Monday, August 2, 2010

Whatever, Whenever, What is Your Wish?

I recently took a vacation to visit my brother and sister-in-law in San Francisco. During the time I was in California, Dave and I went to Miami on a trip with his colleagues which was a reward for the people who had met and exceeded their goals at work. The group stayed at the W hotel in South Beach, where the concierge answers the phone with "whatever, whenever, what is your wish?" We joked that we should call with increasingly unreasonable wishes, to test the veracity of their marketing. But it wasn't really necessary, as the very nature of where we were and what we were doing was much more indulgent than either of us would normally choose for a vacation. In fact, excess was pretty much in excess on this trip. That being said, we took advantage of the chance to relax, eat well, and have fun for 3 days. Here are some highlights.Our room at the W.
Poolside at the hotel.The hotel was right on the beach, and because of the tropical storm, it was wonderfully deserted.
The water was warm and wonderful, but the surf was pretty intense from the high winds. Dinner at the former Versace mansion, now "the Villa" by Barton G. Pictures of the dinner to follow in a later post.

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