I went to my second AWC luncheon yesterday.
Pipocas and I also paid our dues (man) and became official AWC members.
This was quite a different luncheon to the first one I went to at the kebab place in January. First of all, the restaurant is situated in the back gardens of the Alfonso XIII Hotel, which is the poshest place in town (even the outdoor toilets are posh!). And it turned out to be quite a pleasant Japanese restaurant, though I thought it could have done with a little more ‘ambientation’ and some of the food might have been a bit tastier (though it was very pretty). But a fine time was had by all and I might even start partaking of the book sales and clothing charity thangs.
After the luncheon Pipocas and I weren’t feeling too much like getting back to work so we went to sit outside for awhile at Catalina and drink cold water … very salty that Japanese food. We also did a book/dvd swap so yesterday evening I started watching Six Feet Under. Loved the pilot (also really like Rachel Griffiths) so I’m quite looking forward to the rest of the series. Ooooo, it’s fun having girlfriends again! 🙂
Anyhow, here are a few photos I took . . .
Alfonso XIII Hotel
love those star lamps
hotel interior
hotel interior
Kaede Restaurant
inside the restaurant
sushi & sashimi
miso soup & cucumber and seaweed salad
spring rolls
chicken teriyaki
dessert
the girls (that’s Pipocas on the far left!)
the toilets – aren’t they wonderful?
(you can see all of the photos over here)
Wow. Simply gorgeous. These pics make me feel like such a hillbilly.
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If I were the sort to be jealous, I would be turning bright green. That architecture – mmmmmm –
[wanders off applying stripes of yellow zinc cream to face so it looks like I am supporting an Aussie sporting team – – -]
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I take it all back. I do care what you had for lunch. What a fabulous restaurant!
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6 feet under is a great series. what did you swap for it?
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mmm sushi. Lucky dog.
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Archie, you would go crazy with your camera if you ever came here.
And the food was quite good, except for the teriyaki.
Well, it’s a swap in a lending sense, nursemyra – we’re not swapping for keeps. Pipocas is short on books and so I brought her Case Histories by Kate Atkinson. I don’t know what her reading tastes are so she’ll have to come over one day and look over the casa az library.
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oh I meant ‘lend’. I took it as that’s what you meant too
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Yeah, it’s a lendy-swappy thang. And it’s really fabulous. Can’t wait to get a look at what music Pipocas has lurking in her ipod…
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