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Cafe Culture - April 2008 |
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8th. April 2008
It's been over a month since I last
wrote in this blog. In
that time quite a lot has happened:
Pam and I went on a week's trip to
Rome in February, which turned into an interesting experience on
two different levels. On the positive side all the sites were
really interesting and we saw all the main ones, such as The
Piazza Navonna, the Pantheon, the Spanish Steps, the Colosseum and
the Forum, the Trevi fountain and last and most impressive of all,
St. Peter's and the Vatican museum. We had an hotel which was 5
minutes walk from the Vatican and in fact was so central we could
walk to all the main sites as the weather was good for the whole
time. The problem we did encounter though was the cost of food and
drink. This was extortionate and is the worst we have ever
encountered. It was far more expensive even than Venice.
The local transport is clean efficient and very reasonable and easy to use, but be extremely careful about using taxis, they also are really expensive. It seemed that the Rome restaurants and Cafes had a ruthless mentality to 'rip off' the tourists at every opportunity, which was a great shame because it did overshadow the holiday. However, all the main historical sites were not expensive and were all good value for money and fascinating. It was brilliant to see all those places we had only ever read about.
Pam has been to America for a month to
visit our daughter and Grandchildren, and returned. She had a very
busy time, but did find time to do some scrapbooking, which is
very big in America and she has come home with new skills and some
very impressive pages from our holiday to Rome.
While she was away over Easter I
took our little caravan to Stiffkey in North Norfolk and had a
smashing time, despite the weather! |The dog and I had some great
walks and did some beach combing after the violent storms. I took
some pictures of some of the objects I found washed up which
included thousands of Starfish, some had 9 legs and I don't recall
ever seeing these when I was a lad. I wonder where they have come
from? I also saw two dead porpoises, 5 lobsters, lots of fish,
including herring and some fishing weights which I collected as I
fancy taking up the sport again. Amy came to see her old dad
one day and she had to buy a hat and gloves for the occasion. Here
is a fashion photo, for the record. There's also some pix of the
finds and some landscapes. Just click on each to open a larger
image.
Last time I wrote I took a picture of
Katie and her bump. Well, Evie Elizabeth arrived safely, weighing
in at 10lb 7 oz and is a pretty little baby I think you'll agree.
As for the Cafe, Trade was brisk over
the Easter Half Term and seems now to be picking up after the
February doldrums. When the weather is fine, its warm enough
for many of our customers to chose to sit outside, which relieves
the pressure on tables inside. Its still very busy over the main
lunchtime period so if you can avoid that time then you will
generally have no problem finding a table. If you do hit one of
our really busy times then you will have to be patient. You can
see the size of our kitchen and prep area and although our staff
are brilliant even miracles take a while to perform in such a
small space.!!
We have had a change of staff
and Josie has left after 5 months to concentrate on her A levels
and we wish her good luck and thank her for her time with us. So
we now have Flossy (Florence) who has commenced her training with
us and has made a good start and we all hope she will be with us
for some time to come. So make her welcome when you see her as I
know she will appreciate your interest.
The Flowers in the window boxes did
finally flower just in time for Easter and now look a picture. I
think they are the best show I have ever managed at this time of
year and am very pleased with them. So take time to admire them
the next time you come up the yard.
Some of you may have noticed Amy
has not been around as often lately and that's because she has
been suffering with sciatica having trapped a nerve some weeks ago
and though she tried to carry on, it finally got the better of her
and she has had to have some time off and has been getting some
treatment with an Osteopath. At the time of writing I'm glad to
report that she seems to have turned the corner and be back on the
road to fitness.
So that's kind of brought you all up
to date. I hope I don't leave it so long next time and hope you
enjoyed reading this and seeing the pictures.
Bye Y'all
Steven
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Cafe Morello: 2-3 Orford Yard, Red Lion Street (opposite Debenhams), Norwich, NR1 3TB. Telephone 01603 764441 |
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