So, yesterday was Monday, and I don't work on Monday; it's a chance for me to get out of the bubble, and do some basic errands as well. We have decided to travel to Antigua, Guatemala in February, so I needed to find the travel agency and make that arrangement, and of course there were groceries and the occasional bottle of wine on the shopping list.
This part of San Salvador is the most non-grid street pattern that you could imagine! There are two concentric circular loops that are connected in some very odd ways (none of them intuitive), and to get from one loop to the other can require some very roundabout travel. That's all well and good if you are in a car, but on foot it does present a challenge. So I meandered through San Benito (our neighborhood) discovering a few connections that I had not known, and ended up at the Sheraton as planned. I also went by the Arr Museum, but being Monday, it was closed. I made the travel arrangements, but they wanted passports, so I would need to return. I kept walking.
Since the street went downhill, I just went with the flow and after awhile ambled past some restaurants we have been too (Gourmet Burger Company)(Minh's Vietnamese/Thai) and noticed a third restaurant in that string was the Cadejo Brewing Company. But, it was only 11 in the morning, and a little early for a brewery visit. Further downhill, a bookstore, an art supply store, and huge grocery store took up some time. Then it was time to turn around and head back up the (very long) hill down which I had been wandering.
Imagine my relief to arrive at the brewery just a bit after noon. Uphill walking is thirsty work, so of course I stopped in to see what might be available. There were several options, and the most interesting was a ginger flavored strong beer. (6.4%) it was excellent!
I got a sandwich too, a panini with beans, cheese, tomatoes and avocado. (sorry, no photo, and it needed hot sauce, but the waiter wasn't around and I was hungry). I made the beer last as long as I could!
Then I asked if I cold visit the brewery, which was just behind the restaurant; I could see that it was very sleek and stainless-steely. In a few minutes, Beto arrived to give me a tour. He apologized for his English, but of course it was much better than my Spanish. (it was fine, really) But I did tease him and say that this was a test. I need ot go back without a guide and just shoot, but here are some of the snaps:
Including Beto)
From here it was up to the grocery store and then home, and out to the hardware store for some odds and ends. Finally home, I decided I had earned a quick splash in the pool. Life is good!
Next post: The Musee del Arte
This part of San Salvador is the most non-grid street pattern that you could imagine! There are two concentric circular loops that are connected in some very odd ways (none of them intuitive), and to get from one loop to the other can require some very roundabout travel. That's all well and good if you are in a car, but on foot it does present a challenge. So I meandered through San Benito (our neighborhood) discovering a few connections that I had not known, and ended up at the Sheraton as planned. I also went by the Arr Museum, but being Monday, it was closed. I made the travel arrangements, but they wanted passports, so I would need to return. I kept walking.
Since the street went downhill, I just went with the flow and after awhile ambled past some restaurants we have been too (Gourmet Burger Company)(Minh's Vietnamese/Thai) and noticed a third restaurant in that string was the Cadejo Brewing Company. But, it was only 11 in the morning, and a little early for a brewery visit. Further downhill, a bookstore, an art supply store, and huge grocery store took up some time. Then it was time to turn around and head back up the (very long) hill down which I had been wandering.
Imagine my relief to arrive at the brewery just a bit after noon. Uphill walking is thirsty work, so of course I stopped in to see what might be available. There were several options, and the most interesting was a ginger flavored strong beer. (6.4%) it was excellent!
I got a sandwich too, a panini with beans, cheese, tomatoes and avocado. (sorry, no photo, and it needed hot sauce, but the waiter wasn't around and I was hungry). I made the beer last as long as I could!
Then I asked if I cold visit the brewery, which was just behind the restaurant; I could see that it was very sleek and stainless-steely. In a few minutes, Beto arrived to give me a tour. He apologized for his English, but of course it was much better than my Spanish. (it was fine, really) But I did tease him and say that this was a test. I need ot go back without a guide and just shoot, but here are some of the snaps:
Including Beto)
From here it was up to the grocery store and then home, and out to the hardware store for some odds and ends. Finally home, I decided I had earned a quick splash in the pool. Life is good!
Next post: The Musee del Arte
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