After viewing my KC photo gallery [dead link for now], a friend of mine said, \u201cOh, what a romantic city!\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, I love this town and yes, I have always thought there was a certain romance to it, but I never thought I\u2019d hear someone not a native say it. I mean, that\u2019s like saying Toledo is romantic. Maybe it is, but \u201cromantic\u201d isn\u2019t the first thing I think of when I hear \u201cToledo, Ohio.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then there\u2019s the inevitable comparison of what cities are more romantic and, well, N\u2019awlins tops my list. Most of Europe qualifies, although I\u2019d be hard pressed to tell you my favorite spot (maybe Maredsous Abbey in Belgium<\/a> \u2026 oh, the cheese!).<\/p>\n All that said, I took Tax Deduction #1 (hereinafter referred to as TD1) out and about this afternoon to some of my mostest favoritest haunts, all mentioned in The Proviso<\/em>. Peter May\u2019s House of Kielbasa (no website, drat them) has a spot in my gallery now (and I have a good 10 pounds of fresh homemade kielbasa in my fridge at the moment\u2014that should last a couple of days). I also added the UMKC School of Law (where two of my female characters go to school and one of my male characters teaches). Lo, I went looking for Tasso\u2019s Greek restaurant, absolutely positive<\/em><\/strong> it was on 79th & Troost only to find out when I got home that it was on 84th & Wornall. *headdesk* (Yeah, it\u2019s been a while. I must rectify that situation. They don\u2019t have a website either; what\u2019s up with the good dives not getting online?)<\/p>\n