The "Sixth Floor Social Club" heads for "Old Town", where the Changeras (Shrimp Ladies) line the street. Big tubs of shrimp on ice are offered by maybe twenty-five vendors, each one urging us to buy from THEM! The price runs from 80 to 120 pesos (about $8 to $12 US) for a kilogram (about 2.2 pounds) of shrimp, depending of the size......
We make one vendor VERY happy with our purchase of enough shrimp and scallops to feed seven very hungry people (with eyes WAY bigger than their tummies, it turns out). Then we walk around the corner to a restaurant where we entrust our seafood to the staff for cooking. Meanwhile, a bucket of cerveza (beer) arrives at our table. Marian buys a leather wallet, Bonnie buys a DVD, Eddie gets his shoes shined - all without leaving the table!
The tuba, trombone and trumpet blare out some Mexican tunes and Moy sings along!
The food arrives, along with another bucket of beer . . . and we dive in!
We make one vendor VERY happy with our purchase of enough shrimp and scallops to feed seven very hungry people (with eyes WAY bigger than their tummies, it turns out). Then we walk around the corner to a restaurant where we entrust our seafood to the staff for cooking. Meanwhile, a bucket of cerveza (beer) arrives at our table. Marian buys a leather wallet, Bonnie buys a DVD, Eddie gets his shoes shined - all without leaving the table!
The tuba, trombone and trumpet blare out some Mexican tunes and Moy sings along!
The food arrives, along with another bucket of beer . . . and we dive in!
1 comment:
Looks like good food, good company, and a fun time! Can't wait to come join in.
Joe
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