Island Lady - Bayside Marketplace See Miami's spectacular coastal sites including the beautiful downtown Miami skyline, the Port of Miami, Fisher Island, Miami Beach and "Millionaire's Row" - the homes of the rich and famous. To see the coastal sites, there are three yachts: the Island Queen, the Island Lady and the Miami Lady.

Bayside Marketplace

We've Arrived - Bayside Marketplace . . . and the tradition continues. For the past 12 years, our first stop has been Bayside --> pickup at the airport and straight to Bayside. First stop - "Let's Make a Daiquiri!" Actually, I've never had a daiquiri here - I've only had their pina coladas - the best in town!!! Once we've indulged and relaxed, we move on down the walk a bit and eat at Los Ranchos. What a way to start a vacation!!!!

Entertainment - Bayside Marketplace The lady in the photo is a karaoke singer - and she was quite good. In the background is one of the locals just totally rockin' to the music :)

Heritage of Miami II - Bayside Marketplace The Heritage of Miami is South Florida's ultimate sailing experience. This two mast topsail passenger schooner is 85 feet in length, weighs 47 tons, and is fully Coast Guard inspected. [That was copied that from their website :)]

Bayside Marketplace

Bayside Marketplace Ahhhhhhh . . . Now that's the way to start vacation ;)

Heritage of Miami II - Bayside Marketplace The Heritage of Miami is South Florida's ultimate sailing experience. This two mast topsail passenger schooner is 85 feet in length, weighs 47 tons, and is fully Coast Guard inspected. [That was copied that from their website :)]

Bayside Marketplace

Island Lady - Bayside Marketplace See Miami's spectacular coastal sites including the beautiful downtown Miami skyline, the Port of Miami, Fisher Island, Miami Beach and "Millionaire's Row" - the homes of the rich and famous. To see the coastal sites, there are three yachts: the Island Queen, the Island Lady and the Miami Lady.

Bayside Marketplace

View from Bayside Marketplace

Bayside Marketplace

Bayside Marketplace

View from Bayside Marketplace

Freedom Tower - Downtown Miami Freedom Tower was built in the Mediterranean Revival style in 1925, when it housed the offices of the Miami News & Metropolis. It is said that it was inspired by the Giralda Tower in Seville, Spain. The cupola tower contained a beacon light to shine over the Miami Bay, which would have served the practical purpose of acting as a lighthouse while symbolically announcing the enlightenment brought by the Miami News & Metropolis to the rest of the world. When the newspaper went out of business over 30 years later, the building lay vacant for some time. When the Castro regime came into power and political refugees flooded South Florida looking for a new start, the tower was taken over by the U.S. government to provide services to the immigrants. It contained in-processing services, basic medical and dental services, records on relatives already in the U.S. and relief aid for those starting a new life with nothing. For many thousands of immigrants, the tower provided nothing less than their freedom from Castro and the hardships Cuba had come to give them. It rightly earned its name then of Freedom Tower. The building to the right of Freedom Tower is Marinablue. It forms part of the Biscayne Wall, a series of skyscrapers visible from Biscayne Bay along the west side of Biscayne Boulevard. It was was one of the first buildings making up the wall to be completed.

Bayside Marketplace

Heritage of Miami II - Bayside Marketplace The Heritage of Miami is South Florida's ultimate sailing experience. This two mast topsail passenger schooner is 85 feet in length, weighs 47 tons, and is fully Coast Guard inspected. [That was copied that from their website :)]

View from Bayside Marketplace

View from Bayside Marketplace

Bayside Marketplace

Bayside Marketplace

Island Queen - Bayside Marketplace See Miami's spectacular coastal sites including the beautiful downtown Miami skyline, the Port of Miami, Fisher Island, Miami Beach and "Millionaire's Row" - the homes of the rich and famous. To see the coastal sites, there are three yachts: the Island Queen, the Island Lady and the Miami Lady. After years of saying, "we should go on that," we finally did.