Cityscape: San Diego from Coronado Island

A lit up and festive looking San Diego Skyline. A few pictures from Coronado Island just across the bay. Spectacular >>...
City Lights: San Diego from Coronado Island
San Diego from Coronado Island
San Diego from Coronado Island, California

What I wanted to see more than anything else during our San Diego trip was San Diego’s Skyline and its city-lights. And it looked like it was not going to happen. Then, the night before we left the Southern California city, we squeezed in a drive to Coronado Island. And weren’t the island, San Diego and San Diego Bay a sight to see!

Now, Coronado Island is just across the Bay from Downtown San Diego. If you are on Interstate 5, the Coronado Bridge that takes you off I-5 and onto the island is just a few miles north of the international border with Mexico.

 San Diego, CA

Downtown San Diego sits beside the San Diego Bay and just across the bay is Coronado Island. Setting your eyes on San Diego from Coronado Island — in my opinion — is a must-have point on one’s San Diego itinerary.

Coronado Bridge
Coronado Bridge between San Diego and Coronado Island.

It was during Winter Break that we were in San Diego. Night had set in early. So as we drove south from our hotel by Misson Bay to the downtown area by San Diego Bay, we found that all the lights in the area had come on. And San Diego and its surrounding areas looked doubly festive during the already festive Christmas week. 

We drove past the downtown and then got onto the 200ft high Coronado Bridge, whose bejewelled lights guided us through that curve on the bridge and onto the island. The Marina down below and the reflections of a hundred thousand lights on the waters of Bay made such a pretty picture. It’s a pity we cannot stop on the bridge and capture that beauty onto an SD card. (On the other-side-of-the-coin are the dangers and the mishaps that have happened on that bridge.)

Once on the island, it took us a while to get to the place where we were to witness San Diego’s after-dark glory. We ended up going to Coronado Ferry Landing to see the city’s lights.

San Diego from Coronado Island

City Lights: San Diego from Coronado Island
San Diego's City Lights from Coronado Island
San Diego, Sand Diego Bay, Coronado Bridge
Do you see the lights that mark Coronado Bridge?

Coronado Ferry Landing

— I would highly recommend seeing San Diego from Coronado Island. There’s metered parking on the streets and then there’s the Ferry Landing’s parking lot.Β 
–Coronado Ferry Landing – has some great places to dine in and shop. It has restrooms too.
–Walk to towards the Bay and you will see the Ferry Landing Pier.Β 

I didn’t want to leave that pier that night. The picture was too pretty to say goodnight and goodbye to. 

San Diego Skyline
San Diego Skyline. A panorama from Coronado Island.

Linking to Our World Tuesday

San Diego - Coronado -map
San Diego and Coronado Island. Map Courtesy: Google.

Have you seen the skyline from Cabrillo Monument? Is it a good place to catch San Diego’s City Light? Is there another place you would like to suggest for the views and San Diego cityscape?ο»Ώ

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23 Comments on this post.
  • Carol
    11 February 2019 at 3:12 pm
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    Really beautiful landscapes across the water to San Diego. Really outstanding!

    • dNambiar
      11 February 2019 at 4:59 pm
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      Isn’t it?! The sights made me so happy!
      Cities can be pretty too. πŸ™‚

      Thank you for coming this way, Carol. πŸ™‚

  • Photo Cache
    12 February 2019 at 11:22 am
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    You captured the scene beautifully. Was there on the same exact spot (I believe) taking the same images during twilight. WEll done.

    • dNambiar
      15 February 2019 at 1:00 pm
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      Thank you, M. πŸ™‚
      Oh yeah? That’s so cool. Are your pictures up on your blog yet? Will come by, soon.

      Have a lovely weekend. πŸ™‚

  • betty – NZ
    13 February 2019 at 8:03 pm
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    What wonderful cityscapes@

    • dNambiar
      15 February 2019 at 1:00 pm
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      Aren’t they?
      Thank you for stopping by, Betty. πŸ™‚

  • Neeraj Kumar
    18 February 2019 at 9:35 pm
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    What a sight! Amazing and Spectacular.

    • dNambiar
      19 February 2019 at 1:19 pm
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      Quite a sight indeed. πŸ™‚
      Thank you for visiting, Neeraj.

  • rupam { xhobdo }
    19 February 2019 at 1:42 am
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    Stunning views. Great shots.

    • dNambiar
      19 February 2019 at 1:19 pm
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      True.
      Thank you so much, Rupam. πŸ™‚

  • Arti @ artisdiary
    19 February 2019 at 2:13 am
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    The island looks like the perfect spot to capture the beauty of the lights. Wonderful shots Divya, I love the rippling colors in the water!

    • dNambiar
      19 February 2019 at 1:20 pm
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      It really was, I guess. I’m glad we found a great spot.
      Thank you so much, dear Arti. πŸ™‚

  • Jyotirmoy Sarkar
    19 February 2019 at 6:52 am
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    Vibrant captures…so beautiful. Wonderfully taken.

    • dNambiar
      19 February 2019 at 1:20 pm
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      Thanks a ton, Jyotirmoy. πŸ™‚

  • Sharada
    20 February 2019 at 8:18 am
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    Night cityscapes are so intriguing! It opens up a different dimension to the city!

    • dNambiar
      20 February 2019 at 5:59 pm
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      It truly does. πŸ™‚
      They get prettier when all those lights come on, don’t they? πŸ™‚

  • Niranjan R
    20 February 2019 at 10:30 pm
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    Aren’t these night skies always gorgeous? Can gaze at them for long. Nice frames, Nambiare.

    • dNambiar
      21 February 2019 at 12:23 pm
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      Gosh! Absolutely. I swear didn’t wanna leave there. πŸ˜€
      Thank you so much, Nomad. πŸ™‚

  • magiceye
    21 February 2019 at 4:45 pm
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    Gorgeous cityscapes!

  • Deepa Gopal
    24 February 2019 at 8:02 am
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    A well-lit skyline at night with reflection is an eye-candy! Love love love these images!!!

    • dNambiar
      26 February 2019 at 5:09 pm
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      I agree — total eye-candy.
      πŸ™‚

      Thank you, Deepa.

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