Fine Cuisine

We went to the MOI today. Nothing special, just a normal day where we have a list of items that need to be discussed. For example coordinating biometric enrollers showing up at some place that our Generals have made a priority.

Afterward we walked to a French restaurant for lunch. It was incredibly beautiful. Run by an older french gentleman and his wife (who looked afghan but spoke french).

It's hard to describe how nice it was there. The weather was perfect so we sat outside. The other patrons were westerners - presumably european by the way they were dressed. There was a group that came in after yoga. And there was a group of what looked like back-packers. I didn't really listen to the conversation, I just enjoyed the peacefulness of the environment. It was surrounded by walls and a steel gate so it felt relatively safe. There was only one questionable building that overlooked the outdoor portion that could house a sniper position. But I still felt relatively safe because I think that building was behind the second of the MOI checkpoints.

There are so few opportunities to relax here, when it does happen the feeling is incredibly powerful.