The Traveling Red Shoes go to Hollywood in Search of Fame & Fortune!

Coming soon: See what happens when the famous footwear hit the pavement on Hollywood Blvd. When the Red Shoes arrived in Southern California they, like so many others, were struck by the notion of finding their fame and fortune in Hollywood. But how to get discovered? Start with a Google search.

Since Jules and I were not wearing the shoes now, they were excited about the prospect of walking down a brick and cobble street to visit St. George Street. We could see their little stilettos shiver, giddy with gladness that they were being carried and not walking down the ancient city street! St. George Street recreates colonial Spanish St. Augustine, with buildings that house shops, restaurants, and tourist attractions.

While the weather was so nice the shoes were amused to see so many varieties of open-toed shoes, many with extraordinary heels, just like their own!

There are a lot of ways to tour St. Augustine, and we let the red stilettos meet the 2 most popular modes of transportation; horse and buggy and the Sightseeing Train. The stilettos wanted to take a quick look at the horses shoes, but decided against traveling by wagon. They felt right at ease sitting on the wheel well of the train, as passengers ohhhhh'd and ahhhhhh'd over the train's special passenger. These transportations takes passengers all over the nation's oldest city, sharing the city's story with everyone. Taylor and I chose to escort the shoes around town by foot so that we would leave no stone unturned.

Julia and I enjoyed showing the shoes the ropes ... the nautical ropes, of St. Augustine! We walked along the Matanzas, watching the sailboats and jetskis, rowboats and cruisers enjoying this inlet. The shoes asked to walk to the top of the lighthouse that you can see in the background, but we decided to save its heels and not walk the 219 steps to the top! The Bridge of Lions crossing the Matanzas is an old fashioned draw bridge that was built long ago, in the days when Henry Flagler was helping St. Augustine become a classy little tourist town.

The shoes enjoyed their first stop at the Castillo de San Marcos, or the Old Fort, as Taylor and I like to call it. On the shoes' VIP tour we special-ordered our Florida sunshine on this 80° afternoon.

As we told the shoes about St. Augustine's history, they were interested in what it must have been like in 1565 when the city was established. We saw the coquina the Spanish used to build the fort, and told the shoes about how confused the British soldiers were when they thought the fort was absorbing their canon balls like a sponge. But of course we explained that it was just an optical illusion!

The red stilettos may have to make a return visit Mrs. McGuire, because every Saturday the Spanish soldiers fire the cannons, and from the top of the Castillo de San Marcos you can often see dolphins playing in the Matanzas River!

Hello from Florida! We are Julia and Taylor Casey, the newest International Traveling Shoe spokespersons. We are in 3rd grade and have been a part of Mrs. Carol Anne McGuire's Rock Our World project.

When Mrs. Hobbs heard that the world famous red shoes would be making a stop in north Florida, she immediately booked our services as tour guides in St. Augustine, Florida. So, ladies and gentlemen, hold on to your heels while the stilettos get the VIP tour of our nation's oldest city.

Sealed with a Kiss from Kentucky

Once we sealed the box, laughing at the shoes wanting to pop out of the box and stay in Kentucky, we took one last picture...

The box was addressed to Larry Anderson with the destination of Tupelo, Mississippi and home of Elvis Presley.

The International Traveling Shoes were off to experience another adventure!