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Compared to everywhere else I've travelled in the US, Miami is glorious.. But Day one and two the sun is not shining. It's overcast and windy. So I've taken advantage to explore Ocean Drive. It's about ten years since I last visited, so I was trying to recall some of the great places I shopped, ate and supped mojitos. I had a late lunch at Penguin Cafe. The mojito was great, and I enjoyed my caprese salad with a side of fries. I walked from 17th street, onto Ocean Drive and right down to 4th Street. In between I stopped for a mani-pedi. I repainted my finger nails later as the beautician seemed to purposefully paint over the edge and then remove with a nail varnish remover pen. The pinky-red colour had tainted the skin colour and looked kind of strange. All in all a strange nail painting technique! They now look fabulous in a hot pink Essie colour.
The distance between blocks in Miami is greater than in some cities. I walked back along Collins Avenue, taking in some of the shops (but I didn't purchase anything). I then switched back onto Ocean Drive as the sun had set and the pastel lights along the front looked great. The bars and restaurants look very seductive at night with the beautiful lights and colours. I had a tomato and mozzarella parpadelle at an Italian restaurant, finishing back at Starbucks on Ocean Drive for a coffee.
Today I checked out the hotel pool and am looking forward to sunning myself when the sun appears. In the meantime, I've purchased some aftersun cream (in anticipation) and some fake tan (just in case). I've walked all along Lincoln Road Mall, an outdoor shopping place with beautiful stores and cafés scattered along. I'm now having a very late breakfast (at lunch time) at Van Dykes, a great place to people watch and while away the time.
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