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Five Points is a small “vintage” neighborhood of Jacksonville, with its distinctive restaurants and boutiques. It is also in Five Points that I usually refill with original cards for my special one.
You can find a list of the shops here.
The shop 5 Points Antiques is quite fun:
You can also take a break and observe the squirrels (they are all over Jacksonville!) at Riverside Park.
The Cummer Museum (see previous article) is located near this neighborhood.
Two weeks ago I went with my family visit the Kennedy Space Center, we spent the day there but left before the closing down because of a long way back home but I think that by staying there from 9 am to 6 pm there is possibility to almost do/see everything.
We did not take the tour bus and even though I saw everywhere that it is absolutely recommended, as it drops you off at the Apollo/Saturn V Center, where you can apparently witness the launch of Apollo or touch a real piece of moonstone . The center is not accessible in any other way and so it is the only thing we didn’t see.
After your bus tour, take a tour at Nature and Technology and in the Rocket Garden, guided tours are organized throughout the day.
We then went to see a movie at IMAX Theaters, “A Beautiful Planet”, narrated by Jennifer Lawrence, which shows the daily life of astronauts in the space station as well as images of Earth they capture and the events they attend. It was beautiful and very informative, one of my favorite moments of the day.
Space Shuttle Atlantis.
You can then do a take-off simulation: Shuttle Launch Experience®.
Several animations and exhibitions are to be seen everywhere.
In the last room there are also several simulators and the “Forever Remembered” booth, in memory of the astronauts who were killed in the Challenger (1986) and Colombia (2003), with some of their favorite personal items.
Astronaut encounter, a little movie commented by the astronaut present that day to share his experience and his anecdotes. Possibility to ask him questions and have a photo taken with him at the end. We met John Blaha.
Journey To Mars: Explorers Wanted, a short film/live presentation about NASA’s current events and its interactive exhibits.
Great (and huge) souvenirs shop, “Space Shop”, where I bought a nice mug to my special one and one for myself.
This is kind of a stupid post, but I can not help but share my little crush for this movie theater. In theory this is a big complex and yet our room was like that:
Ok we went to see a more “confidential” movie (Love & Friendship) than the big hits of the moment but I believe that even if the other rooms are bigger they have the same comfort.
It is like in Denmark now, we have to choose a numbered seat at the counter (although obviously there would not have been any big problem if we didn’t respect it).
And, icing on the cake, under my amazed provincial eyes – who had not set foot in the cinema for a year:
❤️
And that detail in the restroom 😄
I finally had the opportunity to spend two (separate) days in Saint Augustine, a charming town 45 minutes/one hour drive from Jacksonville, full of attractions and activities, I will have to go back to see some more thoroughly. It was impossible to see everything in two afternoons, so due to lack of time, I just walked around in the center and went to some touristic places without making a complete visit.
I went to/by:
– The Great Cross
(208 feet high!)
– Castillo de San Marcos / Colonial Quarter
We even saw dolphins, but sorry I couldn’t take a better picture.
– St. George Street
the street you’ll find most of the shops
– and the surrounding alleys / Old St. Augustine Village
I still have to see: the Old Jail, the Fountain of Youth, the Lighthouse & Maritime Museum, Ghost and Vampire Tours…
No wedding is without a bit of chaos, we know first hand now. 🙂
I never like to see you so tense and stressed but if it means we’re together I want to see your lowest and worst points in life, I don’t want to miss a thing. […]
You know I like to think of every (current) day as the most important, I can’t help but to catalog and revisit many of the days of ours and this day is truly special to me. […] I spent the majority of this day reveling in the moment, the fact I’d soon be legally bound to the incredibly amazing woman of my dreams and of my life. I really cherished all these moments – as I do always – when your personality or your prominent traits were/are most apparent, for instance, how sweet you are to me even when I’m feeling undeserving of any kindness, these seemingly private feelings I have must be obvious to you because you manage to always pour affection on me so hard whenever I think for a second that I’m ruining your life… […]
Your fearlessness was on display this day! I didn’t misspeak, the fact that you were able to stand in a room full of people and to say such sweet things, revealing yourself and your inner most precious emotions, promising to spend and devote your life with/to another human in the face of all your fears, that’s fearlessness! I was so in awe of the whole situation that the size of it overwhelmed me. […] You’ll think this is silly but I’m always fantasising of rescuing you and I thought today would be the day that I’d catch your fainting body or help you navigate through a mental breakdown – this one looked promising for a few minutes :p – but you’re such a badass! I’ll probably never stop these silly fantasies, even knowing you don’t need saving from anyone for anything. I have the best wife!
As you were saying your vows I felt invincible, I felt safe, I felt loved. I don’t think I will ever forget this moment.
The Bridge of Lions