DIANA'S PARTY in MEEHAN'S HOUSE: AWESOME

On Saturday I was in my first american party.
The party was in Betsy and Joe's house and all was perfectly managed.
The house , the yards, the tent (carpa), the ligth, the antorchs, the guest (25 people), the hosters ... all was so perfect.
The yard was superb whith the antorchs along the stone way, the perfect lown, the tables, the wonderful tent, the lights. It was a hard and long work for the hosters (Betsy and Joe), but some of us tried to give a hand. And for me was enjoyable to help a little.

There were about 25 people. All of them made and brought some thing to eat or drink. I brought two Spanish omelete, red peppers and made my first sangria (with red wine and Seven Up so that I had to mix a little rum and apple, lemon, peaches and icecubes). It was OK, no great, but OK to be my first.

I tasted a delicious paella (cook for Ric he told me how he made and I´m sure I can't do it better ... was superb), the BBQ meat was delicious too (but the cook was Lutz, from German and the meat's recipe from Korea... so I have to wait to taste an Authentic American BBQ).

All the women were wondefull well dress up,   the men (all of us) just were.

One very curious thing for me: all the guests after finish the party grab their remaining food (cogen las sobras de su comida) and take back to their houses.

PHILADELPHIA with Betsy

I spent the whole day in Philly. I got there by train (as you can se in the first pic). I went to the Visitors Center where I met later con Betsy.

She introduced me to the city ... and this time, yes this time I knew the city and  I loved Philly.

When you travel usually you feel like a tourist, because you are a strnage in the city. But when a good friend, like Betsy, is showing you the city.. you feel like if you were one more in the city, o perhaps, better said, like if you were a guest, a guest more among thousands, but a guest...

We began visiting the Benjamin Franklin press. We saw how they pressed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th 1776. (In 3 weeks I hope see the great parade and the fireworks)

 Then we walked along Market Street and Betsy found a cozy and authentic Philly bar to taste a famous Philly Cheesteak. Sonny's Famous Steak.

So we took seat outside and Betsy wanted me to order the lunch, so I went into the bar. I order:

- What's up?. Can I get an cheesteak with mushrooms, onions, split in two parts and shoestrings fries, one nestea and a water bottle....

and I got them. But the bar tender asked me: Where do you come from?

Please, wactch the pictures and you can ses the machine that they use to cut the meat very very thin.

It was so juicy and so pretty delicious ¡¡¡¡¡ Yummm¡¡¡¡

Then Betsy guided me to a very old and famous candys shop. It was close for cleaning and redo the shop after more than 100 years open .. so we had an icecream in other original shop.
 See the cash machine in the pics.

After that we walked around the river, the historical, the Independece Hall, Carpenter Hall, etc... all the places where during June and July of 1776, the 13 american colonies decided to declare the Independence from their Mother Country.
Thank you Betsy ¡¡¡¡¡

Some of the pictures (the night pictures) I took on monday when I wwas in Philly again to attend an English
meeting from 8 to 10 PM. 

NEW HOPE

I had a good day. I attended the college an after that I met Betsy and we had lunch (she is a very good cook) with Diana in Betsys´s yard (wonderfull). Betsy is picky cooking and eating.

After that I saw the new wooden floor in Diana's condo . It was very nice .. and they were so satisfied. For me was moving see Diana and her daugther Daniella looking at their new wonderfull floor ... they were so excited. Daniella said: " Oh..que hermoso ¡¡¡¡

After resting for a couple of hours, we went to New Hope.

New Hope is a very nice town, along de Delaware river. There are lots of people having a fun time in the streets, in the pubs and in the restaurants. Nice shops.

I was there with Betsy, Joe, Diana, Lucas, Daniela, Kim and Lutz... oh, all of them are very fun and we spent a great time. The dinner was incredible tasty. I ate: Fried Green Tomatoes (whith lemon alioli), Duck whit salad and Chicken (smokey and chili glazed). Awesome ¡¡¡ 

It was very funny when after had dinner Diana began to talked to Joe in Spanish and Joe asked him: What?; and Diana insisted again talking more aloud but again in Spanish .. I laughed and advided her Diana: Sorry but, do you realize that you are talking to Joe in Spanish? LOL

Look the views from the restaurant:

P.S:  What a coincidence ¡¡¡ I was on New Hope, in the same pub, in the same place in the bar ... just 4 days before, when I went there with Deb and Doug and I was alone wandering for the town. So i have more photos to show.

HECTIC DAYS....

I write just to say thanks for reading again the blog and for your coments.... and I hope write more tomorrow, or the day after...

Another thing, as you know this area is completly full of squirrels (ardillas). Please stare (mira fijamente) the picture......

What is the difference between their squirrels and our rats?
Just, the tail .... so why don't I get afraid when I see a squirrels?

Another, about animals. Today I learnt how to distinguish one shark(tiburon) of another. The shark bellow is called Jim ..... I promise. My Macroeconomic teacher told us. He took the photo this weekend.