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Tampa, Florida, United States - 9th March 2013
By: tarepanda
Today we are going on a trip to Tampa, on the west coast of Florida.
Look there is a bridge coming up.
This is the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. The Travel Channel rated the Sunshine Skyway #3 in its special on the "Top 10 Bridges" in the World.
We come to visit the Cigar City Brewery.
The brewery was first built in Ybor City, which is a historic neighborhood in Tampa founded in the 1880s by cigar manufacturers. Later it moved this current location, hence the saying on the sign.
Here is the star of today! The special brew, Hunahpu, which is available only on this day of the year.
You can see other people carrying the special beer. Each person can buy only 3 bottles at $20 each. The limited release bottle has received very high rating among drinkers and can fetch up to USD $200 on ebay. People from all over the country come to line up from early in the morning to buy it.
There are some food trucks here. We need food to go with our beer!
This one called Oki Doki, is for Okinawan food.
We take a peek inside the truck. They are very busy cooking!
Everybody seems to enjoy themselves, walking around with a beer in hand.
Some people bring their own chairs, coolers filled with beers, and food to just enjoy a nice day out here.
There is a booth selling locally made cigars.
Hmmm... I guess big cigars need a big lighter?
Let's check out the tasting room!
Look at all the beers on tap!! What a selection! There is no Guiness though. Most of them are local craft brews.
Wow look at the stack of cups.
This guy invites us to join his party.
The brewery has won a lot of awards, which they proudly display.
We check out the shop so we can buy some souvenir.
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Posted May 31, 2013, 12:25 am
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Pompano Beach, Florida, United States - 30th March 2013
By: tarepanda
Have you ever tried a Brazilian churrascaria? Today we are going to a Brazilian steakhouse. At this one, instead of Rodizio style, which means the waiters bring the meat to you, it's self service.
Ah, I think we find the right place. We can see the Brazilian flag on the sign.
This is the name of the restaurant. It means Rice and Beans, but our host assures us that we will get a lot more than that.
Mmm it sounds good.
Here is a poster reminding us that the 2014 World Cup will be in Brazil! Hmmm needs to start planning my trip there!
We sip some cold, refreshing cashew juice while reading the menu. The juice is make from the cashew fruit, where the cashew nut is actually the seed of the fruit.
At the buffet line you can see the salad and dessert.
Here are the side dishes, rice and beans as well as stewed chicken, spaghetti and more.
This is the grill where they have various cuts of meat: sirloin, chicken, pork loin, filet mignon, flank steak, sausages, and more.
You let them know what meat you like and they cut it for you. At fancier place you will have waiters come by to your table with the sword skewer of meat.
Bom apetite!!
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Boyton Beach, Florida, United States - 6th April 2013
By: tarepanda
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Hollywood, Florida, United States - 18th May 2013
By: tarepanda
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Posted Jun 12, 2013, 12:02 am Last edited Jun 12, 2013, 12:05 am by tarepanda
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Miami, Florida, United States - 25th May 2013
By: tarepanda
Today we receive a package. It feels soft and bulky, so it must be a toy! Can it be another moose?
"Who's in there?" "Hello?"
"Hello! I am Lumpi!! I am a travelling toy! Have I arrived?"
"Wait a moment! We'll get you out!"
"Hurry, hurry! I can't wait a moment longer! I am so excited!!"
I am so happy to see a new friend. His name is Mr. Lumpi.
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Miami, Florida, United States - 6th June 2013
By: tarepanda
Big Foot the rat will be leaving and travelling to Germany. To say farewell, our host prepares something special for him. She knows that he likes coconut water.
Big Foot is very excited to see the coconut!! But how do we open it?
If you can a machete you can just chop off the top. But it's too dangerous for us. We don't want to chop off our fingers too. So we are doing it the safer way. First, we trim off some of the fiber outside the shell.
Next, we get a screwdriver and a hammer. Yes, you read that correctly. Make sure you clean the screwdriver first.
With the help of the hammer, we use the screwdriver to make several holes around, like a dotted line.
Then we pry it open. It takes only a minute or two!
Now we can enjoy the cool, refreshing water inside. Coconut water has electrolytes too so it's a natural replenishment, better than artificial sports drink!
Don't forget to enjoy the tender meat as well! Our host tells us also that when you choose a young coconut, shake it. If you hear water, the coconut is drying out. Old coconuts have thick, dry, hard meat inside with no water. So if you don't hear anything, that means that the coconut is young and full of water and the thin layer of meat is very tender.
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