Miami and the Keys

The next trip that my wife and I went on was just three months after the wedding. I had to be in Florida for work so when that was over my wife flew down and met me in Miami. We stayed four nights in Florida City, Florida. We stayed there to have quick access to the Keys. Then we stayed four nights in Miami. The first day was a travel day and we just toured around Florida City. The next day we went to Key West. Lunch was at Bobalu's on the way in. One of my favorite lunch spots. Once in Key West, we toured the usual including the "aquarium" and the treasure museum. I let her decide since I had been to Key West often for work. Then we went to Mallory Square for the sunset festival. We met a coworker there and went to El Siboney's for dinner. Yummy. After hitting Duval Street we took the long drive back to Florida City.

The next day we slept late and toured the upper keys. We also scheduled a snorkeling trip for day three. Even though it was during winter the snorkeling was really nice. We had to use wetsuits though. The views were amazing. We went out on a catamaran and had a really nice time and got to sail back. We relaxed the rest of the day.

Day 5 was the change of hotels and we toured our way up the coast and spent some time in Coconut Grove. My wife found the Cheesecake Factory just after we finished lunch and was disappointed we didnt get to eat there. Then we checked in our hotel and got our bearings. We hit the Dolphin Mall and Texas de Brazil for dinner. Yummy.

Day 6 was a trip to the Everglades. We took a tour on an airboat and visited the "park" and alligator attractions. The alligator meat at the restaurant was horrible. I guess you can say we got caught in a tourist trap. But it was interesting.

Day 7 we got to drive up to Fort Lauderdale where we went to Butterfly World (definately my wife's idea). Then we went to Las Olas Boulevard to wind down the night. We found the Cheesecake Factory there for dinner.

Day 8 we toured South Beach and the Art Deco District. We ended up taking the duck tour which included South Beach and the island where all the celebrities have houses. It was a nice relaxing day. The next day we headed back to reality. Overall, it was really nice and warm in January compared to what the weather was like back at home!