Weekend get-away over the border

One thing about Australia, is that you can't just get in your car and go to another country for the weekend. We're staying with Lina's uncle in Orange County, California (yes, the "OC") and went to Mexico for a couple of days. For Australians, it is very cool to cross an international border by road. This is a photo of Hotel Calafia on Rosarito Beach, Mexico. Its claim to fame is that The Titanic was filmed on its premises. Despite being trapped on the worst tour ever (we went to 3 out of the 6 places on the itinerary, we got lost in the Tijuana slums, we received strange stares from locals at our big inconspicuous van, we were pulled over by police and our tour guide had the most annoying habit of saying "hah" at the end of every fifth word); it was an interesting weekend get-away. The highlights were eating real Mexican tacos in a taco bar, drinking cheap Coronas, Lina testing her rusty Spanish and having breakfast at this hotel overlooking the beauty of the Pacific Ocean. We're looking forward to Mexico City next month.