Incredible San Diego – La Jolla
I felt the need to explore today, and have just a bit of “me” time. Â The kids were at school, so instead of being cooped up with the computer, I figured some fresh air and reacquaintance with San Diego was on the list. Â I headed for La Jolla which is only about a fifteen minutes drive north from downtown San Diego.
By the way, La Jolla is not pronounced with a “J” like in jolly, rather it is pronounced “La Hoya”.  Want to hear the pronunciation in Spanish?  http://translate.google.com/#en/es/jolla Just click on the speaker button when the Google Translate page opens.  Want to hear the pronunciation in Finnish?  http://translate.google.com/#en/fi/jolla – I was inspired to add these two links, courtesy of Matti from Finland (see comment below).  Thanks, Matti.
This is what I saw, and photographed with my I-Phone (not the camera of choice), but this had been a spontaneous trip, and was not planned, so I apologize if the pictures are fuzzy.
La Jolla Cove – San Diego
La Jolla Beach, San Diego
La Jolla Cove, San Diego
La Jolla Cove, San Diego
La Jolla Cove, San Diego
Even the sea lions love La Jolla. Â We have plenty of them, as well as seals, but I think these are sea lions:
Sea Lions, La Jolla Cove – San Diego
La Jolla, San Diego
Tropical San Diego
Tropical San Diego – La Jolla
La Jolla, San Diego
The sky seems so beautiful and blue, but all these pictures were taken on the same day, and I never touch up my pictures.
La Jolla, San Diego
I like flowers by the ocean, so picturesque!
La Jolla, San Diego
Want to see what yesterday morning was like? Â It wasn’t that nice weather-wise, it was drizzling slightly, and the skies were grey, but something spectacular appeared in the sky – a full rainbow! Â I have never seen such a big rainbow, I was overjoyed. Â Again, I only had my I-Phone, and could not capture the entire rainbow from left to right – it was way too big! Â Actually, this picture did not come out nice, it was nicer seeing the rainbow in person, and was a completely different experience.
Full Rainbow – San Diego – Solana Beach
This picture taken in La Jolla today seems to have a faint shadow of a rainbow, but I don’t think there was one in the sky at the time I was taking these pictures, although I did see another rainbow again earlier today, but not like yesterday’s.
La Jolla, San Diego
The weather has turned a little cooler now in San Diego, but it’s still beautiful during the day. Â We finally got our morning and evening breeze back, but as always – when we have it back, we wish we had the heat back. Â Still, San Diego is Paradise on earth, and after seeing it again today – I think there’s no better place.
This is an addition to the post: Â Look at the picture I just added (below). Â This is La Jolla Cove, and was taken in approximately October of 1996 (before I moved to San Diego – while on holiday). Â I just found this picture, and compared it against Image 3088 which is picture 7 (above) – just to make sure it was La Jolla, and not one of the many other beaches around the world. Â You will see that it is the same place, even if the quality of the pictures is very different – this new addition was taken with an older camera, which was not a digital camera (not sure which camera – probably Olympus), and hence I scanned it onto my computer. Â I wonder if you notice any real changes other than image quality and color? Â Anyway, enjoy this “new” picture too.
La Jolla Cove, San Diego – 1996
Here are both pictures of La Jolla Cove closer together.
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