buca di beppo and a volcano
now it was time to head to our celebration family dinner at buca. besides celebrating the norwegians, we also had three birthdays among us. lisa, ashley and einar. we sat at the pope table which was pretty great. it wasn't totally private but we were off the beaten track a bit which was nice.
besides the fact we love this place, our experience this time didn't start out great. the group before us were VERY delayed in their exit which put us quite late in getting seated. about 6o minutes late. to be honest, I was disappointed in how the restuarant handled the situation at first but they made it up to us and I'm back to being a buca lover. who knew some cheesy garlic bread and a massive dessert platter is all it would take.
we were totally stuffed but we're a family that knows how to celebrate with food.
now it was volcano time.
this is a tradition my aunt started with the grandkids long ago. there is ice cream and many toppings. instead of making single personal sundaes, everything gets piled into one communal bowl and we all grab spoons and dig in. I think the kids are more about the gross factor and not so much into the actual eating of it. it actually wasn't too bad.
hey, don't knock it until you've tried it.
the group at buca. eddie was there, he's just hiding off to the right.
one of the birthday girls we were celebrating.
these two little boys had a blast playing under the table after dinner.
our dessert platter, compliments of the buca owner. the cheesecake was my favorite.
this stuff is pretty good.
the pope. on the pope's table. funny and creepy at the same time.
einar and his birthday balloon.they don't have balloons for birthdays in norway. it was a special treat!
these boys became fast friends. who says you need to speak the same language to fall in love?!
the infamous volcano.this was a long, fulfilling day. what could we possibly do tomorrow to top it? stay tuned.
to be continued...
to be continued...
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