a thursday evening in cabarete

this is marabu - a cool new restaurant in cabarete under a big canopy right on the beach. i wrote about this place in an earlier blog entry. it looks a bit like a spaceship here - i really dig this photo.

here's inside marabu....





we went there for a drink at about 7pm last night with my mom. we contemplated staying on for dinner, but we decided to stick with our plan to go to pomodoro as it was jazz night there.

over at pomodoro, the place was full inside and the beach was very windy, so we were guided to a table in the quaint alleyway where there are many outdoor eating establishments. our vantage point from this table was looking inwards into the restaurant and at the back of the musicians. the music was nothing special, but as usual in cabarete, something comes along that entertains or amuses you. this time it was a dominican with a guitar who wanted to both learn some new music from the jazz musicians and grab some dinero off us by playing some of his own local music. here are some photos from that part of the night....





the guy in green outside the restaurant (like us) is the dominican. after following and trying to play along to the jazz music, he turned his attention to us. the photo is out of focus but it captures the essence of his excitement for the merengue/bachata that we requested he play for us. i gave him 10 pesos for his efforts.



my mom has been getting her own comments from the blog entries while she has been here. they have been from her friend, diane. thanks, diane! my mom is enjoying hearing your thoughts on her time here! here i am showing my mom the blog and a comment from you.