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Looks like the Danieli is owned/run by Starwood. If you stay at more than one of their hotels on your trip (again, not cheap) you probably get a deal. That used to be the case going back to when it was a CIGA Hotel. Also, appears that if you are eligible for AARP, there are potential deals.
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Our 17 month old daughter just had (for her) an impressive dessert at a Mimi's Cafe and for free. Chocolate pudding with 2 buried gummy worms and covered with Oreo crumbs. Great, now she'll be wired!
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2) I ask for double the tillamook on my hickory burger!
Damn! I never thought of doubling down on the cheese.
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The idea of a magnetic field being able to improve wine,
Yeah, a better investment would be The Magnetic Fields 69 Love Songs.
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If you have $20k why not buy a wine clip for $50?
because you promised you'd send one for free!
Maybe you can get the clip in time for Italy, tommy. Bet the locals would get a kick out of watching you magnetize their wine.
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The last time I had bananas foster prepared tableside was back in 1983. Do restaurants still do flaming desserts or am I just missing out because I live in Austin? I've seen plenty of visual showmanship here, but why aren't people blowing stuff up and setting things on fire?
From my Austin memories, you're more likely to find a sizzling steak platter.
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It certainly wasn't a Relais & Chateaux at every location kind of vacation
As attractive as that might sound conceptually, you really don't want to do that (yes, I have). There's a lot to be said for contrast and variety.
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i'm no quarterback
What would Rush do?
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I know people who think putting in peanuts improves the taste of Dr. Pepper. Wonder if it works on wine? Hmmm.... Peanut power! Who needs magnets--and you can eat them!
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That's a new one on me, utilizing a computer based system to not deal with exact figures...
Obviously, you don't understand fuzzy logic.
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Thanks for a very informative report. Definitely several cuts above the usual young couples' trip to France!
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Flames are good. I'm in favor of flames. Flames are right up there with exploding and collapsing things. But I think I'm pretty much desensitized to the old gimmick of just lighting some liqueur on fire in order to create flames. I would need much more serious flames to be impressed at this point.
I'm aware of an incident in which an egg shell used to hold flaming liquor turned over on a Baked Alaska and exploded. Not the intended effect--either the explosion or the lawsuit.
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Not exactly showmanship but I was impressed a number of years ago when after a long and delicious meal 9accompanied by some luscious Nuits St. George) at Chateau de Marcay near Chinon, we asked the waiter for a glass of champagne. We waited and waited. We asked what progress was being made on getting our drinks. Finally, the waiter appeared with two coupes bearing glace of champagne! I'm not sure if something got lost in the translation, or if the chef was having fun with us. BTW, it was just the thing to end the meal with.
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I think it's just the hassle of dealing with pennies. They could charge you the right amount and bring around Apu's Give-a-Penny, Take-a-Penny bowl, I guess. Seriously, servers here routinely bring back change rounded in the customer's favor to the nearest nickel or dime (if you pay cash).
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I recently upgraded our bathroom to TWO buckets. One for our monthly bath, and one for... well, you know, bodily functions. We used to have to use the same one.
All mod cons!
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MP: Aye. BECAUSE we were poor. My old Dad used to say to me, "Money
doesn't buy you happiness."
EI: 'E was right. I was happier then and I had NOTHIN'. We used to
live in this tiiiny old house, with greaaaaat big holes in the roof.
GC: House? You were lucky to have a HOUSE! We used to live in one
room, all hundred and twenty-six of us, no furniture. Half the
floor was missing; we were all huddled together in one corner for
fear of FALLING!
TG: You were lucky to have a ROOM! *We* used to have to live in a
corridor!
MP: Ohhhh we used to DREAM of livin' in a corridor! Woulda' been a
palace to us. We used to live in an old water tank on a rubbish
tip. We got woken up every morning by having a load of rotting
fish dumped all over us! House!? Hmph.
EI: Well when I say "house" it was only a hole in the ground covered
by a piece of tarpolin, but it was a house to US.
GC: We were evicted from *our* hole in the ground; we had to go and
live in a lake!
TG: You were lucky to have a LAKE! There were a hundred and sixty
of us living in a small shoebox in the middle of the road.
MP: Cardboard box?
TG: Aye.
MP: You were lucky. We lived for three months in a brown paper bag in
a septic tank. We used to have to get up at six o'clock in the
morning, clean the bag, eat a crust of stale bread, go to work down
mill for fourteen hours a day week in-week out. When we got home,
out Dad would thrash us to sleep with his belt!
etc.
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The Goats do roam blend tends to express a dif. angle at dif. times.
The 1999 and 2000 vintages were slightly softer and better ballamnced than the 2001 and 2002.
Perhaps age is an important factor but I don't think the assemblage expressed much harmony.
Best ask the goats I guess....
I had some of the 2002 last night. Heavy, fruity, and yes lacking balance--or you could say, off balance. Cute label, but if you want cute labels and good wine, Bonny Doon.
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I liked Felix's but forget where exactly it is. It's more of a roll-up-your sleeves oyster bar, but if you can appreciate that sort of thing, it'll be right up your alley.
Felix's is a block off St. Charles across the street from Acme Oyster House.
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I'm probably in the minority on this one, but I don't get mayo on fries. I like mayo. I like fries. But together it's just incomprehensible. Belgians seem to love it, and they're the best fry makers in the world (or at least the most prolific), so it can't be bad. But to me it seems sick and twisted.
Hm.
Perhaps its the mayonnaise you use?
Exactly. Frites and the mayo in Holland are the best.
Personally, I like em with Dijon. Yesterday, by coincidence, I had some blue cheese fries. First 3-4 mouthsful were great. After that, it was de trop. Some in LA favor chili cheese fries.
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That's OK. Somebody is threatening burnt UMBRIA on another thread!
Burnt Umbria??? That's not in my Crayola 64.
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Seeing the tower of Pisa was an awesome experience—in context (Campo dei Miracoli), it's just staggeringly beautiful. It's definitely worth a visit.
Plus you get to take the picture of your SO holding up the Tower (or pushing it over).
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we're adding a night to florence by losing siena
you are coming very close to committing a criminal offence...
Hey, he burnt siena.
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I think it may have already be mentioned, but pick up the DK Eyewitness Guide for Venice. It has the best and most detailed maps. You will not get lost if you have that book.
This may be true, but Venice is the most fun place to get lost in that I know of.
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Venice is a wonderful place to end a trip, rather than begin one-- it is much more overwhelming and dramatic than the other cities, especially seeing it for the first time.
You might brush up on Turner. His paintings of Venice mean a lot more once you've seen the place in the flesh. Really.
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