Today we went down into historic downtown and did a trolley tour (turn off volume or it might scare you) and visited the old jail house. 
I found an ad last night that said all residents of St Johns county received free three day pass for the trolley and entrance to the old jail during the month of November. So being the last day of November, today was the day. The girls loved it. Savannah wasn't sure about the sherriff in one part (the actual picture on the website) as it was a fake guy that moved and talked.... She though he was real enough and actually going to lock her up I think. We were the only people on our particular tour too. Then we hopped on the trolley. We only stopped once along the way at an old historic church that Henry Flagler built (Flagler Memorial Pryesbeterian Church), other than that we just rode. Zoe actually fell asleep riding the last leg of the trip.... I still can't figure out how. A horse and buggy on a road full of potholes would still be a smother ride than those trolleys!
It did give me a few more ideas on how to explore St Augustine with the kids, some of the attractions that are free to get in like some of the old churches and old drug stores, that kind of stuff. Also learned some fun facts I didn't know before. When you live in a city, sometimes it is hard to remember the cool stuff about it. Other times you just stop taking advantage of it cause the kids are too hard to travel with.... but now that Zoe is old enough we really got to get out more!
I found an ad last night that said all residents of St Johns county received free three day pass for the trolley and entrance to the old jail during the month of November. So being the last day of November, today was the day. The girls loved it. Savannah wasn't sure about the sherriff in one part (the actual picture on the website) as it was a fake guy that moved and talked.... She though he was real enough and actually going to lock her up I think. We were the only people on our particular tour too. Then we hopped on the trolley. We only stopped once along the way at an old historic church that Henry Flagler built (Flagler Memorial Pryesbeterian Church), other than that we just rode. Zoe actually fell asleep riding the last leg of the trip.... I still can't figure out how. A horse and buggy on a road full of potholes would still be a smother ride than those trolleys!It did give me a few more ideas on how to explore St Augustine with the kids, some of the attractions that are free to get in like some of the old churches and old drug stores, that kind of stuff. Also learned some fun facts I didn't know before. When you live in a city, sometimes it is hard to remember the cool stuff about it. Other times you just stop taking advantage of it cause the kids are too hard to travel with.... but now that Zoe is old enough we really got to get out more!
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