Castillo de San Marcos
This
room on the Castillo’s south wall has been used for very different purposes
throughout the years. Along with the room to the left which is now the book
store, it was originally part of the first chapel. When the chapel was moved to
the north wall, this chamber became officers’ quarters. Now it’s a rather empty
room with interpretive text, samples of all the flags which once flew over the
Castillo, and a nice model of the fort at right. I love an old structure
where you can tell just by looking at the condition of the walls that this
place has seen its share of history. "If walls could talk" is the perfect adage
for this old room.
Fountain of Youth
It
irks me to read complaints about one of my favorite St.
Augustine attractions being too kitschy because of the whole ‘fountain of youth’
thing. Yes, they have that. Yes, some people could call it kitschy. But what
about all the history this place has to offer? It’s essentially an outdoor
museum, with displays --- such as this one --- dedicated to bringing 16TH
century Spanish and Native cultures to life. It’s also very nice to duck into
one of the display buildings if it’s blazing hot outside or you’re in the
middle of a torrential downpour (strange how such different circumstances can
make you similarly miserable).
(c) 2015-2016 St. Augustine Fridays
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