Panama City Beach

For spring break this year, some friends and I went down to Panama City Beach. This isn't to be confused with Panama City, which is known as a major college spring break city I know. Panama City Beach is becoming more touristy but not too bad yet. We stayed in a rental house right on the beach perfectly placed between the high rise hotels by around 1/2 mile on both sides.

The best part of this vacation was the fact that I didn't let time govern my day like I have to at school or like others do at their jobs. I woke up without an alarm, ate when I was hungry and went to sleep when I was tired. I spent my days laying on the beach, braving the cold water of the ocean, completing crossword puzzles, and playing dominoes (Mexican train dominoes to be exact- a super awesome game). One morning we woke up and watched dolphins swimming back and forth in the Gulf while sitting on our back porch- fantastic!

As far as the "must-see" places in Panama City Beach, I can't say much because we cooked in for most of our meals. There is a new outdoor mall called Pier Park that has some good restaurants, shopping, and Kilwin's, an amazing ice cream and chocolates shop. Of course we also went to eat at Pineapple Willy's, the city's more famous restaurant right on the water.

Another amazing iPhone app that I discovered and enjoyed during this trip is the Bing Top 100s by Year app. It includes the top 100s songs from each year from 1947-2009. It's a free app (for now) and you simply choose a year and it will shuffle the top 100 songs from that year. It's a fun app to listen to with friends!

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