So having arrived in Miami with the weather crazy hot, we were determined to make the most of our few days at the beach. This turned out to be a slight overestimation as, upon leaving our hostel bleary-eyed and a little worse for wear after our first night on south beach, we were a disappointed to find the weather was a bit cloudy. This brightened up later though, and we both 'caught the sun' (no explanation needed...).
That evening we went to a roof terrace BBQ and drinks at a neighbouring hostel, which was actually packed with Brits and Europeans. It was pretty fun, until it turned out that the BBQ was just chicken, and the tickets we had were for a salsa dancing club. Suffice to say anyone reading this will know me well enough to know that I did no salsa dancing that evening...
The next day was similar weather to the previous one so I went off to explore some of the other parts of south beach. It's funny because the more I walked around, the more I felt Miami adhered to its stereotype of palm trees and art deco. I also went to check out the holocaust memorial nearby, which was very tastefully done. I'm not being facetious but the Americans do know how to do a memorial...
The people in Miami were really friendly too, and even if its was just getting coffee or a few drinks, there was good conversation to be had. There was a mix of people looking for beaches and nightlife, and others who have chosen to live on the beach side (for similar reasons I guess). Maybe the one thing that wasn't so great was the price of drinks outside happy hour - obviously we took advantage of the offers, but outside of this it's like a minimum of $6 a beer, which is similar to New York prices.
Today we left to take a flight to Houston (where I'm currently writing from). We had a slight scare this morning as my alarm didnt go off/I slept through it, and the bus there was late, but we made it with a bit of time to spare.
One thing about Houston already is that it is hot. Like really hot. We had been warned but since we've been here its already got to around 90 degrees Fahrenheit, so suffice to say I'll be taking more care with the burning than in Miami...
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