We checked out a lot of different spots. We looked at artsy type stuff. There were so many vendors along the street. There was someone selling hand-made leather bound journals and sketch books. If I would have had more money to spend, I know just who would appreciate something like that so much. Maybe another time. We shopped in a couple of Asian stores looking for "sticky rice" and some special kind of coffee that Keith had on his trip with the Asians last year. Anyway, we didn't get either. There is something different about this "sticky rice." It's sticky, but so much better than the usual rice. This is the kind of rice that our Asian friends advised us to get. In Lexington, you can get it at Walmart... along with an array of other Asian specialties like Kimchee.

We did not go into the Pennsylvania Macaroni Co. this time, although this store is somewhat significant to The Strip. They sell more than pasta. You can fill your own jar full of olive oil. They sell candy in bulk. They sell all sorts of cheese -- you've got to have a nose for it. All those cheeses blend together and have a rather ripe smell. They sell an array of olives in bulk. They are set out in 5 gallon buckets and you scoop out as many as you want. An interesting store none-the-less... Just not what we were after today.