Showing posts with label St. Augustine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St. Augustine. Show all posts

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Vacation!!

Well, we're off the St. Augustine on Saturday. We've been many times and still love it!

If you've never been and will be in northeast Florida, you must go. It is the oldest continually-occupied city in the U.S. It has such a wonderful feeling, especially early on Sunday morning. So quiet and peaceful. I like to sit on the balcony of the St. George Inn and watch the early-morning joggers and walkers moving about.




There are tons of shops, restaurants and bed-and-breakfasts in the old restored town. Bring your walking shoes - tons of walking. Or you can take the trolley on a tour of the city and get one and off anywhere you like. Highly recommend doing this. Especially if your staying a few days.




Need something to do at night? There are several ghost tours - both riding and walking. I've done both and they're both fun; as long as you get a good guide. See all the orbs I caught on film. Spooky!



If you get tired of all that history, you can always go to the beach - about 15 minutes away.

Friday, April 9, 2010

What I Learned In St. Augustine


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We dashed on over to St. Augustine for one night - about all we can afford right now. Usually I'm very excited because it's an opportunity for me to do some shopping in the abundance of cool shops.
Well....they're not so cool anymore. Or maybe my thinking is changing. I didn't see anythng I wanted. Here's what I did see:
I saw some pretty glass bottles that were on sale. Made in China. Nope.
I saw tons of knick knacks, tons of St. Augustine t-shirts, tons of junk with Betty Boop, Hello Kitty and SpongeBob.
I saw nothing I wanted to buy. It would seem that I would rather spend my money on used dishes or an old desk.
Hmmm...

Monday, April 5, 2010

You Sunk My Battleship!

Ahhhh.... vacation... time to play games, read on the front porch, watch movies....
I'm on vacation from my "real job" for 10 days and am lovin' it! We will be heading off to one of our favorite destinations, St. Augustine, on Wednesday. We can only afford to stay overnight, but a short trip is better than no trip.