Casa Panza, Little Havana, Cortadillo

We are celebrating my husband's July birthday here in Key Biscayne. Last night we went to Little Havana over the bridge in Miami. We ate dinner at this Spanish restaurant where they had a live flamenco show. I bought the guitar player's CD because he really looked like Strom Thurmond, but shorter. He was a very good player. We both ate paella with chicken. I almost ordered the squid in his own ink but I chickened out. I asked our waitress what the potatas bravas was, and she said "angry potatoes." It was a little spicy.

They have a good band at our hotel every night. It has been a very nice trip and I highly recommend the Ritz Carlton Key Biscayne. Soon we may never be able to stay at such a nice hotel.

Tonight we ate at a cuban cafe right on the island. They have this coffee drink they call cortadillo, but it is just like cappucino. Our waiter said the name comes from cortar (coffee cut with milk). I have realized from this trip that my Spanish is very poor. I can understand maybe one or two phrases out of every sentence I hear. Spanish is everywhere here.

South Beach was a little disappointing, very crowded, nowhere to park, and full of tourists.