south beach

i was in south beach last week for a conference and had some time after it ended to enjoy the warm water (82), the art deco architecture (flickr photo set), and what is a very walkable area. my hotel was on lincoln rd., which is a long pedestrian mall full of restaurants with outdoor dining. they're all well equipped with umbrellas, which comes in handy when the tropical showers roll through, which they did during dinner one night.

there's loads of art deco architecture along ocean and collins avenues, running parallel to the beach. another block in is washington, full of souvenir shops and what should be cheap eats, but this is south beach. strangely, the drunken late night dining options here seem to consist of pizza and more pizza. that meant my traditional visit to sombrero's upon returning to san diego was even better than usual.