One of the extraordinary experiences I had in Barcelona was eating tapas at Cal Pep.
Cal Pep is a small hole in the wall:
with a genuine Pep
This restaurant has a backroom that you can make a reservation for, but the real experience is had by sitting at the bar.
The restaurant has a fixed menu of tapas as well as an a la carte offering. My wife and I went with the fixed menu.
The menu began with a tomato, olive-oil and bread appetizer:
Then we were presented with a variety of fish and shell fish dishes:
That were followed by a series of dishes
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and ended with two sublime deserts:
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If you are ever in Barcelona, go to Cal Pep you will not be disappointed.
July 20th, 2007
Does it ever, ever, ever end?
The NY Times reported today that Michael Rasmussen failed to show up for a drug test twice. This is unbelievable. Why are they allowed to compete if they fail to show up?
MONPELLIER, France, July 20 — Michael Rasmussen, the current leader of the Tour de France, raced in the 12th stage today despite the disclosure on Thursday that he has missed two drug tests since the beginning of May and has received a warning that he could be suspended from the sport if he misses another.
The drug tests were missed on May 8 and June 28, at a time when anti-doping officials sought to contact Rasmussen but discovered that he had not informed them of his whereabouts.
The stupidity of this line of reasoning is awe inspiring. Let me get this straight:
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Michael Rasmussen is a high profile professional athlete.
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Michael Rasmussen has an employer.
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Michael Rasmussen has a family.
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Michael Rasmussen has friends.
And no one could find him? And no-one could set up a meeting with him?
If the anti-doping agency is that incompetent, of course there is cheating in cycling and sports.
July 20th, 2007
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