With Autumn just a few days away, warm, sunny days are going to get rarer so I asked C to take us down to Princeton for a long, lazy lunch.
Ever since I saw the movie “A Beautiful Mind” based on the brilliant but disturbed mathematician John Nash, I’ve wanted to visit Princeton. This Ivy League college is quite close to where I am right now and it would be a shame not to visit it.
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The ivy growing on the walls giving the University its tag of “Ivy League”
After a scenic drive through farmland and forest, we came to Princeton and walked down Nassau Street to Despana – a restaurant and Tapas Cafe.
Other diners enjoying the fresh air
We decided to enjoy the outdoors too and soon settled down to some . There were several diners on the pavement , enjoying the pleasant weather so we decided to enjoy the outdoors too!
We had a simple meal, starting out with the Gambas al ajillo ( sautéed prawns) and then the Ensalada de la Huerta ( a green salad with red Sherry vinaigrette dressing ). Our main course was the Chorizo sandwich. (Despana is famous for its spicy, sausage)
We rounded this off with my all time favourite a smooth as velvet Caramel custard with dollops of fresh cream and slivers of strawberry.
And as we ate, Ms Papaya waved hello to everyone and gobbled up the French Fries one by one. And C and I chatted about things from the past and in the present.
Outside the chapel was a small courtyard with flowers under this bell to commemorate those fallen Princetonians during 7/11
After lunch we had a quick round of the famous University before returning home after a day well spent.
Walking down NassauNow wasn’t that a lovely way to spend a warm September day?
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