"Miami, the residence of the moguls!" Miami by joiwatani

I missed my cruise ship to go to the Key West, Cayman Islands, Ocho Rios and Belize! That was awful! I was stucked at the Miami International Airport for six hours! However, while I was waiting for my friend to come pick me up at the airport, I made some few friends and made a different itirenary.

Yes, I made some few friends who were stucked at the airport as well - they were waiting for their airline for Peru!

What should I do?

The next flight leaving for Seattle is in four days! My ship has already sailed and soon to be in Key West.

I scanned my address book (I always bring my old address book along with my new one) and found out that I know a friend's sister who lives in Fort Lauderdale! I called her and luckily she answered the phone! She came and picked me up at the airport. I stayed in her house for four days and she toured me around Miami and Fort Lauderdale!

We took a boat and glided through the canals where the rich people live- I saw the mansion of the owner of Radio Shack, the house of Six Million Dollar Man (Lee Majors), etc. I can't remember all those millionaires' names! I just remember that they live in outrageously huge estates!

We went to a local cruise instead

Miami is famous destination for famous actors and actresses in the United States. Miami is the residence of famous singer Enrique Iglesias, Gloria Estefan and Jennifer Lopez. It is a city where at the airport, most people speaks Spanish!

Everywhere I go, I feel like I am in Latin America! The bus driver is from Haiti, the attendant who helped me at the airport is from Columbia, and the people who works at the store where I bought a Cuban cigar is from Venezuela!

I had fun taking pictures of blocks and blocks of mansions and estates in Miami!

Another residence of a mogul

Yes, baby! This is where a lot of millionaires vacation! They build huge houses and buy expensive yachts and pay housesitter and a gardener to take care of their estates!

I also saw the mansion where they shot the "Scarface" by Al Pacino but I can't seem to find the photo. I shot these pictures, by the way, from my Cyber-shot Sony 1080 and forgive me if it doesn't look as clear.

• Pros:I will be rich someday and buy a mansion here! (dream on!)
• Cons:Most of the workers Speaks Spanish and not English!
• In a nutshell:Miami is a melting pot. People get along well. The culture is mostly Latin American!