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| Big umbrella and toes in the sand, French Rivera feel at Catamaran Spa and Resort, Mission Bay San Diego. |
MOODY
VIEWS—Getting ready for a month in Europe by hanging out in my
favorite places. I/we go here to check out
what’s new for no reason other than I/we can.
Bookstores/Newsstands
D.G.
Wills, La Jolla
Barnes
& Noble, Hazard Center
Paras
Newsstand, North Park
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| Norman Mailer at D.G. Wills Bookstore, La Jolla 1995 |
Coffee
Houses
Claire
de Lune, North Park to write poetry or read City Beat.
Pannikin,
La Jolla to write a novel or read David Nelson’s restaurant dish column in San
Diego Home/Garden
Starbucks,
North Park for espresso that tastes good every time or to read yesterday’s NY
Times and West Coaster Beer News.
Take
a Visitor for Cocktails
Seven
Grand, North Park.
Westgate
Hotel
Take
Out Food
Carne
Asada Burritos at Saguaro’s, North Park
Ripe
Produce/Deli, 32nd & Thorn, North Park
Design
and Accessory Stores
Boomerang
for Modern, Little Italy
Mixture,
Little Italy
Craftsman
Revival, Solana Beach east
Holdit
Contemporary Home, Mission Valley
Pigment,
North Park
Fixtures
Living, Miramar, soon at UTC
MPLA,
Morena, Euro and modern furnishings
IKEA,
Mission Valley
San
Diego Hardware, Kearny Mesa
Hellinahandbasket
boutique & gifts, 32nd & Thorn, North Park because all her
merch’ is ‘merican made.
Play
Golf like the 1920s
Municipal
Golf Course, Balboa Park
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| Shakespeare's for afternoon tea |
Tea with”Her”
Shakespeare Tea, MiddletownMuseum
stores
History
Museum and Photo Arts, Balboa Park
Sand
between toes
Under a
green umbrella Catamaran Hotel beach, Mission Bay
Coronado
Beach next to Hotel Del
Windansea
Beach at the foot of Westborne, La Jolla
Wanna
feel like I’m in a Frisco, London, NYC bar
Dobson’s,
Downtown
Leisurely
lunch served by a favorite waiter
Scott
at Prado Restaurant, Balboa Park
Chinese
food
Wang’s,
North Park for flash
Peking,
North Park for white take home cartons
Farmer’s
market
Chino’s,
Rancho Santa Fe
Movie
Theatre
Fashion
Valley cinemas weekdays before noon
Only
bus I take
#2
between North Park and downtown/Petco with an easy transfer to Lindbergh Field
People
watching
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| People watching in Little Italy |
Food
court Fashion Valley mall
Oceanside
tables at Hotel Del
Strolling
Little Italy
Strolling
boardwalk Mission Beach
Romantic
getaway
Catamaran
Resort Spa and 11th floor suite with kitchenette
Paradise
Point Hotel, northside suites with room service
Get
in a Euro mood
Lobby
of La Valencia Hotel
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| Cafe Madelaine, South Park |
Dinner
at Mille Fleurs
Croque
Monsieur at Café Madelaine, South Park
Want
to feel like you’re 10,000 miles away
National
City’s Little Manila neighborhoods
Best
Travel Feeling
Returning
home after 17 hours in the air and landing at San Diego International (with
bags that arrived, too) and knowing you’re only 10 minutes from home via
cab! In other cities landing at major
airports is only half the battle trying when trying to get home.
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