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Sedona Spice

Over the weekend, as we drove in to Sedona, I saw the 3D emergence of Sedona from the I17 and was amazed that I hadnt seen it all the time sthat I have been there. A seesaw of cloudy and sunny day. I guessed that there is a rainbow in the offing. We did catch a rainbow at half the height of bell rock. We saw bands of trees in fall colours.
And lunch was at Tara Thai cuisine. In the parking lot were white booths selling art & crafts. There always seems to be a fair going on like that, only the location varies. Last time after hiking Mt Wilson, visit to the Chapel, and a sighting of Nicolas Cage's house with 4 garages, a visitor to the town was taken to the then running fair to picks trinkets for his wife. This time we found a man packing a wig with long hair. My friend asked him abou it only to find that it was horse's hair and not donated by a native person from her flwoing sheet of straight hair.
Once in the restaurant, we all ordered the soup instead of the salad. The menu was quite interesting, heavy and natural with the hand made paper on the cover. The pages inside were overwhelming with the varietes. The soup was refreshing with its warmth but the chicken had porous texture which didnt appeal to me. We had Pad Thai, Ginger Chicken, Panang and Fried Rice.
Ginger meat had stands of boiled ginger. No marrying the ginger with the meat. Pad Thai was undercooked. Panang and Fried rice were good but did not leave much impression

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