Sunday, March 20, 2011

In the Wild Everglades

March 15, 2011
There were a good number of RBS MBA candidates in Miami this week. Nicole and I were actually on the same flight to Miami. I had bumped into her as we collected our luggage from the carousal. Another classmate of ours wanted to get together. Martin and I planned a trip out to the Everglades that day; we told Hernan to join us. The three of us saw crocodiles and learned a little about the Everglades. Again I will let the pictures do the showing of the fun day we had. 


Martin and I on the Airboat

Our tour guide

Snakes were so close to me

I wanted to drive

I forgot what this was called

First Sighting of Wildlife

The guy said to get out so I got out :P

Yellow Group Number 18

This guy had a very interesting voice

Crocodile Wrestling

Larry and Me

Martin was too scared to hold a real one, so he held  a stuffed crocodile

Hernan and Martin

Martin and Me

Group Picture


Saturday, March 19, 2011

Soaking in the Sun

March 14, 2011

To avoid over tanning and sun exposure, Martin and I decided to go to Downtown Miami in the morning. We were able to purchase stamps for the postcards that we needed to send to our friends. In the end, we concluded there is not too much in Downtown. After walking for awhile, we found a cute spot outside the Ziff Ballet Opera House to have our lunch.

We bought a beach umbrella to protect Martin from burning in the sun. Not only did we buy an umbrella, I also bought instruments to build a sand castle. I will let the pictures tell about the rest of our day.

Relaxing

Martin and Me

Hard at work on my castle

Inner Castle

Sand Castle #1

Some guys were very artistic and created this not too far from us.

Friday, March 18, 2011

The Sun is Hiding in... Miami Beach!

I have been deprived of the internet badly these past few days. The reminiscing of the horrendous hotel is not even worth mentioning in another sentence. So I shall talk about how wonderful the rest of my first proper spring break was. In the beginning, I wanted to blog like I usually would for a trip like this; unfortunately, I had limited internet access. I could not keep up with my emails, facebook or even reader with everyone else’s blog. When I returned home yesterday evening I had 90ish emails, 276 unread blog entries and a few facebook updates. The days passed by faster than I thought they would. Depending on my typing mood, the next few blog entries will entail the details of the trip.

March 13th, 2011

Martin and I had to get up early at 4am to catch our flight at 6:45 am at Newark International Airport. After Martin showered and I started to get ready, he checked his clocks and asked me “Hunnie, why did you wake me up an hour earlier then we needed to?” At this point, I felt horrible, but we couldn’t immediately explain why my phone went off and his alarm clock did not. Little did we know, it just so happened to be Daylight Savings or how I called it “Saylight Davings”.

We were super lucky that I set an alarm that knew to automatically changes on its own. If we waited until Martin’s alarm to go off, we would either have missed or been rushing to the airport. The flight was smooth and quick. Of course the first thing we realized and were looking forward to was the weather. It was gorgeous in Miami. The palm trees and warm weather was extremely welcoming from the cold New Jersey weather.

Palm Trees
We dropped off the luggage at the hotel and headed into town. With no plans or any knowledge of the area, we landed ourselves at the Lincoln Road Mall. It was an outdoor strip mall with stores and restaurants. Since it was Sunday, there was a street market along the Lincoln Road Mall area. Martin and I grabbed some lunch at Finnegan’s 2 and walked around the mall for a bit until we were tired. I was super good the entire time; I did not buy a single thing, even when I saw an Anthropologie. (I swear they find me; I never go looking for them.) Of course Martin’s idea of a vacation included visiting the Apple store to check out the new Ipad 2. After an early morning and extensive walking through out Miami Beach, we returned to the hotel to rest up for a fun day at the beach the next day.

Weekend Street Market
Cupcakes... yummy and adorable.
They follow me.. I swear
He wants one... oh dear...