Regina has this great festival going on right now called Mosaic. There are pavillions from all different countries set up at various locales around the city and people take their "passports" to each pavillion to get stamped and experience the excitement that each ethnicity has to offer. Last night Dave, Ava and I had the pleasure of travelling to six different countries.
Our first stop was the Ukraine where Ava shocked us with her skill as a Ukrainian dancer. The most amazing thing is that she performed both the male and female roles! She IS a genius. We perused the Ukrainian gifts and crafts and had to fight hard not to purchase the overpriced 'I heart Baba' t-shirt.
Next we went to the Philippines. Our tastebuds were delighted to experience a pork barbeque skwer and the most delicious chicken steam bun as we watched the intensity of a very interesting game combining both soccer and volleyball. Sorry, the name of this intriguing sport escapes me at the moment.
Our next stop was Greece and our mouths were watering for some feta cheese. But, to our chagrin, the Greek Pavillion was packed from pillar to pillar and the food line up filled the entire colliseum. We decided to make Greece a quick trip and jumped back into our Cavalier to see where else our journies would take us.
We were pleased to find ourselves in Scotland next. We thought of Sarah while watching the highland dancers and nibbled on morsels of haggis. If anyone is interested, the haggis tasted like bad liverwurst and smelled like puke, but we tried in nonetheless. Ava laughed at the sound of bagpipes straining through the air, feeling her Scottish heritage pumping through her veins.
We made quick time arriving in Ethiopia. This was probably a favorite of ours as we cleansed our palates of the haggis with some lovely Ethi food. It was absolutely delicious! The injera was perfect! We were entertained by an Ethiopian music video during our meal.
Our final stop saw us in the Caribbean. The Caribbean was very busy and bustling with jerk- eating -reggae- lovers. We topped off our evening with a uniquely spiced Caribbean soda and let the music and the atmosphere wisk us away on a sunny holiday.
We arrived home tired, but happy. At least we know Ava makes a great traveller!
2 comments:
That is awesome! I am so jealous I love festivals where you get to sample all sorts of different food. but add a little more culture into it and it would have been incredible. Not sure I would want to try haggis though. The best part was seeing Dave with the baby carrier. I know in a few months I'm going to be "that guy" but I can still laugh at it now.
Ava keeps gettin cuter! SOunds like a good time.
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