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I got back yesterday from my one-week trip to San Diego. Please forgive me if I use the term San Diego Wild Animal Park instead of what it's now known as, San Diego Zoo Safari. Many years ago I decided to no longer visit zoos because of how bad I felt after seeing the animals in small enclosures and pacing back and forth. But this park is an exception with its open spaces for animals to live at least a little closer to what would be their natural habitats.

Larger views of the open area

See that rhino?

There he is!




What is he looking at???

Goliath Heron for all the birders

Kokamo, Monroe's mom

Mischievous Monroe


I've always been fascinated by bonsai and they had a beautiful garden full of examples



Elm forest


Liquidambar


I then headed over to Balboa Park. I was a little underwhelmed by a couple of the museums. I did enjoy the Natural History Museum and its dinosaur exhibits. I was also fascinated by a photography exhibition by a National Geographic photographer to show the plight of so many endangered species in the world. Here are a few examples.






La Laguna da las Flores (present-day reflection pool) from the 1915 Panama–California Exposition


El Prado, a long, wide promenade and boulevard, runs through the park's center. Most of the buildings lining this street are in the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture style, a richly ornamented mixture of European Spanish architecture and the Spanish Colonial architecture of New Spain-Mexico.


Beautiful weather rounded out a successful and fun trip.
Sandi

Great pictures, Sandi.

Thanks for sharing your trip Sandi.

Linda

San Diego is a beautiful place, thanks for sharing.

I love that zoo and Balboa Park. Thank you for the reminders of how pretty it is.

Glad you enjoyed your trip! Those are two places I have not been to yet. Will do both of those once I get back there. Of course, perfect weather always makes for a more enjoyable time! Hope you got to the ocean too!

Great photos, great trip!

Thanks for showing those pictures ... be something I will never be able to see because I doubt if I ever get out there ...so I was very glad to see them ...thank you

enjoyed your pictures...lots that I want to see in San Diego
Sheila

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing.

Those pictures were amazing!

Glad you had a good time. You must of ordered the good weather - thank you! I think winter is finally running out of steam and we are getting 3-5 gorgeous days to one or two cool or rainy ones. Those are my favorite places, too. In fact, a friend and I were just talking last night about planning a visit to the RV park in Escondido right near the animal park. Nice pictures!

Pooker

Thanks for sharing