Yo! Huge shout out to my
dee o double
dizzoggies Adam and Cindy back in Chi Town for hooking me and Caitlin up phat with two free nights in the
poshtastic Intercontinental Hotel in the one and only home of crazy
skanks Miami! We spent the past weekend downtown Miami checking out the sites and sounds and taking a vacation from Fort
Lauderdale. Remarkably, these two towns are extremely different from each other. The first thing we noticed about Miami is some pretty impressive and colorful architecture. It felt a lot like Chicago - clean and white...but with more splashes of color.
Not just color, but also cool design. This building was a favorite. While I didn't get a picture of the front side that had a very rad "Q-
bert" style design, I did get the connector between the two buildings.
Traingularific!
See what I'm saying? Circles...some yellow. All nice touches.
This apartment building has a nice way of capturing the sunny side of Miami - a huge gaping hole in its structure to reflect the sun off the building.
Not your basic columns.
Not your basic wall...I think I am making myself crystal clear here.
I also liked the mixture of old versus new, like this church sitting in the financial district of Miami. Striking old Spanish architecture amidst colorful modern lines.
So, if anything, Miami is visually attractive and interesting to look at. But is there anything fun to do? I will report on that later...but here's a clue. Yes. Yes it is. (Okay, that gives it away...but you'll still have to wait for pictures)
The next morning in Miami we got up to a gorgeous day. After taking a nice swim in the hotel pool and watching skanky girls take pictures of themselves by the bay, we headed out to discover more about this mysterious island, Key Biscayne. This key is just south of South Beach but much less pretentious, crowded and touristy. As we drove through the small town, Caitlin saw the words that will always call to her. She saw "100% Natural Food" and that was that...we stopped to have lunch. All vegetarian, all awesome. The look of confusion in my face above is from trying to decide what of all the amazing dishes I should order, not trying to find something that looked good.
Caitlin was beautiful and in heaven - so I guess she was sort of like an angel?
Max spent most of the time flirting with anyone sitting by us. He always turns heads with his cute hats and shirts.
Max's main course was milk. Delicious, 100% whole milk. Our main course was vegetarian tacos and quesadillas. They were both very good.
Long story but Caitlin negotiated her way into us getting a free dessert - which was this organic cheese cake made without eggs. I can't really remember what was in it, but I know it had coconut and that it drove me into a frenzy of consumption.
Plus I had to compete with Max, who also went into a treat frenzy. He loves dessert.
Once out by the ocean we enjoyed seeing the city on stilts out in the water. These houses were build in the 1800s and inhabit the ocean on stilts. Pretty cool to see them out with the boats. I can't imagine being on one of these during a hurricane.
There is a beautiful park at the end of the key and it includes a great walk through the forest next to the beach.
Lots of boaters were out enjoying the weather. Caitlin and I both agreed that we are extremely intrigued by boat culture. How do they get their money and time? How can we get their money and time?
I basically think this chick is dope.
There also is a pretty classy lighthouse in the park that was striking as you walk down this row of palm trees standing gaurd.
1855...old for America, new for everywhere else.
More Caitlin hotty shots. We'd see more Max, but hims was a tired guy.
But he woke up just in time to take this sleepy time guy picture of the family. This closed our weekend vacation to Miami. Its amazing how a 40 minute drive can make you feel lightyears away from home and really set you up for a nice, short holiday.
