Well, I'm back!
Where to start?
Flights to Miami were stellar, if not a bit bumpy when we ran into weather down in Florida. The weather was surprisingly mild by comparison to Michigan, and actually was not bothersome at all upon arrival. It was freezing cold on the plane ride from Cincinnati to Miami, so I was quite happy that I made the choice of jeans and shoes on the way there. However, upon arrival, we did encounter our first hiccup: They were out of Fusions, so we got stuck with some luxury car;
The Lincoln Town Car "Signature" was actually a pretty nice ride to have for a change. It was perfect for the cruises through South Beach and up to Fort Lauderdale (to see some family members). Although, the stereo sucked, and I was disappointed there wasn't an iPod hookup.
You can see the excitement as I drive the Town Car through Miami traffic:
We averaged about 20-22 MPG all the way through the trip with the Town Car, which I thought was pretty good. We only had to fill-up once last week.
This was on the way back from a trip to the Lamborghini dealer, who were among some of the biggest douchebags I've ever met. They wouldn't let us take photos of their cars, which surprisingly was the exact opposite at another exotic dealer.
I didn't take a photo of the Hotel/Condo we stayed at, but it isn't really anything special. Its up on 71st and Collins (if you know the area) in Miami Beach, about a 10-15 minute drive from South Beach. Its not the best, but only paying $500 a year for a week in June isn't a bad deal.
We did take a drive through Downtown Miami on our way to The Collection, a hyper-exotic dealer network in Coral Gables. Here are two highlight photos:
That was my first time going all the way through Downtown, and I was really surprised by how nice it was. I'd easily rate it higher than Chicago (otherwise my favorite city) in some respects, but overall a bit too complicated in spots.
How about some random photos of South Beach?
(I like their food there)
A lot of hotels and bars would have cars parked outside, like this, to draw people in. There on Ocean, there was also an old Ford Model A, a '57 Chevrolet Bel-Air, and a Ferrari 360 used to bring the folks in.
Oh, short story, I'll start with the photos:
We went to Miami Ink, as my brother wanted to get another Tattoo (and I even considered one myself). But, much to our surprise, they were marking-up relatively minor tattoo jobs by $1000, and now my brother has devoted himself to the full hatred of the shop, and therefore, the show.
And one last ha-ha photo:
...At least I thought it was funny...
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And, no surprise, the rest of my photos were of automobiles. So, you know where to find them...
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Other than that, I can't complain. It was actually hotter up here in Michigan for most of my vacation, and a lot of the time down in Florida was quite nice. It really never went over 90 degrees unless we were talking about heat indexes, and by the end of the trip, the Gods had decided that rain was more important. I have a good video of how hard it rained a few days back that I will post later, which of course happened while we were shopping.
I'm very happy to be back, as I indeed missed writing on GTP.
) and I could listen to it well into Massachusetts and Maine. But then again, Florida is pretty big.
