Friday the weather was clear but very cold so we bundled up and became tourists in what is considered "The Nation's Oldest City". We did the Old Town Trolley Tour and visited two museums among other tourist activities. We took lots of photos but will only bore you with a few in this blog.
A must-see attraction is the Castillo De San Marcos National Monument. It is the oldest masonry fort in North America and is run by the National Park Service.
The fort's construction was completed in 1695 by Spain, but has changed hands numerous times in its history. Once you enter they let you wander pretty much everywhere.
Like the fort on Mackinaw Island back in Michigan....there are soldiers who put on demonstrations of how the weapons of the day worked.
We toured the Lightner Museum in downtown St. Augustine that was once the Alcazar Hotel. Like many of the fancy buildings here it was built by Henry Flagler, who was a business partner of J.D. Rockefeller. The hotel had a huge indoor swimming pool that is now a restaurant.
The Lightner was an interesting museum that was easy to walk through. Here is a bust of Hiawatha whose photo we could not resist. * No doubt about it....St. Augustine is a great city to visit!
*Footnote: We live on Hiawatha Drive.
By the shores of Gittchee Gummee...By the shining big sea water :)
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