Coronado Beach

Delicious Beach
Coronado Beach was delicious! I thought I was just taking a trolley ride; I had no idea I was going to the beach, too! I was so taken with the experience that when I got back onto the hotel sidewalk I did not want to put on my shoes, so I walked around barefoot for a while. When I did get ready to put on my sandals, I realized that I had lost one of them! I headed back to the beach to find it amidst a tangle of seaweed and sand. Unharmed, really.

Shallow Waters
According to our trolley driver/guide, the San Diego Bay used to be only three or four feet deep; a man could walk across the bay. Of course, this beach is on the other side of the peninsula, but still, look how shallow that beach is! You can watch and listen to the surf here.

Written in the Sand
See those green masses in the last two photos? They spell out "CORONADO" -- large enough to be seen from the sky. Look for them on this map (the satellite view). If you can find the hotel on the map, zoom in, and then look to the left of the hotel (still on the beach). You will see the word CORONADO all in caps -- upside down.

Hotel del Coronado

The Hotel del Coronado is a beautiful wooden building with lots of history. This link tells much of that history and includes some wonderful photographs, too. The lobby is covered with dark wood paneling -- the walls, balconies, and ceiling. Sorry about the crooked pictures.

I took a quick video of the lobby elevator but Blogger can't seem to load it. You can watch it here.

Many famous people have stayed here and several movies were filmed here -- including Some Like It Hot starring Marilyn Monroe. For a closer look, click on the photos.

Hotel del Coronado entrance

Lobby of the Hotel del Coronado

Wooden ceiling and balconies in Del lobby

Grounds of the Hotel del Coronado

The Del is on the National Register

Coronado

San Diego Bay from the Coronado Bridge

I was in San Diego last week, and especially enjoyed Coronado -- the bridge (Coronado Bridge), the city, the beach, the hotel (Hotel del Coronado). For a closer look, click on the photos.

The ride over the Coronado Bridge is breathtaking -- especially when you're barreling along in an open-air trolley (with no seat belts). The beach at the Hotel del Coronado is pristine, the view is grand. You can watch and listen to a bit of the surf here.

I will add more photos from my trip here and in subsequent postings on this blog.

Heading to Coronado via the Coronado Bridge

Hotel del Coronado

Beach Tracks

Dragon Tree which appears in "Some Like It Hot"

About the Dragon Tree

Coronado Beach