Miami & Key West Trip

 Miami was one place that I was longing to see as you keep hearing about it a lot. Finally we went there during Christmas break and stayed there for a week. We stayed in Royal Palm hotel by Marriot on South Beach and got a good sea facing room. Beach was just a few steps away and we used to go there every day. Our hotel was decent but I would recommend staying at Loews hotel if possible. That hotel was right next to us and it looked so good. We took a rental car but we hardly took it out as it was difficult to find parking everywhere.

Miami is all about Beaches, Food and Fashion. I have listed some important places to visit in Miami.

• Oceans drive on South Beach - Its a street filled with so many restaurants, live music, beautiful buildings and colorful night life. 
• South Point Park Pier - This has very beautiful views of sunset and sea and fisher island. You can spot lot of jelly fishes here in the beach.
• STAR Island - (This island has huge beautiful houses of celebrities). Take a Duck Tour to enjoy the experience of Bus & Boat Ride from the same vehicle.
• Wynwood Walls
• Vizcaya Museum & Gardens - Worth seeing the beautiful and luxurious house of some rich person. The gardens here are so beautiful.
• Bayside Marketplace (Park, lot of shops, restaurants facing the sea with big wheel ride (Sky Views) for city views)
• Frost Science Museum (Kids will enjoy this)
• Little Havana, Calle Ocho (Famous Cuban street with Cuban culture all around)

There were many food options with mostly expensive restaurants but you can also find affordable ones if you walk around a bit more. There is lot of walking involved and there are many places to shop too. Weather is very warm here but it was so lovely in December. 

We also drove to Key West, Florida from Miami for a 1 day trip. It was a 3.5 hour drive and the drive was so worth it as you are driving with sea on both sides of the road on 7 mile bridge and there were so many small islands through out your journey if you want to stop and laze around.

Key West is the southern most point of US and there is a picture spot where everyone takes pictures without fail but expect long lines here. The city and houses here looks quite different and nice to see. You can get fresh coconut water here like in India. We just roamed around Duval street which is a famous busy lively street with lot of shops, dining etc. You can get awesome sunset views @ Mallory square with some live attractions every evening.