1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogCherylrunnerhttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/cherylrunner/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BkHmtYseA8"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/lunch-at-life-alive/">Lunch at Life Alive</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/lunch-at-life-alive/embed/#?secret=BkHmtYseA8" width="600" height="338" title="“Lunch at Life Alive” — HappyCow" data-secret="BkHmtYseA8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/alive2.jpg240320My husband and I were driving and driving, going around in circles in this busy city where old narrow cobblestone streets were lined with parked cars and people. There were tall buildings made of old historical stone and brick with store fronts that had green awnings and empty flower boxes waiting to be filled with summer blooms, and other buildings that were more modern and occupied by banks and law offices. I was sitting in the passenger’s seat holding my GPS, stretching to see the numbers on the buildings as we drove by. The woman’s voice coming from my GPS told us to turn right and then we will have reached our destination. Both of us were a bit confused because we did not see the round sign with the brightly colored logo, so we decided to park the car, fill up the meter, and look for it on foot. We stopped in a little chocolate candy store and asked the young gentleman behind the counter if he had heard of this café. He replied saying, “Oh yes great place, it is down the block and around the corner on your right.” After running a half marathon that morning in […]