St Augustine

St Augustine has the most beautiful historic landmark architecture buildings influenced by Spanish culture.

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Looks like a movie scene

The background of sun and Ocean breeze going through the building creates a happy and pleasant atmosphere.

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Hotel turned into Flagler College
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The best dinning room. interior. Once a hotel now a student’s cafe.

The courtyards, gardens and brick colors has a distinct taste.

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Christmas ready courtyard
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Peter joined an argument in a courtyard.

St Augustine is the oldest continuously populated City in America Established in 1565. The Castillo de San Marcos was created by the Spanish, to protect from pirates, captured by the British, recaptured by the Spanish and finally captured by the Americans.

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Castillo de San Marcos

The festival of lights is good but not sure about the top ten accolade. The parks look good and from the boat the shoreline is eye catching.

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Lights in the park, where’s Wally, aka Peter?

There are lots of interesting bars and restaurants in the old town. Many very historic.

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Beer on a balcony.

At Jacksonville we followed a boat down River as we left.  It was a boat with British flag, the Red Ensign. We met again in St Augustine. We are planning to go to their boat and have a drink tonight.

We went and talked. They started sail cruising twenty years ago. Their, vessel is Hunda a self built steel sloop.  They are really fun to be with. They have been going for twenty years. Their favorite place is Thailand and they spent five years cruising in Thailand.

We probably will see them soon again. We promised that we will cook Korean Barbeque and they will cook Thai dinner once.


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