Things to do when in
Tampa:
Jog/walk/rollerblade/board/dance down
Bayshore Boulevard. It is incredible.
Go to
Bern's Steak House.
Visit
Ybor City on any Friday or Saturday and have a ball. There is something for everyone in Ybor.
Go in February to see the spectacle of
Gasparilla. There is nothing more fun than the city's most prominent
business and
political men dressed up as
pirates. Puts life in perspective for you.
OK, go ahead and catch a
Bucs game. You may still hear
cannons go off whenever the Bucs score.
That tradition used to be my father's responsibility and joy.
Visit
Whaley's grocer on
Howard Avenue. It smells GREAT in there.
Go to any major grocery store. Find the bread aisle. When you come upon bread sold by the yard, buy it! That's
Cuban bread!! You have found one of Tampa's greatest
treasures. Make sure the packaging says the bread came from
El Segundo Bakery.
Need sweet? Visit
Chalupa's on
Neptune. They have all kinds of goodies, and decent coffee, too.
Borrow a car and get lost in
downtown. You will only get lost once in Tampa, then you will know its
six-way intersections and colorfully named streets forever.
edited 12-25-2007