And now for something completely different. I know Nerd’s Eye View readers are refined, cultured folks. Readers. Observers. People who appreciate a good cup of coffee, an excellent bowl of pho, a piece of music that evokes far away places. Which is why we’re doing something different. Dude, we’re going to see people on wheels …
Here‘s a small set of photos from Ybor City, the former – and current – cigar making district just a short streetcar ride from downtown Tampa. Added to Photo Friday on Delicious Baby.
It probably would have gone better for them if I’d called first. Then, I’d have had a date with the education coordinator and the two desk people and the nice guy who feeds the fish wouldn’t have been put on the spot like that. But since I hadn’t called, it was more of a spot …
From where I sit, there are only a handful of walkable restaurants – the Waffle House, a PF Changs, something called Maggiano’s, a fancy-ish place called the Palms, a Chipotle, something else called Via! and a Mitchell’s Fish Market. I was hungry, we’re in Tampa, it’s coastal. We went with Mitchell’s. No surprises there. Mitchell’s …
I’ve been doing a bit of jetting about lately, and not the most fun kind, where you suffer through the trials of coach because you’re going to spend the next two weeks – three months traveling elsewhere. Nope, this is the stuff where you’re wedged into a seat that is too small for the average …
Lucy is 3.2 million years old. She’s tiny, a little over 3 feet tall. She’s spent most of her modern life in a secure vault in Ethiopia but she’s been let out to see the world – or to let the world see her. Which is what we did on Sunday on the first ever …