South Beach
South Beach gets it's own page. This was part of our trip to Key West, but it deserves a space of it's own. We got off of the ship very early and had most of the day to kill before the plane ride home. We hopped a cab to South Beach and got there about 10 in the morning. South Beach comes alive at night and in the morning, it's a sleepy place indeed. The humidity hit us like a ton of bricks, but we managed to walk for several blocks and see some things. The amazing Art Deco South Beach look is wonderful, of course.
We went for some ice tea and bagels and took in the scenery. The wonderful street with the amazing buildings, the greenway across the street and the beach and Atlantic Ocean beyond. I wanted to say that I'd stuck my big toe in the Atlantic Ocean, so we braved the heat and humidity and began our seemingly long trudge to the sea. That humidity made it seem like a walk of a 100 miles instead of two blocks. The waves were flat, the seas calm, the air heavy with tropical moisture. I guess my arms were too tired to raise the camera because this was about the only photo I got of the ocean. I was thinking that I was looking north and the whole of the Atlantic Seaboard was before me, and for a West Coast gal, I found that rather interesting.
We walked from the beach down about 4 or 5 blocks to see the Leslie Hotel, which was the hotel that was used for the movie, The Birdcage. It was important for me to see that place in person. We snapped the photo and that was about all we could take, so we got a cab to take us back to The Hard Rock Cafe for a nice leisurely lunch in air conditioned comfort. Both of the buildings used in that movie are on the photo at the top of this page, and this is a closer photo of the Leslie.
After lunch we wandered around the shopping area and then it was time to head for the airport. Of course, then the fun began because there was something wrong with our plane and we had to change airlines and ended up going to Dallas/Ft.Worth instead of Kansas City to change planes and then got to Portland that way. And for some reason somebody didn't do my ticket right and there was some confusion in DFW if I was going to be able to board the second plane, but this nice lady worked it all out. The sky was beautiful after we left Miami and we followed the sunset. It was dark when we got to Texas and looking out at the lights sprinkled across the black landscape was absolutely stunning. It looked like stars against the night sky. I didn't have a window seat, but I managed to see it anyway. My apologies to who's ever lap I sat on, by the way!
South Beach always looked interesting. Some day maybe, but the heat and humidity are not for me. Dry heat, fine. Wet and soggy heat? No thanks. Enjoyed slogging along with you there. :)
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ReplyDeleteWell, we were there in the "off season", too. I'd go back to Florida in the winter time if I had the chance to see something else. I think we were there in May or June.
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