Ybor City Saturday Night

Saturday night Wayne and Howard and I went to Ybor City in Tampa to meet Scott and Keith for dinner at The Nest. The restaurant opened last January and we heard good things about it.

I've been wanting to explore more of Ybor, so it was a good excuse to go! We were fortunate to find a free parking spot on the street. We later learned that there was free parking in one of the parking garages, sponsored by Ikea, which has just opened a ginormous store in Tampa.

Ybor is an interesting area. When we first got there, there were teams of people, some in costume, scurrying about on a scavenger hunt.

On the 2 block walk to the restaurant, we see our friend Arthur, across the street.

This is the restaurant. Really nice space inside.

Waiting for Scott and Keith.

Moroccan Chicken

As a result of the end of the Cold War.

Walking around got a little scary after a while. Lots of big groups of young kids/adults walking around. Some of those girls had extremely short skirts! Brought to mind a line from The Boxer, by Simon and Garfunkel, about some on 7th Avenue. And this happens to be 7th Avenue.

There was a full moon Saturday night too . . .

A W. T. Grant building.

This little streetcar was tooting around above the bar area in Streetcar Charlie's.

As the night wore on, I was beginning to think maybe this character had a point . . .

Had to include some food pics from this weekend. Movie snacks.

Grilled cheese with pepperoni.

Pepperoni and black olive pizza, by Wayne.

My first 2 pieces . . .