Melted in Miami

i'm back! and finally i have time to write my blog!

during our 4 days in miami, we spent 1 day wondering around and getting to know the town, 2 days on the beach, and 1 day for shopping. and it was sooooooo hot! i must have sweated 2 liters of sweat in 4 days. it's not even funny.

our hotel was cool. very small but clean and with style. the room was small but very tidy with all white bedding and oak furniture. the bathroom was phenomenal. it was with green tiles on the floor and walls, with a marble sink and fancy tap. the shower area is half enclosed by glass from floor to ceiling with a rainforest shower head. cool~

the beach at miami was pretty. as mentioned in my last posting, we stayed at the south beach area. white sands, bluish-green clear water, blue sky, and colourful safe-guard towers along the beach - just as pretty as seen on pictures! the only thing i would complain is that the sands were quite rough, not as fine as those in cuba or dominican republic. another thing is that the umbrellas and chairs were so expensive to rent! $10 for the umbrella and $15 for each chair, that's $40US in total for 1 day. what a rip off!

all 4 days we had american food. nothing really special, but all the restaurants were with great atmosphere and the portions were huge!

suprisingly i didn't buy anything at all in miami! so not ME. there's nothing wrong with the shops at miami, i think i am just burnt out from shopping on queen street! there were actually quite a few cool shops on lincoin street and collins avenue. barney's new york, urbanoutfitters, von dutch and anthropology are those you should not missed!

wow... this post is getting long, i should shut up. all i want to say is--miami is an excellent place for a short retreat. not to mention you may bump into shaquelle o'neal starting the next nba season! =)

Mamamia Miami

after numerous DISCUSSIONS, me and k finally made the decision for our trip this summer. we will be heading south to miami!! woo-whooo!!!!!!!!

our trip is going to be 4 days all together and we will be staying at south beach. we picked a boutique hotel called nash hotel (see link below), which is located in the heart of the miami beach's art deco historic area. soooooooooo looking forward to it!

booking this trip was kinda fun because this time everything is done online! hope that everything will go smoothly. also hope that the weather will be nice so that we can sleep at the beach everyday. can't wait!!!

website: www.hotelnash.com

Yummy Yum

today while i was driving home heading north on bathurst, i was suddenly craving for one of my favourite dessert - chocolate banana bread. i made a turn to the right at lawrence then turned left on avenue road and reached my destination - the pusateri's.

pursateri's is one of those high-end supermarkets in toronto. today is my first time visiting this store at their avenue road and lawrence location (the other one is located at yorkville), and i was overwhelmed by the selection of food they have. fine chocolates, pretty pastries, smoke salmons at $10.99 for 4 pieces (!), cheddar cheese aged for 6 years............ basically fine groceries you couldn't find at supermarkets around the corner.

remember to go for a visit if you are planning to make a dinner for your special someone. or you may buy a loaf of chocolate banana bread to enjoy yourself. yum yum!

To Dine for - 2

once in a while i would like to feel like a rich woman who doesn’t need to work and all you do is shop shop shop. the street to shop for upscale clothes, shoes, handbags, and jewellry in toronto is bloor. rich women are human beings and they need to eat too. a good restaurant to chill during an upscale shopping day is the Holt’s Café.

as indicated by its name, the Holt’s Café is located on the 2nd (or 3rd?) floor of Holt Renfrew. The decoration of the café corresponds with the rest of the newly renovated department store—bright, trendy, and chic. if their decoration doesn’t impress you, there’s always the shopping that might be of your interest. yes, your eyes can never stay at ease at this place because there is shopping even beside your table!

what about the food? this place serves light meals which is perfect for us ladies who are diet cautious. during my last visit (again a while ago) i had a chilled orange avocado soup and a sandwich with raw tuna. i also got to try a little bit of my mom’s avocado shrimp sandwich. the soup was very refreshing, and the sandwiches—i can’t say they are very tasty but worth a try. the way they present the sandwiches is quite unique.

finally it comes to the bill. all I can say is, people, you are lunching on bloor street at the most classy department store in town, therefore you have to spare some extra bills for the bill. afterall, you should treat yourself nice once in a while!

webite:
http://www.holtrenfrew.com/english/storesandbrands/holtscafe.html

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