Pub adventures and birthday celebrations

I visited my friend Laurie at the British Embassy on Thursday. They know what is most important- they have a pub that is open on Thursdays and run by Embassy staff.
We played a pub game called Toad, where you try to throw coins into a box.
The name of the pub is the Goat & Gorilla.

I also celebrated Laurie's birthday at a local restaurant called Papyrus earlier in the week, and met many of her friends.

Laurie received some fun birthday presents. Including this musical instrument from the Dominican Republic.

I ate pizza de poisson. If you are thinking that fish does not really go on a pizza...you are right. The pizza sauce and crust was great, but the fish was not such a good idea!

And also some pictures from an earlier dinner at another local restaurant called Republica last week...

Rakhee and I (they brought us blankets because it got chilly!)

Marie Claire and I