Lightner Museum/Night Life

 We started our day early.  First, the heat which we were trying to avoid and then there are the people.  St Augustine is very popular and we are learning that the sidewalks get very crowded by late morning.  We headed to the Lightner Museum as they opened.  A former hotel turned spa turned museum, a very worthwhile stop with tons of interesting facts and architecture.

                                                The courtyard




            The walkway                                                                            The "foyer"


                The spa                                                                            The "jet" shower (so primitive)


The spaces are now used to house different collections and all are well done, spacious, cohesive and engrossing.


                                    The first bicycle!  Wooden with a "saddle".

                                    The ballroom now housing hand cut glass collection.

                                               Probably one of the more elaborate cradles ever!

                                The opulence is insane...




                                                I think I saw this guy's brother at the flea market!

                                      Now a dining room, this was where the pool was located.

                                    The hotel was across the road (now Flagler College).

By noon we were back on the boat trying to stay cool and avoiding the crowds.  We decided to attend Mass tonight at The Basilica of St Augustin.




Dinner at a local favorite pub...
                                                            Bangers and mashed.


                                        Salad                                                Brussels sprouts

More meandering through the streets.



                                                                                      (Okay there were other "bodies" sitting on this                                                                                             porch that I photographed.  However, they were                                                                                             real people that just happened to be a bit scary                                                                                             looking!)

And then we were invited to a concert!  Free!  The  music was awesome.  The people were excited and danced and sang.  The band played a great variety from Van Morrison to Chris Stapleton to Bob Seger.  The absolute best free concert this season!!!!


We are blessed to be here in St Augustine and finding ourselves truly enjoying the end of our season in ways we never could have imagined.  Thank you Eduardo for inviting us!



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