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I was back at Sawgrass Mills. For the first time. I mean that both literally and figuratively. I had visited this huge outlet mall only once many years ago, so it was my first return trip. But this also was the first time I really had explored, really got a feel for the place. The variety of merchandise is like nothing I’ve seen anywhere. Literally hundreds of shops, from Samsonite luggage to Burlington Coat Factory to Ron Jon Surf Shop. There is furniture. There is jewelry. There are shoes and perfumes and handbags. And there is food, everything from Burger King to Legal Sea Foods to Rainforest Café to Grand Lux Cafe.
I hadn’t visited the Colonnade Outlets, which is only a little more than a year old. This is a tony outdoor promenade at Sawgrass Mills, featuring Mediterranean architecture with plazas and fountains. The stores include Neiman Marcus, Just Cavalli, Cole Haan and Salvatore Ferragamo. So I wandered around this area for a while, impressed that Sawgrass Mills had gone so upscale. Customers can even stop by Coco’s Day Spa & Salon for a nice treatment. Eventually, I drifted back into the main part of the mall, carrying the bags of Bostonian and New Balance shoes that I’d bought there earlier. I was curious to see more of what this place had to offer.
It really is all a bit like a theme park of sorts, which was among my other impressions. Rainforest Café certainly has some of that feeling, with tropical mists and a jungly atmosphere surrounding diners. Then there’s Wannado City, the nation’s first indoor role playing theme park for kids. It’s a huge attraction, the size of three football fields, allowing children to try out adult jobs such as being a doctor or even a news reporter. I wish they’d had something like that when I was young – sounds like fun to me. That was the most unexpected thing about my visit to Sawgrass Mills: the place really is fun. Lots to see, lots to do, lots to eat, lots to buy at good prices. I can see now why it’s so popular. I almost wish I hadn’t liked it so much. But as always, I’m being honest with you here. I did like it. And I really will be back before long.
I hadn’t visited the Colonnade Outlets, which is only a little more than a year old. This is a tony outdoor promenade at Sawgrass Mills, featuring Mediterranean architecture with plazas and fountains. The stores include Neiman Marcus, Just Cavalli, Cole Haan and Salvatore Ferragamo. So I wandered around this area for a while, impressed that Sawgrass Mills had gone so upscale. Customers can even stop by Coco’s Day Spa & Salon for a nice treatment. Eventually, I drifted back into the main part of the mall, carrying the bags of Bostonian and New Balance shoes that I’d bought there earlier. I was curious to see more of what this place had to offer.
It really is all a bit like a theme park of sorts, which was among my other impressions. Rainforest Café certainly has some of that feeling, with tropical mists and a jungly atmosphere surrounding diners. Then there’s Wannado City, the nation’s first indoor role playing theme park for kids. It’s a huge attraction, the size of three football fields, allowing children to try out adult jobs such as being a doctor or even a news reporter. I wish they’d had something like that when I was young – sounds like fun to me. That was the most unexpected thing about my visit to Sawgrass Mills: the place really is fun. Lots to see, lots to do, lots to eat, lots to buy at good prices. I can see now why it’s so popular. I almost wish I hadn’t liked it so much. But as always, I’m being honest with you here. I did like it. And I really will be back before long.
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