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Nov 24: Wandering About
Posted On: November 24, 2008 9:08 AM
Posted By: LauderBLOGGER
Related Subjects: Greater Fort Lauderdale
There are lots of things I love about the Fort Lauderdale area. One of them is the fun I find in just wandering around with nothing special to do. I mean, there’s a time and place for planning a time and place, setting a date to head out to a fancy dinner or attend that big rock concert or go nightclubbing or whatever it might be. But you don’t always have to spend a lot of money to enjoy a wonderful outing in South Florida. You can just ramble, as I did on Wednesday afternoon. I haven’t yet found time for that full day off I’d promised myself after last weekend’s hoopla, though I’m working on it. Working at not working, as it were. But I did spend the latter half of a gorgeous afternoon doing that wander-about thing. It was lovely.
I had to make a couple of work-related stops on my way to downtown Fort Lauderdale, but then parked at the main library lot and walked over to Starbucks on Las Olas. I’ve really started to like this place with its urban setting and its ebb and flow of office workers. So I bought a nice hot pumpkin spice latte and sat on the wall by the little fountain there, just sipping and watching.
The sun was out full, as it has been for days, and the air was brisk. Well, brisk by South Florida standards. I lingered on the wall a long time, smiling at passersby and admiring the nicely dressed women and generally kicking back for a change. Ahhhhh. When I’d finally finished all that sipping, I thought I might take a pleasant stroll. Which I did, down along the New River from near Jackson’s Steakhouse all the way to the Riverfront area, stopping to sit once more for a time behind Huizenga Plaza. The weather was just right for hanging out in a light jacket and the sunshine felt pleasantly warming. I strolled again now, through the plaza where they were setting up a huge Christmas tree and other seasonal decorations, making my way back to the parking lot. I left my car’s convertible top down as I pulled into the late afternoon rush of traffic, driving over the Andrews Avenue bridge and smiling one more time at the downtown high rises washed in light. Just a couple of hours of doing nothing special for the price of a latte. But somehow it felt special enough to me.
I had to make a couple of work-related stops on my way to downtown Fort Lauderdale, but then parked at the main library lot and walked over to Starbucks on Las Olas. I’ve really started to like this place with its urban setting and its ebb and flow of office workers. So I bought a nice hot pumpkin spice latte and sat on the wall by the little fountain there, just sipping and watching.
The sun was out full, as it has been for days, and the air was brisk. Well, brisk by South Florida standards. I lingered on the wall a long time, smiling at passersby and admiring the nicely dressed women and generally kicking back for a change. Ahhhhh. When I’d finally finished all that sipping, I thought I might take a pleasant stroll. Which I did, down along the New River from near Jackson’s Steakhouse all the way to the Riverfront area, stopping to sit once more for a time behind Huizenga Plaza. The weather was just right for hanging out in a light jacket and the sunshine felt pleasantly warming. I strolled again now, through the plaza where they were setting up a huge Christmas tree and other seasonal decorations, making my way back to the parking lot. I left my car’s convertible top down as I pulled into the late afternoon rush of traffic, driving over the Andrews Avenue bridge and smiling one more time at the downtown high rises washed in light. Just a couple of hours of doing nothing special for the price of a latte. But somehow it felt special enough to me.
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