Lunch in Downtown Fort Myers

Although we have been to Ft. Myers 4 times before this trip, we had never been downtown. So after our trip this morning to ECHO Farms (which I'll blog about tomorrow) Doug and Matt took us through the historic old neighborhoods of Ft. Myers and we stopped for lunch at an Italian cafe down this quaint street.

We walked for a couple of blocks through the district, in a light rain, after lunch. We could imagine being outside enjoying the weather on a day later in the spring. It was a cool 50 degrees or so for the high today.

We found this art gallery lining an alley. The paintings, possibly by local artists, were all for sale.





Pink and aqua are two of the most popular colors in the older part of town, in contrast to the terra cotta hues of most of the new developments. This movie house pays homage to prominent winter resident of yore, Thomas Edison, whose estate we visited on an earlier trip here.

Norm and I thoroughly enjoyed the noontime visit downtown. Every time we come here we get to see something new. After lunch we all came home and took naps. Tonight we went to a performance of the Ft. Myers Symphonic Mastersingers that was delightful. Doug has sung with this group although this year he took off in order to concentrate more on his book. But they are an amazing choral group. Our second day here was full of new information, great food, fascinating sights and lovely sound. We are told that Monday it may get to 70. More to look forward to.