Monthly Archives: January 2018

Go Topoki – A Korean Rice Cakes Restaurant

Posted on January 21, 2018 by stenoodie

January 20, 2018: As the title of this blog post suggests, Go Topoki is a restaurant featuring Korean rice cakes (tteokbokki ~ stir-fried rice cakes, usually spicy). It’s located on Yonge Street 15 minutes south of Finch Station. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Hotel Review: Quality Hotel Midtown in Montreal

Posted on January 20, 2018 by stenoodie

We stayed here from August 4 to 7, 2017. We have stayed in a previous Quality Hotels before and I found them to be very reliable in terms of cleanliness, affordability, safety, has free wi-fi, and comfortable. We got to … Continue reading →

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Montreal 2017 Day 4: Going Home, Lunch at Casse-Croute Chez Tipit

Posted on January 19, 2018 by stenoodie

August 7, 2017: Our last day in Montreal was spent leaving and getting back to Ontario. We woke up and first enjoyed the continental breakfast at the hotel though which was pretty good. It was the Civic long weekend so … Continue reading →

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Montreal 2017 Day 3: Brunch at Restaurant L’Avenue, Mount Royal, Dinner at Au Pied de Cochon

Posted on January 18, 2018 by stenoodie

August 6, 2017: On this third day of touring around Montreal, we hit up brunch at a famous spot, hiked up Mount Royal, and visited a restaurant that I’ve been dying to eat at! 😀 We woke up early today … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Silence

Posted on January 17, 2018 by stenoodie

After a snowstorm in the winter, when you go out into the cold outdoors at night, there’s a certain silence that can’t be captured or put into words. It’s different from the silence in a library or the silence in … Continue reading →

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Montreal 2017 Day 2: Montreal Bagels, Hot Dogs, Smoked Meat Poutine, Crepes, Duck Magret, and more!

Posted on January 16, 2018 by stenoodie

August 5, 2017: We had an amazing full foodie day today! This was what foodie trips are made of. ^_^ We hopped onto the subway from Plamondon station at 10:30 a.m. towards Mont Royal station again. Our first stop was … Continue reading →

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Montreal 2017 Day 1: Prince Edward County Lavender, Ma Poule Mouillée, Night Stroll

Posted on January 15, 2018 by stenoodie

August 4, 2017: I’m tackling my final backlog posts of 2017, my trip to Montreal in summer 2017. 😀 >.< We started our road trip to Montreal bright and early. I purposely wanted to get a head-start on the drive … Continue reading →

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Thin-Crust Pizzas at Pie Wood Fired Pizza Joint in Woodbridge

Posted on January 14, 2018 by stenoodie

January 13, 2018: Yesterday for lunch, we headed to Pie Wood Fired Pizza Joint in Woodbridge for pizza! I was craving for it. 😀 When we arrived at 1 p.m., I was surprised that there weren’t very many guests inside. I … Continue reading →

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Southern Chinese Food at Green Tea Restaurant in Markham

Posted on January 13, 2018 by stenoodie

January 12, 2018: After attending the tasting event at Green Tea Restaurant last month, I visited Green Tea Restaurant again in order to use up the $30 credit voucher that I received from the event. (I actually tried to go … Continue reading →

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Day 6 in Changsha, China 2017: Orange Island Park, Clay Pot Rice, Airport

Posted on January 12, 2018 by stenoodie

September 18, 2017: The final day in Changsha was a fairly chill one. There was no set itinerary at all for this day as it was meant to be a fly-out day. Some tourmates had their flights back home or … Continue reading →