In total Flat Susan will visit and stay with 36 people before she returns home. Yes, thirty six! That's a lot of travelling for such a tiny person. If you are new to this blog perhaps you should scroll to the very first post so you know more about who she is and what is happening with her. You are welcome to take the button on the right to display on your own blog and we hope you will visit the blogs of the people she has been staying with and leave a kind comment after your reading.

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Tuesday 5 November 2013

Downtown ...


...where all the lights are bright. Downtown! as the Petula Clark song goes.

My small town, however, doesn't know the song. :) It's lights out and the sidewalks rolled up at 5:00 p.m. folks! (Pic heavy post)

So FS and I went for a walk early Friday morning. It's a nice peaceful place to walk at 9:00 am before the businesses are open and the tourists flock in.
It's also a one stoplight town....that's small. :)


Looking down Donnelly Street on the west side of the street.


We've crossed Donnelly and are headed south.


A few early risers enjoying breakfast on the outdoor deck above.
A restaurant that I think FS and her countrywomen would like


The Windsor Tea Room was established by a British ex-pat. Continuing down Fourth Avenue we come to the newly finished pedestrian mall. It's only one block long. Told ya, we're a small town!



This is the original 1880's train depot now our Chamber of Commerce building. At the end of the pedestrian mall is the yacht club and new docks with a seating area for viewing the sunsets. More about those tomorrow.


Turning around and heading north we come to the building that housed our stamp store. Where I once worked and taught classes. Sadly, it's been closed for four years.


The posts are wrapped with lighted garlands ...getting ready for Christmas.
At the corner we turn right and we're back on Fifth Ave almost where we started. Here we find this interesting store facade from the 1950s.





Let's go up the hill and see what's going on, shall we?



Ah, power company workers stringing more lights. My little town puts up over a million and has a big extravaganza on the last Saturday of November to Light Up Mount Dora.

Hope you enjoyed the tour. :) See you tomorrow for sunsets over the lake.

Celebrate where you live!

3 comments:

  1. It looks like something straight out of the movies to me and so very different to England. I am sure FS will have a great time and chill out there.
    Jo x

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  2. Thanks for the tour of your little town. I really enjoy seeing where others live. Flat Susan is one lucky lady - traveling all over the world!

    The facade on the building is really interesting. I love seeing things like that. Can't wait to see the sunset over the lake.

    Hugs,
    Kay

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  3. Your little town looks amazing - it does look like a film set! And if it really is so small Flat Susan must feel right at home!!

    Hugs Cindy

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