San Diego part I Midway & Seaport Village 24.5. & 25.5

At first I wasn’t sure about this ‘museum’ as I am not really into aircrafts. But it absolutely blew my mind. It was so interesting to learn about what life on an aircraft carrier is like and to listen to various pilots’ stories (audio guide). I had also, by coincidence, just finished ‘Over to you’ (Ten tales of life as a wartime fighter pilot) by Roald Dahl at that time which was quite a perfect match… 🛩️

USS Midway is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class. Commissioned 8 days after the end of World War II, Midway was the largest ship in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carrier too big to transit the Panama Canal. She operated for 47 years, during which time she saw action in the Vietnam War and served as the Persian Gulf flagship in 1991’s Operation Desert Storm. Decommissioned in 1992, she is now a museum ship at the USS Midway Museum, in San Diego, California.

*This ‘room’ was used for briefing pilots.*

*The wings can be folded up in order to “park” & “store” the aircrafts on board with minimum space requirements.*

An aircraft carrier is like a little town on the water, it not only includes a little shop but all kinds of medical facilities as well, even a dentistry and a surgery. 😯

*The ‘personal’ space was quite limited.*..

*Various planes could be explored on the flight deck.*

Seaport Village

Seaport Village is a waterfront shopping and dining complex adjacent to San Diego Bay in downtown San Diego.

The Village contains several freestanding buildings in an assortment of architectural styles, from Victorian to traditional Mexican. It is designed to be a car-free environment, with four miles (6 km) of winding paths rather than streets connecting the various buildings. 🤩

Tijuana campground

Our campground was literally next to the Mexican border and a town called Tijuana. When we went up a small hill we could look down on Tijuana at the ‘other’ side… What a weird world 😵‍💫