People
are always making fun about Fort Lauderdale and not having 4
seasons--well these pictures were taken during a cold spell where the
temperatures didn't go above the 60s--that IS cold for FT. Lauderdale.

The
first picture is just a representative of one of the thousands of
canals around the city which is referred to as "The Venice of the
USA"--nope not cold enough to freeze over though it did go down to 42
degrees the other morning. Las Olas is the high end dining and shopping
area of Fort Lauderdale and includes the Riverfront Hotel, an historical
landmark--a few years ago they built a Cheesecake Factory next door to
it. Across the street is Kilwin's which is known for home made ice cream
and fudge.

If
you will notice the trees in picture two have very few leaves--it is
winter folks- -they will burst with green leaves comes Spring. The trees
are over 100 years old and are in the heart of what was once the
shipping center of Fort Lauderdale when it first came into being--their
trunks are massive--they sit as a welcome into Riverfront Park which
went under a renovation and is still changing continuously.

In
the center of Riverfront is a commercial building which has been a
'white elephant' since it opened. Restaurants along with other
businesses have come and gone but the movie, cut back from 15
auditoriums to 11, keeps on going and that's where we usually go on
Fridays.

A
cloudy gray  night is rare in Fort Lauderdale but I caught the Bigyear
blimp one night flying over the Fort Lauderdale downtown sky almost
invisible but certainly loud.

Spring
Break has started and the Gay Pride Feast opened this past weekend and
we also celebrated St. Patrick's Day with turning the New River downtown
green. Wherever you turn there are hot bodies, male and female, each
checking out the other seeing what their competition is and a good time
is had by all!
COME ON DOWN TO FORT LAUDERDALE DURING ONE OF OUR 4 SEASONS AND PARTY!