San Diego
"Signature City"
Elderhostel program at
San Diego State University
our host location
Ron Quinn
taught us history
of California and San Diego
told us
about Cabrillo
(explorer who first visited San Diego harbor)
Other Photos of San Diego harbor
told us about the reconstructions at Old Town
where we
learned about adobe construction
(school children learning to make mud bricks)
Other Photos from Old Town San Diego
Captain H. E. Reichert
told us about Navy operations in San Diego
we visited the Star of India
learned about life at sea
and operations of a sailing ship
We learned of the Chinese presence in San Diego
and their culture
visited
the Gas Light district
(U. S. Grant Hotel in background)
Other Photos of the Gas Light district
and learned of the Panda project at the San Diego Zoo
Other Photos of the San Diego Zoo