Carmel Day 1 -Yafa Resturant

As I told you that my house was getting remodeled, and just before Christmas we got our house back. So, the Christmas was super busy, from cleaning the house to arranging everything. In the mean time, Mr. Man arranged a small trip to Carmel. The plan was to start from home around noon on 23rd December. However, I had been still cleaning and arranging things around till 12 in the noon.  Anyway, after finishing all cooking, eating, cleaning, arranging we at last depart from home around 2 in the afternoon. When we reached Carmel, it was already dark. I couldn’t see anything. I felt that Mr. Man parked the car on some one’s driveway. He told me that he parked car on roadside, and he needed to go on foot to find our inn, where we were gong to stay for next two nights . Anyway, he parked the car on the front road of the inn. After finishing all the work at the office we luckily got a parking spot on the inn’s parking space, as that was the last one left. *smile*

Our next work was to find a restaurant nearby. Carmel is full of exotic restaurants. We found a Moroccan restaurant very near of our inn, and we decided to go there, as all of us love Mediterranean food. 

Lentil Soup

It was not far from the inn. So, we decided to walk there. Anyway, after walking little on the dark road, we reached a very small door, which went down a little from the sidewalk. We almost missed the door. My son, pointed out the little door of the restaurant. That was a very little cozy restaurant with maximum occupancy of 40, named Yafa.
 

Chicken with apricot sauce

Inside it was dimly lit, an old gentleman had been singing most probably on Moroccan language, but it was very beautiful to the ear. Music and dance has no language barrier. If the music is nice to ear, and the dance is beautiful to eyes, then you can watch without knowing the language. The interior was very much  Mediterranean in style. We ordered our food, and was  listening to the songs.

Lamb ravioli

 Suddenly one man took out one drum kind of small instrument, and started beating in a quick rhythm, so that you will feel dancing. The owner of the restaurant came with waist belts, and offered all the ladies there to dance. Few of them started dancing, but I didn’t. In my life I never danced. *smile*. However, that was really a fun time.

Shrimp

The food was extremely delicious. I never rated chicken with apricot sauce. So, I ordered that. It tasted heavenly. When my son found ravioli in the menu card, he effused to eat anything but lamb ravioli. Mr. Man wanted to eat small, and he ordered shrimp. After all days of work and driving (though I didn’t drive) this warm cozy feeling with delicious food took away all the fatigue from the body and mind. 

     .....to be continued.