Our Trip to Key West (2009)
First time, I had been here, I had brought my family for the day. We were camping in Key Largo. When we came back to Key Largo our tent was surrounded by water. We could barely reach it. Isabelle our baby was only a couple of months old.
Ward and I came by car, but let it parked. It's fairly easy to walk anywhere or you can take a trolley or use a rickshaw. The island is only 19 square kilometers. Ward truly enjoyed the town, it's culturally rich. There is a sign pointing to the fact that Cuba is 90 miles away across the Atlantic. There is a strong Cuban influence especially in the architecture. The town have beautiful sandy beaches, not too big. There are six main beaches not all of them are sandy. There is even one for the dogs. The place has also nice museums, restaurants and art galleries. We stopped at one art gallery. The owner was trying to sell us paintings of more than 100 000 dollars. There was paintings of a lady artist from Saskatchewan...not cheap either.
Ward wanted to visit some of the historical sites while I spend more time on the South Beach at the end of Duval street. Ward visited the house of Hemingway now a museum.
We enjoyed to sit at restaurants, cafes and bars. The food is excellent. We missed Sloppy Joe's the favorite hangout of Hemingway. We felt sad leaving this maazing town one of my favorite town in Florida.
Myself standing by the marker of the southernmost point in Continental U.S.A
Military base?
Naval Air Station Truman Annex
Somebody goin for a swim at South Beach, Key West
Perfect paint, a beautiful house with blue flowers and a bright blue door
Key West has beautiful gardens and fences
Key West Lighthouse & Keeper's Quarters Museum
Ernest Hemingway House seen through a fence
Casa Cayo Hueso - the southernmost house
Rich and Beautiful homes in Key West
A view of the Atlantic Ocean from the Southernmost Beach Cafe
To take a ride on a rickshaw is a good way to visit Key West
Ward took this picture...but me and that fellow were not together
Jamaican music at the Southernmost Cafe on South Beach
South Beach Pier at the end of Duval Street
View of South Beach in Key West, notice the winds (April)
On the other side of South Beach, kids jumping in the water
This hotel is called what else?? Southernmost Hotel
Famous post on South Beach, Key West Tennessee Williams said: "I work everywhere but I work best here."
Standing in front of South Beach
Gay and Lesbian Community Center
Key West Dollar Bar Willie T's
BO's Fish Wagon, the interior
BO's Fish Wagon, the outside entrance and the old truck
The Conch Tour Train stop, a good way to see the town
Myself enjoying a Key West in Key West
Historical street in Key West
Pier in the Gulf of Mexico side
The dog with his necklace beads and glasses and the corner musician, there is a lot of colorful people in this town
Corner street artist offering tatoos
Key West's historic waterfront, Mallory Square
The Mallory Square, great shopping and exciting attractions
It's easier to leave your car parked, use the trolley, bike, motos or walk
Statue in front of the Old Post Office and Customshouse in Key West, now the Key West Museum of Art and History
Clinton Square Market on Front Street
Artsy iron staircase at the Clinton Square Market
Ward standing in front of Cannons
Myself in front of the Little White House, six Presidents have stayed there.
Another picture of the Kapok tree
Beautiful painted house with a yellow Tabebuia(?) tree
Myself standing in front of the Monroe County Court House
The Kapok is a huge and spectacular tree
Art in Key West even a brightly, colorful painted door offer some appeal
Cornish Memorial Ame Zion Church and Chapel in Key West, first black church in town
Birds and feral chicken can be found in the key
Entrance of Ernest Hemingway house
Red flowers in Key West, they had a lot of life
Modest houses in a modest street
Artists selling their paintings and crafts by South Beach