This past week I went to Miami for 3 days and then went on a 5 day cruise in the Caribbean. Here are my photos of Miami with a few of Jamaica as a bonus. Some of the first ones are blurry as it was a very rainy and cloudy day on Saturday. Enjoy!

The skyline was breathtaking after 4 hours in a car from Tampa :nuts:
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I didn't waste any time I went to South Beach and went on the Duck Boat tour-
Preservation project in Miami Beach
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Guy on SoBe with parrots
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Buildings in Miami Beach
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Very cloudy
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View of a condo building from the hotel I stayed at
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View from my hotel room
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Looking down the beach walk in Bal Harbor
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Condos on the beach
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The Beach in Bal Harbor
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Poor quality shot of Sunny Isles Beach from the Bal Harbor fishing pier
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This condo was nealy completed in Bal Harbor
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I also spent several hours at Vizcaya and its beautiful grounds-
Front
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Waterfalls leading up to the front driveway of Vizcaya
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Archway leading in to Vizcaya
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Front yard and drivway of Vizcaya
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Arches in the garden
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The Bay behind Vizcaya
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Back of Vizcaya
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Leading to Vizcayas dock
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View of condos from Vizcaya dock
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The grounds to the south of Vizcaya
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It may be hard to tell, but this is a maze, I tried to get the angle from as high as possible
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Ok, another skyline shot heading back to SoBe
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Forested parking garage in SoBe
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Art Deco on SoBe
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Cruise Ship behind SoBe, juat after a storm hence the emptyness
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Construction
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Glass tower in Miami Beach
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Moving on to Sunny Islse Beach-
Construction
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Back to Mimai Beach-
Lincoln Street Mall
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Offices on Miami Beach
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Alright now to downtown-
The Biscayne Wall
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900 Biscayne
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Marina Blue
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Freedom Tower
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Base of Freedom Tower
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Downtown
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Downtown Skyline
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Downtown Skyline from Cruise Ship
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Just CBD
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Just Brickell
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Leaving the Port, some shots of SoBe
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Looking North of SoBe from the Cruise ship
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Anyone want to slide with the skyline in the background?
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After the cruise on my way home, taken today
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Biscayne
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Bonus: Here are a couple I took of Ocho Rios Jamaica from the cruise ship

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I hope you all enjoyed them, sorry about some of them with poor quality.
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Wow!!!Lots of photos. Thanks for sharring.

Wow, thats awsome. Looks like you had some cloudy weather though.

nice, looks like u had a great and fun tour of dade county.

wow, nice pics!!!!!

Wow! Thanks for posting, great shots.

It was very cloudy all 3 days I was there before the cruise. However, today it was very beautiful and sunny, to bad it was on my home. I had to delete about 2-3 dozen pictures due to not being good quality and/or being to dark and cloudy.

Anyway, I had a great time. I wish I had had the time to venture in to Brickell, but I couldn't. This was only my 2nd time to Miami and the first time was just for a night stay on my way to the Keys. Metro Miami is a beautiful place and I'm glad it is in our state of Florida. :banana:

The only thing I couldn't figure out were the confusing (atleast for me) highway interchanges. How exit ramps seemed to have exit ramps. lol Luckily the car I was in had a great Navigation system.

great pics my favorite is towards the end the miami wall marina, 900, 10M and Marquis) with the arena in the foreground left.

But also appreciate your fresh eye and attention to detail in sobe for example where you highlight specific buildings and made me better appreciate all beauty we have all around.

Great work! thanks for sharing :cheers:

What's the building in Miami Beach with the forest/greenery surrounding the parking garage? How come more parking garages in SoFlo don't look like that?

Thanks for the pics. Great work!

I have to admit I was a little shocked by how some parts of Vizcaya looked. I know it's supposed to appear somewhat "weathered" and older than it really is but there's a LOT of mildew and staining apparent in those outdoor areas. Looks like it needs a little more TLC.

Also, I wish the city could have some kind of ordinance regarding those humongous advertising banners on downtown buildings. Really, really tacky imo.

Thanks FF!
Btw, this reminded me to mention that the Sheraton Bal Harbor will be closing at the end of this month for certain, and they will start construction of the St. Regis. I don't know if they plan to implode the Sheraton or if they are keeping the structure. Also The Regent Bal Harbor will probably open up around the new year. I think when those floors collapsed that added significant delays. Don't know if any of this was mentioned in development news yet.

No problem on the pictures guys, you all are welcome. :)

And you're correct Aceventura, I stayed at the Sheraton BH and there were advertisemnts all over it for the St. Regis.

Spellbound, the Vizcaya's outside was rather weathered and worn on the outside, however the inside was in nealy perfect shape from what I could tell. I would've taken pics of the inside but they really don't allow it.

I love the cutout in Marquis!! I wish 900's cutout was a little easier to read. Is the plastic off of the glass at Marina Blue yet? Cos they still look the same color to me???

Wow good job, thanks alot!! The marina blue looks great

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Spellbound, the Vizcaya's outside was rather weathered and worn on the outside, however the inside was in nealy perfect shape from what I could tell. I would've taken pics of the inside but they really don't allow it.

Understood. It's probably a good thing they don't encourage too much photography on the inside, even if it hinders GOOD photo hounds like you. It's fragile stuff that needs to be protected.

Some of that exterior, though...jeez. It's not just the fountains, it's the building itself, y'know? HUGE stains running down the side...serious mildew...sloppy maintenance. Never seen Vizcaya looking so shabby (even though I'm grateful to hear the inside is being taken care of).

Anybody know who's responsible for it...is it still Dade Heritage Trust?

Hi everybody!!! this is my first sign-in and Of course i have 2 visit miami first!!.....BEAUTIFUL CITY!! Bad suroundings, Great Nightlife,Beaches,Sex n much more!! lol

NICE PICS....

No problem on the pictures guys, you all are welcome. :)

And you're correct Aceventura, I stayed at the Sheraton BH and there were advertisemnts all over it for the St. Regis.


Florida Future:) , my friend and Tampa Bay Master:master: ,
fantastic pics of MIAMI and Bal Harbour Beach:applause: ,
Please come back again in 4 and a half years, 2012:righton: , when MET 3 ( the tallest 75 floor , 828 foot, in florida ) will be completed .
along with MET 2 and Infinity 2, Capital 1 and 2, 1450 Brickell glass office tower, Dupont Plaza 60 floor Tower with the Epic Hotel Tower, and all three 60 floor ICON Brickell towers are completed,
The Skyline picture you see now in your pics are only 65 % completed:ohno: .
by the end of 2012:rock: ,
You won't regonize the City of MIAMI when all 55 projects are completed.:cheers:

p.s.
MERRY Half a Christmas Everyone !!!, 06-25-07:cheers:

Florida Future:) , my friend and Tampa Bay Master:master: ,
fantastic pics of MIAMI and Bal Harbour Beach:applause: ,
Please come back again in 4 and a half years, 2012:righton: , when MET 3 ( the tallest 75 floor , 828 foot, in florida ) will be completed .
along with MET 2 and Infinity 2, Capital 1 and 2, 1450 Brickell glass office tower, Dupont Plaza 60 floor Tower with the Epic Hotel Tower, and all three 60 floor ICON Brickell towers are completed,
The Skyline picture you see now in your pics are only 65 % completed:ohno: .
by the end of 2012:rock: ,
You won't regonize the City of MIAMI when all 55 projects are completed.:cheers:

p.s.
MERRY Half a Christmas Everyone !!!, 06-25-07:cheers:

DON"T forget CASA in the design district Chuck!!

I think everything we get above 15 floors, North of Quantum (Paramount Bay really) is a REAALLY BIG deal. It will make the city look as BIG as it TRULY is, even though not so TALL. I think it is exciting to see many areas of interest...as long as we have the main skyline down there in PW CBD AND BRCKLL

DON"T forget CASA in the design district Chuck!!

I think everything we get above 15 floors, North of Quantum (Paramount Bay really) is a REAALLY BIG deal. It will make the city look as BIG as it TRULY is, even though not so TALL. I think it is exciting to see many areas of interest...as long as we have the main skyline down there in PW CBD AND BRCKLL

YES ARCH Photo:) , my friend,
CASA:banana: will be completed by then and so will KUBIC:banana: condo tower up on biscayne and 45th street area, and so many smaller projects up in the Lemon city area where hookers once ruled.:nuts:


again ARCH:) and my good friends:banana: ,
Merry Half a CHRISTMAS:cheers: !!!, 06-25-07

Excellent work, FloridaFuture! :)

We're very fortunate to have you as moderator in the Tampa Bay forums! It's obvious that you take as much pride in your pics as you do in your words and ideas. You're a professional through and through and I, for one, appreciate it! :bow:

Miami is an absolutely incredible city, both in its skyline and its people. I can't wait to get back for a visit!

Great pictures!!!

I'm planning to dust off the old digital camera to take a few shots of my own at some point as Miami is one of the most photogenic cities in the world.

omg your city is so cute!

LOL Paris hilston haha you funny.

Lovely pics! thank u 4 sharin them

I'm planning to dust off the old digital camera to take a few shots of my own at some point as Miami is one of the most photogenic cities in the world.

Defintley. I wiash I would've had more time there. Not just to take some in Brickell which I didn't get to do, but also to pay more attention to more of the art deco elemnets that make Miami arcitecture what it is. :)

I was lucky as I was going on a cruise ship, and that gave me a more unique chance to grab some shots that may not normally of been taken by a local. Sometimes it pays to be a tourist. ;)

Wow! I love Miami! Really nice town! Great pictures!

I dread the day a major hurricane ever hits Miami...

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OMG, I've never saw this home at the photo! But I remember it from GTA Vice City (my favourite game), thanks for showing, FloridaFuture!

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daftmax, this is Vizcaya, one of the most famous buildings in Miami. James Deering built this villa in 1916. It also includes very nice gardens around the property (well it could be kept up a little bit better). I've been to a couple of banquets here, as I am sure others in this forum have also. Has anyone ever been to the Halloween party at Vizcaya?

Aceventura, oh! Big thanks for the information :) . Can you confirm that this home was in the GTA Vise City?

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OMG, I've never saw this home at the photo! But I remember it from GTA Vice City (my favourite game), thanks for showing, FloridaFuture!

:banana:

No problem. Vizcaya is one of the most interesting old homes I've ever seen. The surrounding grounds/gardens should be a part of anyone's trip to the area.

In Sarasota there is also the Ca d’Zan. It is different style of arcitecture, and doesn't have the grounds that Vizcaya has. But it has one of the best art museums and circus museums in the state. They both have great waterfront views.

Nice summer pictures of Miami. ;)

Boas fotos!!!

Boas fotos!!!

Which kind of boas do you want photos of? :)

http://www.aquaworld-crete.com/images/common-boa.jpg

or

http://www.abc.net.au/kimberley/stories/m1001097.jpg

(yeah...I think the snake is prettier, too)

boas means good :lol:

boas means good :lol:

I know, I know...just having a little fun with it. :cheers:

i thought so, but just in case :bash: :lol:

Lol!