Bagpipe player attracts attention of visitors to San Diego’s beautiful Balboa Park.
Real magic can be found in Balboa Park. Simply enter the place with wide eyes and an open heart.
You’ll find beauty, wonder, warmth, laughter, inspiration, and life as it should be.
All of it is magic.
A few photos…
Street musicians add magic to the park, entertaining both young and old.An artist paints the California Tower from the edge of the San Diego Museum of Art’s grassy May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden.A park visitor on roller skates passes through the May S. Marcy Sculpture Court while diners at Panama 66 enjoy life.A pair of penny-farthing riders head through the Plaza de Panama in Balboa Park on a sunny San Diego day.Visitor to Balboa Park reads sign describing an outdoor sculpture recently installed in the Plaza de Panama, part of the Art of the Open Air exhibit.Street performers in the colorful Plaza de Panama. A child readies for a photo on the splashing fountain.A street performer will attempt to free himself from inescapable chains at the foot of the reflecting pool.A large crowd watches some exciting street entertainment. The amazing Botanical Building stands in the background.One of many unique characters that visitors might see during a walk through Balboa Park in San Diego.A photography class in world-famous Balboa Park. Students check out their cameras near the Museum of Man.The very popular Nate’s Point Dog Park at the west end of the Cabrillo Bridge on a typical, magical day.People enjoy sports on the broad grassy area at the west edge of Balboa Park.Plucking arrows from a target in Balboa Park’s 28-acre Rube Powell Archery Range. I took this photo while crossing Cabrillo Bridge.A couple enjoys a lovely day during a stroll through the Alcazar Garden.Victorian street act wows a small crowd within colonnade of the Casa del Prado.A glimpse down El Prado past the Bea Evenson Fountain, from east to west, through the central part of Balboa Park.Another beautiful day in one of the most wonderful places on Earth.
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2 thoughts on “Discover real magic in beautiful Balboa Park.”
Haha! In your last picture, it looks like the mother (while in the fountain) is showing her kid the sign that says that the fountain is not a recreational fountain and not to play in it. Too bad the signs junk up the fountain. Worse that no one pays attention to them apparently. (Sorry if I sound crabby.) Other than that, a beautiful day in the park! 😄
What miffs me is when someone puts soap in the fountain as a prank, and it suds like crazy! I’ve seen that a couple of times over the years. (At least the fountain gets a cleaning, I suppose!)
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Haha! In your last picture, it looks like the mother (while in the fountain) is showing her kid the sign that says that the fountain is not a recreational fountain and not to play in it. Too bad the signs junk up the fountain. Worse that no one pays attention to them apparently. (Sorry if I sound crabby.) Other than that, a beautiful day in the park! 😄
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What miffs me is when someone puts soap in the fountain as a prank, and it suds like crazy! I’ve seen that a couple of times over the years. (At least the fountain gets a cleaning, I suppose!)
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