St. Augustine, Florida, August 2010

Our last stop on our East Coast trip was St. Augustine, Florida. We got bumped to a different flight, so we got to spend more time at the beach here. Good thing, because the ocean is about the only place you can escape the oppressive heat and humidity.

Here is the lighthouse at St. Augustine, which happens to be the oldest city in America. It was founded in 1565 by the Spanish.

Next is the old Alcazar hotel, which is now the city hall, among other things.

We really enjoyed the Colonial Spanish quarter in St. Augustine. It is too bad none of the buildings here are original, since the place was attacked and burned a few too many times.

Here is Neil with the kids at the Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine. It was built in 1695 and was never penetrated, since it was made out of coral and was very hard to destroy.