Rate or ate (eat, that is)?

I haven't been able to make up my mind whether to get into food rating or not. But while I still ponder it, I might just list the places we most frequently go to and write a few words about them each.

I start with Bonaparte cafe, which I wouldn't say is upscale but definitely modernized (as opposed to stuck in the good old have-not-ventured-into-any-foreign-kitchens type eatery). There are at least two locations in town: one in the ground floor of the building we used to rent when first settled here and the other just across the skate ramp, oops, concrete block covering the garage entrance of our present adobe. This last place seems to have discovered and then settled well in a niche of a lunch destination for downtown professionals. In the evenings it tends to be pretty quiet. That is when we normally go there, and sometimes on the weekends, too.

Everything is good with Bonaparte: food in the menu sounds tasty (I'm sure it is tasty), and pastries on the counter are tasty, beer is cold when they have it (which is most of the time, just not always - be prepared!), and tea is hot when I get it. All is good. Except when we were there on Saturday, and some other tea drinkers (had) sat at other tables, the tall cup of tea was served to me in a regular glass. One made for serving cold soft beverages. I had to let my drink cool off before I could lift the glass and I felt I just had to snap a picture to get me started on this.

We got euros!

I thought I'd record this. Mike went out today (I did not) and exchanged the last of his kroons for some Saku and Kirin and got a bunch of newly minted coins back, too. They all have this image on one side but the colors/metals differ. I wanted to ship them on to you but Mike said we should put the first ones aside for ourselves. So you know. But keep your eyes open as you come visit EU on your next holiday or when you send someone over.

Oh, and looking at the title of the last post, we got many packages for Christmas this/last year. We already ate all Grandma's cookies with some help from Mike's office mates and my family. We celebrated the new year today with some tasty, hot popcorn but we've got plenty of other good treats to last until spring at least and some nice things for reading and wearing for even longer. Thanks, Santa!