........OOOPS - I almost forgot, while we were in Clearwater, we also drove over to see the VERY, VERY OLD BELLEVIEW BILTMORE HOTEL, where Sonia & Claudio had stayed on one of their trips to Clearwater. It was built well over a hundred years ago and is said to be haunted. (Aren't ALL antique hotels haunted??) But Sonia swears she heard strange noises in the night, and couldn't sleep!! As you can see, it is also an enormous hotel, and very elegant too. We took a look around the inside too, and the pictures below are a few of those we took. Now the hotel is a combination of old and new, and still very popular.

...... THIS IS THE ENTRANCE.....(AT LEAST ONE OF THEM!)

ONE OF THE LONG OLD-FASHIONED LOOKING HALLS ---IT KIND OF REMINDED ME OF THE MOVIE, "THE SHINING"!! Much like this hall is still original, including wooden floors, fixtures, decorations, the Grand Ballroom, and much else.

THIS LOOKS LIKE A CONFERENCE ROOM, BUT DON'T KNOW IF ALL IS ORIGINAL HERE.