Must Be Sunday

Today my father and I visited his friend Sal and Sal's wife who are from Bosnia and live about 40 minutes away. They were very wonderful and incredibly nice and we sat and talked for a couple of hours, working up our appetites before we went for a late lunch/early dinner.

Sal's wife served homemade lemonade mixed with fresh squeezed orange juice and mint leaves from their garden. Alongside the lemonade were delicious Albanian pastries from the local bakery and fresh picked blackberries and raspberries from the garden. We sat out on the back porch and admired the weather and the wonderful view of the garden and talked about Germany, their family, and education.

Blackberry bush

Speaking of the garden...Wow. It was beautiful- healthy and gorgeous. There were blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, eggplant, tomatoes, cantaloupe, bell peppers, kale, beets, and more! Sal and his wife tend to their garden themselves and everything is so fresh and delicious. And somehow the animals don't mess with the food.



When we got hungry we headed out for lunch at a Mediterranean restaurant named La Marsa. The food was plentiful and delicious and everyone had a bit of everything. Fried kibbee, fattoush, chargrilled salmon, shawarma, fresh baked bread- a veritable feast. I had a good conversation with Sal's wife during the meal and got great advice on living abroad and life in general. She was very helpful.

Sooo...yeah. Great food, great people, great times. Must be Sunday :)