Hotel Palacio Azteca Tijuana

Not a terribly productive day ... drive to campus (too many cars! too much hyper traffic! no parking!), then back to the hotel, then a walk around the Gaslamp Quarter, then back to campus (too many cars! too much hyper traffic! no parking!), then back to hotel. <br><br>... but I did learn that there is a "Little Italy" in San Diego. I ...

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>

... each and then come back. This is when it went from the easiest to the most annoying ever border crossing. Let me explain.<br><br>We only had 20 bucks so proffered our credit card. Blank face. Don&#8217;t take credit cards, only cash. OK. Back to the customs geezer who tells us there's an ATM in TJ just over the way in the 'Caliente&#8217;. After getting used to travelling in style we&#8217;re not used to these heavy bags, so by now sweating profusely in ...

... of the lanes and running on for literally miles. As the patrol guys marched from one car to the next guiding people into booths to have the cars stripped down or to be lead into an office for the usual interrogation. It could not have been more chalk and cheese. Along with the contrast of the two countries as the view from the bridge gives you about a 5 mile peak over both sides, so to see the high rises from the developed area of the states over to the overcrowded shanty towns in ...

We got a really good deal to get to Tijuana so we jumped on a night bus. This was the last bus ride i will take, i am so so happy not to have to sleep in buses anymore, what a relief! The journey is so long and boring, and i arrive in Tijuana really tired, so the day is not a good one. We stayed three days in Tijuana and it was really good. The town is very touristy and more expensive since it is so closed to the states, many americans can hop down for a day or two i guess.

... Kahlua which I didn't realise was Mexican was also another cheapie and big seller! And also Corona's which I also hadn't realised was Mexican was dirt cheap compared to what we pay in Australia. It is about $0.75cents a bottle!!! We had lunch there which was an experience in its self we couldn't decide where to go (or where was less likely to give you a stomach upset LOL) - as everyone wants you to have lunch at their restaurant. We eventually choose a place on a second storey ...

... your trip?'" No one has an answer. I don't know what I'll say. I can say, "Amazing!" "Incredible!" "Great!" Shoot, I can say "Spotted hippopotami floating on a cheeseburger!" Even that would portray a similar meaning-not because my experiences have anything to do with hippos or cheeseburgers, but because any word I choose will not be able to explain what I've done, what I've seen, or how I've grown. Words, photographs, souvenirs...nothing can replace or represent the ...

After a delicious breakfast at the hotel's restaurant, we thought we would get DD and I into ski school, but we just didn't get there in time. It was a beautiful, sunny day with new powder (from overnight) so *everyone* in the area was on the slopes. Only the ...