Exploring Around

On a whim I decided to look up some flea markets to visit this weekend, and decided to sabotage Elli's plans for the day by dragging her along.  A few awkward public transportation debacles later, we arrived at Kobey's Swap Meet, a place close to Old Town.  It was closed, and this was a surprise because I didn't take the 5 seconds to look up their hours before leaving.

So now we were on our own, and Elli wanted to try In-N-Out Burger.  After Sam introduced it to me the night before, I was a little more than willing to go.

Their burgers are a little like this, but better.

Then came the walk back, because the buses weren't running in our direction for a while.  According to Google, the walk was only 15 minutes.  What Google does not tell you is that walk was through Rock Bottom, and it just got dark.

It's always fun figuring out if you prefer to be a sitting duck or live bait.

The walk itself was, thankfully, uneventful, but you know you're in a good part of town when you see a liquor store that advertises its willingness to cash checks on the spot.

We got home shortly thereafter, and saw Pete Stanton '03 and Erin Hub later that night for a Law and Order: SVU marathon.  Erin spent the night to avoid taking the trolley on her own, and we decided to go to Kobey's in the morning.

So we went early, and found out that the place was AWESOME.  Kobey's is an open-air market that had everything you could think of from army surplus gear to fresh produce, and everyone found a little something they were pretty happy about.

Some Old Town chicanery came after we finished our time at the market, and we played the Tourist Card pretty hard.  I found a game shop that plays D&D during the week, so let's see how that goes.  We also went to the San Diego Sheriff's Museum and were the definition of stupid tourists.

Her inside voice was still worth three counts of disturbing the peace.

Also, I just need to share this glorious picture taken on the streets of Old Town, because it deserves special mention.

There is nothing in life that can top this moment.