Saturday, June 25, 2011

Southern Vacation Trip

I live in New York State. One year my wife and I visited Florida and other Dixie locations. Here are some pictures of the trip.
The first one is of a swimming pool in a hotel we stayed in at Tampa while attending a wedding.

On that same trip we visited a zoo where the animals roam free.

One year we visited the Kennedy Space Center. This is a place every American should visit at least once in their lifetime.

One of my favorite places to visit is Key West. I loved the pool at our hotel. You could see the ocean while swimming in fresh water. Next to it was a bar with drinks and snacks.

At Key West we visited the most southernmost point of the U.S. On clear days, they say you can see Cuba from here.

We also toured Ernest Hemingway's home. Here is the view from his porch. Hemingway loved cats. He had a special breed which still roam the house and are cared for by the caretakers. One of Hemingway's favorite hangouts was Sloppy Joe's bar.


On the return trip, we visited Stone Mountain in Georgia. This is the south's Mount Rushmore. The hero's of the Confederacy are carved on an enormous granite rock. In addition, there are exhibits of life before the Civil War. At night, a marvelous laser light show is put on.

We also visited a mansion in North Carolina


and Mammoth Cave in Kentucky


1 comment:

paul said...

reminded me of when my grandmother took me to Kennedy Space Center when I was around 9 or 10

I still remember the special space pen she bought me that could write upside down :)