点评:Las Olas is Spanish for the waves which is appropriate since this road begins at Andrews Ave and ends at A1A at the beach. Further up however and closer to downtown Ft Lauderdale is a cute little area of 4 blocks filled with boutiques, restaurants with sidewalk seating, art galleries, clubs and ice cream shops. As you walk along there are a lot of cute side alleys to explore between the businesses. Whenever I am near the downtown area I like to do a drive by.
Today I paid a visit because I took my daughter to lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. After lunch we had fun as we strolled down the boulevard and peeked into art galleries and the boutique stores. Some of my favorite businesses are Fresh Produce, Kilwins, Hoffman's Chocolates, and Cafe Europa. Today I noticed a new business El Camino which was large Mexican restaurant that opened onto the street. It looked wonderful and I am putting it on the list to come back and try.
Parking can be tricky around here. Although there is parallel parking on the street your best bet is to look for the city lots offering parking behind the businesses on the south side of the street. There are many wonderful events held on Las Olas throughout the year which include Christmas on Las Olas, art fairs, and the food and wine festival. During the events they will close off the street. Since these events attract large crowds it makes parking in the area even more difficult than usual.
翻译:Las Olas在西班牙语中是“海浪”的意思,这很贴切,因为这条路从安德鲁斯大道 (Andrews Ave) 开始,一直延伸到海滩边的A1A公路。再往前走,靠近劳德代尔堡市中心的地方,有一片可爱的小区域,大约四个街区,遍布精品店、设有露天座位的餐厅、艺术画廊、俱乐部和冰淇淋店。沿着这条路走,你会发现许多店铺之间别致的小巷,值得探索。每次路过市中心附近,我都喜欢开车去逛逛。
今天我特意来这里,因为我带女儿去芝士蛋糕工厂 (Cheesecake Factory) 吃午饭了。午饭后,我们沿着林荫大道漫步,欣赏艺术画廊和精品店,玩得很开心。我最喜欢的几家店是Fresh Produce、Kilwins、Hoffman's Chocolates和Cafe Europa。今天我还注意到一家新店El Camino,这是一家临街的大型墨西哥餐厅。看起来很棒,我打算下次来尝尝。
这附近的停车位不太好找。虽然街边可以平行停车,但最好的办法是寻找街道南侧商铺后面的市政停车场。拉斯奥拉斯街全年都会举办许多精彩活动,包括拉斯奥拉斯圣诞节、艺术博览会和美食美酒节。活动期间,街道会封闭。由于这些活动会吸引大量人流,因此该地区的停车比平时更加困难。