Miami Beach, February 2002

We've just arrived at our hotel, the Indian Creek Hotel	Lobby of the Indian Creek Hotel	The weather wasn't great the first day, so we went for a walk	This hotel we came across seemed swanky
Farther back at the same hotel	C'mon in; the water's great -- not	An enormous cruise ship leaving Miami	Courtyard of the Indian Creek Hotel
On the I-195 causeway over Biscayne Bay between Miami and Miami Beach	Still on I-195 west, heading toward downtown	The Cirque du Soleil big top can be seen from the Venetian Causeway	There were enormous cruise ships docked right next to downtown
The pictures don't do justice to the size of the ships	Can you tell I was fascinated?	It says "Carnival Victory" on the side	Ocean Drive, the swankiest part of South Beach
The hotels all have old names	There were many relaxing sidewalk cafes, so we had to stop for coffee and tea	Where we stopped for coffee	Go take care of the bill, dear
It says "Crunch" upstairs (a chain of gyms)	Time to head to the big top	Cirque du Soleil! We're here!	Where are our seats?
A touring exhibition of the Amistad happened to be docked next to the big top	The big top and Amistad were right next to American Airlines Arena	Eating our popcorn before the show... alas, no cameras allowed inside	After the show, we happened to pass by the Miami Herald
Dinner at El Mexico! -- and boy, were we happy to see food	Who said anything about food? More booze, please	Monday morning, time to check out