Happy Thanksgiving

I lost interest in eating today.

Every weekend I set out with enthusiasm to find a new place to eat and pass time with a book. Today I decided I would go to the “Juba Bridge Hotel, as its name implies, is located in Juba, the capital of Southern Sudan. It is placed adjacent to Juba Bridge, which is the only Nile Crossing in all Southern Sudan.” 

Luckily it is also adjacent to Davinci's, also on the Nile. I couldn't really find a table at the JBH that was to my liking so I strolled over to Davinci's where I have been countless times cuz it has a more inviting seating area from where you can also see the Juba Bridge crossing the Nile. The JB is not an engineering wonder but it is a bridge. You could be arrested if caught taking a picture of it so I can't post a photo. But I did take pics of a couple of the laughable menu pages at Davinci's. Altho the menu items all have sumptuous, creamy, etc. etc. descriptions, you know damn well that nothing of the sort will land at the table. I took a chance on the calamari salad with herb vinaigrette and a plate of fries. The lower salad was diced tomato and cucumber soaking in a watery bed of lettuce all topped by rubbery calamari rings drowning in a thick thousand-island like dressing. The dark oily fries must have been soaking in the frying vat for days and then just recently heated up for my benefit. I ate about half from each plate... and I still feel ok. 

I then realized that I am actually quite sick and tired of tomatoes. I have probably eaten more green peppers and tomatoes here in Juba than most people eat in a lifetime. While I was feeling pretty good about eating tons of veggies and fruits, the only veggies that I am now eating are tomatoes and small shriveled green peppers... everyday in a giant salad, maybe with a tin of corn thrown in for fun (although yesterday I found 2 very robust yellow peppers at an expensive fancy store). The carrots from the market are always limp, the cukes are 80% seeds and lettuce is just too .. well.. dodgy. I am not inspired enuf here to jazz up my meals and it won’t be long before I am onto to the next adventure anyway.

Enjoy your turkey and pumpkin pie!