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I visited @ancientcitybrewing downtown taproom. I loved the St. Augustine themed beer names like Anastasia Island IPA and Mantanzas River Red. This was our first time at the brewery but I had the beer before in cans. It was walking distance from the St George Street area. . We got a gigantic beer flight but shared it. My favorite was the castillo coconut porter and the strawberry 🍓 fields copper ale beer. It was the largest beer flight I've ever had. OMG! Wooooooo. 🍺 You should get a prize or something for finishing this beer flight. It was an accomplishment. . Note: We walked back to the B&B that was 10 minutes away. We were not driving that night. This flight is no joke and would make anyone need an Uber.

We tried different datil pepper 🌶️ foods in St. Augustine recently. I had the strawberry 🍓 datil pepper gourmet popsicle @thehyppo. The datil pepper goes great with the strawberry. It was sweet with a slight spicy kick. . The datil pepper is a small hot yellow/orange unique to St. Augustine. It is similar in strength to a habanero or Scotch bonnet. Datil pepper challenge: spicy level 1 mild 🌶️

Oh my goodness. I had a massage with cupping @thesaltroomorlando. Cupping therapy is a form of alternative medicine in which a suction is created on the skin. Cupping was used by some Team USA swimmers in the last Olympics. It was the best massage I've ever had. Hands down. Marea was my massage therapist. The salt was being blown into the room during the massage so you can get the salt benefits. The salt seemed to help with my sinuses. . The Salt Room staff were friendly and I got a tour of the facility. The other massage options include Halo, pre-natel, salt stone, vibrational sound therapy and deep tissue. The Salt Room also offers salt therapy. You can lay on a chair inside the entire natural rock salt room. The salt room is lined with salt ceiling, walls and floor. Halotherapy is a form of alternative medicine which makes use of salt. The Salt Room website lists a range of health benefits of salt therapy. . Note: This service was provided to me at no cost as a Yelp Elite member @yelporlando and The Salt Room. #hosted

Mayday Mayday. 🛩️ Spicy dark chocolate ice cream coming at you. We went to St. Augustine recently and tried different datil pepper 🌶️ foods. We tried datil dark ice cream @maydayicecream. It is located near the St George Street area historical district. The decor here is airplane themed and they have an ice cream flight. . There are vegan flavors and the waffle cones are made in-house. The datil dark ice cream just tasted like regular ice cream at first. I didn't taste the datil. Wait for it! Then there was a spicy kick at the end. It was one of my favorite datil pepper food we tried on the trip. . The datil pepper is a small hot yellow/orange unique to St. Augustine. It is similar in strength to a habanero or Scotch bonnet. Datil pepper challenge: spicy level 1 mild 🌶️

We went to the @painted_oaks_academy for the Pumpkin 🎃 Patch & Maze to take some photos. Pumpkin patches make me so happy. The pumpkin patch has free admission and free parking. They also had pony rides, hay rides and a corn maze.

Part 3 of 3: Free cemetery tours . Tolomato Cemetery and Huguenot Cemetery: Visit the Tolomato Cemetery and the Huguenot Cemetery in St. Augustine. The guided tours are open free of charge to the public ONLY on the 3rd Saturday of each month. Normally the cemeteries are closed to the public or open only for private tours. The next guided tour is Saturday, October 19 from 11am-2pm. These two cemeteries have graves from the 1700's-1800's. . Note: The cemeteries fence gates are always locked due to vandalism/theft. It is illegal and trespassing to go into the cemeteries at night. However, you can take photos of the cemeteries from behind the fence.

Part 2 of 3: Free cemetery tours . Oviedo Cemetery: The Oviedo Preservation Project hosts an Annual Twilight Tour of the Oviedo Cemetery. This year it is Sunday, October 27, 2019 from 6-7pm. The Oviedo Cemetery is small and located across the street from Oviedo High School. The cemetery is owned and operated by The First United Methodist Church of Oviedo. . The Twilight Tour is a one hour Oviedo historical tour with actors in period costume. It's not a ghost tour. The tour is free and $3 donations to charity are accepted. The tales include the civil war, celery, snakes and other surprising stories. You get into a group when you arrive then you rotate around to the different actors stationed at the gravestones. We enjoyed the tour last year. . Note: The cemetery is normally closed at night due to vandalism/theft.

Ready to feel spooky? I'm doing a 3 part series on free cemetery tours. 💀 . Part 1 of 3: Free cemetery tours Greenwood Cemetery: Do you know about the free Greenwood Cemetery Moonlight Walking Tours? The Greenwood Cemetery was established in 1880 and is managed by the City of Orlando. You can visit during daytime cemetery hours. You can only visit at night if you attend the Moonlight Walking Tour. The cost of the tour is free but they accept donations to charity. The tours includes two miles of walking through the cemetery with brief visits to about 100 graves of notable individuals in Orlando history. I did the tour years ago and enjoyed it. . The registration for the tours are through Eventbrite and it sells out quickly. The registration opens up 2 weeks before the tour dates. Visit the website for upcoming dates and registration. The next October tour is on October 25 with registration on October 11 at 9am. Wear comfortable shoes and bug spray. . Note: Normally (the nights with no tours) the cemetery is closed at night and the fence gates are locked due to vandalism/theft.

We took our dog Roxy to Bark Park dog park at Shane Kelly Park in Oviedo. Roxy loves it and starts whining in the car when we get close. She smells all the dog butts and runs around at hyper speed. The dog park had doggy pools and a dog water area. 🐶🐾 Roxy is so tired out for the rest of the day when we get home. (This is not my dog in the video but I thought it was super cute.) . There is a free admission Howl-o-ween dog Halloween event here on October 21, 2019 from 6-8pm. The event will have a dog costume contest, dog treats and dog ice cream. Note: This is not sponsored, an ad or hosted.

Do you like your plants with a side of dinosaur 🦖 or yeti? @lukasnursery is a huge local family owned plant nursery in Oviedo that has been in business for over 100 years. The indoor plant building has fun statues of a bear, alligator, panther, lizard and some horse head benches 🐴. It is free entertainment just to walk around here with your child. My favorite statue is the large yeti. . Lukas Nursery also has a butterfly encounter 🦋. You can put Gatorade on your finger tips and then the butterflies drink it. You can have "butterfly hands" with a butterfly on each fingertip if you like. I recommend going in the morning though since the butterfly greenhouse area is not air conditioned. The butterflies like the heat. . Lukas Nursery is having their 36th Annual Fall Festival 🎃 on October 12th-13th from 10am-4pm. The festival has a pumpkin patch, pumpkin bounce house, food trucks, pony rides and tractor pulled hay rides. We have been many times. They also have live Christmas trees 🌲 in December and free seminars here too. Note: This is not sponsored, an ad or hosted.

I visited @properandwild_wp on Park Ave in Winter Park for lunch recently. It is the same owners as @thesanctumcafe which I have also tried. It is a plant based vegan/vegetarian restaurant. 🌱 . I had the heartcake sammie sandwich and the wellness shot flight. The shot flight included the sanctum, flu, E3Live and jamu juice. Each of the shots were bursting with flavor. I could taste the ginger and honey for sure. . Note: I showed my son my photos of the wellness shots. He requested some so I'm making them at home for my him (4 shot sized glasses of different kid drinks.)

Part 3 of 3: This is my 3 part series on hidden courtyards on Park Avenue in Winter Park. The Greeneda Courtyard area @parkavenuedistrict is near @barniescoffeeandtea. The courtyard has tables, a dolphin fountain 🐬 ⛲ and boutiques.

Part 2 of 3: This is my 3 part series on hidden courtyards on Park Avenue in Winter Park. The Shops on Park @parkavenuewp courtyard has koi fish ponds. I always watch the koi fish for a few minutes. The indoor courtyard also has benches, a hidden Winter Park map mural, a koi fish fountain and nice indoor marble public restrooms. My favorite store inside here is @lemacaronfrenchpastries.

I spent a few hours @parkavenuewp on Friday. I want to highlight the courtyards there since I love them. Part 1 of 3: This is my 3 part series on hidden courtyards on Park Avenue in Winter Park. . The Hidden Garden Shops & Restaurants courtyard has corridors to explore, fountains, tables, shops and restaurants. ⛲ I attended a Yelp Orlando event once in the courtyard too.

I finally checked out the @marlowsorlando Oviedo location on Friday. I had the rambling rose cocktail and the very veggie burger. The veggie burger came with a pickle and I had a side of grilled jumbo asparagus. . The burger normally doesn't have cheese but I asked them to add it. The veggie burger was delicious and I liked the buns too. I'll have to return to try the other vegetarian options on the menu. 🍔

All aboard the Ship of Dreams! We visited the @titanicorlando exhibit located on International Drive on Saturday. I saw this Titanic exhibit when it was a traveling exhibit about 10 years ago at the Orlando Science Center. 🚢 . My son and his friend at school have been obsessed with the Titanic lately. They both draw the Titanic ship and want to watch Titanic YouTube videos. So I met up with his friend and his mom for a playdate at the Titanic exhibit. . We learned all about the ship, the people aboard and the tragedy. You get a White Star Line Titanic passenger boarding pass with information about a real person on the ship. The boarding pass includes the person's name, age, class and information. You found out at the end if the person survived or not. We got a 25 year old woman from 1st class and a 25 year old man from 3rd class. I guessed that the woman survived and the man did not. The opposite was actually true. . The exhibit notated the real artifacts from the Titanic ship wreck with a red flag on the item information card. The other items were from the same time period or from the sister ship. There is also a dinner event offered here too. . The kids' favorite part was touching the iceberg at the end. There was also a touchable piece of the Titanic before entering the giftshop. There was no photography allowed inside the exhibit so I couldn't take that many photos. The Titanic exhibit want you to buy their green screen photos at $15 each. Note: This was not sponsored, an ad or hosted.

This is the savory pop tart @bluebirdbakeshop in Audubon Park. The pop tart had jalapenos and cheese inside. It's located next door to Kelly's Homemade Ice Cream. The decor inside was so pretty with the patterned wallpaper, tables and the blue birds. 🐦 I will return to try the cookies.

I checked out @alacartorlando on Friday. A La Cart has multiple food trucks that change and an inside craft beer garden. It's great for when you can't decide what you want to eat. There is outside seating in a courtyard and inside in the beer area. . I got three vegan empanadas from the @adao_usa food truck. I got three of the same kind but I wished I would have gotten three different kinds. So many empanadas options on the menu! They gave me a buzzer to carry that buzzed when my food was ready. I got a pink marlin grapefruit wit beer from @sailfishbrewingcompany while I was waiting. . I only wish that the beer garden area was air conditioned to give a break from the heat. This place would be great at night or in a month when it's cooler out. Right now though I got sweaty just ordering from the food truck outside. But I like the concept though and will be back.

"The Giant" sculpture is made out of stainless steel and steel. It is located at the Lake Concord Park sculpture garden in Casselberry, FL. The garden has 11 permanent sculptures and there is a free indoor art gallery. Artist: Jacob Harmeling

I went to @jinyaramenbar in Thornton Park on Friday for lunch. I had the spicy creamy vegan ramen with thick noodles. I had the warm sake too. The ramen was delicious. The broth and ingredients were flavorful. The spicy level was just right for me. The service was fast too. I will be back. 🍜

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