Our two year wedding anniversary was last week, so the night before we went downtown to stay at the quaint St. James Hotel downtown.



We got a suite on the top floor thanks to an unofficial anniversary special. Hehe....



It's got the original elevators with the original iron gate doors, and travels at the original speed. Two full minutes to go up ten floors. Good thing we had drinks with us.



We had dinner at the Marble Room in the Gaslamp, a block from the hotel. It's a tapas restaurant, although the food is mostly Italian.



Like Caprese Salad:



And Chicken Marsala:



The plates were small and shareable. My favorite dish was my entree- pork tenderloin:



And more drinks!



By the time we got to the Onyx Room to see the Gilbert Castellanos group, we were quite cheery.



Good thing we only had to stumble one block to get back to the room. My shots from the show will be their own post, but they're not very good. Partly due to the two-drink minimum and the one we had while waiting for the doors to open.

Late the next morning, we went back to the roof for one last look.





Then brunch at Richard Walkers Pancake House.



We went to Coronado for an afternoon stroll and decided to tour the Silver Strand since we've never seen it. We made it all the way down before heading back and sunning ourselves.



Fun fun fun!