01 ye 08
Mutsva weFantasy Fest
Mardi Gras muNew Orleans inogona kuva yakakura uye yakakura, asi Fantasy Fest muChit West ndiyo iyo yakanakisisa iyo muU.S., kunyanya kana iwe unofarira kumhanyira kune zuva-rakasvibiswa mukati, tsika dzevanhukadzi, uye zviratidzo zvakakwana zvemitumbi isina kuvanzwa.
Akachengetwa gore roga roga anenge vhiki isati yaitwa Halloween, Fantasy Fest ndiyo imwe nguva yepfekete yepfekete, asi yakawanda ye "nguo" inosanganisira zvishoma kudarika pfupa. Kubva pakuzvininipisa kunotanga makore anenge 30 apfuura (chiitiko chacho chakasikwa kuti chiunza vanhu kuguta munguva yepanguva inononoka yegore), Fantasy Fest yakakura ikava mhedheni ye hedonistic inoita makumi ezviuru evashanyi gore negore. Mutambo wacho unopedzisira wapera nechisimba-chibvumirano chakavhara pasi pasi paDuval Street musi weMugovera, izere nekusvetuka kunotyisa uye vatengesi vanodhura vezvinhu zvose zvinofungidzirwa.
Shoko kune vakachenjera: Kana uri kufunga nezvekuenda kuFantasy Fest, iwe haungakwanisi kuisa mararamiro ako kare kare. Makamuri anozadza nekukurumidza!
Fantasy Fest haisi yevanhu vose. Kana kushaya rusununguko rwevanhu nekunwa kukugumbusa iwe, iyi haisi mamiriro ako. Aiwa, haufaniri kuve usina kupfeka iwe, kunyange zvazvo chikwata chemarudzi akangoita zvinenge zvakakodzera. Uchaona varume vakawanda vakapfeka zvipfeko uye chikokovonho, uye vakadzi vari mumapango kana pendemu yemuviri, uye zvishoma. Zvichienderana nezvamunofarira, unogona kuenda kune imwe nzvimbo yepfekete yemutambo pane imwe nzvimbo yepahara kana mhepo yezviitiko zvinotanga, zvakare, zvicharatidza miviri yakasiyana-siyana mukubwinya kwavo kwakasvibiswa kana kuti kune hutano hwakasiyana-siyana hwepabonde. Iwe wakanyeverwa / kutetedzwa!
02 of 08
Vanhu Kurinda
Chimwe chezvikonzero zvakanakisisa zvekuenda kuFantasy Fest muKei inofanira kuva yevanhu vachitarisa. Pane chimwe chinhu chinonakidza pamusoro pekutarisa murume asina kupfeka kana mukadzi kuvezwa kubva pamusoro kusvika kunezvigunwe mumuviri wepende. Mifananidzo yakawanda, mifananidzo, uye zvinyorwa, zvichibva mubhokisi rakazadza maruva kune mhuka, maharahero, uye kunyange KISS - mufananidzo weboka.
Mhedzisiro yekuguma ndeyokuti nyaya inotarisa inotaridzika zvakakwana kupfekedzwa kweziso rakashama-kunze kwekuti iwe uri kutarisisa zvakanyatsonaka.
Zvepamutemo, unyengeri hwevanhu huri pamutemo pamigwagwa yeKey West, kunyange panguva yekufungidzira Fest. Mutemo wemunharaunda unotsanangura kuti pende yemuviri haifaniri kuonekwa sekupfeka, uye vateereri vanokurudzirwa kupfeka chivharo. Iyi inogona kunge iri mutemo wakazara kupfuura yose paFantasy Fest, zvisinei.
03 of 08
Kupfekedza uye Zvigadzirwa
Iva nechokwadi chekuti unouya nejasi - kana nguo - kuFantasy Fest! Munhu wose achada kutora mufananidzo newe. Hungu, maparazzi ari pose pose, iwe wakabatanidza, uye kana iwe uchitamba zvakanaka iwe uchaziva kuti unofanirwa sei kuva mukurumbira achikumbira kamera.
Panofungidzira Fest, iyo inopisa zvinodhura, kana iwe uchinge wadzimirwa uye unobatwa. Shandisa rusununguko rwekufamba kune chero musikana kana mukomana nekukumbira kutora mufananidzo wako pamwe navo - hauzove nemukana uyu zvakare kusvikira nguva yeFantasy Fest gore rakatevera! Vanhu vazhinji vane ushamwari hwakanyanya uye vanofadzwa nekucherechedza kwenyu.
Unokumbira usati watema, zvisinei. Haasi munhu wose anoda kuva nemifananidzo yavo isina maturo zvisingatauriki paIndaneti!
04 of 08
Rongedza Zvirongwa Zvokunwa Zvokudya uye Ita Rwendo Rwako!
Imwai vatengesi vachave vachitengesa zvinonhuwira zvese pamatanho maviri, saka hauzombovi kure nekuzorodzwa kunyange panguva dzisinganzwisisiki muChief West kana pasina bhara pakarepo pedyo . Unonzwa wakasununguka kufamba mumugwagwa nemukombe uri muruoko, Key West imwe yenzvimbo shomanana umo kunwa kwevanhu vose kunobvumirwa - zvichida mukati me "Nzvimbo Yakafungidzira" (inowanikwa paDuval Street) panguva yeFantasy Fest! Iwe unogona kuchengetedza imwe mari nokuunza yako yejiji mu canteen; uzvisunge muchiuno chako uye utenge mixers apo iwe unofamba-famba.
Fungidzira Fest inotora vhiki rose, asi iwe wose unonyanya kudiwa mazuva matatu akanaka uye iwe unogona kunge wakazadzwa nekugumburwa, kunwa, kutariswa nehova panzvimbo yako yaunofarira, mimhanzi inorarama, uye kuona nzvimbo. Ingoedza kuve nechokwadi kuti hauna kukanganiswa Mugovera mukuru weMugovera!
Pamasikati maviri, vazhinji vanoenda vanosungirirwa uye vanochera mvura uye Tylenol. Veterans vari kunze kudya kudya kwekudya kwakanaka uye kutsvaga kuti mabasa emitambo yemvura ari pedyo ndeapi. Key West inopa mhando dzakawanda dzemabasa; Kana uchida kuita chiito, chiito, chiito, unogona kutarisa muHasha, iyo ine jet skiing, para-sailing, uye snorkeling combos kutora masikati ose.
Kana iwe uchida kuisa mararamiro ako pachako uye usingave wakasimba kudaro, edza yakanaka kayak kana paddleboard rwendo. Paddleboarding iwe pachako pamvura inokupa iwe zen zen nguva yekudzivisa kubva muupenyu, mhepo, zuva, uye munyu. Uye iwe unogona kuona manatee kana maviri. Iwe unogona kunyange kutasva kusvika kumvura yepamvura yebhariya - usangokanganwa shisi yako yezuva kana chihangu. Kana iwe uri mamiriro ekuda manheru anodikanwa, tora mushanyi wepaspora wezuva rekufamba.
05 of 08
Kuteerera Kurarama Mimhanzi
Panguva yekufungidzira Fest dzakawanda zvipembenene zvinorarama band action masikati neusiku. Mamwe emakamuri anozivikanwa pane Hogs Breath Saloon, Sloppy Joe's, Rick's Bar. Iwe haugone kuenda kune imwe nzvimbo kunze kwekunzwa mimhanzi inorarama ichibva pane imwe nzvimbo. Hapana chinhu chakafanana nemumhanzi mutsva unorarama kuti uite mweya uye recharge mabhatiri kana uine zvimwe zvekudya zvegungwa uye vekudhakwa. Unofarira zvinwiwa zvinotonhorera, zvinonakidza tunes, uye maonero ekugamuchira ndiyo Green Parrot.
06 of 08
Farira Zvimwe Zvokudya Mugwagwa
Nzira yakanaka yekudya mumugwagwa ndechimwe chezvinhu zvinokosha zvekuenda kuFantasy Fest gore negore. Iwe uchawana chiChina, chiGiriki, chiItaly, chiLatini, marudzi ose e skewered nyama, burger, arepa, corn-on-a-stick, uye ngatisiye kukanganwa imbwa dzezviyo zvishoma-yum. Izwi rechiGiriki rainzi Gyro rinouya neeiii, lettuce, tomato, uye yogurt yechiGiriki, zvakashanda kupisa moto kune grill pane pita chingwa. Idya kudya kwemasikati kuitira kuti iwe unogonawo kunakidzwa nezvinhu zviviri kana zvitatu usiku humwe!
Zvokudya zvomugwagwa zvinowanzoita $ 10 kana pasi. Kana mumwe munhu akaedza kutengesa iwe yepapapa ye $ 6 ivo vachikutorera-usatya kutadza pasi mutengo. Vatengesi vari kunze kubva masikati kusvikira panguva yepamangwanani maawa, zuva rimwe nerimwe reFantasy Fest.
07 of 08
Enda kune Mapoka Akanyanyisa
Chirongwa cheMugovera chingava chikokwe chikuru cheFantasy Fest, asi kune zvakawanda zvinonakidza zvinotungamira kwazviri, kubva mune zvipfeko-mapato emakambani ezvokuda-shanduka kumarlesque kuratidzira, masangano ekufambidzana, uye zviitiko zvinotarisirwa kuti zvipfeko zvakafanira.
Zvimwe zvinonyanya kukosha zvinosanganisira gay-tastic Headdress Ball, yeIrish party kuFinnegan's Wake (kupfeka gorosi kuti upinde muhangu), chikamu chakanaka kuCaptain Tony's, uye Cowboy Bill "Cowboys neIndia" bash. Uyewo chengetedza chikamu cheRowneck paLazy Gecko, 60s-themed Wharfstock paSchooner Wharf, Sloppy Joe's famous toga party, nezvimwe zvakawanda.
Husiku humwe hwevhiki hune zvipfeko-zvingasarudzwa pane denga reBindu reEdeni. Ramba uchinge wakatarisa madzimai aKaputeni Morgan, avo vakapfeka zvipfeko zvinopisa zvepirate uye vanogona kukuudzai mapoka anopisa aripi.
08 we 08
Getting Around
Panguva yemasikati, shandisa zvakanaka vanhu vacho vachiri kumanikidzwa mumibhedha yavo uye vachipinda mumakamuri avo. Ita nheyo kumabhasikoro-kukodha, motokari, uye vatengesi-motokari vatengesi. Yambiro: haugoni kunwa uye scooter. Iwe unogona, zvakadaro, bhasikoro uye kunwa ("binking"!) Bar hop, kudya masikati, kubata mimwe mimhanzi inorarama, uye kutarisa Key West kuburikidza nebhasikoro - inenge mamita mana chete kureba uye makiromita maviri paupamhi.
Nzvimbo dzekubhadhara mabhasikoro dzinonzwisisika zvikuru .. Motokari dzinowanzopa nzira mabhasikoro nevanofamba-famba, vachibvumira nzvimbo yakachengeteka yekutakura bhazi.
Imwe nzira yakanakisisa yekufarira Key West ndiyo rwendo rwetrolley: tarisa, ugare pasi, ureruke uye unakidzwe kudzidza nezvetsika uye nhoroondo yeKeys. Enda uye uende kakawanda sezvaunofarira, vane rimwe-nemazuva maviri apfuura.
Mahotera akawanda anopa kusununguka kwebasa rekuvharavha, asi izvi zvinowanzopera pakati pe1 am uye 2 am Kubata cab ingave chiitiko, nokuti Fantasy Fest inosvitsa vanhu 50 000 + kuchitsuwa chacho. Zvinogona kutora iwe kusvika pamaminitsi makumi matatu kuti ubate cab.
Dzimwe nguva vagari venyika nevana vanofambisa vanotasva kuenda uye kubva kuhotera nematengo anokosha. Iva wakangwarira, asi mari inogona kunge yakaderera se $ 10 yevhini yakazara nevanhu, kana $ 5 munhu. Kana iri 3 am, wakaneta, zvichida zvishoma zvinyorwa uye cabs hazvisati zviripo, izvi zvinova zvinofadza. Kana uine ruzivo rwakakwana kuti ubate cab, vatyairi vanowanzokupai nhamba yavo uye vanopa kukutorera uye kukuendesa kumba, saka bvunza bhizinesi rebhizimisi.