Hotel Otay Aeropuerto Tijuana

... it's made up -- they had a couple of Italian restaurants along one street and so deemed it Little Italy. Probably very cynical of me. The W Hotel is happening tonight ... some big wine tasting event. Lots of sleek young bodies in high heels and/or tight pants. Both men and women. Very amusing. I definitely felt out of place ... <br>

At work all day, then late afternoon flight. No problems with flight at all ... arrived, got rental car, then drove the few miles to the W Hotel. Very swank. The "living room" bar was happening ... but we just went to our rooms, then met for dinner at Rice, the embedded restaurant, which serves Cuban/Asian fusion. Food was fine, not fab.<br><br>Room is fun ... there's a chalkboard (that received a bit of J. Alfred Prufrock from me) and a window seat. And the linens are wonderful.<br><br><br>

... bridge spanning the Ri* Grande (the natural b*rd** separating Mexic* and Am**ica which is really n*thing m*re than a trickle *f p*lluted wat**) and made an attempt t* b**k *ur *nward j*urney d*wn t* La Paz, the capital *f Baja, right near the b*tt*m *f the l*ng peninsula. We w**e t*ying with the mas*chistic idea *f bussing it the wh*le 24 h*urs t* save m*ney but with n* translat*r we s**n gave up and decided t* try f*r a tw* h*ur flight in ...

... a little Spanish place we had seen, home from home. Not before though i was treated to a slap on the back by some random Mexican bar man and treated to shot of tequila forced down my throat dentist chair style. Clearly not really willing to accept that the party was not getting started that night with just two people in the bar... he then tried it with Elena but got a look that made him think twice. We filled up at the Spanish bar which was had a little bit more life and a lot less ...

... border to sort to the Mexican tourist visa and check where to hand in my US I-94 Visa Waiver card. Painless. Also bought the right drugs this time...basically Cipro 500mg. Best prices are before you hit Ave. Revolucion, at about $6 a pack. I paid double that. Grrr! Mex tourist card is the first office on the left. You pay in the 24h bank 2 doors down. US card...you need to cross the road back to US immigration. Don´t go ...

... paying a dollar a litre for fuel yet!!!!!!! They don't even know what to complain about yet!!! LOL Anyway our drive on the freeway was an experience in itself! Still trying to decide now - shakily - if American or Vietnam drivers are worse. We've now experienced the full engine rev power of a mini bus - yes they can accelerate and drive quite fast!!!!! The full steering capacities of a mini bus were proven! It could weave in and out of the tightest gaps in traffic! And its ...

... San Diego, for the 2nd time, the speedometer read 177973. We get ready to cross the Mexican Border once again and this time we stopped prior to entering Tijuana. We would not advise anyone to enter Mexico through the Tijuana Border Crossing, that is if you plan to further onto Mexico mainland. The reason is that it is quite confusing since all the offices one requires to get the Mexican ...

... from the law, but no one looked to see if it was, in fact, medicine) and once on the plane I found that I also had a small bottle of cologne in my carryon that I didn't even know about. On my first flight out of Tulsa, I noticed that I did not receive a window seat (come to find out, the plane was full), which was fine; however, as I made my way down the isle to my row I notice this HUGE monstrosity of a fat man sitting in 16C, I glance at my ticket... I was ...

... quite burned from the sun, especially on my neck. I love the transit system around here. The Trolleys, Busses, Amtrak and Coasters go just about anywhere. I've met some really great people along the way. Julia is really cool. We had a lot in common. I'm sending the excess stuff home tomorrow. i hope it doesn't cost too much. I'm off to Anahiem tomorrow! Yay!