Please excuse the poor quality pictures as the iPhone camera has its limitations. Nevertheless, we had a very nice Anniversary on Friday night starting the evening off in the Arenal neighborhood eating tapas and drinking good wine. We got adventurous and tried a small sandwich (montadito) with pulled pork, chorizo, and blood sausage (morcilla). It turned out to be absolutely delicious despite our reservations about eating blood sausage. Additionally, we tried stewed pork cheeks (carillada) and lamb meatballs with mint. Everything was good. Incidentally, if you are a vegetarian, you will be miserable here. Almost all the dishes are meat based.
(funny side note for the ladies: So here I am, in my cute outfit, makeup on, hair done, riding a poorly maintained city bike on our way to the other side of town for tapas. A little different than hopping in your car to go to SideBerns with the AC on! -Ali)
Ali in front of the big top
As you may have expected, the Cirque du Soleil show was amazing. Inside that traveling big top they managed to create a dream-like, otherworldly environment. The creativity of the production and the physical prowess of the performers was truly impressive. We thoroughly enjoyed it. I managed to snap one photo of the stage before I was accosted by the staff for taking pictures. Once again, my iPhone doesn't capture the ambiance of the stage adequately.
Afterwards, we headed to the popular Santa Cruz barrio for some Flamenco. The bar is directly across the narrow street from our first apartment. The music was great and we spoke with the flamenco singer during a break. Turns out he lived in the U.S. (well, Miami) for a few years and spoke decent English despite being hammered. The room where the music was being performed was a relatively small rectangular shaped room with people sitting along the wall clapping along to the beat. People would stand up spontaneously and dance from time to time. It was an intimate atmosphere with mostly locals (like us) and the music was great. We stumbled into here randomly. I love finding places that way.
Enjoying some Flamenco
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