Oh the beauty and fun of Key West. Decided to check out Key West again, having been there in over 17 years. I'm a much different person now, with many new interests. We did everything thing there is to do in this town, tennis, relaxation, whooping it up and a little history to boot. We chose bicycles over mopeds this time which I have to say I like better. Every time I get on a bike I feel like a free child again. So much fun. We rented a cottage near Duval street that we found off of vrbo.com. It was the way to go, close to everything, relaxing and private. We toured the Hemingway House, road the trolly tour and visited all the touristy things.
Our first full day was rainy and quite chilly for a January day in Florida. We decided the best thing to do was to make it a spa day. We chose the Pier House Spa, for its beautiful location as well as it is a full spa with amenities. It does not compare to one of my favorites, in Orlando, Ritz Spa, but it is better than just any old day spa. It is a very busy spa, so book ahead. We all had a wonderful massages and facial was very relaxed. The steam room was not working properly and it wasn't the cleanest or most well run spa I have ever been to, but it certainly did the trick on a rainy day.
Tennis on the Island, at Bay View Tennis courts, it is a lovely park with 5 tennis courts for public use. It is super fun to ride your bikes to the the park for a fun morning of tennis and exercise as well as take in some site seeing along your way. We walked thru the Key West Cemetery on the way home. Many historical monuments and some ghost stories to go along with.
One of the best lunches we had was at the 2 Cents Pub. We had the most fun server/bartender who was playing a plethora of 70s light rock. We had a blast! We dined on the brussel sprouts, sliders and Greek salad with the grilled catch! It was so yummy and the atmosphere was great. They also had a wonderful selection of craft beers that our husbands would have loved, they weren't there so we took pictures to make them super jelly!!! It's a must do in Key West.
Night life was fun to go to the Green Parrot and Hogs Breathe Saloon and Sloppy Joes, saw one of the most spectacular bands play at Sloppy Joes… "The Doerfels" http://www.thedoerfels.com What a talented group of young people!!! They are a bunch of home schooled brothers so cool. I fould that their mom even blogs about their lives. Its a family affair. LOVE IT!!!
I wish they would come to Orlando!!!
