Venetian Pool in Coral Gables

Coral Gables Venetian Pool
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

I took a trip down to Miami, Florida in November, 2007 in order to make a presentation to Railvolution that was being held in Miami Beach that year.

On one of my free days I rode the Miami Dade County transit system to sights around the area. On top of my list was the Coral Gables area that I heard a lot about.

After getting off a Metro Rail train, I took a bus and got off in front of the Biltmore Hotel which is a beautiful hotel. I then walked over to the Venetian Pool which was only a few blocks away.

The Venetian Pool is a historic landmark and is a popular spot in the area. The water was looking very temping considering it was in the high 80's and humidity that match if not higher.

Marlin Hotel in Miami Beach

Marlin Hotel
Originally uploaded by Dornoff Photography

Remember in the film days, you would have that roll of film that you meant to get develop for some time but it just seemed to sit and sit way beyond the expiration date?

Well with digital photography we do not have to worry about expiration dates anymore but there still seems to be those photos that just sit and sit and then one day after much procrastination you finally decide to do something with them.

Well that is where this photo comes from. In November, 2007 I did a presentation at Railvolution which was being held in Miami Beach that year. I did my presentation on Saturday November 3rd and by noon I had the day to myself.

My hotel was outside downtown Miami so since I had taken the bus over to Miami Beach, I figured I might as well just take a nice walk around the area and get some pictures.

First of all I look way out of place because I did not bring a change of clothes with me and I was still in my suite (at least I was smart enough not to wear the coat!)

Here is one of the pictures I captured that day which is of the Marlin Hotel that sits on Ocean Blvd. As many of you probably know I love to take pictures of transportation but one of my other interest is architecture and Art Deco has to rate at the top so I was in heaven during my Miami Beach stay.

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