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Difficile de retour à Brest d’imaginer que cette photo à moins de 72 heures tant elle semble à des années-lumière du mode vie brestois... Pour moi elle résume à elle seule l’atmosphère exubérante de cette plage mythique...
On y voit une des cabines de surveillance des colorées, si iconiques de Miami Beach... Dès la fin des périodes de baignades surveillées, elles sont prises d’assaut par les touristes en quête de photo... Les jeunes femmes au balcon de la cabine en pleine séance photo sont à l’image de cette ville qui tout entière s’adonne avec un narcissisme décomplexé au culte de la jeunesse et du corps... (on peut s’habiller comme on veut et ne choquer personne ici... c’est vrai... mais quand il s’agit de faire son jogging torse poil, il y a malgré tout un dress code: quand on est taillé comme le quarantenaire qui écrit ces lignes, on est prié de mettre un T-shirt)... Le paquebot est un rappel que Miami est le plus grand port au monde pour ce type de navires... Et l’arc en ciel, un coup de chance sur ce ciel orageux, pourrait symboliser l’ouverture d’esprit de Miami Beach.
Lea palmiers légendaires de la Floride...
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Carte postale datant de 1961, année au cours de laquelle j'ai demeuré à Miami Beach durant 6 mois...Un séjour inoubliable durant lequel j'ai travaillé et aussi visité une bonne partie de la Floride...
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Vous lire est un plaisir. Merci de vos commentaires, votre visite, vos invitations et favoris!
To read your comments is a pleasure. Thank you for your visit, comments, invitations and faves!
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À tous mes amis, membres du groupe Mes FAVORIS "COUP de COEUR"...Prendre note que le vote afin de choisir l'EXCELLENCE de l'ANNÉE parmi les Excellences du Mois de 2016 est maintenant terminé. Le PODIUM gagnant est maintenant connu... Voir le fil de discussion ouvert à cet effet...
Dites-le à vos amis, membres du groupe...Merci!
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To all my friends, members of the group Mes FAVORIS "COUP de COEUR"...Take note that the vote to choose the "EXCELLENCE de l'ANNÉE" among the "Excellence du Mois 2016" is ended ... View the discussion thread for the results ...
Tell your friends, members of the group, about it...
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The other side of Miami. Sign appropriately reads "No Trespassing" which is a pretty normal sight for me nowadays!
Miami (/maɪˈæmi/; Spanish pronunciation: [miˈami]) is a seaport city at the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Florida and its Atlantic coast. As the seat of Miami-Dade County, the municipality is the principal, central, and the most populous city of the Miami metropolitan area and part of the second-most populous metropolis in the southeastern United States.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Miami's metro area is the eighth-most populous and fourth-largest urban area in the U.S., with a population of around 5.5 million.
Miami is a major center, and a leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade. In 2012, Miami was classified as an Alpha−World City in the World Cities Study Group's inventory. In 2010, Miami ranked seventh in the United States in terms of finance, commerce, culture, entertainment, fashion, education, and other sectors. It ranked 33rd among global cities. In 2008, Forbes magazine ranked Miami "America's Cleanest City", for its year-round good air quality, vast green spaces, clean drinking water, clean streets, and citywide recycling programs.
According to a 2009 UBS study of 73 world cities, Miami was ranked as the richest city in the United States, and the world's fifth-richest city in terms of purchasing power. Miami is nicknamed the "Capital of Latin America" and is the largest city with a Cuban-American plurality.
Miami has the third tallest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises. Downtown Miami is home to the largest concentration of international banks in the United States, and many large national and international companies. The Civic Center is a major center for hospitals, research institutes, medical centers, and biotechnology industries.
For more than two decades, the Port of Miami, known as the "Cruise Capital of the World", has been the number one cruise passenger port in the world. It accommodates some of the world's largest cruise ships and operations, and is the busiest port in both passenger traffic and cruise lines.
Metropolitan Miami is the major tourism hub in the American South, number two in the U.S. after New York City and number 13 in the world, including the popular destination of Miami Beach.
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