12 of 12 April

Had a great day going to Balboa Park with my dd. She had free tickets to see Art Alive at the SD Museum of Art.

A slight drawing in of breath at the price of gas this morning, it cost $57 to fill the tank. But after a beautiful drive down to the park we forgot about that! Parked in the lot just by the Veterans Hospital and caught sight of the breathtaking view of Coronado Bridge spanning the bay below us while waiting for the free Park Tram to take us to the centre of the park.

Across from the tram stop was the entrance to the museum.

We handed in our tickets which were ripped in two, sad for a scrapbooker! Did not take any photos at first as it is usually not allowed inside art galleries, but noticed others were not concerned, so asked a docent who said it was OK as long as the flash was off. I took several photos of the exhibits that took our eye and were not surrounded by onlookers.

We then went to the Botanical Gardens and looked at the beautiful orchids that were on display.

As we walked back to the tram stop it was getting hot so we decided to catch the first tram that came along instead of walking around a little more. Back at the car the temperature was 99*, phew!

Thought about going to the Little Italy and getting cold sodas and ice cream but because of possible parking difficulties we went to Old Town for a Mexican lunch of tostados, quesadillas and carne asada fries, more that we could manage really.

Back home, Coco our cat was pleased to see us and rolled over to show us how handsome he is.

A lovely day, just like a mini vacation and I'd remembered that it was 12 of 12 too!