December 7, 2015 — My first stop in Florida is South Beach - a playground for the rich and the wanna-be rich.





The home of Versace and Miami Vice.






Where there are daily Art Deco walking tours and on-going preservation efforts to save what is referred to as Mi-Mo (Miami-Modern) Architecture.







A fun and colorful night life.



It's the beachfront that is seen on T.V.
Cabanas.



Beach volleyball.



Brightly-colored lifeguard huts.



I find it sad to see so much construction right on the sand, taking away from the beauty of the view that Mother Nature created.







I notice quickly it's also a place where the homeless line the streets, sleep on park benches …



… gather on the beach front every day, all day, oblivious to passersby and holding deep conversations among themselves.


Without focusing on their conversation, I listen and find that the majority of people living on the streets speak Spanish, Portuguese (I find out there's a large Brasilian population in South Beach), French or a Jamaican Creole.


Where the only parking meter on Ocean Avenue collects funds to help fight homelessness.

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