Beer.
As many of you know, I greatly appreciate the fine beauty and subtle flavor ensemble of a good beer. My friend Omar knew of this place, close to where we live, that has a seemingly endless selection of international beers. This place isn't called the beer garden, or beer oasis, it is called the "Beer Palace". Nice. The two coolers on the right house about 50% of the choices, the other more popular choices are kept behind a counter in a larger cooler to the right of this picture. They have brews from all of the European countries, many Asian and even Australian beers. There was also a nice selection of Canadian, and even Mexican, beers. Guess which country was not on the list? It is a shame though, because breweries like Red Hook, Sierra Nevada, and even Riverhorse could give some competition to these other international brews.

So, Omar (who is fluent in French), agreed to help me study the language. I brought one of my French books and we were planning on having a beer and going over the language basiscs. We got to this place a little too late though, and since they were getting ready to close, we just bought two beers for the road. I tried a Spanish brew and Omar had a Bavarian Grand Ale. I think I'll be visiting this place again in the weeks and months to come.