A couple of days exploring the Miami South Beach area,
First evening - start off with cocktails, of course,
great fun, everybody is so welcoming, interested in who we were, not just serving us.
Took a bite at a beach front cafe, food delicious, again service was friendly and fast.
We took a walk around the Art-Deco area of town, these buildings are fast being dwarfed by the modern massive hotels that are being out up. It will be a shame if this clearly 1950's influenced buildings are lost.
These buildings form such a part of the 'Miami' that we wanted to see, the 'Cuban', South American and Spanish influences all come through, in a dramatic contrast to other parts that are only a few hundred meters away.
As we had flown in, we could make out the massive size of the full City that Miami is, this is just a small corner, but it has an atmosphere and bustle about it that is quite magical. To back up the Art-deco buildings there is also the Art itself, galleries hidden away, that you stumble across as well as pieces out in the open for all to enjoy.
Even the Hotels were not just ordinary, the use of colour and the layout of the well planned gardens meant that we were always feeling like we were part of the creations.
The use of neon lighting means that a night time walk is a must, as well as taking an organised guided walk during daylight.
It is not just the Hotel designs that create the Art-Deco quarter, nearly every hotel has joined in with sculptures, paintings and pieces, there is so much to take in that we were left feeling that we had only seen the 'tip of the iceberg' as we had only planned to stay for a couple of nights.
It also felt strange that Christmas celebrations were starting, in temperatures that were more akin to a UK summer, but at least Santa was wearing clothes that fitted the local weather:
First evening - start off with cocktails, of course,
great fun, everybody is so welcoming, interested in who we were, not just serving us.
Took a bite at a beach front cafe, food delicious, again service was friendly and fast.
These buildings form such a part of the 'Miami' that we wanted to see, the 'Cuban', South American and Spanish influences all come through, in a dramatic contrast to other parts that are only a few hundred meters away.
As we had flown in, we could make out the massive size of the full City that Miami is, this is just a small corner, but it has an atmosphere and bustle about it that is quite magical. To back up the Art-deco buildings there is also the Art itself, galleries hidden away, that you stumble across as well as pieces out in the open for all to enjoy.
The use of neon lighting means that a night time walk is a must, as well as taking an organised guided walk during daylight.
It also felt strange that Christmas celebrations were starting, in temperatures that were more akin to a UK summer, but at least Santa was wearing clothes that fitted the local weather:
Moving On tomorrow ......more to follow.
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