I was able to visit Cincinnati again (it had been awhile) and this time was with someone aware of the town's famous chili. Fortunately, our hotel was only about two blocks away so we could get a taste. We went to Skyline Chili (also at Wiki). The basic is a 3-Way which gets you the spaghetti covered with chili and topped with cheese. We both got 4-Way which adds onions. They'll throw beans on for a 5-Way. They add a bit of cinnamon with certainly makes it unique. It's goin on 76 years so it certainly has a following.
Here is my 4-Way before digging in.
We didn't have a lot of time in Cinci but at least we partook in a local custom. I had more time in Miami and I walked to the
Maurice A. Ferré Park (also at
Wiki). The park itself has a
Dogs and Cats Walkway and sculptures. You can see all 57 cats and dogs in the proceeding link. The animals were painted by over 50 local artists but what I couldn't find was a tribute to who actually made the aluminum statues. They were very well done. Luis Miguel Rodriguez is mentioned in some articles/places, but I'm still unsure. Here are a few I took...
L: Boxer, artist Edgar Gutiérrez, Bernard I.
C: Great Dane, artist Rafael Carabano, Hero.
R: Burma, artist Hander Lara, Imposter.
Right next to the park were some handy locations to visit - the Frost Museum of Science and the Pérez Art Museum - Miami (or MAMM). The science museum was pretty cool and had several rooms to visit. The Pérez had more space than you'd expect, but I wasn't that impressed with the collection. There were a lot of photos.
There were many things to look at but I thought the
Medusa jellyfish were cool (top). I despise them, but they always look impressive in the water. I forget the long nose fish, but it was with the
Lionfish.
They colors of these pictures turned out strange, but Lionfish are cool to watch.
R: The map to the Frost Museum of Science and my arm bands to both.
I took a picture of Sin Titulo because of the formed canvas. I thought that was a good idea and something I could try in the future.
The two pieces are by
Gyula Kosice. There were about 12 of these waterdrops. They are plastic and many had lights and water. He was a co-founder of the Arturo and Madi movements. This exhibit was called Intergalactic.
On the left is the floor under The Hydrospatial City (great pics
here) which I thought was just as cool, if not cooler than the pieces. They are pretty nifty, too, but the shadow seemed to catch the vibe and "space" of the Hydrospatial City. Above right is a shot of some of the pieces. Most even had little people on them which was a nice touch. Kosice worked on this for almost six decades (1946-2004).
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