"We Seceded Where Others Failed."
Walkabout Key West Florida the Conch Republic. A great place to spend some QUALITY TIME… I doubt the place ever sleeps LOL A WALKABOUT KEYWEST FLORIDA. We will start in Fort Myers Beach and take the Key West Express to our destination.For us this was a four hour trip each way and we all took seasick “pills”. The seas were rough and poor Linda really had a rough time.She swears she will NEVER EVER get on another boat. Anyway as we leave Fort Myers (might as well link to Sunday Bridges). Arriving at Key West with about 4-5 hours to see the sights.Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida on the North American continent at the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys. The island is about 90 miles (140 km) from Cuba. More on Wikipedia…ARRIVAL……. Realizing we can walk this self guided tour we set off to get something to eat. Linda having a really empty stomach and feeling better was really hungry. Check out the Duval St.WEBCAM There we are a favorite hang out of Ernest Hemingway. Since 1933, Sloppy Joe's hospitable staff has welcomed patrons daily. Visiting the internationally known bar, guests are instantly enveloped by the history of Sloppy Joe's and Key West. READ MORE After an original Sloppy Joe time for more walking though there are other ways to get around.Our next destination will be Ernest Hemingway's home. So many interesting places. More Walking Linda looks better after a good meal) Arrival: For a tour of the house/grounds CLICK for a previous post. Papa Hemingway We really didn’t have time to take the tour. The cost would have been $13.00 per person and no photos were allowed. With more time would probably have been interesting. Key West Museum of Art & History, formerly known as the Old Post Office and Customs house. If I were to do it again I would spend the night and return the next day. A free and quick stop with some benches to sit on and a guitar player… The Conch Republic… Conchs.. Many of the residents of Key West were immigrants from the Bahamas, known as Conchs (pronounced 'conks'), who arrived in increasing numbers after 1830. Many were descendants of Loyalists who fled to the nearest Crown colony during the American Revolution.(What is a Fresh Water Conch???) You will just have to look it up LOL Hope you enjoyed the post..Stay COOL…………………….CLICK for famous Florida Sunsets Technorati Tags: WalkAbout,Key West,Conch Republic,MY QUALITY TIME Note on the Key West Express:: If you have any tendency for seasickness and the seas are rough at all watch out. On the trip back you could not walk about the boat without going from one hand hold to another. Personally I was lucky when I wasn’t helping Linda I was able to sit at a table and watch a couple shows. The crew had ample “Barf Bags” to pass out.
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My husband and I just got back from Key West, Florida. If I could be in love with a city it would be that place. I overheard a woman say, "Once they passes that Seven Mile Bridge they don't never come back!" She's right. They don't never come back the same that is. This is going to be a post full of pictures. I hope you enjoy them. If you play this song while you read this post, it'll be even better. I promise! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vovuxt7pUc (right click on link and select open link in new tab - then you can listen to music and read) 1, 2, 3... uh huh... Here we go. Flying into Key West on a propeller plane. Yup. A propeller plane. Old wreck on display for the tourists. We've been about 8 or 9 times. We are still tourists! The marina. I love walking up and down the boardwalk with the sights, sounds and smells (yes, SMELLS) of the marina! This is B,O.s Fish Wagon. It's a restaurant. On the other side of this truck. Best grouper sandwiches in the world. You gotta love the name! Breakfast on the veranda of our hotel. Best view on the island. More boats along the boardwalk. Here's what's at the end of the boardwalk. Turtle Kraals. Years ago it's where the brought the turtles to... well, they made them into soup. Now, Turtle Kraals makes TOURISTS into soup. It's a bar. Best view from a bar on the island! From the top. Why we're there. We're also there for food. They have great barbeque. And oysters. Yeah. Oysters!! Key West is a whole lot bawdy and breath taking, and charmingly, romantic. Lot's of odd characters running around. Some are human. I think... Some fish. Some work on their boats. Some entertain you at the nightly Sunset Celebration. Our hotel overlooked this area. We could watch it every night from our balcony. Walk around town and you'll see interesting homes. Some on the water. Some surrounded by gardens. Homes you can tour! Homes with the porch ceiling painted blue. I heard it's supposed to repel evil spirits. Beautiful southern living. AND Sunsets. Beautiful Lovely Dancing in the dark Sunsets. COLOR! On BIKES! On Signs! Color is everywhere. Even at night. The morning of our last day it rained. Then there was the most spectacular rainbow! "That's the sound of sunshine coming down."
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