Part 2 begins with our trip to Miami!
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| Lincoln Road Mall |
The first thing that we thought to ourselves upon arrival, was how the Miami airport was so much better than JFK. Surprising in the sense that the buildings are newer, better maintained, and that there are more shops and entertainment stores in general. It's pretty dismal in JFK. Disappointing in the sense that it was the airport that welcomes quite a number of people into America.
Anyway, we checked in to our hotel to offload our things. We stayed at Crest Hotel Suites. I do recommend this place. The people at the reception are really friendly. Not to mention that when you ask for extra towels to bring to the beach, they'd both give them to you, and give you extra towels upon your return for use in your hotel room. The location is perfect too - It has a CVS pharmacy (which houses ALL your needs available) nearby, and it's located really close to the Lincoln Road Mall, and it's just a stone's throw away from the clubbing scene. The last point is really important I think, because the clubs and pubs can get REALLY noisy at night, and this place is situated just far enough from all the commotion. It's also really near Ocean Drive- the main beach.
We would then spend the next few days shopping (Lincoln Road Mall is somewhat like an Oxford Street of London), eating ice-cream, sun-bathing and watching movies.
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| I loved the colourful umbrellas that people brought. So cheerful. :) |
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| And then there are the cool stations - marking the streets. This is the 13th street station |
Miami really is a place to just chill and relax. We didn't do anything other than that. But there are some amazing food stalls that I'm still thinking about up to now. It's really good!
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| The Meatball Joint |
The Meatball joint. It's a new shop that just opened for 2 weeks when we got there. You get a choice between different kinds of meatballs, and what kind of dishes you would like to have it with (pasta, soup, etc). It's brilliant. They have a wide selection of (alcoholic) drinks too. I ordered a Ginger Ale. Lol.
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| The bar at the Meatball Joint |
Then there was the 11th Street Diner. And holy moly, they have the best Southern Fried Chicken that I've ever eaten in my life. It's juicy, it's tender, it's tasty... KFC needs to move over. I'm not exaggerating this.
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| T standing in front of the 11th Street Diner |
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| How it looks like on the inside |
It was a fantastic trip all right. Some would say that there is absolutely nothing to do in Miami. That kind of made me a little fearful about all the time that we would have empty and wasted. BUT, I must say, that it doesn't matter if there are little attractions besides the beach and the clubbing scene. T and I went for 5 days, and it didn't bother us. We went clubbing (or tried to, at least) for a night. But we spent the next few days running along the beach, swimming, sun tanning, reading our books, watching movies every night, eating really good food, talking, shopping... what more can you ask for really? The point of this being our graduation trip was that we were celebrating a few months of being able to forget our busy lives and just do... nothing. And Miami really does that for you. It's great. 5 days of oblivion?
Perfect.
