What are you drinking right now?

[So this is love]

Rnr!!!!!

[So this is love]

I hope you're feeling better my friend!!!!!!!!

Meet the Crapper...Enjoy!

[katina]

I suppose that's not too crazy bad, average European hotel price.

That´s right, I would like to clarify that for making the money conversion I used the black market US$ , it was around 9.5 pesos for 1US$ at the moment of my post.

There´s a new law here, that bans all citizens and foreigners for purchasing US$ or any foreign currency, as Venezuela.
Let´s say that a tourist arrives here without knowing that. If he changes US$ at the bank, he will receive 6,80 pesos for a dollar, that´s the official and fake rate. Or, if he pays that drink of 95 pesos with a credit card, is 14 US$ due to the official exchange rate.

When leaving the country, he cannot change any pesos left at the bank, he will need to find some dealer to change the money at the black market.

Now, 1 US$ is around 12 pesos at the black market, so that drink will cost around 8US$, if you change your foreign currency at the black market.
Last week, I tried to have a drink at the bar of one of the oldest five stars hotels, all the drinks started at 190 pesos. That is a rip off for unaware tourists, that´s around 27 US$ if they pay with a credit card, and I rip off for us, so we left, and returned to the Sofitel´s Bar, La Bibliotheque.
It´s a classic, very well located and has a very friendly staff, and they didn´t change the drink´s price yet, 95 pesos, 8 US$ now at the black market.

[katina]

From La Bibliotheque, Sofitel Hotel. Fridays, at 18,30hs starts Vodka Nights.

Absolut Mandarin, Maracuyá (passion fruit), strawberry juice.
Lemon Drop, Classic Absolut Vodka, syrup and lime juice.

[katina]

Absolut Apeach Vodka, kiwi and pineapple juice.
Absolut Raspberri Vodka, strawberries, lime and pineapple juice.

[VetteLS5]

Knob Creek. Medicinal preparation for temps in the single digits and upwards of 10" of snow likely tomorrow.

[Nickdfresh]

Last night, I got the best head ever!

































































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Unfortunately, it was on a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale draft...

[Seshmeister]

Saturday was Bloody Mary day.. Good shit. The Lauderdale Beach Hilton bar had a sampler. The other is from the W and was delicious! They make their own pickles which are fantastic.

I like a Bloody Mary but never more than one or two and at the beginning.

I like the cucumber idea don't see that too often here. Sometimes they put celery in.

I don't just dislike raw celery it actually really confuses me that many people don't.

[Nickdfresh]

I love raw celery, but I prefer olives in mine...

[Nitro Express]

I like to put shrimp in my bloody mary.

[Seshmeister]

I've seen that on menus and it's just wrong.

[Nitro Express]

It's like a shrimp cocktail you drink and pull a buzz off of. I use Clamato as the base and put a touch of horseradish in it and some lemon juice.

[Seshmeister]

Fair enough but that's an entrée not a drink.

[Angel]

It's like a shrimp cocktail you drink and pull a buzz off of. I use Clamato as the base and put a touch of horseradish in it and some lemon juice.

Clamato, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco. Bloody Caesar.

[Nickdfresh]

I'd eat shrimp with a bloody mary, but shell fish do not belong in my bloody marys...