La Chope

Advantages: Great food, reasonable fixed price menu
Disadvantages: None

...On our recent trip to the Loire Valley Mr Tart and myself arrived in Tours quite late on our first night. We drove down to Tours from Paris. We were going to stop for something to eat on the way but in the end decided to make our way straight to Tours and get settled in the hotel and then find something close by. A couple of minutes from our hotel we came across this place and were really glad that we did. LOCATION: La Chope is located at 25 Avenue Grammont. Our hotel was on the same road so we just came across it. It is about a ten minute walk from Tours? old town. The restaurant doesn?t stand out and the sign is not particularly bright so make sure you look out for it. THE EXPERIENCE: La Chope (which apparently translates as the tankard) is actually a fish restaurant. I?m not really a fish person (ok, that...

tartlette83 18.09.2009 · Read review
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How Tinker Bell Began!

Advantages: A nice, magical film
Disadvantages: Definately aimed at a younger audience!

...When I was babysitting last night, I got roped into watching ?Tinker Bell?, a film from Walt Disney where Tinker Bell is the main character. We get to learn all about Tinker Bell how she became a ?Tinker? (one of the types of fairy). The animation in this is very ?new? Disney. It is all 3D and computer animated and looks very much like the animation did in ?The Incredibles?, not like the old Disney films. I have to say I don?t think I like the animation in the new look films as much as the animation in the old films. The film starts off with the narrator explaining the jobs of fairies, which is to craft out nature, adding all the little details to things like snow flakes, giving light and colour to flowers, and helping all creatures. The narrator when goes on to say that when a baby first laughs a fairies life takes flight, we then see...

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Were You 'Saved By The Bell'?!

Advantages: One of the best TV shows from my childhood and one I still enjoy watching now
Disadvantages: The characters are a bit predictable, as are the storylines and it's not on TV a lot anymore : (

...(Note: Ok, ok, so this is a long review (huh, no change there) but please keep in mind that this is about Saved By The Bell as a whole rather than just a season of the show...sorry in advance!) If you happen to be a child of the late 1980s and early 1990s, you may have come across an American adolescent sitcom called Saved By The Bell, a programme which I should have grown out of years ago but still find enjoyable to watch. As it?s way past Valentines Day, it feels like the right time to express such admiration for one of America?s truly corniest exports; set in the fictional Bayside High School, the series follows the lives of a group of friends as they do battle with everyday teenager trials including school, love and friendship and not to mention the bad 80s hairstyles and fashion! A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SHOW Originally...

MizzMolko 28.03.2009 · Read review
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Jingle bells taggie time!

Advantages: fun, interactive
Disadvantages: not a great story!

...and therefore very baby friendly. The various taggie items you can buy include: * Taggie soft toys- sheep, dinosaurs, duck, lion * Rattles * Take-along-triangles that squeek * Comfort blankets * Cot blankets * Baby gros * Books * Rag dolls * Balls All of the taggie toys are soft and light enough for your baby to be able to play with them on their own and without the worry of them chewing bits off or hitting themselves on the head. Jingle bell book This review is on the Jingle Bell taggie book. This is apparently only available for a short time over this festive period. It is about the size of a CD, slightly bigger and made from soft fleecy material. The front page is a sky blue colour with white snowflakes printed on. The title "Jingle Bells" Is embroidered on in red and underneath it is a large soft snowman holding...

lorriellah 26.12.2009 · Read review
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Review of My First Taggies Jingle Bells Book - Kaori Watanabe

Esmerelda, the bells have made me deaf

Advantages: A beautiful setting for a sunny evening. Big dishes.
Disadvantages: Watch out for the cats!

...A Memorable Destination It's a very long time since I was last at the Bells of Peover. I think it must have been at least 15 or 16 years ago - it's a wonder I can even remember the place at all. The reason why I can remember is because when I went, a visit to the Bells of Peover constituted 'A Big Day Out'. I was working in my first job, not on a massive salary and not in the habit of expensive meals out. I believe the boyfriend and I even took a day off work just to drive out to the countryside to have lunch because he'd heard great things about the place. Back then the Bells of Peover was a yuppie paradise: a multi-award winning gastro pub at a time when nobody had even started to use the term 'gastro pub'. We drove down in our beat up old car and hid it in a dark corner of the car park where it wouldn't be too intimidated by...

koshkha 26.10.2009 · Read review
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La Boqueria - Barcelona's Technicolour Market

Advantages: A colouful and compelling sight, pick up some tasty food
Disadvantages: You may not be able to take some of it home

...Situated just off Las Ramblas, Barcelona?s Boqueria (or more correctly Mercat de San Josep) market is one of the city?s most popular tourist attractions. I think it says a lot about the enduring attraction of food markets that the Boqueria is still so popular in spite of the fact that our supermarkets now stock excellent produce from all over the world and that air travel and border restrictions have made it more difficult to take fresh produce home from trips abroad. When I first visited the Boqueria I was filled with excitement at the array of colourful fresh produce ? fruit and vegetables, herbs, fish and shellfish, meats ? fresh and cured, bread, nuts and dried fruit ? on sale at the market but over time, as I have traveled more widely, "La Boqueria" has lost a little of its gloss. You?ll find the Boqueria quite easily just off...

fizzytom 01.09.2009 · Read review
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Is the game over for Belle?

Advantages: Entertaining, easy to read
Disadvantages: Not as entertaining or shocking as the first book

...I read the first book by Belle de Jour a couple of years ago, after watching a few episodes of the ITV2 series 'The Secret Diary of a Call Girl' which starred Billie Piper. At that time, there was some controversy about the TV series and the book on which is based, with accusations that they were glamourising prostitution and potentially encouraging vulnerable young women into the sex industry. When I spotted 'Playing the Game' in the library, I automatically assumed that this was the sequel to 'The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl' but this is actually the third book in the series. Despite the controversy and publicity surrounding the original book and the subsequent TV series, I wasn't actually aware that a follow up book, much less two books, had also been published. Despite not having read the second book, I started...

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Belle of the ball

Advantages: cheap, effective, easy to use
Disadvantages: smell of conditioner

...I?ve been dyeing my hair for a few years, and have used several different brands of hair dye, but the main ones I use are L?Oreal Casting, and Garnier Nutrisse. Recently I noticed my roots were showing, and so went to buy some more dye, and for no particular reason, decided to try Garnier Belle Colour. ~About the product~ This is a permanent home hair dye kit. The dye covers 100% of grey hair. In a box you get the following: - One 60ml bottle of developer milk - One 40ml tube of ?Color-Ease? crème - One 15ml sachet of conditioner crème - One pair of disposable gloves - Instruction leaflet ~Preparation~ As with all home hair dye kits, you must do a skin allergy test 48 hours before using the kit. This is extremely important to prevent potentially dangerous allergic reactions. If, after 48 hours you have experienced no...

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la senza

Advantages: great selection
Disadvantages: n/a

...If i need to buy lingerie there is only one place that I go to and that is La Senza. La Senza is great and stocks everything from underwear, bras, slippers, nightwear and dressing gowns. They have great bra's im many different styles and colours that have matching underwear you will always find what your are looking for. They have the multiways bra's and the bra solutions too, which is great especially if you are planning on wearing say a backless dress for example. I have learnt over the years that you can get great offers in La Senza on there buy one get one free, or the buy so many items for a set price. Which is fantastic as you otherwse find that a few sets cost you over £50. I would also recommend that you try the bra's on as i find that i am a different size bra in each different style. The biggest problem i have is...

jo_field26 19.10.2008 · Read review
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  La Senza: A Case of 'Bra-vo'?

Advantages: Reasonably priced bras and lingerie, excellent staff and services
Disadvantages: You may struggle to find your size

...(Warning: throughout this review, the words ?boobs?, ?boobies?, ?bazookas? and occasionally ?breasts? will pop up at an alarming rate. If you?re not in favour of any of the above, please use the ?back? button and exit left. Thank you.) It?s always been quite nice to have a womanly figure ? so what if men notice your boobs before your face? At least they?re looking...at least, that?s the confidence boosting way to look at things! Anyway, whilst we?re on the subject of ?boosting?, it?s pretty incredible how when I visited one of my local La Senza stores the other week, I was informed that my bazookas had boomed up a couple of bra sizes without the aid of knives and other messy instruments. It?s most women?s fantasy to be able to say that but I met the news with utter dread, only to be consoled by the lovely shop worker who kindly told...

MizzMolko 28.07.2009 · Read review
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