Our time in San Diego was brief, but well worth the trip. We went to the world famous San Diego Zoo (one of the top ranked in the world- the only other zoo I have been to that beats it is the Singapore Zoo), toured the USS Midway, and met my college friend, Erin, for dinner.
The USS Midway was my favorite part of our time there. It is only named after the Battle of Midway and did not fight in it. We were there for over 3 hours and could easily have spent another 2. All the retired sailors on board at one time were stationed on the Midway and had all sorts of great stories to tell. One sailor had spent a year in Taiwan and his barracks had ironically been a few blocks away from my old apartment. If you don’t know anything about the Battle of Midway, google it. It changed the tide of WWII in the Pacific and was an impressive victory against almost the entire Japanese fleet.
We went on to tour the east coast. Orlando, Philadelphia, and New York City. We met many family members and shared many special evenings with loved ones. I will post about Philly and NYC in the future. All I will say now is thank you very much to my wonderful aunt and uncle in Philadelphia and all the cousins I was able to meet up with. I am very fortunate to come from such a strong family of interesting and giving people. I will always treasure the time I got to spend with you and hope we can see one another again soon!
The USS Midway was my favorite part of our time there. It is only named after the Battle of Midway and did not fight in it. We were there for over 3 hours and could easily have spent another 2. All the retired sailors on board at one time were stationed on the Midway and had all sorts of great stories to tell. One sailor had spent a year in Taiwan and his barracks had ironically been a few blocks away from my old apartment. If you don’t know anything about the Battle of Midway, google it. It changed the tide of WWII in the Pacific and was an impressive victory against almost the entire Japanese fleet.
We went on to tour the east coast. Orlando, Philadelphia, and New York City. We met many family members and shared many special evenings with loved ones. I will post about Philly and NYC in the future. All I will say now is thank you very much to my wonderful aunt and uncle in Philadelphia and all the cousins I was able to meet up with. I am very fortunate to come from such a strong family of interesting and giving people. I will always treasure the time I got to spend with you and hope we can see one another again soon!