Another great meal at Yemanja, a wood-fired grill restaurant in Oranjestaad, Aruba, DWI. This place gets things right from start to finish. There are various seating options including inside, outside, and at the bar. Have a look:
Seating at Yemanja restaurant, Aruba.
And here’s the bar:
Bar area at Yemanja, Aruba, DWI.
You can have a nice drink there before or after your meal. Moving on to the food… as mentioned, this is a “wood-fired grill” place, so there are some great meat options. But let’s start with our greens, namely the salad with prosciutto that you see in the next photo:
Salad with prosciutto at Yemanja, Aruba, DWI.
If you’d like a salad with scallops, well, take a look:
Mixed salad with scallops at Yemanja, Aruba.
Those are just two ways to begin a great meal. There are other options that you’ll find on the menu to satisfy various tastes. Now, for a couple of meat choices, you might like the rib eye that you see here:
Yemanja, Aruba serves this rib eye.
Or, you might like the filet mignon that is served in two pieces, which is a favorite of mine.
Filet mignon at Yemanja, Aruba.
I like the french fried onions as a garnish, just the right flavor kick. Service here is excellent and mindful of all things, including my water glass. Sorry, no room for dessert, maybe next time. There will be a next time, because Yemanja is on my regular list of places while in Aruba. Hope to make a video there soon. Bon dia.
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Learning Languages
Languages are fascinating, if a bit difficult to learn, especially when the characters are completely different. Here in Aruba, there are many Chinese people, and they operate various businesses, including restaurants. Each December they give away calendars for the new year coming. An example of a particularly nice example is seen below:
Calendar with Chinese characters.
That’s a nice looking hand out that serves the usual purpose of keeping the days of the week. But you can also use it to learn Chinese characters for months, days, and numbers. Take a closer look at the numbers here:
Chinese and western style characters on a calendar.
The western style numbers and Chinese equivalents are side by side, giving you the opportunity to see and learn them easily. Not that it is all that easy. You have to write them regularly to make them stick in your mind. Here’s a close up of more:
Detail from a Chinese calendar with western characters as well.
By trying to write the characters and pick up a few words in the course of a meal, you’ll be surprised how much you learn. Plus, it’s lots of fun. Not to mention, it would come in handy depending upon where you travel and who you encounter along the way.
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on December 22, 2013 at 9:51 am Leave a CommentTags: calendar, chinese, Chinese characters, Commentary, education, languages, photo, photos