What a yucky Saturday! I've been feeling so blah over the past couple of days, because I'm fighting a cold. My second cold of the season, to be exact. I hardly ever get sick, so fighting two bad colds over the winter/spring season is very out of the ordinary for me.
I really didn't feel like leaving the apartment today. So, I didn't. I got to Skype and Google video with my friends Kate and Andi, so all was not lost! Alastair and I also watched several episodes of the most current season of Entourage.
While my cold has made me incredibly lazy, I still had the energy to go out with some friends for dinner last night. I went to the Astor Hotel with Al and his work friends Shona, Kossal, and Andrew, Kossal's husband Rob and Andrew's girlfriend Shannon. The Astor is a great pub (we don't call them 'bars' here) in the southeastern part of the city. It's not actually a hotel where people stay overnight; that's just what pubs are often called here.
I ordered a delicious vegetarian stir fry. It's not something you will usually find on a pub menu, so I was pleasantly surprised.
I really didn't feel like leaving the apartment today. So, I didn't. I got to Skype and Google video with my friends Kate and Andi, so all was not lost! Alastair and I also watched several episodes of the most current season of Entourage.
While my cold has made me incredibly lazy, I still had the energy to go out with some friends for dinner last night. I went to the Astor Hotel with Al and his work friends Shona, Kossal, and Andrew, Kossal's husband Rob and Andrew's girlfriend Shannon. The Astor is a great pub (we don't call them 'bars' here) in the southeastern part of the city. It's not actually a hotel where people stay overnight; that's just what pubs are often called here.
I ordered a delicious vegetarian stir fry. It's not something you will usually find on a pub menu, so I was pleasantly surprised.
I can usually skip dessert, but Kossal and Shannon insisted that we go to Bracegirdles House of Fine Chocolate. I had never been there before, but I saw a special about it on TV a couple of weeks ago. It looked amazing! I had no problem agreeing to go. Look at how wonderful the food looks!
Belgian waffle with melted chocolate, cream and strawberries
Hot chocolate with strawberry marshmallow
I can't say that I've ever had a flavored marshmallow before, and this one was delicious! Thanks for the marshmallow, Shona! She also let me dip it in her hot chocolate.
I got a sticky date pudding with the chocolate, cream and strawberries. I loved the melted chocolate with the strawberries, but I wasn't crazy about the actual cake. It wasn't anything special. I should have ordered the fondue or the waffle!
I got a sticky date pudding with the chocolate, cream and strawberries. I loved the melted chocolate with the strawberries, but I wasn't crazy about the actual cake. It wasn't anything special. I should have ordered the fondue or the waffle!
Overall, we had a great night. I see Al's work friends a lot on Fridays after work (when I don't feel like going to the gym), and it's always a good treat!
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