点评:About 15 years ago when I started chronicling our vacations on TripAdvisor, we visited Lincoln Road for an amazing experience one evening, and it is recorded in one of these 17,000 reviews. Based on that experience, I planned for this trip with 5 couples to have another incredible afternoon/evening shopping, dining, and enjoying the open-air ambiance of Miami Beach. However, when we pulled in at 5:00 on a Sunday night, the experience was simply different.
It started with the fact that all of the garages were closed despite being nearly empty. They were actively keeping people from entering, so we had to park at the Convention Center. When we did make it to Lincoln Road, there was no energy like before. There were people and the shops and restaurants were there, but there was no magic like before. Additionally, everything seemed fresh and sharp 15 years ago, but this time it was faded and tired. Don't get me wrong the setting is still incredible with beautiful buildings and the road turned into lush gardens, fountains and public spaces.
The girls shopped some, we ate at Ole Ole, and we got gelato at Mammamia. However, it was not the night or the experience I hoped my friends would have. The pedestrian mall has all the same ingredients it did 15 years ago, but it simply does not have the same magic. If I had known, I might have scheduled something different.
翻译:大约 15 年前,当我开始在 TripAdvisor 上记录我们的假期时,我们在一个晚上去了林肯路,获得了一次奇妙的体验,这 17,000 条点评之一记录了这一经历。基于那次经历,我计划与 5 对夫妇一起进行这次旅行,度过另一个美妙的下午/晚上,购物、用餐,享受迈阿密海滩的露天氛围。然而,当我们在周日晚上 5:00 到达时,体验完全不同。
首先,尽管车库几乎空无一人,但所有车库都关闭了。他们积极阻止人们进入,所以我们不得不把车停在会议中心。当我们到达林肯路时,那里没有以前那样的活力。那里有人群,有商店和餐馆,但没有以前那样的魔力。此外,15 年前的一切似乎都很新鲜和锋利,但这一次却褪色和疲惫。别误会我的意思,这里的环境仍然令人难以置信,有美丽的建筑,道路变成了郁郁葱葱的花园、喷泉和公共空间。
女孩们逛了逛街,我们在 Ole Ole 吃饭,在 Mammamia 吃冰淇淋。然而,这不是我希望朋友们拥有的夜晚或体验。步行街的所有食材和 15 年前一样,但就是没有同样的魔力。如果我早知道,我可能会安排一些不同的事情。