I was in Miami for five weeks, FIVE WEEKS (Well technically five weeks and two days, but who’s counting? 😉 ). If I’m being completely honest with all of you, I didn’t really like living in Miami for a while, that is, until I figured out where to go.
1) South Beach (Obviously.)
South Beach is absolutely gorgeous, and, if you can go at a time when it’s not too crowded (i.e. Sunday morning), it really is enjoyable. The beach has absolutely gorgeous blue and green water and it stays shallow for quite a while which allows you to go pretty far off shore. 🙂
Helpful Tip: If you ever need to park, there’s a lot on 22nd St that generally has space, but the beach straight down from it is pretty heavy on seaweed a few feet up from the water and a little bit in the sea. If you go a few blocks down, straight down from Lincoln Road, there’s clear shores and it’s generally cleaner. Plus, there’s a really fun purple and green lifeguard stand! We were at this part of the beach on a Sunday afternoon so it was pretty quiet for South Beach, but go on a Saturday and it could be pretty busy. IF you do go on a Sunday, Lincoln Road has a little Farmer’s Market that not only has fresh fruit (lychee, anyone?) but also has really good fresh squeezed juice. Pure mango juice, try it, it’s amazing.
Beaches and yoga, two of my favorite things! A yoga teacher I had at Miami City Ballet teaches this on Mondays and Saturdays at 5 in the winter and 6 in the spring and the summer. Her yoga classes are amazing! So relaxing and so much fun. I would highly recommend stopping by at least once, especially if you are staying on South Beach!
These walls are seriously so cool. Think whole wall street art turned artistic murals and that’s what Wynwood is. Wynwood is tasteful, and artful, and captures Miami’s diverse culture.
This wall… The whole wall is so cool, all done in the same color palette and kind of like a throwback collage, however what I really loved was the section that said “Rise Above.” So naturally, I was like, “I have to do a jumping picture!” Eight jumps later, I’m not sure that was such a good idea. But we got the shot! 🙂
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| Which current Rhianna summer hit song was Eva thinking of when she saw this picture for the first time? 😉 |
I am absolutely in love with this wall. The camera doesn’t even begin to capture how cool it actually is in person. On camera, it’s just a grayscale wall, but in person, the back base color of the mural is a matte gray, and every other accent shade is done in different shades of metallic silver paint, absolutely gorgeous.
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| Am I the angel mermaid thing yet? |
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| When your squad is ACTUALLY on point(e). |
Wynwood Walls is a TOTAL Miami must see, just make sure you check the weather first before going. There is a cafe and a gift shop within the gated walls, but besides that, it’s all outdoors.
Sawgrass Mills is actually about 45 minutes outside of Miami in Sunrise, but it is well worth the drive. Sawgrass Mills is the largest outlet mall in the United States (or so their website claims), and it really is huge. Sawgrass Mills has outlets from inexpensive retail stores such as Old Navy, to couture fashion houses such as Prada (Did anyone even know there is a such thing as a Prada outlet?). My favorites were Kate Spade and Vera Bradley, of course. I ended up getting this really adorable Love Note Bow Ring at Kate Spade, and way too much stuff at Vera Bradley. Other outlets included Tory Burch, Diane von Furstensburg, Barney’s New York, Ralph Lauren, and Coach. Outside of the outlets are these painted alligators which were each handpainted by various artists.
