ! It's part of the zoo system but puts the animals in more realistic surroundings. Also a stop in Balboa Park is good. There are museums, a HUGE pipe organ that used to play free concerts and my favorite of all, the Old Globe Theater. Modeled after the Globe in England, it's a live theater. They do all sorts of different plays. Check the box office for last minute discounts on unsold tickets. Enjoy my old stomping grounds. I wanna go back

[Der Cute]

I am a geek, a puter geek...not a comic geek....but I bet the geekness vibe in the city will be higher than normal.

Ack.

Cutenoob

[Ringtail Z28]

Comic-Con is this weekend. Good luck getting in though....

No chance on that happening. They sold out almost two months ago.

[taxguykarl]

Seaport Village has some great shops and It's all free to just browse there.

That's the place I was thinking about. Thanks.

[Shpepper]

When I lived in California, I went to San Diego almost every weekend. We had annual passes for the zoo and Wild Animal Park and for Sea World for years and years.

There used to be a really good Greek place in Seaport Village as well as an awesome toy store that sold all wooden toys. I got my son's first rattle at that store.