When I ask ChatGPT what are the best restaurants in Paris. I get the following list:
This time I’ve dined at #2 and #5, plus Tables by Bruno Verjus which is on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list (but it wasn’t that good, nor is it on this list). Previously I’ve dinned at #6 & #7. Next time, I’ll select from the balance of the list.
Rest and relaxation on St. Thomas including night kayaking in clear-kayaks and LED lights around the bay viewing nocturnal marine life such as tarpon fish with T'Shawn.
Arriving on the last day of this road trip, I found Bismarck to be a lot larger than I expected but I could not find interesting places to visit. The most interesting was North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum which includes extensive exhibits on the history and culture of North Dakota’s Native American tribes detailing the state's Indigenous heritage and history. My favorite exhibit was the When Dinosaurs Ruled. There were so many well lit, interesting dinosaur skeletons. The museum is located next to the North Dakota State Building, but the building did not look like a state capital building. It looked more like an outdated office building built in the 1970's. I explore the Bismarck Downtown Artist Cooperative and Alley 5.5, both were extremely underwhelming. Still wanting to explore, I decided to give the zoo a chance. I hate zoos, but I was bored and the weather was really nice. The zoo was exactly as I expected a bit boring and also underwhelming. Zoos are always also a bit sad. However, some of the monkeys were very active which was nice to see. Had dinner at Butterhorn, which had very good online reviews, but like almost every other restaurant I ate at on this trip, the food was just average. I ordered: Cheeseburger Orzo Soup (Grandma’s recipe, dill creme fraiche, sesame seed croutons); Dirty Martini Dip (Castelvetrano olives, bleu cheese, cream cheese, lemon, gin, vermouth, toasted focaccia); and Blue Crab Fra Diavolo (Lump blue crab, fettuccine, Calabrian chilies, pasta, vodka, fennel pollen, breadcrumbs).
Spent the day in Sioux Falls, SD, and it was “interesting”! First stop: the Butterfly House & Aquarium, which was what I expected - lots of butterflies and some marine creatures. There was about 25 visitors there and a weekday afternoon, which wasn’t too bad.? Next I visited Falls Park and hence the city’s namesake. Ended the day with a walk through the SculptureWalk. The sculptures were very basic. Like someone in art school made them. After exploring, I had dinner at R Wine Bar & Kitchen. The reviews were good, and the portions were huge, just like every restaurant I’ve eaten at on this trip!! I only spent less than 24 hours Sioux Falls which was enough!
