Friday, November 6

Well we found a great place to buy fresh, reasonably priced fruits and veggies, it's like a big open market with things like rice, grains and couscous in big open barrels. It's owned by Asians and the workers scurry around like crazy, trying to refill the bins, as it's very crowded and the aisles are narrow. It's only open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and you have to get there early, but it's worth it, everything is super fresh. They also have a few small eating places, and we actually found a Mexican place last weekend and the burritos were not bad. Never expected to find a Mexican restaurant here but there is pretty much every kind of food imaginable.

The houses here, at least in our neighborhood, are a combination of older homes called "character" houses, because, well, they have a lot of character, and newer townhouses. Many of the older homes have tin roofs and lots of gingerbread, especially lacy ironwork like you might see in New Orleans. The pic I took was from the car and is not the greatest example, but it gives you some idea.