Back to Naples to a completely different environment. White sand, not white snow. Traffic much increased and restaurants needing advance planning to get into. The massive cold that swept the country also trickled down to our tropics. No snow, but near freezing temps. My brother was in town for a visit and they were certainly troopers in the unexpected cold. It returned to normal warm temps on their last day - of course.
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| Gloves! |
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| Great shelling maybe because of the weather and low tide |
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| Brrrr |
Some fine eating happening. Sushi Thai, Brio, and a new experience: 21 Spices. Fabulous Indian food. We will go back for sure.
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| Sushi Thai |
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| 21 Spices |
Naples Botanical Gardens visit - a must around here. It's a pretty amazing place with many distinct gardens dedicated to plants from many tropical climates. 170 acres and beautifully designed. Never get tired of it. They did have hurricane damage which doesn't show due to enormous restoration work. And yes preventative work had been done for the cold snap: all the orchids had been brought inside, and frost blankets were on some of the more sensitive plants. Still wonderful.
Saw a lot including a large alligator. He wasn't bothered by the people walking by in the least. And he was quite far away, no worries, just my long lens...
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| Fun reminder of a legendary Naples restaurant, sadly closed |
Ending with their sweet covered butterfly garden. Monarchs in profusion and a lot of other species as well. I am a big butterfly fan.
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