H20

Okay - this is a pretty lame Valentines Day post, but I am without my Boo due to a work trip, so I thought I would highlight one of my favourite things things about dining in NZ.  These pictures were from an afternoon lunch with a friend who has a baby a few months younger than Liam.  Charlie was at preschool, so it was fun to go out to eat with only one little guy (who tried to throw food at other diners and barfed on me - but oh well!)

Restaurants and coffee shops offer a "water station" near the condiments.  Basically you can grab a long clear jug that is filled with water, or (this is the best part) there is a little faucet where you can fill the bottles your self.  I love this!  Do we do this in the USA? 

3 Reason Why I Love H20 in Restaurants
1.) Free!
2.) I can be an autonomous H20 drinker  - i don't need to keep bothering the waitress/barista for water (in high school, I would take my friends water glasses because I couldn't wait to be refilled).
3.) Environmentally friendly -- cut out those nasty plastic cups!

A friend gave us a bottle that we keep filled in the fridge.  Why can't this catch on back home?  Maybe it has?