Filled in a bit of The Map. A bit.
Driving north on A1A.
Big homes and beach towns.
O'Steen's famous Fried Shrimp. Accompanied with Hush Puppies, Cole Slaw and Squash Casserole.
Imagine being dropped off by the coach in this courtyard.
Across the street was The Alcazar. Also opened in 1888, this Spanish Revival had an interior courtyard of lush tropical plants.
This is exactly how it looked in 1565.
A waterway once guarded by canyon.
One more walk through the colonial quarter, a cozy moment at every look.
Apple Honey Goat Cheese
Sunday, February 11th, 2024
Saturday, February 10th, 2024
Orlando
Second time in Daytona Beach, driving by the famed International Speedway.
Crossing over to Daytona Beach.
They call it the World's Most Famous Beach.
Nice setting for Snow Crab Legs and Grilled Mahi Mahi.
Strolled a decent length of the beach, imagining the generations of memories.
Zeno's is famous for their taffy and homemade ice cream. That is Banana Pudding, not recommended.
St. Augustine northerly Florida location made it the first development for Henry Flagler's hotel and train empire. The Ponce De Leon Hotel opened in 1888.
Then entering this lobby.
To be taken to your room.
Always wanted to make it back to St. Augustine, America's oldest city.
Well, they may have not had ice cream.
Colonial charm and pedestrian streets.
All on the water
Castillo de San Marco was built in 1672 by the Spanish.
Starting the day in Orlando's Ivanhoe Village neighborhood just north of downtown.
For Country Fried Chicken at the popular White Wolf Cafe.
Then down to Lake Buena Vista to Disney Springs.
Nice day, but not a Disney fan.
Then back north to Winter Park starting with Blondie Ice Cream.
Love me a market. This is East End, also in Winter Park.
Peanut Butter Crunch at the famed Gideon's Bakehouse.
There is a boat tour that takes advantage of Winter Park's series of lakes. It starts on Lake Osceola.
Then a canal, originally used for logging, brings you....
...to see the cottages on Lake Virginia.
Doubling back, another canal...
...showcases more poverty on Lake Maitland. The largest house is 40,000 square feet.
Park Avenue is Winter Park's downtown strip.
It borders Central Park.
In a nondescript strip mall in a nondescript part of Orlando is a Brazilian restaurant featured on DDD that has Rosti. Which is really Swiss.
