No, it's not a Christmas post. These are a few photos taken later that afternoon. April wanted to try to go to the Dolphin Restaurant that she had been seeing from the road ever since she got to Tripoli, but it's location inside the edge of old city makes it a little bit of a hike to get to. We arrived at 5 PM to have an early dinner. We had been walking since shortly after noon and were famished, however the restaurant didn't open until 7 PM, so I decided to utilize the time and fulfill another of the items on her Tripoli Wish List of "Honey-Do's." So, we took a carraige ride.
We couldn't leave out Chris... so he flirted with the driver while we rode in the carraige.
This is an outdoor cafe we passed on our way throughout town. There are hundreds of these little coffee places situated throughout the city, serving coffees and tea all day and very late into the night.
No photo diorama would be complete without a snapshot of our noble steed. This fellow pulled us all over Tripoli for the better part of an hour.
Finally, we went back to the restaurant to eagerly await their opening at 7. As always when you eat here, one of the appetizers is Arabic Soup, not to be confused with Libyan Soup. This is cous-cous, with vegetables, chick-peas, and some sort of beef broth. It's often served with small pieces of beef or camel, very much like a vegetble-beef soup you would eat in the states. Even if you aren't a fan of the soup, it's the only thing that makes the bread chewable!
And now we bring our day to a close, fat, happy, and TIRED as can be.
Hey You Two,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the pictures, they are great! I really miss seeing you and I guess, they are the next best thing.I bet the carriage ride was nice. It looks like it would be fun, and relaxing.
I really like the new look of the sight. The pictures seem to be brighter or something, and, with my old eyes:), the words show up much better.
Love You,
Mama