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The Flying Island of Laputa

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Bistro Angst

Pa pa pa da tralala Pa pa pa da tralala Vivaldi's Primavera often heard in bistros not relaxing for the guests But who's here to relax? It's a serious buisness! Is it a good enough restaurant? Worried tourists worry about not getting the 'optimal eating experience' for their Yens Do we really want a steak served on a wooden plank? Would we prefer a wooden stake through the heart? Such questions vex diners in Chianti mode (alcohol helps) Ah! L'estate ! (that thunderstorm bit; glorious) The waiter bounds his way his little pad is ready We are ready, but for one, When she is, the bounding waiter will be gone!

Water Flea'd

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Sand Sculpture Sphinx

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The Tequila Sunset

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The Tequila Sunset is any drink. Any drink at all. It's the drink you can lean back, slowly sip and enjoy after you've slammed back a dozen or so shots of Tequila. The effects are approaching, and you will very shortly experience a real Tequila-induced lights out. In a matter of minutes, you will be eclipsed. But until then; savour the Tequila Sunset . Short of Draino, it doesn't really make any difference what's in the glass.

Oyster Card

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The 'Oyster Card' promises more than it delivers. Shades of Lewis Carrol, or Wilton's Restaurant; "I say, could I get a squeeze of lemon and a sprinkling of black pepper on my Oyster Card?" Nope. None of that.

Bridge Rivets

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Inuits

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Inuit hunter using a harpoon attached to a bladder. Inuit portrait with bone anti-snowblindness spectacles.

Seafood Stall, Barcelona

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Cranes, Gdansk

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The Mighty Danube, Budapest

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