I was in Key West last weekend and after visiting Savannah two months ago, I didn't think I'd fall in love with another place, but I did. Key West is amazing! It definitely holds its own unique culture. I heard so much French, Spanish, Slavic and even a bit of English. We left early on Saturday morning because we didn't want to spend more than one night there since the hotels were expensive. It took us seven hours to reach the Southernmost Point. Up until we hit Miami, the roads were fine and there was no traffic, but when we got off I-95, there was one and only road leading down to KW, so imagine how slow we were driving at 55 mph...with people going no more than 50. It was kind of irritating and it took us an additional three and a half hours to get there, but when we finally did, we were exhausted! We took a nap, I dipped into the pool (which was very warm), and off into the city we went. It was our first time visiting, so we were clueless as to what the island offered. After about an hour, as the dusk was approaching, I was amazed at the crowd, the nightlife and the energy that little place had! As old, dingy and dirty as it was, it was one of the most amazing places I had ever been. And cats...oh, my, so many cats! It breaks my heart to see a homeless cat, but these kitties were well fed, so it made me happy to see that. And what else, they were extremely friendly, too! I also had time to visit the Ernest Hemingway house, where he spent about eight years of his life, and wrote about 70% of his work. He occupied the house from 1931 to 1939. I learned so much about the home and about his polydactyl cats (cats with six or seven toes). What was amazing was all the cats that currently reside in the house are direct descendants of the cats he owned in the '30s! Upstairs there was a large collection of the books personally owned by Hemingway when he was alive. I could go on and on about the house, but instead, I will show you a few pictures of yours truly.
We walked around, took pictures, people watched, ate Mango ice cream, drank lots of water, played with kitties, drank more water, visited the marinas, observed the ships dock, watched the sunset, window shopped, saw the beaches, snooped through Ernest Hemingway's house and had the best time. *smile*
