Yep. It is touristy. Also, a great way to get an overview of a city.
Today, we took the Old Town Trolley Tour. You pay one price and can get off and back on anywhere along the route. It is narrated, so you get history and current info. And, someone else is doing the driving, so you get to look around.
Buy your tickets online, and you can get on at any of the stops, and save a few bucks. Easiest stop for us is the Ferry Landing on Coronado Island. A view along the way...
We had a few minutes before the trolley was due; there was a Burger King close by, so we went in to get Joan a coffee and me a breakfast sandwich. Turns out it was not just a typical Burger King - they have the distinction of being the World's Slowest Burger King. I got the sandwich in time to wolf it down and get on the trolley...
If there were no stops or traffic, the ride would take about an hour and a half. We talked about riding it all the way around, then deciding where we'd get off on the next round. It is a scenic and interesting ride. We drove across the Coronado Bridge, through the city, through Balboa Park (lots of museums and the world famous San Diego Zoo), then to Old Town, the original settlement area of San Diego. Then, the plan changed: "Everyone off! You'll have a few minutes before you can catch the next trolley."
We missed that one, walked around Old Town some, then got on the next trolley. An interesting tour through Little Italy...
Then to the downtown area...
A cruise ship at the landing (above). Some pretty views...
Then into the Gas Light Quarter. We got off, had some lunch, walked around (getting very busy there for the Mardi Gras celebrations they're having this evening), made a small purchase at the Ghiradelli Store (they didn't have the container of "dots" that has been my favorite). Back to the trolley stop, we had to wait for about 20 minutes for the next trolley. Lots of people watching. This made me chuckle...
An interesting way to get around: the SocialCycle... it is a mobile bar. The people sitting at the bar pedal, like a bicycle. The bar tender drives. Great premise: you pay AND you provide the power! ;-)
We got back on the trolley, did some more sight-seeing through the city, then headed back across the Coronado Bridge...
Back to the Ferry Landing parking lot, where we walked around for a while before getting back in our vehicle...
On the way home, we made a stop at MooTime Creamery, on Coronado Island...
Back to the coach so Iz could get some time outside. The last rays of the day, looking down our street...
The bay is on the other side of those trees.
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