Aslinda pek bir sey oldugu yok. Yazasim var ama tembelim iste. Dusunmeye degil ama yazmaya tembelim. Halbuki gun icinde ne cok kiziyorum, hayalkirikligina ugruyorum ve baska turlu bakabilmeyi istiyorum hayata. Icimi doktugum birine "sikayet etmekten biktim." demistim emailimin sonunda. O da cevap vermis "Sen zaten tespiti yapmissin, bu konuda ne yapacaksin, ne adim atacaksin, onu dusun." dedi. Dogru soze ne denir ama bak bir arpa boyu yol almamisim ki hala buralarda mizirdaniyorum.
Neyse...
Bu haftasonu yogun. Cumartesi gunu "Small World" adi verilen bir etkinlige gidecegiz. Biletlerin satisa ciktigi gunlerde tukendigine bakilirsa son derece ilgi goren bir olay. Federal Palace, VI'da gerceklesecek bu etkinlik farkli ulkelerin stant acarak kendi mutfaklarindan ornekler sundugu, insanlarin yiyip ictigi ve dansettigi bir aksami ifade ediyor. Cok hevesle bekliyordum ta ki Pazar gunu Port Harcourt'a ve ardindan Yenagoa'ya gidecegimi ogrenene kadar. Zira cumartesi aksami bensiz uykuya dalacak kizim ve Pazar gunu de ilk defa tum geceligine benden ayri kalacak. Neyse ki kocamla bolustuk de bu "parmak izi verme" yolculugunu birimiz evdeyken digerimiz uzakta olmus olacak. O gecen hafta gitti, ben de bu hafta. Lagos disinda Nijerya'da bir baska yeri gormek guzel olacak. Ote yandan guvenligin hakli sebeplerle kus ucurtmadigi, silahlarin son derece gorunur ve gerektiginde kolayca kullanilir oldugu bir yere gitmek tam da turizm amacli gezilere benzemiyor.
Nijerya'da cok yapmadigi istedigim bir sey fotograf makinemle yasadigim yerleri cekmek ancak burada cikip sokakta yurumedigimiz icin fotografcilik yapmak da mumkun olmuyor. Yoksa mesela bu gelecek is yolculugunda kimbilir ne pozlar, ne carpici kareler yakalanirdi.
Kizim gectigimiz ay 2 yasina basti. Arkadaslarimizi eve davet ettik ve mangal, icki, pasta esliginde dogumgununu kutladik. Bu sene tabii her seyin daha farkindaydi, hediyelerini acti, pastasinin mumlarini yine uflemedi ama en azindan gecen yil yaptigi gibi aglamadi da.
Soyledigi sozcukler her gecen gun artiyor. Artik bizden duyduklarini hemen tekrar ediyor, genelde unutsa bile tekrarladigi 5 kelimeden biri muhakkak aklinda kaliyor.
Genelde Ingilizce sozcukler cogunlukta gibi, ben yine de tam gaz Turkce konusmaya, sozcukleri tekrar etmeye devam ediyorum.
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Feb 13, 2014
Apr 22, 2013
Bottles
We've had a very nice weekend. Lots of good food, nice companion and fun.
On Saturday, after our traditional weekly grocery shopping, we decided to take the offer from our colleague and go to this Mexican Restaurant named "Bottles"
It had few tables occupied but rest of the restaurant was empty, including the nice pub looking outdoor area. Inside, it was typical Mexican decoration. Colourful walls with some artwork on them, wooden tables & chairs.
Before we left the house, I asked my husband if we should take Jo's pram with us. The answer was "No need". I was a bit grumpy with that answer thinking that "Well, now again there will be no highchairs and it will be my job to handle her while we eat" Suprise, surprise!!!! THey had a brand new Mothercare highchair!! I couldn't believe it! Lots of points to Bottles for that.
However, I cannot say the same things for their food. It was average. We had corn chips first thing we sat at the table with Salsa sauce. Chips were good but sauce was not fresh. Fajitas which I had was good but nothing special. Husband had tacos and he didn't think they were good. We had a pitcher of frozen Margharita and I liked it a lot.
Our friend asked for hot chilli sauce to enjoy the rest of the corn chips but after repeating our request twice (1 hour waiting period), we realized it has been forgotten.
We learnt that on Wednesdays, the place is full to the ceiling and live band on Wednesdays as well as Saturdays.
In the end, we had mixed feelings about this place. We are not going to go back there running but we wouldn't put it aside into a list of "not-going-to-go-again"
On Saturday, after our traditional weekly grocery shopping, we decided to take the offer from our colleague and go to this Mexican Restaurant named "Bottles"
It had few tables occupied but rest of the restaurant was empty, including the nice pub looking outdoor area. Inside, it was typical Mexican decoration. Colourful walls with some artwork on them, wooden tables & chairs.
Before we left the house, I asked my husband if we should take Jo's pram with us. The answer was "No need". I was a bit grumpy with that answer thinking that "Well, now again there will be no highchairs and it will be my job to handle her while we eat" Suprise, surprise!!!! THey had a brand new Mothercare highchair!! I couldn't believe it! Lots of points to Bottles for that.
However, I cannot say the same things for their food. It was average. We had corn chips first thing we sat at the table with Salsa sauce. Chips were good but sauce was not fresh. Fajitas which I had was good but nothing special. Husband had tacos and he didn't think they were good. We had a pitcher of frozen Margharita and I liked it a lot.
Our friend asked for hot chilli sauce to enjoy the rest of the corn chips but after repeating our request twice (1 hour waiting period), we realized it has been forgotten.
We learnt that on Wednesdays, the place is full to the ceiling and live band on Wednesdays as well as Saturdays.
In the end, we had mixed feelings about this place. We are not going to go back there running but we wouldn't put it aside into a list of "not-going-to-go-again"
Apr 19, 2013
Café Royal
Café Royal was an unexpected discovery for us at one of our lunch times. When we learnt that our famous Métisse (we decided to make peace with it and have lunch there after months but apparently not on Mondays!) is closed on Mondays.
Café Royal is few steps down of Métisse in the same building.
We liked it very much. It is clean, full of promptly attending waiters (as we go there at lunch break we need fast service) and full of tasty food. Tempura calamari as appetizer is more than enough for 2 people. If you are planning to have an appetizer and then main course, you might feel a bit full after your lunch.
We tried different meals there. All of them were big enough, tasty. Asian (tempura, noodles etc.), Middle Eastern (salads with cous cous, pine nuts, Lebanese pizza etc.) tastes as well as Western food such as burgers, pizzas, pastas..
The restaurant has a terrace that they renovated just recently. If you like outdoors, that is a good option.
Cafe Royal has also a bakery / patissérie named Chocolat Royale at the bottom of the same building. They have very nice, freshly baked bread and you can enjoy it with your lunch. We haven't tried it but bakery products (cakes, pastries, ice cream etc.) are apparently really good.
PS: We went to Café Royal on Friday to have lunch. As we didn't go there with our daughter, I never needed a highchair but I have seen one right in the corner of the place. So we can say it is child friendly. Well done!!
Café Royal is few steps down of Métisse in the same building.
We liked it very much. It is clean, full of promptly attending waiters (as we go there at lunch break we need fast service) and full of tasty food. Tempura calamari as appetizer is more than enough for 2 people. If you are planning to have an appetizer and then main course, you might feel a bit full after your lunch.
We tried different meals there. All of them were big enough, tasty. Asian (tempura, noodles etc.), Middle Eastern (salads with cous cous, pine nuts, Lebanese pizza etc.) tastes as well as Western food such as burgers, pizzas, pastas..
The restaurant has a terrace that they renovated just recently. If you like outdoors, that is a good option.
Cafe Royal has also a bakery / patissérie named Chocolat Royale at the bottom of the same building. They have very nice, freshly baked bread and you can enjoy it with your lunch. We haven't tried it but bakery products (cakes, pastries, ice cream etc.) are apparently really good.
PS: We went to Café Royal on Friday to have lunch. As we didn't go there with our daughter, I never needed a highchair but I have seen one right in the corner of the place. So we can say it is child friendly. Well done!!
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