We decided to take a short road trip and check out St. Augustine, Florida for the weekend. We were interested in seeing the historical sights and enjoying some even warmer weather! :)
We have been putting off buying a nice camera for quite a while, but decided we would take the plunge and buy one! We stopped at Costco and Best Buy in Jacksonville to compare prices. They didn't have the exact same cameras, so it was hard to compare them on the spot. We decided to check online for reviews and prices over the weekend and stop back in Jacksonville on our way back on Sunday. (More about this in Part 2)
We continued on to St. Augustine and checked right into our hotel - it was beautiful! The lobby was so bright and airy, the room was spacious and new looking and the view of the World Golf Hall of Fame could be seen from our balcony. We immediately felt like we were on a VACATION!! :) We talked to the hotel front desk and got a tourist map and some dinner location ideas. We headed downtown and decided to park and walk towards the steakhouse suggestion. The evening was what can only be called warm-cool. Warmish while walking and since we know it’s not cold, and cool because once and a while you get a shiver and our fingertips were cold. I usually only like hot, but this felt great!! We walked maybe just over a mile and arrived at the Raintree restaurant hungry!! We had a very delicious black pepper steak that had to be two inches thick and ten inches long! It came with the best mashed potatoes - they must have had some sort of cheese in them!! Yummm! The restaurant was cozy and the outer wall was all windows looking out at either the street or the courtyard. We would definitely recommend stopping here if ever in the area! I wish I had taken a picture of the inside!
We walked back to the car through the historic downtown that is full of touristy shops and landmarks. Most of the shops were closed, but at least we found the area so we can visit again tomorrow! 
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