Tapas

Last Sunday morning (over a week ago--I'm a little behind in the blogging) we ran into some friends at church and decided to check out a Spanish Tapas restaurant later that evening for dinner, before hanging out to play our favorite game, Settlers of Catan. The spontaneity of life here in Edinburgh is one of the things I am enjoying the most. I love having plans but also love just running into friends and making plans off the cuff, or texting someone last minute and getting to enjoy an unexpected evening with them. It's a kind of community experience that I haven't had since my college days and am so enjoying.


Anyway, after a quiet day at home, we met up with our friends at La Tasca, a cute place just off Princess Street and very near to our flat. The inside was so fun--decorated perfectly for a festive but not overly-done ambiance.

But, better than the decor, the food was amazing. I really love tapas, as it's just such a fun way to share a meal with friends--everybody shares the dishes and tastes everything. And, this tapas was so delicious! Together we shared calamari, lamb, Polla Marbella (a chicken/chorizo/cream dish), chicken croquettes, mushroom croquettes, Patatas Bravas con Queso (potatoes with cheese and tomato), Tortilla Espanola, and a goat's cheese/tomato/olive salad.


It does seem sort of silly to me to be blogging about a dinner out. It's mundane in many ways, writing about our dinner plans. But, it's evenings like these that are really making Edinburgh feel like home to us and these kinds of experiences that are defining our time here. Sure, we are here for Joe's studies, but the opportunity of living abroad, and developing our community of friends, is a big part of what we are doing and what we are loving. So, forgive the seemingly mundane posts--as cliche as it may be, these are really the memories that define our time here and that we are going to remember the most.