Last time Strolling down Duval Street - #2

Bahama Village is an enclave of new and spruced-up shops, restaurants, and vendors leading the way in the restoration of the historic district where black Bahamians settled in the 19th century. The village lies roughly between Whitehead and Fort streets and Angela and Catherine streets. Hemingway frequented the bars, restaurants, and boxing rings in the village.

Men in Key West have their own bar too, where man meet man...

The Key West New Year's Eve celebration was shown live on CNN.

No doubt about it...Key West love's to party. And what's a better excuse than New Year's Eve?

There were different gathering spots that offered their own unique version of the time honored tradition of lowering something special as the clock winds away the last seconds of the year.

And CNN's favorite was to see "Sushi", a local drag queen celeb, lowered from a Duval Street balcony, riding a huge high-heeled shoe.

Everything about Cuba, from great Art to fashion with the words Cuba on, you will find it here.

I like this simple and so typical architecture in America of this house front at Duval Street.

The Southernmost Point in the U.S.

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One of all the landmarks in Key West is the Southernmost Point, located at the end of Whitehead Street. Cuba is only 90 miles away from here. If you ever are in Key West it is a must to see this tourist attraction!

Dies ist das Wahrzeichen fuer den suedlichsten Punkt in der U.S.A., eine absolute Turistenattraktion. Es ist nicht zu verfehlen und ein absolutes Muss zu sehen. Kuba ist von hier aus nur noch 90 Meilen entfernt. (1 Meile = 1.60 Km).

Two Roosters

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In my post yesterday I promised to tell the story about the roosters in Key West. Well,... back in the last century, when the Cuban people came to Key West, they brought with them not only all the houshold goods, there were also chickens and roosters on the boats. The roosters were sometimes used for cock fights in the backyards. Since these fights were made illegal, the roosters were released and are now running wild all over the island and their population keeps growing day by day.

Nun zur Frage, warum die Haehne so stark Ueberhand nehmen in Key West: Als die Cubaner mit ihren Booten nach Key West kamen um die letzte Jahrhundertwende, brachten sie neben ihrem ganzen Hausrat auch noch ihr Federvieh mit und veranstalteten in den Hinterhoefen die heissgeliebten Hahnenkaempfe - bis eines Tages die Regierung dies verbot und mit Strafen belegte. Seitdem rennen diese Huehner und Haehne frei herum auf der ganzen Insel und vermehren sich und vermehren sich....

Dancing Rooster

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Do you know the story behind all the wild roosters running around in Key West? I will explain that in more detail in another post.

Wer schon mal in Key West gewesen ist, hat bestimmt auch die vielen Huehner und Haehne herumlaufen gesehen; ueberall ist dieses Federvieh anzutreffen. Ich werde in einem anderen Bild auf das Wieso und Warum naeher eingehen.