Friday eye candy marries food for thought

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2o8mUZImcTaQlcaTcX-JC4i9vzG5IaAcO8JatkxtzRkoKERO3GQhysHQjGfp9Rh_vaVGoP7Hn7q9cqEtMWLqUaae7MB_R_iwjNr1MdbmeXbu4EjKglUeYWjezuh1dEwOC-7HbmKERQIzh/s1600/tumblr_m4c6fkp6Du1qm9zv8o1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2o8mUZImcTaQlcaTcX-JC4i9vzG5IaAcO8JatkxtzRkoKERO3GQhysHQjGfp9Rh_vaVGoP7Hn7q9cqEtMWLqUaae7MB_R_iwjNr1MdbmeXbu4EjKglUeYWjezuh1dEwOC-7HbmKERQIzh/s400/tumblr_m4c6fkp6Du1qm9zv8o1_500.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote class="tr_bq"> <dl><dt><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">"To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing."</span></i></span> <span style="font-size: large;"> Albert Hubbard</span></dt></dl></blockquote></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepWQAFreU1zppJKDo-BB0wIdIwyYcMdRXQ4NcuX7rU9ZyRRmS3o4S2Ml6LF5HQ_K7RyXwTVMomNxXGmvutSQ9diA7u9UKE7Lgd7XhYxLHpt17pUcyzhpOE_oe7Sl4RptyYF-B1x2L4EpP/s1600/90142430013168643_D2Inko2m_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepWQAFreU1zppJKDo-BB0wIdIwyYcMdRXQ4NcuX7rU9ZyRRmS3o4S2Ml6LF5HQ_K7RyXwTVMomNxXGmvutSQ9diA7u9UKE7Lgd7XhYxLHpt17pUcyzhpOE_oe7Sl4RptyYF-B1x2L4EpP/s1600/90142430013168643_D2Inko2m_c.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXwrzQDVSzRuWkbimb77rvbEaU65Ecg7KGBpzSF2d7DueIpDBmbtapX-SIbDz_WloV_ZOh-h9Lv7HiphFGP_wT7u3vRbu9jWBOTPUyqbfD21VGhyatxdVf-srY0K4bo6_PrCJOHwYFpXs/s1600/tumblr_mg1d2aTb451qhgis6o1_400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXwrzQDVSzRuWkbimb77rvbEaU65Ecg7KGBpzSF2d7DueIpDBmbtapX-SIbDz_WloV_ZOh-h9Lv7HiphFGP_wT7u3vRbu9jWBOTPUyqbfD21VGhyatxdVf-srY0K4bo6_PrCJOHwYFpXs/s640/tumblr_mg1d2aTb451qhgis6o1_400.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRAMUB81heRm0gaX3jSAMxhJV2F8_Zii8_Jb8o0sbiEcixsax9BN0CSHNuPT43Y7v3xxkYVW1ENWA7QkFSlOoV2K4tC26o98NeNlEvHFgZE_SHpymX2dN6OVdaaVY0Fx1KpgzpoRrDkUb/s1600/e8bd3cac2f4e11e2aa6822000a1cde8f_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRAMUB81heRm0gaX3jSAMxhJV2F8_Zii8_Jb8o0sbiEcixsax9BN0CSHNuPT43Y7v3xxkYVW1ENWA7QkFSlOoV2K4tC26o98NeNlEvHFgZE_SHpymX2dN6OVdaaVY0Fx1KpgzpoRrDkUb/s400/e8bd3cac2f4e11e2aa6822000a1cde8f_7.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5qCpUjZiNCPa81vdeS1trvqyZ2rKcSTUSf7iF2mdwDtD28G6xebkxeT4CVBU4wqv5E_1jE_Rb9suqlHXWv3MRh2WaI4V8_5M3vCRrO-OeA7MeSSWCASKlxuKvRkaFXFObx6X0zkb0L7O/s1600/tumblr_mecxwiFWlx1rlg1yto1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5qCpUjZiNCPa81vdeS1trvqyZ2rKcSTUSf7iF2mdwDtD28G6xebkxeT4CVBU4wqv5E_1jE_Rb9suqlHXWv3MRh2WaI4V8_5M3vCRrO-OeA7MeSSWCASKlxuKvRkaFXFObx6X0zkb0L7O/s640/tumblr_mecxwiFWlx1rlg1yto1_500.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhtaozGGP6YLjQRvctMAUl3HSNpwOetGrONUtYv7K42f4FOs12VyDAoTPmmEwk0fA3lWaMkje_MBqjLaQe87H040QVemjs3XlN1sBCvwC60CF6kl6Q5L7ugSDQCs0GqZPCKW7PHe1Hz2E/s1600/tumblr_mfzh0iVTCd1qgeozto1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhtaozGGP6YLjQRvctMAUl3HSNpwOetGrONUtYv7K42f4FOs12VyDAoTPmmEwk0fA3lWaMkje_MBqjLaQe87H040QVemjs3XlN1sBCvwC60CF6kl6Q5L7ugSDQCs0GqZPCKW7PHe1Hz2E/s1600/tumblr_mfzh0iVTCd1qgeozto1_500.jpg" /></a></div>images from tumblr.

Friday eye candy marries food for thought

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Cow Parsley wallpaper by Cole & Son

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIOPMKEqGO401tGEzMOKElfcRLvnbF4iglgHko9Y0EJXq0auRYS_GcS5YHSO6RrFyZJp44oWUcWr7kU29dUF7CGP0_jrBb6HRfL6FQiXOvd1nocpTVsiV6MpBYzr2424YmC48WS5M_a0r/s1600/96db81fb8392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIOPMKEqGO401tGEzMOKElfcRLvnbF4iglgHko9Y0EJXq0auRYS_GcS5YHSO6RrFyZJp44oWUcWr7kU29dUF7CGP0_jrBb6HRfL6FQiXOvd1nocpTVsiV6MpBYzr2424YmC48WS5M_a0r/s1600/96db81fb8392.jpg" /></a></div> I love wallpapers, preferably geometric ones, because they seem to not get old (in my eyes).  Cow <a href="http://www.cole-and-son.com/collection_detail.asp?CollectionID=11">Parsley by Cole and Son</a> though has been in my "wanted list" for a while now and having seen it here and there and still love it the same, I know I won't get tired of it.  It's not-too-precise-design perhaps has something to do with it.  It allows my eyes to travel and rest while looking at it.  It comes in twelve different color combinations but my favorite is the black and white.  I think this wallpaper would be amazing in a lobby.  Enjoy!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEv-crWWiJKw5CLptWAzqlg_fERmXXK4h3CTPljVE_kTY7sQUnH1I-J8M35ZzWdVa0uDcdh9lKNOyaahNGdq86gy5rFo3cDPmd74T8ip1WLQRFTpF_F0D3ARCDDskoWKwqxnNzvw88VjR/s1600/black-wall-bedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEv-crWWiJKw5CLptWAzqlg_fERmXXK4h3CTPljVE_kTY7sQUnH1I-J8M35ZzWdVa0uDcdh9lKNOyaahNGdq86gy5rFo3cDPmd74T8ip1WLQRFTpF_F0D3ARCDDskoWKwqxnNzvw88VjR/s400/black-wall-bedroom.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This wallpaper seems to pretty up everything around it because look at that bedroom set? It's not too pretty if you ask me.  No offence anyone!<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4YpmZ3ikXwjt0W9cm0iD0y2y5QwNPsupRr_ERKap-eroekYIKWnvLwVQL2gea6c2OcTCQyD6hoLPbI99kwOpRXFPjuNJJKKXxpTJT5FLsQ3eCuBSxe90KlYca5vtVJJX4A1n1vaD7inE/s1600/coleandson+cow+parsley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4YpmZ3ikXwjt0W9cm0iD0y2y5QwNPsupRr_ERKap-eroekYIKWnvLwVQL2gea6c2OcTCQyD6hoLPbI99kwOpRXFPjuNJJKKXxpTJT5FLsQ3eCuBSxe90KlYca5vtVJJX4A1n1vaD7inE/s400/coleandson+cow+parsley.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDmvCPaaTvXcjZ6oHENUhdSm31kx0cluPm9HDti_eNVxmR26PcRqvdP_s9DPVeEethREmSp7-XIWwqstkRMKflyQUYdk9_2sK_mf-6LD4RCNMZMA_Jek4mxTh4KNiK-QOaJCt3joPe0t2/s1600/Cow-Parsley-in-Pink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDmvCPaaTvXcjZ6oHENUhdSm31kx0cluPm9HDti_eNVxmR26PcRqvdP_s9DPVeEethREmSp7-XIWwqstkRMKflyQUYdk9_2sK_mf-6LD4RCNMZMA_Jek4mxTh4KNiK-QOaJCt3joPe0t2/s400/Cow-Parsley-in-Pink.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I think that not all Kitchen cabinets are meant to be opened. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIbfzNHJkoRVR0nlxWsn0dQtMi5rJrGpe6oexghyphenhyphenUzqmebG8kg3SuQa1VdU-LcX4SVJIWQK6az_vJgjI2Q8A-O5WxDTOz-Tl1PjM7GZ33W-oGkVwHr70FReC95CZP6Rio5bBznZtjdfVF/s1600/cow+parsley+by+kelly+deck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIbfzNHJkoRVR0nlxWsn0dQtMi5rJrGpe6oexghyphenhyphenUzqmebG8kg3SuQa1VdU-LcX4SVJIWQK6az_vJgjI2Q8A-O5WxDTOz-Tl1PjM7GZ33W-oGkVwHr70FReC95CZP6Rio5bBznZtjdfVF/s400/cow+parsley+by+kelly+deck.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> There, you see? Design by <a href="http://www.kellydeck.com/">Kelly Deck</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_riSQsi4ERDVd3nnsTbpV-PAh_xhoCrqzSt9NUDlA4ZgOLJaeEOkyKHfszJeobDufxtHmJJHfLNKJkDu212UQNl7UBImGR3bNYqqG4wTPu1yq2CrYwKNLgJi3aY0sOt8wz5oSC4PoUoL_/s1600/cole+and+son+wallpaper+cow+parsley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_riSQsi4ERDVd3nnsTbpV-PAh_xhoCrqzSt9NUDlA4ZgOLJaeEOkyKHfszJeobDufxtHmJJHfLNKJkDu212UQNl7UBImGR3bNYqqG4wTPu1yq2CrYwKNLgJi3aY0sOt8wz5oSC4PoUoL_/s1600/cole+and+son+wallpaper+cow+parsley.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4TKNjXdr0m05jh6yeLqzhj9grVUEae8YNqqjnK9AsxPYcKq2jpYm-KRPP_qfF8bsmfTbAnFGwoB1qIfr8OAemkPabGoy-0BkiixTiiAKFhR06DIIZtq0SGO_f_NzBMYclQJ1VL7y35F9/s1600/202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4TKNjXdr0m05jh6yeLqzhj9grVUEae8YNqqjnK9AsxPYcKq2jpYm-KRPP_qfF8bsmfTbAnFGwoB1qIfr8OAemkPabGoy-0BkiixTiiAKFhR06DIIZtq0SGO_f_NzBMYclQJ1VL7y35F9/s400/202.jpg" width="414" /></a></div></div>

Cow Parsley wallpaper by Cole & Son

 I love wallpapers, preferably geometric ones, because they seem to not get old (in my eyes).  Cow Parsley by Cole and Son though has been ...

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Copacabana Palace Hotel review

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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXOM_p8CExiFx1RE3r9sv375UKiTPImNLzb1S_kG17o9wYar_i1_9vAMyhwusumNMrg9ibSOhfjOHmwy6xpfGI2et0MGLjMGOfPinZ1mZ36v4cu_oBNu6dHW1Mkj2ALI_5r-PiQOvjt3b/s1600/pao+de+azuca.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXOM_p8CExiFx1RE3r9sv375UKiTPImNLzb1S_kG17o9wYar_i1_9vAMyhwusumNMrg9ibSOhfjOHmwy6xpfGI2et0MGLjMGOfPinZ1mZ36v4cu_oBNu6dHW1Mkj2ALI_5r-PiQOvjt3b/s400/pao+de+azuca.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Pao de Azucar is that huge mountain that you see in many photos and it's also the place where many famous Rio de Janeiro pictures were taken. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdfRWvoskgwJOSl-29NBy3GuxMWjXcTlu2S3m2zDxRcVYF7msFXpYHfOU86wlWA-He-tZT-KAQ7h2-Y1dwTvwL8brl3ZCkdJBgWzYcz_IiHXuXGRwlj_6UUKGnfxO_C_FKo-KffgA1R8y/s1600/rio+beaches.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdfRWvoskgwJOSl-29NBy3GuxMWjXcTlu2S3m2zDxRcVYF7msFXpYHfOU86wlWA-He-tZT-KAQ7h2-Y1dwTvwL8brl3ZCkdJBgWzYcz_IiHXuXGRwlj_6UUKGnfxO_C_FKo-KffgA1R8y/s400/rio+beaches.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>We drove all along the beach coast and my favorite beach was a very quiet beach, yes you read that right, named Sao Conrado along Av. Neimeyer.  This picture above was taken there.<br /><br /><a href="http://bellevivir.blogspot.com.br/2013/02/i-was-there-buenos-aires.html" target="_blank">A Buenos Aires Review </a><br /><a href="http://bellevivir.blogspot.com.br/2010/10/while-in-turkey.html" target="_blank">While in Turkey: An Istanbul review</a>

Copacabana Palace Hotel review

I suggested by hybby Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio de Janeiro for our first visit to the City.   I wanted to see firsthand the recent reno...

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