Gringalicious in San Diego Travel Series - Part 3 Horton Plaza

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So the adventure continues for my sister @fullofhope and I in San Diego. In this one I'm sharing pictures of Horton plaza. So my opinion here was that a really fun spot to shop and eat…….20 years ago. Yeah, the architecture is very creative and playful, that part I really enjoyed. There were quite a few stores there, but the place was basically a ghost town while we were there.
Also if you want to see some more about our trip check out @fullofhope 's post about the beach HERE

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I mean, I’m no fan of crowds, but this was pretty drastic. We were almost lonely eating dinner there. However, I was very happy with the food we got that night. It was a Japanese place and the menu was very simple, but in a good, less-is-more, kind of way.

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Unfortunately it was a little more on the fast food side of dining out so the photos I got are not my favorites ever, but the taste of the food was much better than it looks and they made it fresh on the grill from scratch ingredients while you watched. That to me makes all the difference, to be able to watch and also see that’s it’s made fresh.

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Maybe the fact that it was Valentine’s day, a weekday, and it had been raining all had something to do with it being so empty. Well, I guess I’ll just have to go back another time to find out. Haha, I think I can make the sacrifice for the sake of satisfying your curiosity.

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So that was just the recap of our second day. I still have so many beach photos and other pictures to share.

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I hope you had a great weekend. Oh, and happy President’s Day to my friends in the states.

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For my other San Diego Posts:

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Gringalicious in San Diego Travel Series - Part 2 San Diego Zoo!

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Sometimes it's good to walk in a "zombie town" and it's quite peaceful isn't it?

Until the zombies come out?! ;)

For me seeing a zombie town is absolutely new.

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LOL it was because it was raining! When the weather is not absolutely perfect her people just stay in... And wait 5 minutes... Lol whether is always so perfect here, its really not even fair :D No idea why everyone doesn't just live here, people say its the cost, but that's bullshit, it will end up costing so much more to deal with the snow :D

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Love the vibrant colours

Looks very calm and peaceful place, glad to see you travelling @gringalicious ....Enjoy!

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just checked the climate data for you. On average there's 8 rainy days in Feb - i guess this is considered the rain season for San Diego now.....:)

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Wow thanks so much for sharing all those great colorful photos @gringalicious ! That clock is fabulous and those trees are so tall and cool looking , i have never seen them in person ! Enjoy the rest of your travels , looks like your having a great time ! and thanks for stopping by my food post at @momskitchen , its much appreciated !upped and resteemed !👍👍👍💕✌

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Your beautiful smile in the photos it shows that you had a good time.

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by the way nice shoot n nice post ...
thanks for share :)

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Looks like fun. I will need to get down there. Beautiful area. You can really tell they take care of things around there when you are driving and you notice you aren't constantly coming up on potholes. Smooth ride. Great pictures. Thank you for sharing. Upvoted by @cryptoryno33

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I love San Diego, such a great town to visit. Have you ever been to Sunset Cliffs? There's a beach area you can get to if you climb down a rope on the cliff side. It's so awesome to watch surfers as the sun is setting!!

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Oh, thanks @zizzy-beth ! For editing I use Adobe Lightroom.

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Thanks for these photos and travel story :)

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I was just there this weekend and also made a post about it! Love all these pics :)

It's too bad we were not able to meet up. I hope to go to SoCal again before the year is out, so I will keep you posted. I stopped by your blog. Thanks so much for commenting @lindsaythevegan

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Hey! Great photos and interesting posts. Reminds me of my trip to the USA in 2008. We did a road trip with friends from New York to Los Angeles. Never made to San Diego due to limit, but you make it so tempting to come back and see it especially with quirky places like these.

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thanks so much for the encouragement @jenesa

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The trip will be more fun !!

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I love travel blogs as I can see new places around the world. Your blog is awesome one! 👍

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Thanks for sharing @gringalicious
Beautiful scenery of beautiful results. photo the natural beauty that has brought you to get a beautiful dream every night.You are a very lucky person, because you have seen what I can not see in my life.I have never seen this scene it's amazing. Thank you guys for sharing, I hope someday to visit such a beautiful place even if it is not possible for me.

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wow.. its really beautiful clicks my dear friend. awesome.
seems like you had a superb time. wow again..
thanks for sharing your beautiful experience with us..

Hey dear @gringalicious, these are awesome pictures, i had to stare at the pictures for like ever.

Beautiful scene

Lovely moments captured.

@gringalicious, what's the make and model of your camera, need to get one of such for myself.

Thank You

read my post and you'll have your answer

thanks dear for the response, i actually skipped it. i was carried away by the how lovely the pictures and building are. lol

I am so pleased that you liked it!

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good pos

thanks for commenting

Omg, I haven't been there in 10 years....that picture with Macy's in the background, I remember that area, the whole plaza was cool!

it's kind of dead now, really weird. My parents lived here when it was first opened and they said it was awesome, but I think something went wrong

"The largest sectors of the San Diego's economy are defense/military, tourism, international trade, and research/manufacturing, respectively."

-- Wikipedia

Maybe it's something to do with whats happening to the States as a whole that's affecting these industries over the decades and causing the life to be leak away from San Diego?

Oh wow, yeah 10 years ago is was hopping. I supposed most brick n' mortar retail areas are becoming dead with amazon taking over the world..lol.

If you guys want busy, it's full blown "in season" in South Florida, people everywhere! And steemit is only adding to that with our meetup in a few weeks! :-)

thanks for the invite, not sure South Florida is going to make it on the agenda this year, but keep me posted on your future travels, and who knows, maybe our paths will meet up? Speaking of meetups, we're having one Thursday night - https://steemit.com/steem/@gringalicious/steem-meetup-inland-northwest-usa-february-22nd![steemmeetupthumbmail5.png]

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Oh awesome. I'm sure you guys will have a blast. Look forward to see the post recap.

Ours is St. Patty's day, most people are local Floridians, but we have people coming from Canada, Panama and Texas too :-)

Wow, an international event. I'll let you know how ours turns out

One more amazing post))
Good job)

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You have such good energy to you

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Vintage Style, nice post!

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You're welcome..
I'm just telling the truth. :)

Expect your travel to san Diego and shopping and food is even more beautiful and better @gringalicious

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Nice, so beautiful.. 👌

thanks and welcome to Steem

What fun! I hope one day my girls will choose to spend quality time together like that!

My mom & I went to SD once. My favorite part was Croce's jazz club. Very cool!

well, my sister and I didn't do any clubs, but maybe next time. See you soon @crowbarmama

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Thanks!

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Indeed, it'a a ghost town, but still the place looks interesting especially architecture. Thanks for taking us with you 😊

well, it was just Horton Plaza that was empty, everywhere else was very lively. Thanks so much for commenting @xuanito

Oh thank you! 😊 Have a nice day @gringalicious!

Amazing clickz... Taking picture is savouring life intensely, every hundredth of a second...

Absolutely! Thanks @shahaan!

so am i mam!!!

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Zombie town!!! wonderful photography. You are a good photograph

wow...

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Looks like a wonderful couple days:)

Yes it was. Thanks @prydefoltz