I went to St. Petersburg last weekend. (Alas, it was the Florida version, not the Russian city.) Previously, St. Petersburg was a destination for us because my cousin and her family lived there. However, soon after we moved to Florida she joined the Foreign Service and moved away. I'm sure it's just coincidence that as soon as her cousin moved within driving distance she fled to the furthest corners of the world.
However, St. Pete is still pretty terrific. It boasts a brand new Dali museum. (To be specific, the building is new but the art is not.) It helps to have a guide when you're looking at Dali - he was a man that crammed an awful lot into each painting. (Example here.)
We also stopped along the way at a state park, formerly the site of the Koresh Unity religious group. They lived communally and. believed in celibacy and reincarnation. Their most interesting belief was that humans lived on the inside of a hollow sphere, and they did science experiments to prove it. Although we arrived too late to view their scientific apparatuses, we did spend quality time with their gopher tortoises.
Andrew enjoyed a lunch which featured his two favorite things: beer and math.
There's also a county park in St. Petersburg with extensive boardwalks. This feature is appreciated because the water is filled with alligators.
Here I am contemplating the swamp, deciding that I could never, ever live in Florida without the two miracle inventions: air conditioning and insect repellent.
6 comments:
I think Andy's order of favorite things should be modified, especially given the occasion of your trip: 1) RM, 2)Beer, 3)Math, although 2 and 3 could be swapped with no consequence on his happiness for the next few decades.
Don't take it personally RM, I never saw Lisa in Florida either! Granted I already live on the other side of the planet..
You crammed a lot into the weekend. Andrew obviously had his mind on higher things. Was he working out the bill or a new mathematical theory? If the latter, that piece of card could become very famous!
Lisa isn't exactly on the other side of the planet YET. Just soon to be. Maybe you and Andrew can get a position and the University of Manila just to thwart her escape!
Having seen the size of that beer, I've concluded that there needs to be a massive build up of beer inventory here before November.
Do friends let friends drink and calculate?
Lol! I just thought we were swapping locations - FL for DC ;) I am jealous, though, we were unable to see the new Dali museum before we left :( I hear it is fantastic!
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