The Florida State Fair is held annually at the Florida State Fairgrounds near Tampa. The official state fair of Florida, it includes indoor and outdoor exhibits, rides and shows. It is a chance for the state to showcase its agricultural industry. The Fair also offers competitions and food oddities such as chocolate covered bacon. The annual event usually lasts for 11 days.

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Food, food and food! There is food everywhere in this fun fair, and some food stalls look nicer than attractions :)

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Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals

This year, the Super Bowl takes place in Tampa Bay and I’m not in town lol but no way, we plan to watch the game on TV like million Americans. For this event, you have to buy lots of dips foods like chips and chicken wings with beers!

Even if I was in town, I wasn’t able to go to a bar in Tampa because there is so much peoples (and traffic) and that it takes tons of hours to get in. And you know that some tickets are sold more than $1,000? Same price to rent a place close to the stadium to see the game. It’s amazing!

And today is my last day in SF. I would like to say thanks again to my friends, it was so good to see you. Take care guys!

So congratulations Steelers for winning the championship. The final score is 27 - 23. And when I came back the next day, arriving to Tampa airport, I saw this:

Of course, Cardinals goodies were on sale…

Some links:

• Tampa Bay Super Bowl Host Committee
• NFL
• Wikipedia

Santana Row is a nice place to take a walk a sunday afternoon in SF. I like the way how they decorate the place, it remembers me a mall close to where I live in France (Val d’Europe for french people - okay Santana Row is 100 times nicer than Val d’Europe but they should copy that style). Otherwise, let me introduce you 2 little puppies: Nala & Pepper. They are so cute!

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Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean. As part of both U.S. Route 101 and State Route 1, it connects the city of San Francisco on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin County. The Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1937, and has become an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco and California. Since its completion, the span length has been surpassed by eight other bridges. It still has the second longest suspension bridge main span in the United States, after the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York City. In 2007, it was ranked fifth on the List of America’s Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects.

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After Chinatown in SF, I had to eat a Dim sum (and because I missed good Chinese food). Fortunately, my friends know a good one with lots of variety that you can’t never imagine! It’s like you were in Hong Kong lol In Tampa, we have a lot of Vietnamese restaurants but not enough (good) Chinese. But it seems that a Dim sum just open! So I’m going to check it and don’t forget to tell you my opinion ASAP :)

Dim sum (literally meaning “touch the heart”) is the name for a Chinese cuisine which involves a wide range of light dishes served alongside Chinese tea. It is usually served in the mornings until noon time at Chinese restaurants and at specialty dim sum eateries where typical dishes are available throughout the day. Dishes come in small portions and may include meat, seafood, and vegetables, as well as desserts and fruit. The items are usually served in a small steamer basket or on a small plate. Yum cha (literally “tea drinking”) is the term used to describe the dining session, especially in contemporary Cantonese. Chinese families in particular typically like to gather at Chinese restaurants for dim sum on special occasions such as Mother’s Day or Chinese New Year.

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