Article: Weekender...travel: El of a state; CLARE GOLDWIN FINDS FLORIDA'S SPANISH COLONIAL PAST IN AMERICA'S OLDEST CITY.(Features)

Byline: CLARE GOLDWIN

IT was a Florida attraction, but not the sort you'd expect to find in the theme park capital of the world.

At the Spanish Colonial Quarter in St Augustine there wasn't a cartoon character or rollercoaster ride in sight.

Instead, four grizzled men wearing 18th century costumes loaded their muskets to demonstrate old-style weaponry before displaying their skills at a series of traditional crafts.

And while other tourist destinations are keen to showcase their latest developments, in St Augustine it's a different story. ...

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