A girl's got to do, what a girl's got to do...

Water taxi!!

I had sooooo much fun taking these.. for only USD6 they send you from the marriott to downtown San Diego... to where all the action is!


Wow! Can you see the buildings we are fast approaching... Yup, speed me over, Mr. Boat-man!


The amazing marina... tres, tres cool...

San Diego Downtown!

Is that the Hard Rock I see.. ? Little did I realise that I would have a rocking time there.. later in the week (keep reading blog.. !)

The Gaslamp Quarter is 16 and a half blocks of historical neighborhood in downtown San Diego. Its main period of development began in 1867, when Alonzo Horton bought the land in hopes of creating a new city center closer to the bay, and chose 5th Avenue as its main street. After a period of urban decay, the neighborhood underwent urban renewal in the 1980s and 1990s, and is today an energetic business and entertainment district with loads of exciting contemporary restaurants and a good selection of shopping.


A cute hat shop I wanted to come back to and check out...



And a quick stroll past Horton Plaza... a pretty OK shopping center in the Gaslamp area.. (but Fashion Valley, in my opinion is far better... as you will soon see:P)


But first....

LUNCH!

I am starving...



The Bondi ! Laid back and informal... like its namesake...

It is a gorgeous day out! Warm and sunny... perfect weather for people watching and outdoor dining... We pick the perfect spot overlooking the walkway...

The calamari was delicious.. fresh and crisp...


so was the smoked salmon salad... no complaints... a good 8 out of 10!


Things just kept on getting better... with the scallops.. in orange and coriander sauce...

Cooked to perfection!


The lobster spring rolls were a tad salty... but acceptable, considering the amount of salt we lost on this HOT, HOT day! lol


So now that we have "nutritionized" ourselves....

SHOPPING!

Welcome to Fashion Valley!

I love, love, love this place!

But common now... FOCUS. I have a mission.. and that is to buy the 16GBs iPhone..

so first stop.. the MAC shop:)


there it is.. i see it!!!


After browsing for 2 minutes and not seeing the i-phone, i ask the guy.. where is it???

He answers... " we are all out... has been that way for several weeks in all MAC shops in san diego".

WHAT ???? No i-phone?? unbelievable! then they told me that they would be launching the new iphone with 3G on the 9th of JUNE! That's like 2 weeks away.. No wonder la...

so sad... nevermind... oh well... on to happier things... shopping!!!



And shopping we DID!


We bought stuff here....


here...


here....



and HERE! 2 hours later, I had spent something like USD 300 at Victoria's Secret... no joke! Killer broke...


And VS sure know how to lavish the changing room in girly style....



I mean... from the PINK neon lights mounted on huge gilded mirrors, to the posters of sexy VS models... they have everything PEGGED to a T!!!

Sure they do!


And things just keep getting better!


Juicy Couture... Nice!



So many shops.. so little time... What can a girl do?? (come back tomorrow la.. i hear ya!)

next up.. CHI CHI dining... and then... the groove...!