It's a Saturday afternoon, when I am writing this post, I'm surrounded with the wintery Missouri: it's cold (-4 C), quiet, gloomy and snowy. It's magical within its own genre, of course. It seems unbelievable, though, that a month before I was laying on a warm, sandy beach and enjoying the sound of the Atlantic ocean.
One of the many things we share, Dave and I, is our passion for traveling. We've arrived at the States with very few certainties. We had an empty space to answer questions like how long are we gonna stay here and how exactly are we gonna spend our lives, or what is going to be the next chapter. There was one thing, though, that was absolute: WE WILL TRAVEL, no matter what, and as much as possible during our stay here.
The winter break was a long-enough period for an adventurous vacation, and we decided early on that instead of sitting in our St. Louis home with no Christmas mood or decoration whatsoever, we'd rather hit the road with our car and discover this continent. We picked Florida, mostly because of the weather (25-29 C degrees, the sun, the ocean, warm beaches), and also because of the peninsula's richness in attractions. (No, we didn't go to theme parks or Disney-world, there are plenty to do without them.)
The travel was exuberant, dense, and amazing. We traveled approximately 5000 km in less than two weeks, entered museums, national parks, swaps, space-centers. We discovered great American cities, Atlanta in Georga and Miami in Florida. We saw the coral reefs of the Florida Keys.
Several places that we visited had such a strong effect on us that we would dedicate a separate post to them. From the rest of our travel, I tried to pick the most amazing moments - and show them to you.
Atlanta skyline
Atlanta is vibrant, colorful, a booming city with an impressive skyline - and a mild weather. Home of the Coca-Cola Company, CNN headquarters, the birthplace of Martin Luther King.
Miami skyline
Following a photo-blog article, we wanted to find a specific spot from where Miami shows its nicest skyline. Unfortunately, that very spot is not available for public anymore. Just a couple of yard away, though, there was some sort of special airport - to which we could sneak in and shot some amazing pictures.
Okefenokee swamp
At the border of Georga and Florida, you find this hidden, peaceful treasure. It is vast, and calm, and magnificent. I don't think this photo needs any further comment.
Bahia Honda beach
Without a question, this was the most beautiful place during our trip. The bridge in the picture belonged to the railway that used to connect the Florida Keys with the peninsula itself. However, in 1935, on Labor Day, a hurricane tore it apart - it was one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the US.
During the reconstruction, instead of restoring the railway, U.S. 1 highway had been started to build - leaving the bridge as a romantic background to this beach.
One of the many things we share, Dave and I, is our passion for traveling. We've arrived at the States with very few certainties. We had an empty space to answer questions like how long are we gonna stay here and how exactly are we gonna spend our lives, or what is going to be the next chapter. There was one thing, though, that was absolute: WE WILL TRAVEL, no matter what, and as much as possible during our stay here.
The winter break was a long-enough period for an adventurous vacation, and we decided early on that instead of sitting in our St. Louis home with no Christmas mood or decoration whatsoever, we'd rather hit the road with our car and discover this continent. We picked Florida, mostly because of the weather (25-29 C degrees, the sun, the ocean, warm beaches), and also because of the peninsula's richness in attractions. (No, we didn't go to theme parks or Disney-world, there are plenty to do without them.)
The travel was exuberant, dense, and amazing. We traveled approximately 5000 km in less than two weeks, entered museums, national parks, swaps, space-centers. We discovered great American cities, Atlanta in Georga and Miami in Florida. We saw the coral reefs of the Florida Keys.
Several places that we visited had such a strong effect on us that we would dedicate a separate post to them. From the rest of our travel, I tried to pick the most amazing moments - and show them to you.
Atlanta skyline
Atlanta is vibrant, colorful, a booming city with an impressive skyline - and a mild weather. Home of the Coca-Cola Company, CNN headquarters, the birthplace of Martin Luther King.
Miami skyline
Following a photo-blog article, we wanted to find a specific spot from where Miami shows its nicest skyline. Unfortunately, that very spot is not available for public anymore. Just a couple of yard away, though, there was some sort of special airport - to which we could sneak in and shot some amazing pictures.
Okefenokee swamp
At the border of Georga and Florida, you find this hidden, peaceful treasure. It is vast, and calm, and magnificent. I don't think this photo needs any further comment.
Bahia Honda beach
Without a question, this was the most beautiful place during our trip. The bridge in the picture belonged to the railway that used to connect the Florida Keys with the peninsula itself. However, in 1935, on Labor Day, a hurricane tore it apart - it was one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the US.
During the reconstruction, instead of restoring the railway, U.S. 1 highway had been started to build - leaving the bridge as a romantic background to this beach.
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