Just had to share this evening's entertainment, especially for the sake of the young ones. The Grand Duke Rudolf was so kind as to take us to a Mexican Family restaurant that opened up in the environs lately. Now, you must know, we are several THOUSAND miles away from Mexico, hence there might be just a little something lacking. And I suppose the local clientele really wouldn't know any better, unless they had been at any time in Mexico or at least in the Southwestern part of the United States.
Be that as it may, the restaurant was indeed operated by folks who spoke Spanish quite well, indeed in some cases ONLY Spanish (as with our very lovely waitress). And it was quite possible that the family was from Mexico.
The meal was absolutely delicious, served quite quickly, and a fair price, and served by a waiter who looked EXACTLY like Orlando Bloom! I mean EXACTLY! I had all I could do to keep from looking back and him and staring. Each time I looked, however, I was met by this wonderfully warm, somewhat shy smile, very much like the swordsman of the Pirate movie we so oft quoted before.
The only problem with the whole evening was the building in which the restaurant was housed. Being mostly glass, it had this very nasty habit of bouncing sound back and forth as the Mariachi band went from table to table. Indeed, we were tucked into a private corner, bound on three sides so that the sounds of the slightly off-tune trumpet reverberated so much that I ate as quickly as protocol would allow to get out of there.
So sad... it was such a nice meal, and such nice company!
In any case, I thought Nastenka and Ritka would very much appreciate the thought of being served by Orlando Bloom.
Best,
Tashenka
