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The Misfit Restaurant + Bar, Sta Monica, Los Angeles

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Website: themisfitbar.com Address:  Third Street Promenade, 225 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401 Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Feedback:  Trendy Location with Good Cocktails Food trying to be "trendy" but fails in so many ways ( menu ) Crispy Lobster Nik Niks - 3 lobster sliders - I felt it was a waste of good lobster to deep fry it and put it in the sliders.  I'm sure there's better ways of "deep frying" it if they really want Ahi Burger - Tuna burger with Avocado.  You should really not order this.  The tuna is not fresh. It's basically just sort of "crumbles" when you eat... not the normal fresh seared tuna that you get anywhere. Dixie Fried Chicken - Deep fried boneless Chicken - it was OK but nothing fantastic House Made French Fries - Reminded me of In N Out Fries :)  Dixie Fried Chicken  Crispy Lobster

Georgian Hotel, Sta Monica, Los Angeles

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Website:  http://www.georgianhotel.com/ Address:   1415 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401 Hotel Rating: 4 out of 5 Feedback: A bit old yet historic building. Really good location as it is near the 3rd street promenade and walkable to the Pier.  But lift is reallllllllly slow! View from the Hotel

Thai Dishes, Sta Monica, Los Angeles

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Website:  http://thaidishessantamonica.com/ Address :  111 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401 Food Rating: 4 out of 5 star Feedback: Generally food was just OK (except for Calamari which I didn't like) but the price is very affordable.  It was 4.5 in Zagat though. I've tried so much better food in other Thai places but good thing is that this is just near the 3rd Street Promenade and not very crowded. Shrimps and Scallops - OK! Fresh Spring Roll - realy wanted that to go with peanut sauce :( Chicken Cashew Nuts - didn't really like it. It was kinda plain Satay was OK. Calamari - not good, skip it. Coconut Juice! Yeahh!! Fish Filet! Yellow Curry Chicken Fried Rice

Iceland - Winterlight Festival 2016

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Website:  http://winterlightsfestival.is/ February 4 - 7, 2016 If you are in Iceland during the Winter Months, try to coincide with their Winter Light Festival.  Most places have this sort of festival to bring a bit of light and happiness during the lonely months of winter. This year, we ended up being in Iceland coincidentally during the Winter light festival and attended a couple of their events. February 4, 2016 Opening Night THE PAINT SPLATTER ARTWORK - PAINT.IS Harpa, Studio Ólafur Elíasson and Visit Reykjavík called for proposals for an artwork which will utiliz the façade of Harpa Concert Hall. One artwork has been chosen and will be presented during The Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival. The authors are Halldór Eldjárn and Þórður Hans Baldursson. "We intend to convert the Harpa façade into a giant interactive canvas. Participants are able to illustrate the canvas by colliding it with virtual paint. Illustration takes place by opening a website, paint.is, on your

Cafe Loki, Iceland

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Website:   http://loki.is/ Addresss:  Lokastigur 28 101 Reykjavik Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Feedback: It was nothing fantastic but for me, it was just that I just need to try something traditionally Icelandic and this was the best plac eto get it. This was the combination platter that we ordered Mashed potato with Fish Flakes Tasted like Potato Gratin with Fish flakes.. I Like it. Most of these can only be eaten during the Winter festival Soured Whale - errr.. doesn't taste anything but like jelly with vinegar Soured Ram's testicles - not sure how to describe this but something like very sour century egg yolk Fermented Shark meat - quite interesting and tasty.  Very hard to cut kind of fish meat. Herring - the usual and you can find this in other Scandinavian countries. Liver and Blood Budding Sheep Jelly - quite interesting and tasty  See the video below.. Icelandic Meat Soup Taste like diluted Meat Goulash (prolly can skip th