Ultimate Disappointment ...
... not entirely satiated by Lolita, instead of ordering more dishes, we were off in search of one of the best kebabs anywhere in the World. I don't know the exact name or location, only that it's the kebab shop run by Turks along Nou de la Rambla, very close to Las Ramblas, and the one with an upstairs. I've been there on at least three previous trips to Barcelona, once with Tri, and we all knew how fantastic this place was. So what the hell happened? Well, it's now Luna de Istanbul, one of a seemingly rather large chain in Barcelona and probably elsewhere - it was horrible! And the worst part, it wasn't even run by Turks or Arabs, people that know how to make a damn fine kebab! We had hyped this kebab up to the nth degree to the boys, but we were all left wanting ... another decent kebab ....
Relativity
July 3rd 2015 Geo: 41.3879, 2.16992Before re-incarnating as a young schoolboy in San Sebastian, I lived in New Jersey in the 1930s - now, with the huge Italian-American population in the area, spreading my message of peace, love, and noodles was like preaching to the converted! The Italians did not need me to teach them anything about noodles, so I decided to try something new, and opened up Buddha's Bage
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