Sunday, 4/14/2012 Tonight I met Olivia It’s Saturday night at the Zocolo (town square), a lovely park in Oaxaca. This is where many people gather to enjoy the weekend with family and friends. People stroll, sit, eat ice cream and dulces (sweets). Tonight, there is a light breeze which makes the evening temperature especially pleasant. Big, elegant trees shade the park in the daytime and provide an elegant canopy in the evening. There are park benches and many low retaining walls, places to sit and watch the world go by. Neal and I have just finished sharing a piece of “chocolate tres leches” pastel (cake). It’s a rich, very moist cake that has a cocoa taste. This one has a layer of chocolate ganache over the top. Neal’s saying, “This is the best dessert I have
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