Aviles Street
Aviles
Street is one of those cool “small-town” experiences, a haven for tourists with
its restaurants, art galleries, old homes, and historic attractions.The house at left is the
Seth Wakeman House, originally from the mid-1800s but renovated more recently; a colonial Spanish church once occupied its space. This is not a
pedestrian-only street, so if you stop by, watch for traffic. You might want to
check out the Spanish Military Hospital which I haven’t get been brave enough
to visit, but be warned: colonial medical instruments were nothing to laugh
about.
Cathedral-Basilica of
St. Augustine
For
some reason, this side door at the St. Augustine Cathedral reminds me of
something you would find in Cuba or any large Spanish-founded city in Mexico or South America. Note the papal coat of arms above the doorway. The reason we
came to the side of the building was to see if we could get a tour, which you
sometimes can, but it has to be at the right time and under the right
circumstances. I’m not Catholic, so it would have been awkward to stumble
inside in the middle of a religious service, and I doubt the parishioners would
have appreciated it either.
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