Sarasota & Malls etc

glydene · 24 Sep 03, 10:12 PM

We have a villa at Anna Maria Island near Sarasota for 5 days and would like any info on good places to visit within 2 hours travelling, can anyone recommend anything. Especially good shopping Malls. Thanks for any info.

Steve.

Guest · 24 Sep 03, 10:39 PM

You could try the Prime Outlets at Ellenton - primeoutlets/cntrdefa...p?cntrid=1019.

Guest · 9 Oct 03, 10:52 PM

Beach at Siesta Key and a drive-in movie theatre in Ruskin.
Ellington is OK but nothing special

Steve

smudge79 · 10 Oct 03, 10:18 AM

Siesta Key has fantastic beach. The whitest sand. There is an aquarium in Sarasota. Also you should drive over the sunshine skyway bridge. It is huge! There is also the Ringling art museum with a circus museum. Not sure how much there is for kids there though. Naples is about a 2 hour drive away.

Guest · 30 Oct 03, 05:56 PM

We stayed at Bradenton, which is close by, last year. See my trip reports for details of what we did:

Day 16 � Anna Maria Island
Day 17 � Siesta Key
Day 18 � Sanibel Island
Day 19 � Our Silver Wedding Anniversary
Day 20 � Busch Gardens
Day 21 - Rain, Shopping and Salvador Dali

Guest · 30 Oct 03, 07:21 PM

Great reports, can't believe how detailed they are. Were you taking notes as you walked the parks or just a fantastic memory?

We are visiting the Dali museum next year finally after managing to miss it for the last 3 visits to St Petes. Sounds like it was well worth the visit. Was the museum shop expensive, I quite fancy one or two Dali "talking points" to go on the wall. It is also my Girlfriends birthday while we are there and she is a big Dali fan too. Will it cost me more than the "numerous" pairs of shoes i'll have to buy her?

Guest · 31 Oct 03, 10:04 AM

Hi Coma,

Glad you liked the trip reports; writing them wa a way of reliving the holiday.

No, I wasn't taking notes as I walked around the parks, I am not that sad

. However, I did always write notes in the evening before going to bed and the rest is either good memory or good imagination, you decide which

.

The Dali museum was excellent and a must see if you like his work; we have also been to the Dali museum in Figueras in Spain and, although there are more works in Spain, I think that the St. Pete's museum wins on quality of work.

The museum shop did not seem particularly expensive; we bought a soft clock for my brother and it was quite reasonable, as I remember; not as bad as shoes anyway

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24 Sep 03, 10:39 PM	#2
	24 Sep 03, 10:39 PM Guest Guest
Guest Guest	You could try the Prime Outlets at Ellenton - primeoutlets/cntrdefa...p?cntrid=1019.

9 Oct 03, 10:52 PM	#3
	9 Oct 03, 10:52 PM Guest Guest
Guest Guest	Beach at Siesta Key and a drive-in movie theatre in Ruskin. Ellington is OK but nothing special Steve

10 Oct 03, 10:18 AM	#4
	10 Oct 03, 10:18 AM smudge79 Apprentice Imagineer
smudge79 Apprentice Imagineer Join Date: Sep 03	Siesta Key has fantastic beach. The whitest sand. There is an aquarium in Sarasota. Also you should drive over the sunshine skyway bridge. It is huge! There is also the Ringling art museum with a circus museum. Not sure how much there is for kids there though. Naples is about a 2 hour drive away.

30 Oct 03, 05:56 PM	#5
	30 Oct 03, 05:56 PM Guest Guest
Guest Guest	We stayed at Bradenton, which is close by, last year. See my trip reports for details of what we did: Day 16 � Anna Maria Island Day 17 � Siesta Key Day 18 � Sanibel Island Day 19 � Our Silver Wedding Anniversary Day 20 � Busch Gardens Day 21 - Rain, Shopping and Salvador Dali

30 Oct 03, 07:21 PM	#6
	30 Oct 03, 07:21 PM Guest Guest
Guest Guest	Dali Great reports, can't believe how detailed they are. Were you taking notes as you walked the parks or just a fantastic memory? We are visiting the Dali museum next year finally after managing to miss it for the last 3 visits to St Petes. Sounds like it was well worth the visit. Was the museum shop expensive, I quite fancy one or two Dali "talking points" to go on the wall. It is also my Girlfriends birthday while we are there and she is a big Dali fan too. Will it cost me more than the "numerous" pairs of shoes i'll have to buy her?

31 Oct 03, 10:04 AM	#7
	31 Oct 03, 10:04 AM Guest Guest
Guest Guest	Hi Coma, Glad you liked the trip reports; writing them wa a way of reliving the holiday. No, I wasn't taking notes as I walked around the parks, I am not that sad . However, I did always write notes in the evening before going to bed and the rest is either good memory or good imagination, you decide which . The Dali museum was excellent and a must see if you like his work; we have also been to the Dali museum in Figueras in Spain and, although there are more works in Spain, I think that the St. Pete's museum wins on quality of work. The museum shop did not seem particularly expensive; we bought a soft clock for my brother and it was quite reasonable, as I remember; not as bad as shoes anyway

31 Oct 03, 10:04 AM	#8
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