Just packing to leave tomorrow morning - but we have one last night out. If you've not been here before there are lots of bars and music but not too much else. The Hogs Breath is a good bar earlier in the evening and for the end of the night the Green Parrot is a must, when they have a live band. They've both got web sites with web cams. There is a karaoke bar which has a Happy Hour from 4 - 7 on all drinks and appetisers and is good value - called Two Friends, I think it's on Front St - not far from Duval and the Hogs. Karaoke doesn't start till 8 so you can eat and get out before it starts. They even did free food the other night, just after we'd paid for ours!! Cowboy Bill's was a lively night on Wednesday, the girls were doing the mechanical bull thing and some of their tops "fell off".
We're staying in a B&B on William St which runs parallel to Duval, and is walking distance to the main hotspots. I can't recommend any culture here as I haven't done any in the 4 years I've been coming. Hemingway's House is near the southernmost point of the US. There are countless fishing and sailing trips, and the Dry Tortugas is supposed to be a good day out.
It's a long drive from Miami but absolutely worth it. Car not necessary when you're here, but you can hire a bike for a week for not too much.
They make quite a big deal of the sunset. You can go on the roof of the Crown Plaza (La Concha) to see it set, there is a big crowd there most nights. (We had two free nights there, on Holiday Inn points, and they upgraded us to the Hemingway Suite!) Go down to Mallory Square (the waterfront) - there is nightly street entertainment which starts around 6, along with stalls and all sorts - and lots of people!
Moved over from our area for a more general conversation
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