The Lull Before The Storm....
In Downtown San Diego!
Yesterday morning Tina and I went past Downtown San Diego on the way to my folks to 'farm out' our bird as we did not want him to stay home by himself while we attended the upcoming Comic Con International.
As we were learned a few years ago, it is best to preview our travel route to the San Diego Convention Center a few days before the start of the Con as sometimes the route is being worked on by the street department which would cause us delays to getting there early to achieve underground parking before that is filled to capacity!
One of the worst things about the Comic Con, and there are very bad things about it, is that we are among the 125,000 other attendees that possibly need to find parking!
The Comic Con itself has a great shuttle system between hotels to the Convention Center! When I used to live in Downtown San Diego, that would be my choice of transportation if I wasn't planning to buy a lot to resale that day and had mostly programs to attend.
Tina and I arrive there early each morning to get one of the few underground spaces that is available to the general public.
Then we wait in line to get in each morning for that day's programs and exhibit hall hours.
So this year we stopped to check out the route, saw that the street banners were already in place and shot a few photos to share with you!
The first photo at the top right is shown looking East on Broadway after coming South on Pacific Coast Highway.
Each year the City of San Diego places banners up 'Celebrating The Popular Arts', as the Comic Con is a lot more than just about comics!
The 2nd photo in the right column shows the emphasis on the upcoming Star Trek Film, which a lot of mainstream viewers wouldn't recognize except for the small 'Star Trek' letters in white at the bottom left corner of the left side of the banners.
Thus the 'Lull Before The Storm' of con-goers that swarm into the City of San Diego! The Gaslamp District is definitely to be avoided this upcoming week due to the 125,000+ expected attendees and guests!
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