California Dreaming: Part 2
Seams Like a Story is taking a break from sewing to go on some summer adventures. My “California Dreaming” series features three posts from a recent trip to Southern California. Post one featured the Pacific Ocean. http://seamslikeastory.com/the-pacific-ocean/
The second post takes me to historic Balboa Park in San Diego.
Urban Oaisis
“If you go to San Diego, you must visit Balboa Park,” friends said. This iconic urban oasis hosted the 1915-16 Panama-California Exposition and the 1935-36 California Pacific International Exposition. Both events left buildings that are now registered as historic landmarks. Here you will find walking paths, museums, theaters, restaurants and the San Diego Zoo.
A Witness to History
As we strolled around the beautiful park waiting for the Natural History Museum to open, we came across this Moreton Bay Fig tree. Planted in the formal gardens created for the 1915 Exposition, the tree has seen many changes to its surroundings as the park has developed. Its longevity is remarkable in light of the fast changing, throwaway world we live in. A fitting guardian to treasures in the beautiful Natural History Museum just steps away.
