Renaissance Miami

We decided on this trip in late November due to work loads and to be able to travel out of the tourist season. We certainly managed that! Although the weather was dry and many days were sunny, it was very cold for us Floridians. Bryan was only thirteen ...

... forward to our week in the Turks and Caicos Islands and it did not disappoint. We picked up Grandma Toni in Miami and made our way to the island of Providenciales, where we stayed at the High Country property at the lovely Villa Renaissance on Grace Bay.

Spent a day in Delray and then Ft. Lauderdale for the 2010 FSU vs. Miami game. In Delray we were introduced to "Mexican Train". Don't worry, it's not as awful as it sounds. GO NOLES! Though we couldn't scalp tickets to get in the stadium, Rufio and I had ...

... flight. We didn't have a TV on the 2nd flight so it was boring and Ben was annoying me a lot. When we arrived we got a taxi to our hotel in Miami. The hotel we were staying in was called The Miami Beach Resort and Spa. We all fell asleep very ...

... feels classy.     At the end of the line is Vizcaya Metrorail station, across the street from our famous Italian Renaissance Villa on the bay. With my E-Z Pass, transfers are free, so I board at Vizcaya and whizz past Brickell (Flashy ...

... what we saw in Amsterdam. We'll visit for sure the Louve, I just want to see the Monalisa and a couple of paints from the renaissance period. Then we'll go to the Arc du Triumph, the Champ Elysees and Notre Dame Cathedral. I can't wait to jump in those ...

... Day 1 we drove to Miami - and loved it. Our image of Miami was vastly different from the reality - we were thinking Miami Vice crime levels & Gianni Versace slayings - but it was far more sedate and kid friendly than we expected. ...

... explained to us the difference between baroque art and renaissance art. It was by far the best explanation I had ever been given. Renaissance was all about the perfect form and it's perfect dimensions but baroque art tries to show motion and tries to ...

... ; Qantas, United Airlines, JetBlue, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Philippine Airlines Staying At; Westin LAX, Renaissance Pere Marquette NOLA, W Chicago Lakeshore, Sheraton LAX, Intercontinental Tokyo Bay, Ichinoyu Honkan, Novotel Wanchai and W ...

... . I think the audio guide said it was the largest painting in the Louvre, but it was incredible! Jose loved all the Renaissance artwork - but my other favorites were the ancient Roman and Greek sculptures. Psyche and Cupid is one of my favorite, but we ...

... interior of the splendid opera house, the Teatro Amazonas. It was built at the end of the 19th century in grand Renaissance style with a pinkish exterior, white trim and balconies made of finely cut Portuguese stone. It also has an impressive cupola on ...

... 1631-35 he used 51 mills to make the Schermer lake dry. In between he built the Council House of De Rijp in renaissance-style. We had dinner at Restaurant Oudejans (http://www.restaurantoudejans.nl/) that is located in the village centre. We all had a ...

... .   First we stopped in a bar and drank cafezinhos while listening to a man play baroque and Renaissance guitar music.  With his long hair, beard, and bohemian air he looked very Chilean to me.  After he ...

... to stop in the town of Tivoli, a resort town of the ancient Romans. It was the summer playground of the wealthy Renaissance and is now a tourist attraction due to the terraced gardens and fountains of Emperor Hadrian's Villa Adriana. We parked the ...

... . On the way to the bus, I contemplate what I have just seen, and I realize that world-class astrologer and all-round renaissance man, Mr. David Perez would have been just ecstatic to have experienced this place, so I beg Yui for two minutes so that I ...

... I spent several hours in the Art Institute, which is impossibly huge and has impossibly many works of art. I liked the Impressionist/Renaissance section the best, which had many Monets, Van Goghs, Degas and Renoirs, some of which I actually recognised. I ...

... Even more interesting was that Pelourinho originally meant a pole that slaves would be tied to in order to be whipped but the renaissance of the area completely changed the dynamic and the name to locals now connotes a fun, exciting place of the city ...