California vacation over winter break - need advice & recommendations

<p>I went to San Diego then Anaheim for a senior class trip. We flew into San Diego, spent the afternoon at Sea World. Next day at San Diego Zoo. Then we took a bus from San Diego to Anaheim. Absolutely gorgeous ride. The ocean on one side, the mountains on the other. This was 30 years ago, and I still remember it. We spent a day at Knotts Berry Farm, Universal Studios, Disneyland, and some big market. As we were initially supposed to stay on the beach, one reason I booked the trip, but were later moved next door to Disneyland, we begged our tour bus driver to bring us to the beach to see the ocean. It was the end of May and the water was freezing, but the waves were awesome. Watching the NLCS, husband and I are dying to go to San Francisco. Would love to see the Golden Gate bridge and the Worlds Fair buildings featured in Time After Time. I did stay across the street from USC while on an overnight business trip and yearned to go over to see the campus, it was my dream school when I was young, but the desk clerk warned me to not set foot outside. My brothers visited a friend who was a Navy Seal often in La Jolla and they always raved about how they would go to the beach and see sea lions up on the rocks. I would definitely try to look into whale watching, if that’s available while you’re up there. We did a whale watching trip in Northern Washington this summer, and it was a wonderful experience.</p>

<p>BTW, my sister in law recently took her kids to Legoland, which made us insanely jealous. My son is 18, and would still love to go there. Your teenagers just might enjoy it!</p>

<p>Please report back on your trip!</p>