Bob and I were back along the bayfront today. It has become our happy place, and there was more to explore. It’s Saturday, so the market was hopping across the street in the parking lot of Al Lang Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Rowdies Soccer Team.
We walked past the market to get to the bayfront and then turned south to walk to Albert Whitted Park, which lies between the municipal airport terminal and the air control tower.
We have tickets to go on Tuesday.
towards the St. Pete Pier
He was born in England,
but the Honda (now Firestone) Grand Prix is in St. Pete.
He was killed in Las Vegas in an Indycar Race in a multi-car crash.
Bob and I always enjoy walking around college campuses and we had noticed that there was a college campuses near us, so we had to go check it out. It is the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. That name made no sense to us as St. Petersburg is not located in South Florida, so we thought it must be a satellite campus for a university in Miami or Fort Lauderdale. It is a satellite campus, but the main campus is just across the bay in Tampa, so don’t know, but guess it’s south enough.
just up the street from the airport
with a marina behind it. This end of the campus
lies on Bayboro Harbor, an inlet from Tampa Bay.
Just a note, Bob reminded me the other day, as he reviewed the blog, that we have been referring to Tampa Bay the body of water, but most people think of Tampa Bay the city which is just across the (Tampa) Bay from St. Petersburg.
St. Pete offers a free trolley called The Looper which goes around the downtown area with stops at many of the popular attractions— Dali Museum/Mahaffey Theater, Al Lang Stadium, the Arts District, Central Avenue retail/restaurant area, and the hospitals. We decided to ride the loop today just to see if we’d see any new sites.
associated with St. Petersburg College
great food, and amazing drinks
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