This will be brief. We realize dazzling everyone with Quixotic adventures in Europe can be quaint and quirky. However repeated pictures of South Beach and related environs could be cause for a class action suit resulting in a violent visit from a Sicilian messenger.
It took thirty hours to reach Miami from Milano but Paul and Greg (and Mishu) welcomed us fabulously. The next day Chris decided he would get some work done for the district…and Gini and Paul decided…..to take a walk….
Chris spent most of the day on the computer and getting to chat with people in the district. Definitely not all work since it was great to be on the phone with friends of long standing. He had just finished up when the apartment door leaped open and a party flooded in. This party consisted of Paul and Gini. They were buzzing and swooping, schmoozing and smiling. Chris was directed to not give Gini a hard time and that she was the most wonderful person in the world and a great lunch companion.
Eventually through universal hand signals and articulate body language it became clear that there had been a strong liquid component to lunch. They had managed to accomplish the aerobic portion of their walk by making it to Ocean Drive from the Venetian Island where the apartment is. To reward themselves they had stopped for lunch and run in to a 2 for 1 special that reproduced like rabbits.
Here is a happy customer.
Let this be a warning that you should not drink anything bigger than your head!
As a result Greg and I had a quiet evening sipping martinis discussing our temporarily resting companions.
The next day life was a little less exuberant as we had tea on the balcony:
This apartment has been a wonderful haven for over ten years thanks to Paul’s generosity. It is situated on one of the Venetian Islands that lie between Miami and Miami Beach connected by causeways. If you are coming from Miami Beach to Miami it is the first island. It is a high rise and the apartment is on the 22nd floor. It is a short walk from an 18 screen cinema, Chris’ paradise. So far he has seen Milk, The Wrestler and The Reader. Hopefully today is Benjamin Button, Taken or some other good choice.
To close here are some of the views from the balcony.
First a panorama shot:
Now at sunset:
We are in good hands.
