We were here about 10 days over a two week period....

We were here about 10 days over a two week period.

Parking - yeah, that was interesting. It varies from $3/day to $5/hour, depending on what time of day it is, what day of the week and (apparently) the mood of the people running the parking lots. If you get into the official structure, it's $10/hr. before 11:00 and then $5/day for the rest of the day. You also have to navigate the construction in the area.

The building itself appears to be in good shape, but we've been told that there are some underlying problems, thus they are building a new one. We were first told that the courtroom would be cool. We dressed accordingly, by FL standards, with a long sleeve shirt and a light jacket in case we needed it. By noon, we were freakin' freezing.

The next day, we knew we would be there longer, so we upped the wardrobe - turtleneck sweater under a crewneck sweater, heavier pants and warmer shoes. Nope, still freezing. It took three hours to thaw out our feet when we got home.

The third day, and thereafter, we went with full blown igloo wear, I kid you not. Two sweaters covered with a polar fleece jacket, two pairs of knee socks, heavy denim pants, gloves, hand warmers, Uggs and a double layer fleece lap blanket. Our feet we still cold, but overall we were much better. We did get an offer to buy the fleece jacket from some guy that was obviously "new in town" by Broward courthouse standards. It was explained to us, by a neighbor that works in the building that they keep it in the sub-zero temperatures due to a large amount of mold growing in the building. Okay, that made us feel sooooo much better about being there for 2-3 weeks.

The cafeteria, (as covered in a different review) was actually not bad, but if you're looking for a snack after 3:00 and you have a judge who's running til at least 6:00, better pack a PB&J, because there is no place to get anything.

Don't forget to get there early, in case you have to navigate from the primary wing to the north wing, which was about a 10 minute hike with a couple of different elevator connections, since they don't all go to the same place.

Overall, two stars is being generous, but I'm in a good mood, now that I'm warm.