Monday, 16 March 2015

Miami City tour

16 March 2015

This morning, we went on a tour of the city of Miami.  We saw a little of the art-deco district around South Beach, and went further afield, stopping for a look in Little Havana.  Here, we entered a Cuban cigar store, where the tobacco leaves are rolled and the cigars are made on site.

We finished at Bayside, a charming shopping precinct next to a marina.  We toured the shops, found something to eat, and lo and behold, we bumped into Monty and Don off our ship!  Monty and Don are two excellent retirees who hail from Canada.  After saying goodbye to them, we strolled further around, and bumped into them again!

Downtown Miami
The Miami River spills into the Atlantic.
Cuban cigar shop

An old Cuban man folds the tobacco leaves.
The cigars are not imported from Cuba but are made on site.  After many decades of strained relations, US-Cuban relations have recently been normalised, and cigars may now be imported from the former pariah state.
The famous Al Capone was a cigar smoker, as was Winston Churchill.
Bayside


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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous15 December 2015 at 22:27

    Great Blog!! That was amazing. your blog is really eye catching and
    beautiful. thanks for sharing. Ride through Miami City
    most interesting places such as the South Beach art deco district, Wynwood Walls, Little Havana and Key Biscayne.

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  2. Unknown16 December 2015 at 01:49

    Thanks Dailyn, glad you liked it. I've also done other blogs - To Ephesus with Love, and To Vegas with Love.

    Cheers, Malcolm.

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