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.
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
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.
–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.
I didn’t want to leave that pier that night. The picture was too pretty to say goodnight and goodbye to.
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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?
More City Lights:
Seattle from Space Needle
Reno’s Neon Lights
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Really beautiful landscapes across the water to San Diego. Really outstanding!
Isn’t it?! The sights made me so happy!
Cities can be pretty too. 🙂
Thank you for coming this way, Carol. 🙂
You captured the scene beautifully. Was there on the same exact spot (I believe) taking the same images during twilight. WEll done.
Thank you, M. 🙂
Oh yeah? That’s so cool. Are your pictures up on your blog yet? Will come by, soon.
Have a lovely weekend. 🙂
What wonderful cityscapes@
Aren’t they?
Thank you for stopping by, Betty. 🙂
What a sight! Amazing and Spectacular.
Quite a sight indeed. 🙂
Thank you for visiting, Neeraj.
Stunning views. Great shots.
True.
Thank you so much, Rupam. 🙂
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!
It really was, I guess. I’m glad we found a great spot.
Thank you so much, dear Arti. 🙂
Vibrant captures…so beautiful. Wonderfully taken.
Thanks a ton, Jyotirmoy. 🙂
Night cityscapes are so intriguing! It opens up a different dimension to the city!
It truly does. 🙂
They get prettier when all those lights come on, don’t they? 🙂
Aren’t these night skies always gorgeous? Can gaze at them for long. Nice frames, Nambiare.
Gosh! Absolutely. I swear didn’t wanna leave there. 😀
Thank you so much, Nomad. 🙂
Gorgeous cityscapes!
🙂
A well-lit skyline at night with reflection is an eye-candy! Love love love these images!!!
I agree — total eye-candy.
🙂
Thank you, Deepa.