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Chess Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk and her friend the French Champion Almira Skripchenko visit the Cape Florida Lighthouse

These photos were taken on December 22, 2005 in Key Biscayne, Florida, at the Cape Florida Lighthouse, the oldest standing landmark in the whole state of Florida. Alexandra is with her friend Almira Skripchenko, the French chess champion, just after their morning jogging in the park.
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This is the oldest standing landmark in the state of Florida, the Cape Florida Lighthouse, at the very end of Key Biscayne Tours are held each day at 10 AM and 1 PM, except Mondays and Tuesdays Here's some info about the Cape Florida Lighthouse Chess champions Almira Skripchenko and Alexandra Kosteniuk
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Alexandra and Almira on the way to the lighhouse A beautiful little road leads to the lighthouse Chess champions Alexandra Kosteniuk and Almira Skripchenko Alexandra and Almira are also very good friends in life
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Alexandra and Almira listen to each other's iPod songs while they are waiting for the tour to start Chess champions Almira Skripchenko and Alexandra Kosteniuk The Lighthouse Tour is starting, time to walk up the stairs Yes it's 10 AM and the champions want to be the first to go up
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Alexandra is ready to enter the lighthouse Alexandra is getting to the top of the Lighthouse Alexandra at the top of the lighthouse Alexandra and Almira are at the top of the Lighthouse
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Quite a view from the Lighthouse(1) Quite a view from the Lighthouse (2) Quite a view from the Lighthouse(3) Quite a view from the Lighthouse(4)
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Alexandra at the top of the lighthouse Almira and Alexandra are at the top of the Lighthouse Almira and Alexandra are at the top of the Lighthouse Chess Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk
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What are Almira and Alexandra looking at up there? .... There's a squirrel hiding in that tree! Alexandra and Almira are resting on the porch of the Keeper's Cottage Almira Skripchenko is enjoying the Florida sun
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And Alexandra too, of course! Alexandra and Almira are resting at the Keeper's Cottage Almira is enjoying the warm weather in Florida Chess Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk
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It's time to drive home to do some chess training, thanks for looking at our photo album! Come and visit the Cape Florida Lighthouse some day!

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