Elderhostel
Miami and the Beaches, History and Cultural Richness
March 1 - 6, 2009
The Newport Beachside Hotel and
Resort
Sunny Isles Beach
host location
greeted by Bernie Kaplan, program leader
dinner at the hotel
George Neary
walked us through the Art Deco District
More Photos of Art Deco District and South Beach
lunch at the News Cafe
a Ruben sandwich
visited the Wolfsonian Museum
More Photos of the Wolfsonian Museum
dinner at the Puerto Sagua
Seth Bramson tells us about Henry Flagler and the railroad
buffet breakfast at the hotel
boat cruise on Biscayne Bay
Photos of Flagler Island, Fisher Island and Venetian Islands
followed by lunch at Bubba Gump
sampled Cuban coffee
and meet artist, Nereida Garcia-Ferraz
heard about the "Bay of Pigs"
and traveled through Little Havana
assembled for lunch at Vizcaya
a wrap in a box lunch
toured the mansion
forlorn Bernie waiting for his boat to arrive
Antolin Carbonell tells us about the history of Miami
Judy Berson describes "Miami Beach and WW II"
More Photos of Miami Beach and WW II
went to the campus of Barry University
the library
greeted by Susan Leff, Elderhostel Coordinator
at the University
John Owens told us about
"Early Indian Settlements of South Florida"
and Eric Olsen about the Supreme Court
after a buffet dinner, Madeline Kearns, provided entertainment
short video of part of the entertainment
Seth Bramson provided
the final wrap-up about Sunny Isles Beach
and introduced us to the Sunny Isles Beach city historian, Richard C. Shulman
More Photos of Sunny Isles Beach