November 4, 2021 - November 7, 2021
Since I started my Spanish class I have had less time for photography and my blog. I’m trying hard to learn as much as I can in the short two weeks of the class. I need more people to converse with in Spanish besides the servers in restaurants and clerks in stores. When I have time I watch Spanish TV for about 30 minutes which helps with hearing the language.
Wednesday morning I took my usual morning walk. There are still many Dia de Los Muertos alters displayed around town. We needed a few fresh vegetables and fruits so we walked to a new cafe on the corner of Calle Aurora (the main street in our section of the city) and Calle de Luz called Cafe Media Naranja. The cafe was on the second floor so we had a good view of the street. The food was excellent and healthy, using whole grain bread and salads for the side. After doing our errands it was time for my spanish class.
On Thursday we took a taxi to the restaurant we couldn’t find last week, Mario’s Mariscos Pescos (Mario;s fresh seafood). The taxi driver found the restaurant without a problem, oh well, at least we got there. The restaurant was unique with random colorful decorations and lovely artwork.
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| This painting of Mazatlan makes me think that the seafood comes from there. |
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| As I said, random colorful items were hanging from the ceiling. |
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| I don't know how we missed this colorful restaurant the first time we tried to find it. |
The food was outstanding. For the main course, we picked from various seafood items and various sauces. Delicious.
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| I had marlin with a diabla (she devil) sauce. |
When we got back to the apartment I had just enough time to review my homework with my sister Nancy (a retired linguist) and the previous lesson before I walked to my Spanish class.
On Friday we visited the Fabrica Aurora again. This time we wanted to take more time walking through the various galleries and studios so we could truly appreciate the artwork. We only visited half of the galleries.
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| These wood carvings were amazing. |
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| Unique and colorful dogs |
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| This artist created scenes with these unusual faceless sculptures. |
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| A realistic but modern painting |
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| I was fascinated by this cut fabric 3-D collage. |
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| The entrance to one of the galleries |
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| This furniture was made from cording. It would be lovely on any patio. |
We had lunch at one of the two restaurants in the building. Bob said the hamburger he ordered was the best one he has eaten since we left Kent Island.
I had my final class of the week that afternoon. I haven’t appreciated the leisure of weekends since I retired, but this weekend was a blessing. I love my class, but it is lots of work and a break was welcome.
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| Even on the weekend I was hard at work studying Spanish. |
Saturday morning we had breakfast at the Corner Cafe once again which was delicious as always. The rest of the weekend was dominated by football (Penn State beat Maryland 31 - 14 and the Ravens won, too). I did prepare cabbage rolls which will last for a couple more meals for us.
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