If the allure of spending some time in San Diego weren’t already obvious to me from visiting the nearby beach towns, breakfast at Hash House a Go-Go followed later by pink cupcakes and espresso at Babycakes are further ambassadors of the city’s attractiveness as a place to hang out.

Hash House a Go-Go

Mama Mia! I have never seen a plate as big as the one upon which my breakfast was served! And the plate was full, with a tree growing out of it! Pictured, you see two eggs over easy, a sage-fried chicken breast on bacon-mashed potatoes with maple syrup reduction, served with a country biscuit, a thick slice of watermelon and tomato slices. Seeing as I am on a diet, I didn’t finish it 😉

Babycakes

Over at Babycakes, I get to type all this stuff in with a free wireless connection, and keep my waist growing with a pink pomegranate cupcake and a triple cappuccino.

Mexican

Oh, and I almost forgot to mention that we went to the Cinco de Mayo celebration in Old Town, had a very nice meal in a fancy Mexican restaurant (El Agave Tequileria) and then enjoyed the music in the main square, where there was a live band, some dancing and mucho drinking.

I consider myself a margarita aficionado, but I hate to say that the best margarita we have had in San Diego was at Fred’s – a local Mexican chain. We asked them to make us a special margarita with some excellent tequila on their menu, but it was one of the worst margaritas I have ever had. Then I ordered one of their standard ones and it blew me away! A girl can be too smart for her own good sometimes.