April 25, 2005

April 25, 2005

In the morning we head into Miami and tour the Vizcaya Museum. Like the Flagler Museum, this is a restored mansion from the days of the robber barons. It was the winter home of James Deering of International Harvester. Situated on Biscayne Bay, it was built in 1916 in the Mediterranean style and is very extravagant. The grounds are nice too with a large dock and sculpture garden. For lunch we eat in quaint downtown Coconut Grove.

Many of the South beach hotels on Ocean Drive convert their lobbies and sidewalks into fine restaurants at night. We eat at a very nice one (Caffe Milano) a block up from our hotel. It is so nice to be able to eat dinner outdoors in April!