Friday, January 1, 2016

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016



This is where we spent our New Year's Eve.  Downtown Punta Gorda.  It was beautiful after dark.
The same downtown picture from afar.
 
We sat in this area overlooking the water for a long time after watching the sun set.
 
 

To start the evening, we had dinner at Trattoria Limoncello Italian Restaurant which is just a couple miles from where we're staying.  It was the first time we had eaten there and it was wonderful.  We actually had three people who were attending to our every need.  Our meals were scrumptious.  We will definitely return.  It was a little pricey, but, hey, it was also our anniversary. 

I have to say, other than the night Mike and I got married, this was the best New Year's Eve/Anniversary we have ever had.  Usually, we may go to dinner and come home so as not to be on the road with the drinking partiers.  We were not very far from home at all last night and it was after dark when we returned, but we were still back home and in bed for the night by 9:30.  Yeah, we just never get real excited about sitting up until midnight and toasting the new year in.  Some of the people here, were planning on meeting at the pool around midnight for that very reason.  Don't know if they made it or not yet.   Best New Year's Eve ever for us. 

We walked around part of the downtown area last night and there are many restaurants downtown Punta Gorda.  We actually walked up on one hidden in an alley.  It had such a pretty entrance.  They had some seating outside as most restaurants here do.  The owners were from the Dominican Republic.  We had already eaten or we would have tried it out.  They had just opened a week ago but we think they will do well when people learn about them.  We will go back during the week to give them a try.  Very nice people.

Well I think we are going to take off today for parts unknown.

We hope you all have a wonderful day today, this first day of 2016.  May God richly bless you all this coming year.


 
 







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