"San Diego "The Southern California City"" San Diego by spartan
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
The San Diego area has been inhabited for thousands of years by Yuman-speaking people the Spanish missionaries called the Diegueño. Although Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo sailed into San Diego Bay as early as 1542, and other Spanish expeditions followed, Spain did not establish a colony there until 1769. During that year, Father Junipero Serra founded California's first European fortress and mission at San Diego, with the intention of converting the local Native Americans to Catholicism.
Two centuries of somewhat languid growth followed under Spanish, Mexican, and United States flags. San Diego's birth as a modern city was in 1867, when a San Francisco merchant named Alonzo Horton founded New Town. Over the next 60 years, San Diego sprouted hundreds of new homes and businesses, established Balboa Park, welcomed countless U.S. Navy ships, opened the Hotel del Coronado (the picture to the left), and hosted two world fairs—the 1915–1916 Panama-California Exposition and the 1935–1936 California Pacific International Exposition.
Famed as a port for the U.S. Navy and a year-round vacation resort, San Diego carries huge economic clout as California's second largest city, with a population of 1,110,554 people in 1990. The city enjoys a dazzling Mediterranean climate and a rich Latino heritage. It has magnificent beaches and two of the world's most famous zoos. Surrounding San Diego County embraces many more sunny beaches, as well as forested mountains and vast desert lands, richly diversifying the recreational opportunities for residents and visitors alike.
- Pros:Sun, fun, beaches, weather
- Cons:Traffic, crowded, expensive
- In a nutshell:One of the most beautiful cities in the world
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San Diego’s premier spot
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Feast on southern Italian specialties
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A neighborhood restaurant where guests feast on family platters of real, immigrant, southern Italian specialties in a... more travel advice
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World Famous San Diego Zoo
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San Diego Wild Animal Park
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Comments (96)
That's gotta be one of the best restaurant tips for San Diego - I'll check it out the next time I'm there.
Just a quick visit to see what's new on your San Diego page! Nice job Barry!!
Holy toledo, do you like restaurants!?? I've finally finished my San Diego page...soon to do La Jolla. Nice to see the sunshine on VT...we are in snow country here.
Great Page Barry! Lots of fantastic tips on all those eatery's. Good thing I ate before I read all of them. :) Have made a few notes for our next trip. Thanks Joyce =^oo^=
Definetly So Cal is beautiful, nice pages....greetings to you!
You really did check out a lot of restaurants in SD! It is a great place to eat!! You should also mention that cafe sevilla has a club downstairs.
Great San Diego tips and site! Happy Travels from a former San Diego girl.
Greetings, Fellow Spartan! We need your help getting Izzo's fine group to turn their game up a notch. I'm supposed to visit SD in February, and see alot of comments on your restaurant tips, so I need to read up!
After seeing that your tips on restaurants "ruled your pages", had to leave (was getting hungry and its also not nice to drool on my desk), thanks for a great page on San Diego, will be back for more.
Great page!! Lots of useful info. I especially liked the info about the dog friendly beaches. I am hoping to move to SD late 04 from Australia and it's great to get such insight. Can't wait!!
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