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you revisit places that you've discov- o c - a_
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from morning coffee to exercise to Afterward I ducked into Nemo,my ; m 0 co
lunch (penne arrabiata, an arugula favorite restaurant in South Beach. c2,70
salad, wine and coffee for $17 at As usual, they delivered an intrigu- E o
Rosinella on Lincoln Road). ing, satisfying meal: a wok-seared ow E U
High winds and cloudy skies made salmon, crispy outside, rare within, _
for perfect shopping weather — I set atop a salad of sprouts and sau-
stayed on Lincoln, scouring the sale teed pumpkin seeds. With a glass of
racks at Banana Republic(in a beau- Grgich Hills California fume blanc, 3 R
tiful old bank,this branch has some and a dessert of three different flans, ' r. .
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of the best bargains I've seen at the delivered jiggling on a plate, my �# W
chain). At Neo Scarpa, an Italian "splurge" lunch came to about$35. , :'irk a �.
I shoe store, I scored big: the red Lunch cheered me, for the storm
Prada sneakers I've been wanting now was really moving in. When I
for more than nine months were checked into the nearly empty Ra-
there,marked down to half price. leigh, the desk clerk (probably feel- 1.
At home I'd' feel guilty about ing sorry for me) upgraded me to 6
spending a day doing nothing but one of the best ocean-front rooms. It
shopping,exercising,booking a mas- had a king bed, linoleum floors, an d
sage and eating. In Miami Beach I Art Deco wooden desk adorned with
feel as if I've done my duty. a black-and-white photograph of a17''''' '•
• Over the next couple of days the sassy Brigitte Bardot, and a huge - - °r
clouds grew thicker,the warm wind picture window with a view of the
blowing now in great gusts, some of beautifully tiled,scalloped-edge pool
them loaded with rain. Walking be- where I had fantasized spending Sun-
came unpleasant, so I took advan- day afternoon swimming. . ,.
tage of the little tourist trolley bus Instead, I sat by the window and
that loops around South Beach,stop- sighed as immense waves crashed
ping at various sites of interest(the into the shore, creeping closer and •,"" r'''
ride costs 50 cents), including the closer. The red pinwheel on the
Wolfsonian Museum. Built mainly to Weather Channel was headed to the
house rotating exhibitions culled Bahamas,but its long arms extended c:, -
from the collection of Mitchell Wolf- as far as Miami Beach. _
son,who is a fan of modernist design, Laughing at my bad luck,I looked
it is a little gem of a place.For nearly hard for the ray of sunshine and
two hours I forgot about the tropical found it. For as many times as I'd c= :
storm outside,intrigued by the mar- been to Miami Beach,this was some-
velous selection of industrial, archi- thing new: I'd never slept through a
1 tectural and art objects on display— hurricane. I fell into the deepest
from 1930's radios to pieces of trim slumber, lulled by the howling wind
salvaged from an early 20th-century and the slap of warm rain across the
movie theater in Buffalo. window.
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The bottom line by the sea
In South Beach I spent about$187 a ocean-front room—larger but Simi-
...- day for four days and nights,includ- larly furnished with king or double
ing hotels,meals,massage,gym and bed,linoleum floor,vintage furniture -