We booked some tour to go out to the Everglades park and then some Biscayne Bay tour for the morning, but the tour never turned up. The tour company are closed on weekends, which is somewhat inconvenient. Their affiliate company where we actually made the booking online were contactable, but had no way to get in contact with this company either, so that was the end of that - took me almost a month after the trip to get a refund from them.
So, took a bus up to Aventura Mall in North Beach for something to do. For a while I was enjoying the bus ride, as it reminded me of GTA Vice City where you explore the South, Mid and North Beach areas. Some of the hotels might have even been copied in the game, but my memory wasn't quite that good. After about half an hour the bus ride got a bit boring though, in particular the amount of stops it keeps making. Got to Aventura and I was hoping it was going to be like the outdoor malls I remembered from Vice City, but it was actually indoor and nothing special - possibly I should have gotten off at Bal Harbour Shops in Mid Beach instead.
Had to take another bus back down south after that, which felt like it took twice as long. The thing that amazes me about Miami Beach is the amount of apartments and hotels that line the beach. Literally for an entire hour driving (in a bus) north-south along the beach, there is nothing but big apartment buildings all the way along the east side of the street. I'm not sure what the ratio of residential apartments to hotels is, but either way I'm surprised that there is enough people to fill them all.
Got back in time for some Sunday football then checked out some other places nearby like South Point Park and Flamingo Park (no flamingos).
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| Some Art Deco. |
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| Majestic Hotel. |
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| The car matches the building. |
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| Beacon Hotel. |
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| Johnny Rockets, the Scarface chainsaw scene place. |
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| Same again. |
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| Park Central hotel. |
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| Barolo something. |
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| South Point Park. |
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