You may recall that Barry and I met up for the first time back in September. Eva had not yet arrived in Switzerland, and Mrs. TBF was away on a business trip. I went home that night, after enjoying a couple of beers and a nice meal with Barry, feeling a little old when I realized that I was 17 years old when Barry was born. Hence, the nickname "da Kid" was born.
Last night, after realizing that Mrs. TBF and I were already dating before Barry and Eva had even begun school, I decided that THEY are now "da Kids"! I guess my lack of maturity tends to lead me to believe that I'm still in my twenties. However, when I take time to think about it I reluctantly have to admit that I was already well into my twenties half my life ago.
Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives...
Where was I? Oh yeah...
We all enjoyed a very nice meal at the Fischerstube. Eva enjoyed some "bambi" off of the game menu along with her...white wine, and Mrs. TBF, Barry, and I each ordered the Suuri Kalbsleberli (calf liver) with Rösti, along with a couple of beers each. I hadn't been to the Fischerstube for quite a long time, and I forgot how good their beer can be. We're really going to have to make an effort to go there more often.
So, being a "school night", we called it a night fairly early. On the way back to our bus stop, I snapped this picture of "da Kids" on the Mittlerebrücke with the Rhein and the Hotel Les Trois Rois in the background. The picture is a bit shaky because I was freezing my arse off and I had a couple of beers in me. Nevertheless, I think the picture turned out pretty well even though it looks like a light ray coming out of Barry's head is about to beam him back up to the mothership.
8 comments:
Go South in Winter and North in Summer, My Good Man.
Go to Finland in July!
I'm famous!!
I got my picture on TBF central! I like the light rod in the head. I like to think of it as a wayward halo. Angelic but with a little twist. Great meeting up with you and Mrs. TBF last night, enjoyed the meal, beer and company! See you in January
Barry
Very honoured to be " a Kid" now as well :-) had a very nice evening and hopefully cu again soon...enjoy Rome (I'm very jealous)!!
Eva
Great! We'll get to meet the "da famous kids" in January, too. :)
ah yes looks like good times.... Yeah I'm thinking Finland in July too...
Barry needs to change his screen name to "da Kid."
gl - I've only been to Finland during the summer. We really do have to go during the winter sometime so that we can experience the 20-hour nights. However, I don't think I'd go to Finland during Christmas; I have a feeling that too many restuarants and shops would be closed.
da Kids - We also had a great time. See you next year. Have a Merry Christmas.
cs - yes, you will! Have a great time in "the Great White North!"
et - My advice is never to go to Helsinki during the mid-summer festival in late June - the city shuts down!
tms - you said it!
Enjoyed meeting "Da Kids" too! But, I have to admit that when I said something about how many years TBF and I have been married, I felt REALLY old! Oh well, I may be a bit more mature than TBF in the work setting, but I still feel I'm in my 20s when I'm having a good time.
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