Ripley's Believe It Or Not Gift Shop

            Hey, everyone! I don't know why I forgot this, but in continuation of this post, and
   this post, I'm going to post photos of the gift shop, which you see at the very end of the
   place. They had a huge candy section to one side, and some Ripley logo items, and regular
   New York souvenirs. I saw some cute key chains, but since I have a huge key chain collection,
  I didn't really want another one, and was a little sad when I couldn't find any logo jewelry,
  which I would have purchased if I saw any. I ended up getting two small bottles with shark
  teeth, which is unique enough for me. ~ Here are some much delayed photos!

                                                                        

                                                                               

                                                                              

                                                                           

                                                                              

                                                                                

                                                                               

86 Street in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

         In Bay Ridge, the neighborhood I usually hang in, there are two avenues that are considered
    the main commercial districts, namely 3rd and 5th avenues. In between 4th and 5th avenue
    is 86 Street, the beginning of the 5th avenue commercial district. It goes a little way to 3rd avenue,
    but the biggest area is towards 5th. I took photos of the block between 4th and 5th avenue, as it's
    the very beginning of the commercial district in Bay Ridge, in my opinion, at least the beginning
    concerning the 5th avenue stores. Well, here we go, I won't do any more talking~

                                                                       

                                                                            

                                                                              

                                                                               
                                                                                   
                         

Ovi's Place - Brooklyn, New York

              Hey everyone! Today I'm going to do a review on Ovi's Place, a local restaurant in the
   Flatbush area of Brooklyn. Since it seems to be a very small local restaurant, they don't seem
   to have any website I'm aware of, though if you're interested in trying them out, Google
   should provide an address. Or, if you're a more visual person that doesn't really need specific
   addresses, it's located right behind Brooklyn College.  Ovi's has a slight tropical flair to it,
   selling items like Plantains, and an assortment of fruit smoothies, but the majority of the
   items are American food, such as baked chicken, macaroni and cheese, etc. They have a
   single flat screen television that was playing the Sci-Fi channel, and the room in the diner
   was very spacious; after you sat down, you can stay for hours, without any worry that you
   have to give up your seat to someone else.The smoothies are made with actual fruit, and you
   have the option of getting it with milk, to make it thicker. I got a blueberry, raspberry, and
   strawberry one, which was pretty good! And yes, I mentioned the baked chicken and macaroni
   because that was what I got.~ It was pretty good; it wasn't bland at all! A simple, affordable
   establishment to try if you're in the area. ^^

                                                                           

                                                                              

                                                                                  

                                                                            

                                                                                   

                                                                              

Fabco Shoes - 86st., Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

          Today I'm going to talk about a local shoe chain in New York, know as Fabco Shoes.
 There are locations in two 86 streets; this one has 422 in the address. The place takes up a lot of space; this location was three floors full of shoes! First floor is womens,second is mens, and the
top is childrens.  But they have good variety; there is an assortment of styles and shoes for different age groups and genders; something akin to a bigger Payless.This store is mostly good for casual, and semi- casual events, so you won't find anything too fancy here, but most of the casual wear is decent quality and feels very sturdy when I tried them on. Prices range about the same as Payless; some about $9, with more expensive shoes ranging up to $30. I ended up purchasing a pair of sandals for house wear. If you're looking for some good casuals for house or street wear, Fabco is a good place to look around.~

                                                                                    

                                                                                   

                                                                                

                                                                               

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                              

                                                                               

                                                                                

                                                                               

XinFa Bakery Inc. - 8th ave. Brooklyn

           XinFa Bakery was an accidental find that was near the area of a clinic my relatives go to.
   I tried finding a website for them, but I couldn't find anything substantial, and nothing in the
  store directed towards a website either... In any case, it looked like a very clean and fresh
  bakery from the outside and inside, and the sweets looked tempting, so I ended up purchasing
  quite a few things. The first was a strawberry bubble tea; the shop people forgot to put the
  tapioca, (boba), when they made it, so I got it placed on top. My dad later drank most of it,
  and I ended up getting another one. XD
              
         I liked all the gelatin type desserts showcased, but I finally settled with a marshmallow
   cake, which was more of a jello type marshmallow with coconut flakes on top, but it still
   tasted pretty awesome.~ Then, with me being the steamed pork lover that I am, I ended up
   purchasing one of their steamed pork buns, which I have to say, was probably one of the
   best I ever had! It had pork in some sauce that wasn't exactly barbecue sauce, and a bunch
   of vegetables and such along with the pork. Trying three items in one day, I can safely say
   that in the Brooklyn Chinatown area, this is one of my favorite finds.~ Will be going back
   the next time I'm in town!

           (If you're interested in trying them out, they're located at 8th ave in the 50's streets. If
      you Google them, the address is listed.)

                                                                                 

                                                                          

                                                                             

                                                                              

                                                                               

                                                                            

                                                                              

                                                                              

                                                                             

                                                                                

                                                                               

                                                                              

                                                                              

David's Burgers - Little Rock, Arkansas

               So I'm going to do one more post I procrastinated for quite a while, since I went to
      the place over a month ago, ha ha. So David's Burgers was a relatively new place in town,
      opening within the last year or so. My brother invited a friend of his, that day, and invited
      me along since we were all hungry. Since they were in the mood for burgers, and tried just
      about every burger joint in town already, we gave this place a go.

               When you enter David's Burgers, they have very unusual decor compared to other
      places. At first it looks like a simply decorated red and white diner, but once you look
      around you'll see blown up wall size family photos around the place. And strangely
      enough, they seem to fit quite naturally with the walls; I think it has to do with the place
      having otherwise very white walls that did the trick.

                The site advertised custard, and I think they served Gelato, but we just got 3 burger
      combos that day. Now, next to Five Guys, and Cheeburger, these were some of the best
      burgers I ever had! The meat was very soft, and had a lot of flavor in it; it didn't taste
      bland, or stiff, but was pretty delicious! The condiments didn't help give the burger
      flavor, if anything, it brought out the flavor.~ I can't remember what I thought about the
      fries, but I was eating them, and finished it all, so it wasn't bad.

              The diner is very spacious, and you can sit in for a long while, with no one to bug
      you, or glancing at you to leave. I'll leave it here, and let the photos do the rest of the
      talking.~