Brussels and back to Madrid

21.04.2011

Reede/Friday

Reede hommikul sõitsime tagasi Brüsselisse. Seekord pidime 2 korda rongi vahetama kuna saime soodsa rongipileti. Mõtlesime et see võib väga tüütu olla, aga õnneks laabus kõik hästi. Enne rongile minekut Colognes nägime jälle rongijaamas passikontrolli ringi jalutamas. Õnneks jalutasime ruttu eemale, et nad meie juurde ei tuleks. Nad olid päris karmid ja kisasid seal ühe hiina pere peale. Jõudsime õnnelikult Brüsselisse. Brüsselis leidsime hotelli kus me saime tuba jagada neljakesi kuna nii on odavam. Mary ja Julie läksid linna peale ringi jalutama me natukene puhkasime kuna olime Brüsselit juba näinud. Mõne aja pärast läksime otsisime linna pealt midagi süüa. Söime vahvleid jälle ning leidsime tervisliku söögikoha kust ostsime oma lõunasöögi. Käisime ka toidupoes kust mõtlesime et leiame ka midagi põnevat näksimist ning ostsime õhtuks ka mõned belgia õlled. Õhtul hiljem läksime neljakesi vanalinna õhtust sööma ning sellega ka meie reis lõppes.

Tüdrukutel läks lennuk varahommikul meie lendasime õhtul kell 6 ajal. Pidime rongijaamast bussiga lennujaama sõitma ning seal veel paar tundi lendu ootama. Ryanairi lennukid lendavad alati lennujaama mis asub linnast vähemalt tunni bussisõidu kaugusel. Eks see tüütu ole, aga piletid on odavamad. Lõpp hea, kõik hea. Reis oli super äge ja oleme tagasi õnnelikult Madriidis kus meil on jäänud veel ainult 1 kuu ning siis algavad juba uued seiklused uues kohas. Enne Euroopast lahkumist lähme veel Itaaliasse ja suveks tagasi Eestisse.

Kohtumiseni

Heleri

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On Friday morning we went back to Brussels. This time we had to take 3 different trains that means switching twice. We had to do that because we wanted the cheapest tickets. Me and Kyle thought that it was a bad idea, because switching and finding trains is so much trouble but everything worked out. Before going to the train we saw the passport controls walking around the train station. We walked away from them as soon as we saw them. They were yelling to a chinese family asking where they are from and so on. I guess the passport checking is a little bit stronger here in Germany. We made it back to Brussels. We found a hotel big enough for 4 of us to share because it’s cheaper like that. We had 2 queen size beds in the room. Mary and Julie went to walk around in the city center but we stayed in the hotel to rest a little bit. We have already seen Brussels. After a couple of hours we went out to find lunch. We just had to buy belgium waffles because those are sooooo good and we also found a organic food place where we bought our lunch. When I’m travelling I always want to go to the grocery stores because every country has different things in the stores and I want to try them. We bought some belgium beers too to drink in the hotel room before we went out. In the evening we went out to eat our last dinner of our trip.

Mary and Julie flew back to Madrid early on the Saturday morning. Our flight was 6PM. We had to took a bus from the train station to the airport. Ryanair always flies to the airport away from the city so you pretty much every time have to take a bus to the city center. Sometimes it might not be comfortable but the tickets are cheaper. We made it back to Madrid and our trip was awesome. There is only one month left in Madrid and then there is going to be new adventures in a new place. Before leaving from Europe we are going to Italy and then back to Estonia.

Until next time ;)

Heleri

Siit ja sealt!/Here and there !

14.03-20.03.2011

Teisipäeval oli minu esimene tööpäev 30 3 aastase hispaania lapsega. Tunnike möödus kiirelt videoklippe vaadates, laule lauldes ning loomulikult lapsi korrale kutsudes. Lapsi on seal igasuguseid- nii häid kui halbu, aga üldkokkuvõttes mulle meeldib. Neljapäeval tähistasime St.Patricku päeva iiri pubis. Laupäeval käisime india toitu söömas ja kinos. Meie korteri läheduses on nii palju india restorane ja mõnikord sa lihtsalt ei suuda sellele toidule ei öelda. Pühapäeval käisime ühes väikeses hispaania linnakeses- Segovias.

Rohkem pilte Segoviast https://picasaweb.google.com/HeleriR/Segovia#

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On Tuesday I had my first day at work with 30 3 year old spanish kids. An hour went by quickly while watching cartoons, singing songs and of course trying to calm down the kids because they are running around all the time. There are good and also very bad kids in the class but overall I like it, they all are cute. On Thursday we were celebrating St.Patricks day in a irish bar. I’ve never celebrated it before. On Saturday we had a movie day and also decided to eat some indian food. There are so many indian resturants near our apartment sometimes you just can’t resist. On Sunday we went on a day trip to Segovia. It’s a small city near Madrid, about 2 hours train ride. It was beautiful and it was also good to get out from the city, even only for a day.

More pictures of Segovia https://picasaweb.google.com/HeleriR/Segovia#

21.03-27.03.2011

Sellel nädalal ei kuulanud 3 aastased kohe üldse sõna, jooksid ainult ringi ja kisasid. Reedel käisin tööintervjuul-eratund 3 ja 6 aastase poisiga. Sain selle töö. Alustan järgmine nädal. Nädalalõpul olime mõlemad natuke tõbised, seega olime kodused, ravime ning lõbustasime ennast filmide vaatamisega.

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This week the 3 year old kids didn’t listen at all. They were running around all the time and screaming like crazy :) I don’t mind it because that is their job right now-play, lol :D On Friday I went to a job interview.Private class with 3 and 6 year old boy (they are brothers). I got the job and I start next week, yay. On the weekend we both were a little bit sick so we didn’t go anywhere.

28.03-14.04.2011

Kuna olin haige kaotasin oma hääle ja teisipäevases tunnis ei saanud üldse rääkida aga see on päris raske kui pead 3 aastaseid korrale kutsuma ja häält pole. Reedel käisime kinos, aga peale meie filmi hiilisime veel teist filmi vaatama - tasuta :D Laupäeval käisime ja proovisime ära Madriidi Hard Rock Cafe toidu. Päris maitsev oli! Järgmisel laupäeval läksime sõprade Retiro parki ja pidasime piknikku. Ilm oli lihtsalt imeilus. Järgmisel päeval käisime linnast väljas asuvas kaubanduskeskuses. Vahel on lihtsalt hea korraks linnast välja saada. Uue nädala kolmapäeval asendasin ma ühte õpetajat koolis- 6 7 aastast õpilast. Tund möödus hästi ja nad kuulasid mu sõna. Õhtul oli mu eratund 2 vennaga, nemad aga ei kuulanud sõna üldse. Alates uuest nädalast vanemad üritavad samal ajal kodus olla, et poisid sõna kuulaksid. Ka sellel perekonnal on koristaja ja lapsehoidja kodus. Vahel ma ikka imestan kas hispaanlased ise üldse midagi teevad- ma mõtlen just koristamist ja laste kasvatamist. Neljapäev oli viimane tööpäev sest alates esmaspäevast algab hispaanias puhkus-9 puhkepäeva :D Õhtul pakkisime oma kohvrid sest reedel sõitsime oma 9 päevasele puhkusereisile, haha :D

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When being sick I lost my voice and working on Tuesday at school was so hard because if you don’t have your voice you really can’t do anything with 3 year olds. Friday was a movie night again and we also sneaked in to another movie after the first one. 2 for 1 :D Next day we went and ate lunch at Hard Rock Cafe in Madrid. It was good, but I don’t know if US has better food than Madrid Hard Rock Cafe, because I’ve never been there before. On Saturday we had a picnic in Retiro Park with friends. It was a perfect weather for a picnic. Last day of the week we went to a mall outside the city. We had to buy some things but sometimes is just good to go out from the city. Next week Wednesday I was substitute teacher for 6 7 year olds kids at the school. It was a good class. At the evening I had a private class with the brothers. They didn’t listen at all. Starting from next week the parents are going to be at home the same time so the boys will behave. Like my last family this one has also babysitter and a cleaner at home. Sometimes I’m thinking that do the spanish people ever do some things their own. I mean cleaning and raising kids. I just don’t get it. Thursday was the last day at work and on Friday 10 day holiday began.

Heleri

What's been going on in Madrid :)

I appologise for not writing my blog but nothing that spectacular hasn't happened here in Madrid. I still wrote something what we have been up to... Here it is...

15.02-20.02.2011

Tuesday- Sunday

During the week we stayed home. On the weekend Kyle went out but I stayed home because I was sick. I didn’t want Kyle to be sitting at home with me so he went out with some friends ;)

21.02-27.02.2011

Monday- Sunday

I’m proud of myself because I made my first pie today. Kyle

really liked it. It was pretty good ;) During the week there is not a lot going on, we usually don’t go out. On Friday we were supposed to go out to bars but we stayed at our friends apartment and hanged out over there. On Saturday nothing didn’t happen so we stayed home. Kyle got the playstation working so the guys were playing fifa all night long. Our roommate Marian’s brother was visiting her so on Sunday morning we made big American breakfast- scrambled eggs, bacon and pancakes, yammy :) We ate breakfast on the balcony because it was so sunny morning.

28.02.2011- 06.03.2011

Monday- Sunday

Only event I remember from this week was the Mardi Gras party at our friends Mary’s and Julie’s apartment. This was my first time celebrating Mardi Gras. We bought masks also. It was a fun night. On Sunday we had a little hangover so we went to our favorite tapas bar- Tapas44, ate lunch there and then went for a long walk.

07.03- 13.03.2011

Monday- Sunday

We both started to go to the gym again. I like more aerobics. We made 3 months contract with on of the best fitness centers in Madrid. I haven’t worked out a long time and I can feel it and see it, lol. I need some muscles....summer is coming!!! :D We also bought our plane tickets to Brussels. On April 15-23 we are going to Brussels, Amsterdam and Cologne. We are both really excited. I’ve been to Brussels and Amsterdam

before but I’m excited for Kyle and also because we are going there this time together. This is going to be a great trip. Another good news is that I got a job in Kyle’s school where he is teaching. I got only 2 hours a week with 30 3 year old spanish kids but still it’s a start. I’m excited! It’s a new experience and also good challenge for me. Hopefully I can get more hours soon. Friday we stayed at home, but on Saturday we were invited to our friend Megan’s birthday party at our other friends apartment (Sean and Lindsey). In the beginning we drinked some wine in the apartment, then went out to eat pizza and go out to bars. It was a fun night. On Sunday we stayed home (because Kyle had a little hangover, lol :D I didn’t drink so I felt good). We ended our week and night with Chinese take out and movies.

Heleri ;)

Meie viimased tegemised...

Vabandan et pole kaua aega kirjutanud, aga nagu näete siis pole siin Madriidis midagi põnevat vahepeal toimunud. Annan väikse ülevaate siiski mida oleme teinud...

15.02-20.02.2011

Teisipäev-Pühapäev

Nädala sees olime kodus. Mina jäin haigeks ja istusin kodus ka nädalavahetusel. Kyle käis nv väljas. Ma ei tahtnud et ta minuga kodus peab passima.

21.02-27.02.2011

Esmaspäev-Pühapäev

Olen uhke enda üle kuna valmistasin oma esimese soolase piruka mis tuli välja väga maitsev. Sain palju kiita. Reede õhtul pidime välja baaridesse minema, aga jäime hoopis Mary ja Julie korterisse ning ajasime niisama juttu. Laupäeval olime kodused. Kyle sai playstationi tööle ning poisid mängisid öö läbi jalgpalli videomängu. Pühapäeva hommikul valmistasime suure Ameerika hommikusöögi- munapuder, peekon ja pannkoogid, njämm.

28.02.2011- 06.03.2011

Esmaspäev- Pühapäev

Selle nädala peasündmus oli Mardi Gras pidu Mary ja Julie korteris. Pühapäeval ravisime pohmelli lõunasöögiga Tapas44 kohvikus ning seejärel pika jalutuskäiguga.

07.03- 13.03.2011

Esmaspäev- Pühapäev

Hakkasime mõlemad üle pika aja jälle trennis käima. Holiday Gym on üks paremaid spordiklubisid Madriidis. Tegime mõlemad 3ks kuuks lepingud. Mina pole vist üle 6 kuu trenni teinud, annab tunda küll. Lihaseid pole ollagi enam, haha :D Suveks vormi!!!! Ostsime ka Brüsselisse lennukipiletid ära. 15-23 aprill lähme Brüsselisse, Amsterdami ja Cologne. Oleme mõlemad väga elevil. Mina olen Amsterdamis ja Brüsselis enne käinud, aga olen elevil Kyle pärast :D Veel üks hea uudis on see, et sain Kyle kooli tööle. Hetkel sain 2 tundi nädalas, 30 3 aastast hispaania last. Loodan saada rohkem tunde juurde. Reede õhtu veetsime kodus. Laupäeval käisime Megani sünnipäeval Lindsey ja Seani korteris. Alguses istusime nende korteris jõime veini ning seejärel suundusime linna peale pizzat sööma ning baaridesse. Pühapäeval istusime terve päev kodus. Õhtul käis Kyle ja ostis õhtusöögiks hiina toitu :D ning lõpetasime oma nädala nuudlite ja filmide vaatamisega :)

Heleri :)

Valentines Day :)

14.02.2011

Esmaspäev/Monday

Meie esimene Valentinipäev koos!

Ma olen nii õnnelik kuna see on meie esimene Valentinipäev koos. Eelmine aasta olin mina Eestis ja Kyle oli Hawaiil. Hommikul tõi mu kallis mulle ilusa lillekimbu ja õhtul pisikese roosi veel lisaks..nii armas :) Tahtsime midagi meeldejäävat sellel õhtul teha ning otsustasime minna sushi restorani. Oleme pikalt rääkinud et tahaks Madriidis head sushit süüa ja miks mitte täna. Me tellisime 4 erinevat sorti sushit ja kõik need olid väga maitsvad, võib olla isegi ühed parimad mis ma olen kunagi söönud.Magustoiduks tellisime šokolaadikoogi mis sulas suus, njämm... Saime ka tasuta proovida Jaapani alkoholi mis oli põneva maitsega. Ideaalne Valentinipäeva kohting!!! Hea toit,hea vein ja parim seltskond. Olen õnnelik et olen leidnud inimese keda südamest armastan ja kes muudab iga mu päeva päikseliseks. Ta on imeline ja suudaks ilma selle tundeta elada. Õhtu lõpetasime kodus hea veini, maasikate ja sulatatud šokolaadiga. Ma olen õnnelik...

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Our first Valentines Day together!

This is our first Valentines Day together. I’m so happy! Last year I was in Estonia and Kyle was in Hawaii. He brought me beautiful flowers in the morning and another rose in the afternoon. Who doesn’t love flowers? :D I certainely do. We wanted to do something special and decided to go eat dinner in a sushi restaurant. We dressed up and headed out. We got 4 different kinds of sushi and dessert chocolate cake. Everything was delicious. Sushi was really good and the cake and the wine. We also got free Japanese shot what was interesting. This was the perfect first Valentines Day date. Not only for the restaurant and the food but because I spend the day with the one person I truly love in this world. He is the most amazing person I’ve ever met and I love him more than anything.

We ended our beautiful day with wine, strawberries and chocolate at home :) I couldn’t ask for more. He makes me happy...

03.02-13.02.2011

Mis siis vahepeal on toimunud. Mõtlesin et kogun natukene materjali et oleks millestki kirjutada. Otsustasin ligi 2 nädalat tagasi et nüüdsest üritame igal õhtul midagi uut kokata. Oleme siiamaani valmistanud ainult toite mida me mõlemad teha oskame ja ega neid väga palju pole. Nüüd siis õpime iga päev midagi uut ja erinevad maitseelamused on ju alati tere tulnud. Oleme isegi mõne väga hea retsepti leidnud mida võib teinekordki teha. Me oleme hea meeskond köögis ja koos valmistatud toit maitseb veelgi paremini. Söögikorrad hakkavad vaikselt paika minema hispaanlaste söömisaegadega. Mina olen harjunud õhtust sööma kusagil 18:00 paiku, Kyle võib olla natukene hiljem. Hispaanlased söövad õhtust kusagil 10-12 vahel õhtul ja väga paljudel päevadel oleme ka meie 10 paiku õhtust söönud. Üldse ei taha nii hilja süüa aga kuidagi juhtub nii. Oleme mõlemad vahelduva eduga haiged olnud. Ilm siin on ka muidugi väga muutuv. Üks päev on väga soe ja järgmine väga külm. Üle eelmine laupäev oli väljas +17 kraadi sooja. See oli imeilus laupäev ja veetsime selle päeva Retiro pargis. Pühapäeva õhtul valmistas meie korterikaaslane õhtusöögiks paella mis oli väga maitsev. Üks parimaid mis ma olen Hispaanias saanud. Õhtul vaatasime kõik 4-kesi Superbowli.

Uue nädala algus oli rahulik, olime kodused. Tuba on ka varsti valmis ja täitsa kõlblik elamiseks. On vaja veel paar asja osta ja siis saan mõned pildid ka meie toast teha lõpuks ometi. Korterikaaslased on meil lahedad ja õpetavad meile hispaania keelt. Neljapäeval läksime ühte baari mille ma leidsin internetis googeldades :D Üks firma teeb üritusi igal neljapäeval erinevates kohtades ja pakub tasuta itaalia toitu. Ainuke reegel on et pead ostma kokteili ja siis saad süüa nii palju kui tahad. Süüa pole palju aga toit on väga maitsev. Sinna üritusele võib teinekordki minna.Reede õhtul läksime oma esimest flamenco showd vaatama. Päris äge oli. Pärast seda läksime väikse kambaga iiri pubisse - Dubliners ja lõpetasime oma õhtu seal. Meie uue elukoha asukoht on ikka hea- 15 minutit kesklinnast jalutada. Laupäeval käisime sünnipäevapeol ja pühapäeval olime kodus kuna ilm oli vastik ning meil oli päris sisukas nädalavahetus. Vaatasime filme ja tv-seriaale. Me mõlemad naudime seda, miks me muidu kogu aeg kinos käime. Me oleme ühed filmi friigid :D haha. Õhtul käisime ühel näitusel koos korterikaalastega. Tegemist oli siis fotonäitusega kadunud inimestest. Ma ei olnud eriti vaimustunud sellest näitusest kuna see oli pisut liiga masendav, eriti pühapäeva kohta. Veel näitasid meie korterikaaslased meile ühte vana tubaka laohoonet kus nüüd toimuvad erinevad kogunemised, peod. Seal on raamatukogu ja lastetuba, samuti erinevad firmad rendivad ruume seal. Seal toimuvad ka erinev tunnid või loengud, saab õppida erinevaid tantsustiile jne. Koht ise on lagunenud aga väga puhas. Suht hirmus nägi välja aga tundub et see on inimeste lemmik paik. Teinekord võib minna sinna küll mingile üritusele. See oligi meie teguderohke 2 nädalat. Järgmise korrani...

NB! Mõned uued pildid selle albumi lõpus

https://picasaweb.google.com/HeleriR/MadridSpain#

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So, what has happened in last 2 weeks here in Madrid. I was waiting couple of weeks so I would have something to write about, lol.

We always cook the same things what we know how to make. Now I decided that we need to start finding new receipes and start cooking new things. So I’ve been looking up different kind of receipes and we have found some pretty good ones. We are a good team in the kitchen and why not try some new things to cook. That’s how we learn and became the best :) About eating times in Spain. Spanish people eat dinner so late, it’s unbelievable. They eat dinner between 9-12 at night. I’m used to eating around 6 o’clock and Kyle mayby little bit later, so I’m pretty much every day hungry around 6 but all the restaurants are closed. Couple of days a week I’ve noticed that we end up eating dinner at home around 9 as well, I don’t like it but it’s becoming a habbit here. I’m trying not to but sometimes it just happens. We also have been sick. Me then Kyle, then me, then Kyle etc...

The weather is also changing all the time. One day it’s really warm, then it’s chilly, then it’s cold. Last Saturday it was +17 C/62 F. We spent that pretty day in a Retiro Park. There were so many people. We were throwing football what I got for Kyle and just laying on the grass and enyoing the warm sun in February :D On Sunday our roommate made us paella for dinner. It was one of the best paellas I’ve had in Spain. Sunday was also Superbowl. For us it started 1 o’clock at night but we still stayed up and watched it.

In the beginning of new week during the week days we stayed at home. Our room is almost ready, we need a couple of things more and then it’s pretty good for the next 4 months we have left here in Madrid. Then I’m taking some pictures and showing you guys too. Our roommates are cool and they are teaching us some spanish too. It’s not that easy, it doesn’t want to stick with me. I’m trying but still don’t know how to speak it. I know some things, but not enough. On Thursday we went to a bar where they served free Italian food. You had to buy drinks and then the food was free. I found that company who does that from the internet. They are doing the event I think every Thursday in different places. The food was really good. I think I would go back there. On Friday we went to see our first Flamenco show. It was awesome. We both really liked it. It was entertaining. We didn’t understand the story because it was in spanish but everything else was cool :D We ended our night in a irish bar with a group of people. It was a fun Friday. On Saturday we went to a birthday party and on Sunday we stayed at home.We had a pretty busy and fun weekend so now we felt like watching movies and tv-shows. In the evening before dinner we went to see a exhibition with our roommates. Photos about missing people. I didn’t enjoy it because it was too depressing for me, especially on Sunday. After the exhibition our roommates showd us a warehouse what used to be a tobaco factory. Now it’s like community house. People go there to party, to the library, to study- there are different kind of classes. It was a little bit scary place but looked like a lot of people hung out there. It might be a cool place.

So that has been our last two weeks... Until next time....

P.S. Some new pictures in the end of this album

https://picasaweb.google.com/HeleriR/MadridSpain#

Kyle’s 24 birthday :)

02.02.2011

Kolmapäev/Wednesday

Tahtsin et Kyle 24 sünnipäev oleks meeldejääv sellepärast läksime õhtust sööma maailma vanimasse restorani - BOTIN. (See on kirjas Guinnessi rekordite raamatus).Helistasin eelmine päev ja reserveerisin laua 2-le. Palusin ka küünlad laua peale panna aga see polnud kahjuks võimalik. Nad pakkusid välja et toovad koogitüki koos küünaldega ja mulle see idee meeldis. Pearoaks tellisime mõlemad 2 restorani parimat rooga- sea- ning lambapraad. Mõlemad olid väga maitsvad. Pearoog söödud toodi meile magustoidu menüüd ja mis juhtus.... Nad unustasid mu koogi. Pidin neile Kyle juures olekul meelde tuletama et ma palusin koogi küünaldega kuna mu kaaslasel on sünnipäev. Nii palju siis üllatusest. Kyle ainult naeris ja ütles et mõte loeb ei ole hullu. Niisiis mõni minut hiljem saabus koogitükk koos 3 küünlaga.Kõrval lauas mõned inimesed laulsid sünnipäeva laulu :D Minult paluti vabandust et koogi ära unustasid ja sellepärast saime koogitüki ja 4 hispaania shotti maja kulul. Super! Kook oli võrratult maitsev. Shottid olid väga kanged. Kokkuvõtvalt oli meil väga tore õhtu ja loodan et Kyle jäi oma sünnipäevaga rahule. Nüüd saame öelda et oleme söönud maailma vanimas restoranis, päris äge :D

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I wanted Kyle to remember his 24th birthday here in Spain so we decided to go out and eat dinner in the oldest restaurant in the world- BOTIN (it’s written in the Guinness World Records book). I called day before and reserved a table for two. I also asked to put candles on the table but they said it’s not possible. They said that they could put candles in a piece of cake. I liked that idea. Reservation for 8 o’clock and piece of cake with candles for the birthday boy :)Restaurant was really nice. We ordered 2 of their specialities for main course-suckling pig and roasted baby lamb. Both were really good. After that they brought a dessert menu to us. After waiting a couple of minutes I figure it out that they forgot about my cake. I had to tell them in front of Kyle that I ordered a birthday cake with candles on it. That was my surprise but not anymore. I wanted to see Kyle’s surprise face when he saw the cake. Kyle was only smiling and said that it’s the thought that counts and he was still happy that I got the cake for him. A few minutes later small piece of cake with 3 candles on it was brought to us. Make a wish and blow the candles ;) Couple of people next to our table started to sing a birthday song, lol. Cake was really good. The waiters appologized about forgetting the cake and because of that we got the cake for free and 4 spanish shots on the house too :D The shots were really strong. The first we got the waiter told us to take it with one time but when the other waiter came back and filled our shot glasses he told us to drink it slow, lol :D We had a great night and I hope Kyle was happy with his birthday dinner. Now we can say that we have eaten in the olders restaurant in the world, pretty cool :D