01 na 08
Gabatarwa ga Fantasy Fest
Fantasy Fest 2011: Masu zanga-zangar da aka dauka a matsayin jellyfish suna jagorantar Ƙungiyar Ƙungiyar Florida da Kewayar Yammacin West da ke dauke da "King Neptune" daga Duval Street. Hotuna © Andy Newman / Florida Keys News Bureau Mardi Gras a New Orleans na iya tsufa kuma ya fi girma, amma Fantasy Fest a Key West shi ne mafi kyawun jam'iyyar a Amurka, musamman ma idan dandalinku ke gudana zuwa raye-raye, da al'adun gay, da kuma cikakkun sassan jiki.
An sanya su a kowace shekara kamar mako kafin Halloween, Fantasy Fest wani kayan aiki ne na kayan kaya, kodayake yawancin 'kayan ado' sun kunshi kadan fiye da zanen jiki. Daga cikin tawali'u game da shekaru 30 da suka gabata (an halicci taron don kawo mutane a cikin gari a lokacin wani lokacin jinkirin al'ada), Fantasy Fest ya ci gaba da zama a cikin kullun da ake kira Macca zane dubban baƙi a kowace shekara. Jam'iyyar ta fi dacewa da wani dakin da ba a rike shi ba a kan Duval Street a ranar Asabar, wanda ke cike da masu tayar da kaya da masu cin gashin kaya na dukkanin zane-zane.
Maganar ga masu hikima: Idan kuna tunanin halartar Fantasy Fest, ba za ku iya tsara gidanku ba tun da wuri. Dakunan cika da sauri!
Fantasy Fest ba don kowa ba. Idan sha'anin jama'a da kuma shan giya ba ku da laifi, wannan ba abin da kuke faruwa ba ne. A'a, ba dole ba ne ka sami tsiraici, kodayake tufafi na wasu nau'i ne kawai. Za ku ga yawancin maza da ke da takalma da fata, da mata a cikin pasties ko fatar jiki, kuma kadan. Dangane da abubuwan da kake so, za ka iya halartar wata ƙungiya mai kyan gani a wani yanki na gida ko kuma abubuwan da suka ɓoye su, wanda kuma, za su nuna jikin daban-daban a cikin ɗaukakar da suke da shi a ko'ina ko kuma yin jima'i ga matakan jima'i. An riga an yi muku gargadi.
02 na 08
Mutane suna kallo
Fantasy Fest jiki Paint: The Cat Lady. © Andrea Chung Daya daga cikin dalilai mafi kyau don halartar Fantasy Fest a cikin Keys ya kasance ga mutanen kallon. Akwai wani abu da ke damuwa game da kallon mutum ko mace mai tsiraici da aka zana masa launin daga kai har zuwa fatar jiki. Da yawa launuka, hotuna, da kuma jigogi, daga jakar da aka cika da furanni zuwa dabba dabba, superheroes, har ma KISS - wani hoto na band.
Sakamakon ƙarshen shi ne cewa batun ya dubi kullun ido sosai - sai dai idan kuna neman sosai .
A bisa hukuma, al'adun jama'a ba daidai ba ne a kan tituna Key West, har ma a lokacin Fantasy Fest. Dokar gida ta fayyace cewa ba a ɗauka fentin jikin ba a matsayin tufafi, kuma ana ƙarfafa masu sauraro su sa kayan rufewa. Wannan yana iya kasancewa mulkin da ya fi kowa a Fantasy Fest, duk da haka.
03 na 08
Dressing Up da Costumes
Wadannan kayayyaki masu fashin teku a Fantasy Fest ba su bar yawa zuwa tunanin ba. Hotuna © Dshfl ta Flickr Tabbatar ka kawo kaya - ko kayan ado - zuwa Fantasy Fest! Kowane mutum zai so ya dauki hoton tare da ku. Haka ne, paparazzi yana cikin ko'ina, kun hada da ku, kuma idan kuna wasa da shi daidai za ku san abin da yake ji kamar zama mai faharar da ke faruwa don kyamarori.
A Fantasy Fest, mafi kyawun tufafi, haka nan za ku daina tsayawa. Yi amfani da 'yancin yin tafiya zuwa kowane yarinya ko kuma mutumin da ya nemi ka dauki hoto tare da su - ba za ka sami damar ba har sai Fantasy Fest lokaci na gaba! Yawancin mutane suna da abokantaka da yawa kuma suna jin daɗin ku.
Yi tambaya kafin ka harba, duk da haka. Ba kowa yana so ya sami hotuna masu nuni ba a cikin yanar gizo!
04 na 08
Shirya Shirin Gudun Maganin Abincinku kuma Kuke Kan Kanku!
Shan a kan titin Duval lokacin Fantasy Fest. Hotuna © Ottofocus via Flickr Masu sayar da giya za su sayi libations kowane matakai, don haka ba za ku kasance daga nishaɗi ba ko da a waɗannan lokuttan da suka faru a Key West lokacin da babu wata matsala a nan kusa . Kasancewa kyauta don tafiya tituna tare da kofin a hannunsa, Key West yana daya daga cikin wuraren da aka yarda da shan giya - a kalla a cikin "Fantasy Zone" (a kan Duval Street) a lokacin Fantasy Fest! Za ka iya ajiye wasu kuɗi ta hanyar kawo kayatarka a cikin gidan wanka; sa shi a wuyan ku kuma saya masu haɗi kamar yadda kuke tafiya a kusa.
Fantasy Fest yana cikin mako daya, amma duk abin da kuke buƙata shine kwana uku masu kyau kuma kuna yiwuwa ku cika abubuwan da kuke buƙata, sha, kuyi ta wurin tafkin a wuraren da kuka fi so, kuɗaɗen kiɗa, da kuma kyan gani. Yi kokarin tabbatar da cewa ba ku rasa babban abincin ranar Asabar ba!
A rana guda biyu, masu sauraron masu yawa suna rataye da ruwa don yin ruwa da Tylenol. Tsohon sojan waje sun fita suna cin abincin karin kumallo mai kyau da kuma gano inda wasanni na wasanni mafi kusa suke. Key West yana bayar da nau'o'i daban-daban; idan kuna son aiki, aiki, aiki, zaku iya duba Fury, wanda yake da jigin jiragen ruwa, yin tafiya, da yin amfani da jigilar motsa jiki don ɗaukar tsawon rana.
Idan kana so ka saita sautinka kuma kada ka kasance mai girma makamashi, gwada kayak mai kayatarwa ko kayatarwa. Yin kwance a cikin ruwan da kake da shi a kan ruwa yana baka wannan lokacin don kaucewa rai, iska, rana, da gishiri. Kuma kana iya ganin manatee ko biyu. Hakanan zaka iya yin takalma kai tsaye zuwa mashaya na ruwa don giya - kawai kar ka manta da murfinka ko hat. Idan kun kasance a cikin yanayi don maraice maraice, ku ɗauki shakatawa na farar shakatawa na shinge na jirgin ruwa.
05 na 08
Sauran sauraren Kiɗa
Hog's Breath Saloon bar, Key West. © Hog's Breath Saloon A lokacin Fantasy Fest mafi yawan sanduna suna aiki a cikin dare da rana. Wasu daga cikin wuraren da aka fi sani shine Hogs Breath Saloon, Sloppy Joe's, Rick's Bar. Ba za ku iya shiga wani akwati ba tare da sauraren kiɗa na kiɗa ba daga wurin. Babu wani abu kamar ƙaramin kiɗa na raye-raye don jin daɗin rai da kuma cajin batir yayin da yake da wasu kayan cin abinci na gida da kuma abincin masu girma. Wani abin sha'awa ga shaye-shaye mai sanyi, sauti, da kuma yanayin haɓaka shine Green Parrot.
06 na 08
Enjoy Some Street Food
Abincin titi a Fantasy Fest. © Andrea Chung Abincin abincin mai ban mamaki shine daya daga cikin manyan abubuwan da za su halarci Fantasy Fest kowace shekara. Za ku iya samun Sinanci, Hellenanci, Italiyanci, Latin, kowane irin nama marar tsayayye, burger, tsutsa, masara-da-sanda, kuma kada mu manta da karnukan masara - yum. Gyro na Girkanci mai suna yazo tare da albasa, letas, tumatir, da kuma yogurt na Greek, sun yi amfani da zafi mai zafi a kan gishiri akan gurasar pita. Ku ci abincin rana don haka ku iya ji dadin abubuwa biyu ko uku kowace rana!
Kayayyakin abinci na yau da kullum sune $ 10 ko žasa. Idan wani yayi ƙoƙari ya sayar maka da wata tashoshin $ 6, suna kange ka - kada ka ji tsoro ka sayar da farashin. Masu sayarwa sun fito ne daga yamma har zuwa cikin safiya, kowace rana na Fantasy Fest.
07 na 08
Ku halarci Coolest Parties
Masu zanga-zangar a Ball Ball 2011. © Key West Business Guild Sakamakon ranar Asabar zai zama babban abu mai ban sha'awa na Fantasy Fest, amma akwai farin ciki da yawa zuwa gareshi, daga zane-zane-zane-zane ga zane-zane na burlesque, ƙungiyoyi masu tayi, da kuma abubuwan da suka faru a inda kayan ado ya zama dole.
Wasu karin bayanai sun hada da gay-tastic Headdress Ball, ƙungiyar Irish a Finnegan's Wake (sa kore don samun kyauta), wani cin zarafi a Captain Captain Tony, kuma Cowboy Bill "Cowboys da Indians" bash. Har ila yau, duba wurin da aka yi a Lazy Gecko, Wharfstock na 60s a Schooner Wharf, mai suna Sloppy Joe da ke da shahararrun magoya bayansa, da sauransu.
Kowace mako na mako yana da tufafin tufafi-zaɓuɓɓuka a kan rufin lambun gonar Aidan. Ka kula da 'yan matan Captain Captain Morgan, wadanda suke da kayan ado mai kayatarwa kuma suna iya gaya maka inda mafi girman jam'iyyun suke.
08 na 08
Samun Around
Key Key Old Town Trolley. Hotuna © Twodolla ta Flickr A lokacin rana, yi amfani da mutanen da aka rataye su a cikin gadajensu kuma suna wasa a ɗakunan su. Ka sanya takalma ga biyan bike-bike, mai sauti, da masu sayar da mota-mota. Gargaɗi: Ba za ku iya sha ba da kuma scooter. Kuna iya, bike biye da sha ("binking"!) Bar hop, karbar abincin rana, kama wasu kiɗa na raye-raye, da kuma yawon bude ido West West ta hanyar keke - yana da mil mil hudu ne kawai kuma mil biyu ne.
Biran motoci suna da kyau sosai. Cars yawanci suna ba da damar yin amfani da karusai da masu tafiya, suna ba da damar yin biking sosai.
Wata hanya mai kyau don jin daɗi na West West shi ne yawon shakatawa: farawa, zauna, shakatawa kuma jin dadin ilmantarwa game da al'ada da tarihin Kayan. Samun da kashewa sau da yawa kamar yadda kake so, suna da rana daya da biyu.
Yawancin wuraren suna ba da sabis na ma'aikatan jiragen sama kyauta, amma wannan yana ƙare tsakanin 1 am da 2 na safe Haɗuwa da taksi zai iya zama kwarewa, saboda Fantasy Fest ta jawo mutane 50,000 zuwa tsibirin. Zai iya ɗaukar ka har zuwa minti 30 don kama tak.
Wani lokaci gidaje da minivans suna ba da gudummawa zuwa kuma daga hotels don farashin mai yawa. Yi hankali, amma yawan kuɗi zai iya zama ƙasa da $ 10 don bashi da mutane, ko $ 5 a mutum. Lokacin da yake da karfe 3 na safe, kun gaji, watakila kadan kwarewa da cabs ba su kusa ba, wannan yana da kyau sosai. Idan kayi isa don kama taksi, direbobi sukan ba ka lambobinka kuma suna ba da kai don ka dauke ka da gida, don haka ka nemi katin kasuwanci.