South Beach!

This year, the summer flew right by. I think this is partly because the weather was strange and unsummer-like. We had rain for all of June; Spring-like weather in July and mixed sunny and rainy-ish weather in August. So September and October, the fall have been chilly. Also, Guillaume and I were both working a lot. We had lots of big projects and other things at work that were keeping us very busy.

During this hectic time, I was able to sneak away for a long weekend in August in South Beach in Miami, Florida. Lucky for me, the weather was sunny with little rain. Most people don't go to Florida in August for the very reason that it's sweltering so it wasn't too crowded. Since South Beach can be kind of sceney, I prefer to avoid to the crowds. And, who cares if it's hot if all you've got to do is sit on a beach chair under an umbrella near the ocean?

I didn't do much of anything while I was there. In the morning, I'd take a yoga class and eat

breakfast. Then, I'd head to the beach with my book and ipod. I'd break for lunch and go back

to the beach again afterwards. After the beach, I'd head to the pool on the roof of the hotel and then look for somewhere to eat. I found an excellent Indian place, enjoyed middle eastern food and took myself out to Wish, a fancy restaurant in the hotel where I stayed.

I stayed at this place called The Hotel of South Beach, which was fantastic. The rooms were nice and the staff was very helpful. The pool on the roof was a nice way to end the beach day. You could see the ocean from the pool and the mojitos were excellent! On Saturday, you could see the cruise ships leaving their ports.

There is a sandwich place, La Sandwicherie, which has fantastic sandwiches. The owners are from France and make the best sandwiches ever. It is on 14th street and Washington near the Club Deuce Bar, one of the older (and divey) bars around. It has an open counter with stools where you can sit and order your sandwich. One sandwich can easily feed two people and comes with the famous La Sandwicherie Vinagrette. It's excellent.

Had a great time in South Beach and looking forward to going back again some time soon.