NO TURKEY AT TURKISH RESTARAURANT

Eunice and I were out the other night at an Asian restaurant.  We hated the food and left to go across the street to a Turkish restaurant called Black Sea.  There we met Yasin Cabuk, one of the owners and checked out some of the food.  It appears that we weren't the only ones that left the Asian place to come here as we noticed Deveka and Ernie sitting at a table.  We joined them.

CHECKING OUT THE FOOD AT FAIRWAY MARKET

It seems that our friend Merle took a trip to Fairway Market in Douglaston.  There were some items that we didn't approved of, but most of them were okay.

OUT TO EAT

It's been quite a while since Eunice and I went anywhere. We've been busy hanging out with our new friends, Marilyn and Minerva. They haven't been out in public as yet so Eunice and I went to this wonderful Dominican restaurant in Queens called Gran Rancho.

We started with this dip that had onions, charred tomatoes, olive oil, vinegar and chipolte. It was served with yucca chips and plantain chips. A bit spicy, but good.

Appetizers of shrimp cerviche, octopus salad and a trio of empanadas...beef, chicken...looked but didn't eat...and one with guava and cheese.

Out came this drink in a pineapple. I think we sipped it too quickly. Didn't realize that Merle was there. She sat down at the table with her friends Deveka and Ernie. Merle was aghast. She didn't realize that we were only kidding.

We met the owner, Oscar Monegro. Continuing with our food...we had some oxtail and some goat dish. Later this guy came over to sing with his guitar.

All in all the food was great.

GELATO AT LA DOLCE VIA

Eunice and I went to this new gelato cafe in the Whitestone section of Queens. The cafe is called La Dolce Via. Now we don't have to go to Provincetown, Ma or Winnipeg in Canada to get authentic gelato. We hopped on a motor scooter and checked out both the inside and garden. John and his family allowed us to taste their gelato and boy was it good! We'll be back for more. That's for sure!

NORFOLK VIRGINIA DAY2

Esther and I got up early and went off to Rowena's Wonderful Jam and Jelly Factory. Rowena is such a cool woman. She loved us the minute she met us. She has tales about her pets as well. They are about as adventurous as we are. We got to taste the carrot jam...wow was that good! Check out www.rowenas.com

After that we went to the Virginia Zoological Park. We had a lot of fun there seeing all of those cute animals. I tried to eat some of them...ha ha. We really liked the African area.

We still had time to go to the Chrysler Museum of Art. It's a really good art museum that's has a whole lot of art, photography, sculpture, glass exhibit and more. The place is not huge enough to get lost in. Perfect size. We even tried our beaks in drawing and took a nasty photo just for the fun of it. Couldn't resist.

There is still so much more to see in Norfolk and we hope to come back. You should check out the website of www.visitnorfolktoday.com