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Shish Kebab House

Posted on March 25, 2013 by admin

We have a few regular places in Tucson that we like to eat. Shish Kebab House is one of them. They serve Mediterranean food and my favorite thing to eat is a Lebanese dish Beef or Lamb Oozie. It is … Continue reading →

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La Bartuka

Posted on March 19, 2013 by admin

We were in Hermosillo last weekend. There were abundant opportunities to consume carne asada and so by Sunday I had enough of that. Instead we opted to have lunch at a restaurant near our house that I had been wanting … Continue reading →

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5 tacos

Posted on March 4, 2013 by admin

We didn’t leave town this weekend. This allowed me to spend time working on the house. Abe and Yun’s parents also spent the weekend at the house, so we had time to be with them as well. The highlight of … Continue reading →

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Seguridad

Posted on January 7, 2013 by admin

O There is no apparent shortage of federal police officers in Sonora. The toll booths are no exception. We just went through the one outside of Hermosillo and I counted more than 20 standing around packing their uzis. Sometimes they … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2012

Posted on December 25, 2012 by admin

Yunuen and I spent Christmas in Nogales this year with family. Good times but quite cold. We didn’t leave Tucson until roughly 10pm, which was after my three hour nap. Mexican traditional Christmas eve dinners are typically this late. It … Continue reading →

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Dona Tota Gorditas

Posted on December 22, 2012 by admin

We are running errands this morning, so we stopped to have some tortas for lunch. I have never really been a huge fan and today really didn’t change my feelings. Even so, a fun experience to watch them being made.

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Vamos a Tucson

Posted on December 16, 2012 by admin

Bathroom break at the toll in Magdalena. We left earlier than usual today around 3:30. The drive home with daylight is much more pleasant. The only disadvantage is the longer line at the border. We had a nice lunch with … Continue reading →

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El Burro del Gordo

Posted on December 16, 2012 by admin

Lunch today is at El Burro where I am having the legendary burro carne asada. This is a place just down the street from our house in Hermosillo. For 50 pesos each, it should have been better and bigger. I … Continue reading →

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Shishkabab House

Posted on November 5, 2012 by admin

As we were in town this weekend, we were able to spend time with friends that we don’t often get to spend time. Today we had lunch with Jeff and bath at the Shishkebab House. This is one of our … Continue reading →

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Mexican Chinese

Posted on October 28, 2012 by admin

We spent the day with Jacinto and Erika today in Hermosillo, which included an excellent lunch of comida china. We have been to this restaurant twice now and have been pleased both times. The purpose of our day was to … Continue reading →

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