A very special Restaurant and a MUST to visit!

Blue Heaven front view

The bar in the yard - always on Pina Colada time

Upstairs

Outdoor Gallery

Upstairs Balcony

The islands most quintessentially "Key West" restaurant has to be Blue Heaven. Like everything in Key West, it's got some history. The building once housed a bordello and later Hemingway refereed boxing matches there.

Located in the Bahamian neighborhood (Bahama Village), this restaurant is an absolute favorite with locals and visitors serving fine American cuisine.

During the day a few chicken and roosters roam the outdoor dining garden. By nightfall, they have moved to the trees to roost for the night while the cats come out to play.

The food is outstanding, the atmosphere funky and lively, and the experience should be memorable. Live music is gently offered by local musicians as diners enjoy the breezes caught in the shade sails.

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
No reservations accepted (except for very large groups).
729 Petronia Street

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Banyan Tree and Roots

Banyan Tree at Truman-Annex is spreading out his roots.

The roots in a close up shot.

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The End of the Rainbow....

This is the sign for the end of the "Highway #1" that starts up in Maine in the north and goes down the whole east coast of the United States ending with "Mile 0" at Whitehead Street in Key West. In between you will see a lot of wonderful landscapes to photograph or paint! One of my dreams is to drive Highway #1 from "Mile 0" in Key West to "Mile 0" in Maine, the so called, "End of the rainbow". Maybe one day I will do it....

Die Highway "A1" fuehrt die ganze Ostkueste Amerikas entlang, beginnend im Staate Maine ganz im Norden, bis hinunter zu uns nach Key West. Die Leute nennen den Punkt, wo die Strasse hier aufhoert "Das Ende des Regenbogens" und es steht eine Tafel dort mit dem Zeichen "Mile 0" - und oben in Maine findet man genau dasselbe. Es ist immer noch mein Traum, einmal diese ganze Highway A1 vom suedlichsten Punkt bis hinauf zum Ende am noerdlichsten Punkt zu fahren. Dazwischen gibt es sehr viele sehenswerte Landschaften und Kuestenszenen zu geniessen, zu photographieren oder zu malen! Wer weiss, vielleicht schaffe ich es doch noch eines Tages, meinen Traum zu verwirklichen....

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Please don't disturb....

Nowhere in my life I have seen so many street bums living and hanging around everywhere like here in Key West. You could think almost, the island belongs to them. They are just everywhere, at the beach and in the streets, living at the edge of our society. This guy is taking his nap on the wall at Mallory Square.

Nirgendwo auf all meinen Reisen, in keiner Stadt, habe ich so viele "Clochards" gesehen wie hier in Key West, man koennte fast meinen, die Insel gehoere ihnen alleine. Man ist konfrontiert und lebt beinahe wortwoertlich auf Tuchfuehlung hier, tagtaeglich und ueberall, mit all diesen vielen, am Rande der Gesellschaft lebenden Charaktern. Manche sind sehr nett, man gruesst sich sogar beim Namen - andere wiederum gar nicht.

The Secret Garden

Tea for two...and two for tea..... the perfect spot for a secret rendezvous, right? You are invited in the "Secret garden" in Key West. See you there....!

Einladung zu einem Glas Tee oder auch zwei.... solch eine Einladung kann man nur schwer ausschlagen an diesem geheimnisvollen und mit wohlduftenden, mit tropischen Pflanzen umgebenen Ort im 'Secret Garden" in Key West. Man sieht sich also dort....?

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Resting...

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Seagulls waiting for more rain...... seen in the old boat yard at Stock Island.

Diese Moeven warten auf noch mehr Regen.....

gesehen im alten Bootsgelaende auf Stock Island.

Costguard Ship

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Duval Street Famous Bars

Sloppy Joe's Bar

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Capt. Tony's Saloon

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These are the two most famous bars on Duval Street. Ernest Hemingway himself was visiting often Sloppy Joe's Bar. In both bars are live bands entertaining the tourists up to early hours in the mornings. In Captain Tony's Saloon you can meet on certain days the legendary Capt.Tony himself who was celebrating last year his 90. birthday and was a good friend of Hemingway.

Das sind die zwei beruehmtesten Bars an Duval Street, wo Live-Unterhalter aufspielen bis in die fruehen Morgenstunden. Auch Ernst Hemingway verkehrte gerne und oft hier. Im Captain Tony's Saloon kann man heute noch den legendaeren, bereits ueber 90 Jahre alten Captain Tony an gewissen Tagen antreffen und seine immer noch unuebersehbare Leidenschaft fuer Frauen mitverfolgen. Hemingway und er waren gute Freunde.

Touring around in Key West

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Conch train tours in Key West is a must to do. This will give you a small impression about our pretty island with all the pretty conch houses and the beaches, the small pittoresque lanes, the landmarks of Key West and of course all the famous bars on Duval Street. Everything what you have to see in a short time you will get it.

Dieser kleine "Conch Train" faehrt rund um die Insel mit Stops an diversen Sehenswuerdigkeiten und Kuriositaeten, vorbei an den schoenen so typischen Key West "Conch-Haeusern" runter zu den Beaches, durch all die kleinen schmalen sehenswerten Gassen und natuerlich darf auch Duvalstrasse nicht fehlen, dort wo all die Bars und Vergnuegunslokale sind. Alles was man in einer kurzer Zeit sehen moechte, bekommt man in einer 90 minuetigen und interessanten Fahrt zu sehen.