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Pineapple carpaccio ... too sweet, not as good as the waiter's recommendation suggested. Paper thin, the powdered sugar was overkill, the drizzle of sauce alone would've been enough to sweeten it up. The pineapple was not cored, and I wondered if this contributed to the slightly bitter taste.

Playing With Fire

September 7th 2010
Geo: 42.5772, -2.84628Exhausted this morning ... the lack of sleep is catching up to me and though I had every intention of getting to bed early last night, I was up until close to 3 AM reading "The Girl Who Played With Fire" - this book is too damn good! But there was no time to be tired today - off to do some tasting of La Rioja's famous wines! The town of Ha ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more

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