Old Town

in History Street on February 16, 2015 February 16, 2015

Due to a variety of reasons I needed to switch hotels. This meant moving from National City all the way up into Old Town. I just wanted to experience the different regions of San Diego! 😉 So while waiting to check in to the hotel, I grabbed my camera and went for a little stroll around Old Town. It was early afternoon and the weather was perfect. I drank a fantastic iced coffee in the shade, watched tourists wander around, and then explored the historical buildings.

Mormon Battallion building

Mormon Battalion

Flower with backlighting

Tile steps

Nothing sums up California like palm trees and oranges

Man with an art car and a parrot. (hence the bird cages) His thing was Christmas from different cultures. Interesting fellow. He was "fun crazy" not "insane crazy". — Man with an art car and a parrot. (hence the bird cages) His thing was Christmas from different cultures. Interesting fellow. He was “fun crazy” not “insane crazy”.

Festivus for the rest of us.

Church

Other side of the old church

Looks like fall

Bells

Colorful palm tree

Bird of paradise

Bird of paradise — Bird of paradise. Such interesting looking flowers.

Weird viney plant

Bird playing in a fountain

Nice shapes and desert plants

Detail of hibiscus

Colorful pink hibiscus

People write their names on the leaves. no idea why.

Old part of town

This was the first settlement here

Doorknob detail

I found rocks!

Print office. Some of these were historical and some were turned into shops.

Graffiti portrait.