Au Revoir (french); Tot ziens (flemish); Sayonara and Aloha L.A! ______________________________


Hi everyone!

As most of you know, Ray has accepted a 2-year assignment with Toyota's European Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. For those of you who do not know, Belgium is located next to France, Germany and the Netherlands. The home of NATO and the European Union, it is considered the "gateway to Europe" with its easy access to many European countries. (Hint, hint--good excuse to come and visit!)

Ray started his new position in February, 2008. The girls and I arrived here in late March. We are living just outside the city of Brussels in the commune of Tervuren, Belgium.

Although we are sad to temporarily leave our family and friends, we are excited for this adventure. What an opportunity to leave our tiny box and experience life outside of America!

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Mojitos, Caipirinha's, and Margaritas...

Just had a girls' night out a few nights ago. Three of us went to the heart of Brussels and stopped off at a few of the city's trendy watering holes...

Tor, Jo, Tracy & Mojito's

Two of us have never had a Mojito before so that was what we started off with. Turns out that a litre of Mojito's at 29euro's was a better deal than three Mojito's at 7euro's each! After we finished we headed over to art-deco bar, L'Archiduc, where we capped off the night with Caipirnha's and Margarita's.


For me, the girls' night outs lately have been going to dinner or to the movies, so this was something I haven't done in quite some time! And by gosh, it was A LOT of fun!!!


Caipirinha
1 lime (remove both ends and slice into 4 pieces
2 full tablespoons sugar
1 dose (50 ml) of Cachasa (Brazilian sugar cane spirit)
crushed ice

Press sliced limes and sugar with a wood stick. Add cachasa and complete with ice.

2 comments:

fmotoki said...

Brazilian hint: you can slice the lime in four, and then remove the white kernel: it can lend the drink a bitter taste ;) Saúde!

Ray and/or Jo said...

Oooh, we will have to try that on the next Caipirinha night! :)