The Last of the Pictures of Key West

The Butterfly Garden and some friendly birds…

Key West Florida

Key West Chicken Law – According to the gentleman who drove the trolley there is a law in Key West that protects the free roaming chickens.  You cannot harm a chicken in Key West. I am thinking do they serve chicken in Key West?  hmmm

Day two at Key West we decided it would be wise to get on a trolley.  Our first stop was the butterfly garden then we decided to visit Mallory Street and have lunch.  Mallory Street is located on Key West’s historic waterfront.  It is filled with gift shops.  It also has a Historic Memorial Garden which features 36 bronze bust of the men and women who have had the greatest impact on Key West.  Other attractions located at Mallory Square is the Key West Aquarium and Key West Shipwreck Museum.  After spending a couple hours in Mallory Square we did a tour of the island and then headed back to Homestead.
Some of Key West famous residents were Ernest Hemmingway, Jimmy Buffet, and several Presidents vacationed here.  A few of Key West Landmarks and Historical Places are Ernest Hemingway’s home, Harry Truman Little White House, Fort Zachary, Key West Lighthouse, and the Southernmost Point in the Continental US.

We would have loved to spend another day there but weather and time constraints would not allow.  The time we did spend there was a lot of fun.

Enjoy the pictures.

Mallory Square
	It was so hot it was sweating.

The Trolley Ride

Tri-Lingual Experience Key West Florida

On my way to Key West I stopped to fill up the gas tank, then I ran in to pick up  two bottles of water.  While being checked out, a lady came in and spoke to the clerk in French.  The clerk automatically looked at me thinking I could translate.  Which of course I couldn’t because I didn’t speak French (customer) or Spanish (clerk).  I did try to get the clerk to check me out to no avail.   Finally the customer spoke to me and said “Bike Lock.” 

So I turned to the clerk and said “She needs a bicycle lock.  Then I tried to get her to check me out but she hollered “Carlos!”  So out comes Carlos and I explained what the lady needed.  Carlos could only speak limited English so after some great hand gestures (none of which were obscene) I finally got him to understand.  Then I tried to buy my water again but the clerk smiled and said, “Free, Have a nice day.” 

We drove over 42 bridges according to the lady in the visitor center to reach Key West.  Then a tour guide said there was 43 bridges.  So I can safely say we drove over a lot of bridges to get to Key West.  The longest bridge is called the 7 mile bridge and is 6.8 miles long, it crosses Moser Channel.  It connects Knight’s Key in the Middle Keys to Little Duck Key in the Lower Keys.  Make your head spin doesn’t it?

Our first day in Key West was spent walking the popular Duval Street and visiting the southernmost corner of the United States.   The southernmost corner of the United States is 90 miles from Cuba.  Truthfully Florida’s official southernmost point is Ballast Key, a privately owned island just south and west of Key West. 

Key West is a lovely little Island with a major parking problem.  I had to drop mom off at the southernmost point and drive around the block a couple of times so she could get a picture.  Then we found parking on Duval Street at the cost of 25 cents for every ten minutes.  Needless to say we didn’t park long.  Then we drove by the cemetery.  It was quite the experience.    The roads were to narrow and there was no parking for the cemetery.  We did find cheaper parking and was able to explore Duval Street longer.  It was so much fun.

Enjoy the random pictures I took of Day One at Key West.

On The Way To Key West
	Duval Street

A Great Place To Eat