Pretty good Saturday

[moon_custafer]

We went to an open house at a mosque downtown, where they gave us a tour of the building (originally built in 1940 as a bank), demonstrated calligraphy, and gave us assorted snacks including some very nice baklava.

Then we went with some friends to Tian An Cuisine, which serves dishes from the Jianxi province of China. Lots of chilli peppers, yet I didn't find the spiciness overwhelming as I usually do. Didn't try the frog's legs though.

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[dewline]

Which reminds me of a thing I want to cross off my own "bucket list". I've never been to an actual mosque, and since there's one within walking distance...well, I don't have much of an excuse. Haven't had for decades, really.

[moon_custafer]

Having converted from a relatively small bank building, their main concern seemed to be space for worshippers -- they'd turned the upstairs and the basement rooms into additional prayer area, with closed-circuit tv so people could follow the sermon and scriptures from there if they couldn't make it into the main room.