A Visit to St. Pete

19 May 2016

I’ve been wanting to get back over to St. Petersburg, FL for a while to see the new Dali museum.  Years ago I toured the old museum.  I was easily able to convince Jim and Holley to do the trip even though they had already seen it.  We decided to stay at the newly renovated Hampton Inn Suites in the downtown area.  They had a good experience here a few years ago when they were in town for a wedding.

Hampton Inn Suites, St. Petersburg, FL
Hampton Inn Suites, St. Petersburg, FL

We left Fort Lauderdale around 8:30 am under the threat of rain but we really only encountered a sprinkle or two on the way over.

Our first stop was a Starbucks for a bathroom  break and a chance for Jim to use his Starbucks’ app to pay for coffees.  Thanks Jim!

We then stopped in Venice and Jim found a really charming place called the Crow’s Nest for lunch.  It was perfect.  It over looked the bay.

View from the Crow's Nest
View from the Crow’s Nest

We arrived around 2:30 pm in St. Pete and decided to do a little touring by taking the trolley around town at the exorbitant price of $0.25 for seniors, $0.50 for non-seniors. It was an excellent way to get a feel for the landscape.

After the trolley tour, we decided to visit the Museum of Fine Arts and we took advantage of the special $5 Thursday nite special admission.  This is a nice museum with a limited collection, but every single item in the museum is prime.  Georgia O’Keefe, Monet, etc. were all stuff you had seen in art books as kids.
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Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL

There was a special class of adults coloring in adult coloring books as well as music and wine on the patio.

We then took a walk around downtown and decided on dinner at The Moon Under the Water, a mix of British, Indian, and south Florida seafood.

After dinner, another walk around town, down by the bay where they were showing outdoor movies and while waiting for dark to fall, live music.  The walk along the bay was quite beautiful, particularly with all the activity in the park fronting the bay.  In Fort Lauderdale or Miami, it would have been prime condo territory.

St. Petersburg harbor
St. Petersburg harbor

We ended the night in the hotel pool with a bottle of champagne and cookies from Betty who couldn’t make the trip.

Champagne and cookies at poolside
Champagne and cookies at poolside

Tomorrow is the Dali museum!

Author: searcyf@mac.com

After 34 years in the classroom and lab teaching biology, I'm ready to get back to traveling and camping and hiking. It's been too long of a break. I miss the outdoors and you can follow my wanderings on this blog.

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