Hello!
While visiting my grandparents in Florida, we took a trip to St. Augustine, the oldest city established in the USA (1565). The city is located north of Daytona beach on the coastline. The weather was fairly cold the first day (in the mid 40's) and the following day it went up to 65 degrees Fahrenheit. We went on a tour that lasted about an hour that takes you through the historic area, we visited the St. Augustine Lighthouse located across the bridge and we saw such famous attractions as the Fountain of Youth, the oldest house, the oldest school house and Hotel Ponce de Leon, which is now
Flagler College. We even saw a 600 year old live oak tree! We stayed at the
Casa Monica Hotel for one night. For your first trip, I would reccomend staying two nights.
We ate at the
Floridian, an organic and vegan/vegetarian-friendly restaurant on Cordova Street across from the college. There are many local restaurants that are fantastic! We also shopped at a Cat lover's store, a chocolate shop and spice shop. This is also a great place to bring children or simply tour with a loved one, family or friends.
Below are a sample of pictures from our trip! I look forward to reading your comments.
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| side view of Casa Monica hotel |
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| St. Augustine Lighthouse |
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| Views from the Lighthouse |
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| Fortress |
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| My grandma's entree, shrimp and polenta |
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| The Floridian Restaurant |
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| My Cookies and Cream Vegan Cupcake, absolutely yummy! |
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| Lightner Museum |
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| Casa Monica Hotel, where we stayed |
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| Bottom half was originally Spanish, upper half was English construction later on |
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| Flagler College |
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| Flagler College courtyard |
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| Flagler College Gift Shop |
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