I had the opportunity to visit the beautiful state of Florida this past week. My work needed someone to go and I bravely volunteered. You gotta do what you gotta do!
The day I arrived I went to check out the Tampa Hard Rock Cafe.
I would've eaten there if it hadn't been for the lack of an indoor clean air act. Shame.
Then I arrived at my hotel and beheld the view!
Gorgeous!
On Monday I had a free day to do whatever I wanted since I didn't have to officially work till Tuesday. I heard that St. Petersburg had a very impressive Holocaust Museum so, it was the very first thing I checked out.
I wouldn't go there again. I wasn't impressed with their stuff. The only cool artifact they had was a real boxcar that was used to transport Jews. Other than that it was pretty boring to walk through. And definitely not worth the $14 I paid to get in nor the hour and a half I spent there.
After the museum I headed back to the hotel to decide what I would do next. I grabbed a sandwich from a nearby Subway, changed into a swimsuit and swimsuit cover, and headed up to Clearwater, Florida. I heard the area was beautiful...and it was.
I laid out on Sand Key Beach.
Felt like a little kid when I spotted a Pirate Ship out in the distance.
And enjoyed the beach. Then I drove over to Pier 60.
Took in some more views.
And hung out at Clearwater Beach for a bit.
The first part of the trip was the real highlight and really the only part worth blogging about. The rest of my stay involved going from hospital to hospital and doing inventory counts. I also got to drive across the entire state of Florida (from St. Petersburg to West Palm Beach). West Palm Beach wasn't much to look at. At least not the area I stayed in. I didn't get a chance to visit a beach there because I worked too much. Oh well. It was still a fun trip even though I had to go alone. Howie wished he could've gone, but his work isn't too kind when it comes to only a couple of weeks notice for a vacay.
