Post #128776 by thejab on Fri, Dec 3, 2004 10:09 AM

I'm in London now and I'm on Portobello Road so I'll be ducking into Trailer Happiness very soon.

We went to Trader Vic's last night and this afternoon. It looks great but the Christmas decorations somewhat distract from the atmosphere. The drinks were great - especially the Coffee Grog I had today (it's freezing cold here!) which they made tableside with flaming rum - something I have not seen at a Trader Vic's before.

Later tonight we're visiting South London Pacific.

Madrid was a great city. It was beautiful with the leaves turning and falling. So many great old taverns. I liked the Mauna Loa and it was very close to our hotel near Plaza Mayor. But I didn't like the drinks much and I couldn't find a single tiki in there - just lots of masks. I'm glad it's still there but Barcelona's Kahala is still my favorite tiki bar in Spain.