Monday, March 3, 2008

A Brief Visit to the Gaslamp District

Although we're going back when we have more time, we made a brief stop in San Diego's Gaslamp District. It's the area with a lot of galleries, restaurants, etc. We didn't have enough time to see it all so we decided to just have lunch. We found a Mexican place that looked good and were waiting briefly for a table when a woman standing next to us with her friends asked us how long we were visiting the city. She said, "You flew here on Jet Blue, right?" It was our flight attendant--and she remembered how upset I was with the screaming toddler. She said apparently the kid had an ear infection and the parents decided to fly anyway. Great judgment. Anyway, it was very funny that she remembered us.

At this resort they have a theater and they produce plays with professional (all are members of Actors Equity) actors. Right now they're showing Oklahoma, so we decided to go. I was, frankly, very surprised at how good it was. The actors were all fantastic, the staging and music and all elements of the production were first rate. There was nothing amateurish about it. I've seen Oklahoma on Broadway and a couple of other places, and this production was every bit as good.

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