This is Sunrise !!!

Posted in Americas, Florida, Food and Wine

Well ,again, browsing thru my blog realise some special places were lost in other posts and really they deserve a post of their own, These wonderful towns of my nostalgic Florida where I spent many days playing, eating and sightseeing with the family, This has brought lots of memories and thrills to relook these family trips, Therefore, here is my take on this is Sunrise !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The town of Sunrise is in my former Broward County,of my dear Florida, situated approximately 24 miles north of Miami, 11 miles from Fort Lauderdale, and 21 miles from my former home.  The site of Sawgrass International Corporate Park at 612 acres, the largest corporate park in South Florida. In 1990, the first phase of Sawgrass Mills opened in Sunrise. Due to its continued popularity and expansion, the shopping and entertainment center has grown to almost 2.7 million square feet. Air France’s United States reservations call center is located in the Sawgrass Technology Park The City has close proximity to the Florida Turnpike and I-95, and bordered by the Sawgrass Expressway, I-75 and I-595 highways we love to do too, We lived west of I-75 !!

However, the one thing ,we came almost every weekend while living in Miramar Silver Lakes was Sawgrass Mills shopping center. The state’s second-biggest tourist attraction after Walt Disney World!! Its 400+ name brand retail stores include Off 5th/Saks Fifth Avenue, Last Call! Neiman Marcus, Kenneth Cole and Nordstrom Rack, etc. This is a huge shopping/eating/entertainment city in a mall! One of our favorite store was Books A Million ,well they were several and some have closed but this one have a picture!

sunrise books a million sawgrass mills mall my boys Aug09

Another favorite place was the family restaurant my dear late wife Martine love was TGIFridays , many memories here,and sadly it has closed. Nevertheless, here for the memories of always, TGIF started in Manhattan (NYC) in 1965 and my fav location was near Sawgrass Mill Mall in Sunrise, just north of my old home.  Located near West Sunrise Blvd & Yellow Toucan Rd, proudly bringing you the best local mix of food, fun, and handcrafted cocktails. Many times here with the family! Sawgrass Mills shopping center is huge, I mean huge  ,one of the biggest if not the biggest mall in the USA, and Florida’s largest.

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Sunrise TGIF family aug09

The National Car Rental Center ,then BB&T Center , and now the Amerant Bank Arena next door to Sawgrass Mills Mall is the home of the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League, and hosts top entertainers and events.

A bit of history tell us that in 1960, Iowa-born developer Norman Johnson paid $9 million USD for 2,650 acres of land in southwestern Broward County. By 1961, this community of 1.75 square miles ,which Johnson named Sunrise Golf Village . In 1971, the City, by referendum, changed its name to the City of Sunrise. The City is situated approximately 6 miles from Fort Lauderdale, and is adjoined by the towns of Weston, Davie, Tamarac, Lauderhill, and Plantation.

The official Sawgrass Mills: https://www.simon.com/mall/sawgrass-mills

The city of Sunrise on things to do/see: https://www.sunrisefl.gov/our-city/visit-sunrise

The local Ft Lauderdale tourist office on Sunrise :https://www.visitlauderdale.com/beaches-and-beyond/cities-towns/sunrise/

The State of Florida tourist office on Sunrise : https://www.visitflorida.com/search/?q=sunrise

There you go folks, a dandy on memory lane. Wonderful times never to be forgotten, Florida is big for us! We must move on and found places just as good or better as now in my belle France; however, the memories of these places will remain in our hearts forever. Again, hope you enjoy this post on this is Sunrise as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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