The next day we decided to go across the border and so parked our car here ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070761 and followed the sign (slightly distorted by the wind) ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070762 obeyed the warning sign ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070763 went across friendship plaza ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070764 watched the cars go through ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070765 took the relevant border photos ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070766 and the obligatory phone booth picture ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070767 before following the signs to downtown ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070768 past the shops ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070769 to the monument ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070770 and began our walk down the street ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070771 past the stop (alto) sign ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070772 and prepared to enter the walking street ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070773 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070774 where we recorded pharmacy street scenes ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070775 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070776 and this night club ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070777 with Dominos and Subway ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070778 and KFC to assure us that we were close to home ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070779 as we look at the El Torito Pub ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070780 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070781 and waited for Suzanne to walk down the street to us ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070782 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070783 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070784 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070785 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070786 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070787 whence Ben posed with this sign for his Spanish class ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070788 and I noted this non-Spanish sign ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070789 and then paid to pose with the leather model ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070790 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070791 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070792 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070793 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070794 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070795 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070796 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070797 after which we saw this statue ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070798 and this street sign that we didn't understand ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070799 and asked the man who had sold us the jewelry where to have lunch ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070800 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070801 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070802 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070803 and he led us to La Especial where it took us some time to light up the place ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070804 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070805 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070806 after which Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070807 and Jane posed ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070808 and we ordered drinks ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070809 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070810 and ate the chips with this dip ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070811 that made Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070812 Suzanne and me ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070813 Ben again ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070814 and Ben and Jane excited ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070815 as the food came ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070816 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070817 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070818 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070819 we admired the diet pepsi can ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070820 took a portrait ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070821 and ordered flan ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070822 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070823 and cheesecake for dessert ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070824 but moved quickly ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070825 to get back to shopping so that we could buy this shirt from this man ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070826 and panchos from this shop keeper ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070827 before reading the story of the monument at the entry to the shopping street ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070828 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070829 admiring the monument ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070830 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070831 and heading out of town once we got a price list for drugs available locally ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070832 and said good bye to the welcoming sign ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070833 as Suzanne and Jane walked across the square ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070834 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070835 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070836 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070837 we took a final obligatory phone booth picture ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070838 recorded the Verizon sign en Espanol ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070839 and our feet ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070840 and a row of obligatory phone booths in picture that led the way back to the USA. ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070841

Dinner was at Elijah's where they served good pickles ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070842 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070843 and others ate their soups ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070844 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070845 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070846 while I had more pickles ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070847 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070848 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070849 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070850 but then the main courses came ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070851 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070852 and all dug in ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070853 as I had my vegetarian Reuben with cole slaw ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070854 and this orange piece remained ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070855 as photographs of the assembled -- Jeff and Gary ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070856 me ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070857 Ada ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070858 Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070859 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070860 Jane ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070861 Gabrielle ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070862 Jeff ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070863 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070864 Ben ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070865 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070866 me ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070867 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070868 and Syl were taken ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070869 before the artistic shots began ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070870 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070871 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070872 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070873 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070874 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070875 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../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070912 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070913 for these group photos ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070914 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070915 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070916 ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070917 and returned to the hotel for a game of Ohell ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070918 but our game ended and so we left Gary holding this hand. ../../../Sabbat/2006/12.25-29.06SanDiegoDansBdayParty/12.27.06//P1070919