I apologize if you are viewing this when you are anticipating a meal and can't eat just yet. Because it was delicious. And smell-o-vision or "Google Nose" has not been invented yet.
It was the first day of the new term but I was still able to get away on time to meet up with friends to celebrate a belated birthday for Colette! We all gathered at a local restaurant - Hanni's. It was a fun time, good food, lots of chatter, plans for a games night (inspired by this post from some earlier cupboard de-cluttering), iPad lessons (Ingrid and Colette were reviewing apps and sharing tips), and some table dancing to a musical birthday card.
Is this key lime cheesecake as good as Ingrid's key lime cheesecake?? Hopefully we will find out soon!!
After the work week, it was nice to start off the weekend with dinner at Una on 17th Avenue. I had seen someone post pictures of the food on Instagram and since my friend and I wanted to try somewhere new to us, we headed there after work. The pizza was delicious - although the sweet hint of honey may not be to everyone's taste. It reminded me of the pizza I had my first night in Venice. So while the Sticky Toffee Pudding was tasty, I was thinking of how a walk and a gelato would have been a nice way to end the meal. We did fit in the walk as we had some time after dinner and so we headed downtown to check out the newest addition to the city.
Prince's Island (west end)
I like what has been happening with the arts and culture scene in this city. When I travel, I love checking out the unique architecture, structures and public art of a city. This bridge will become something that is featured in photos by visitors from around the world. I know this was a controversial project --including the length of time taken, the money spent and its location less than 300 metres away from another pedestrian bridge, but now that it is here, I like the addition of this geometric design to the riverway.
Calgary's Peace Bridge by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava
After our walk, we ended up at Eau Claire Market Cinemas to see the movie "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen". Directed by Lasse Hallström, who directed another favourite of mine, "My Life as a Dog" and written by the screenwriter of "Slumdog Millionaire".
It is a sweet story about a crazy plan to establish a salmon run in Yemen by a sheik with enough money to make the impossible plausible and the British team of Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt who are charged with helping him. While it may not be around much longer, add it to your list to watch when the DVD comes out. You can check out the movie trailer below.
Photo collage: From top left clockwise: Pearl Express - local Chinese takeout; Saigon Palace - tasty Vietnamese; Sushi Bar Ren - Japanese; and E-Mart -the Korean grocery
I didn't make it out until after sundown to get my daily photo. While I went out to wash the car and drop off the recycling, I was on the look out for a good photo for the theme "Your Neighbourhood". One of the things I love about my neighbourhood is the convenient access to great Asian food. Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean and Japanese. I took pictures of the 4 closest leaving out one Vietnamese since there are two just across the street from each other. I included Sushi Bar Ren when in fact, I actually don't eat Japanese often and when I do, typically go a few blocks further to a place by the University. But all of these are within a 5-10 minute walk - really close and I take advantage of that whenever I have a craving. I've been visiting the Korean grocery the most lately and cooking at home. Yum! Now if only a Thai restaurant would move in!
