Nam Vietnamese Restaurant located at 9206 Leslie St in Richmond Hill
The first time that we tried to check out this restaurant, they were unexpectedly closed on a Sunday. Fortunately, the next time that we visited again, it was open. Nam Vietnamese Restaurant is a Vietnamese restaurant with elements of Cambodia and Vietnam located on the corner of Leslie Street and 16th Avenue in Richmond Hill Continue reading
R66 Revolving Restaurant, Hong Kong. August 2008
A blast from the past! This photo is from June 2008 when we went to R66 Revolving Restaurant, the only 360° revolving restaurant in Hong Kong located in Wan Chai. I felt very grateful that our family friends brought us to this buffet for lunch where we got to enjoy an incredible view of Hong Kong. This picture is almost eight years old and yet the restaurant remains there and retains its former name too! Continue reading
Millie Café located at 8321 Kennedy Rd, Unit 1065 in Markham
After our brunch at Alchemy Coffee just a couple of minutes away from Langham Square, Priscilla and I went to Millie Café to try out their infamous Mille Crêpe cakes.
Millie Café is fairly newly opened and I had been wanting to come here after seeing photos on Instagram. Continue reading
Alchemy Coffee located at 4361 Hwy 7 in Markham
Alchemy Coffee is yet another restaurant that I had wanted to visit after seeing it on social media (they opened almost a year ago in May 2016), so this past Sunday, Priscilla and I had the chance to visit it for brunch on a Sunday. Alchemy Coffee is located on Highway 7 close to Kennedy Road. It’s located on a very small strip plaza so you’ll have to watch out for it when driving so as not to miss the entrance. Continue reading
AllStar Wings & Ribs located at 9255 Woodbine Avenue, Unit 11 in Markham
I was craving wings and nachos this past Saturday so we went to the closest wings place — AllStar Wings & Ribs at Woodbine and 16th in Markham. Even though I live super close to the Cachet Centre plaza where this AllStar Wings is, I’ve actually never been here before. Thus, this was my first time at this location of this popular wings franchise restaurant. Continue reading
Ichiban Asian All You Can Eat located at 4675 Steeles Ave E, 1R1 & 1R2 in Scarborough
Ichiban Asian All You Can Eat is a Japanese all-you-can-eat restaurant located in the Splendid China Mall on Steeles Avenue near Kennedy Road in Scarborough. This restaurant opened sometime in 2016 last year and while I had been curious about it, I didn’t get a chance to visit it until this past Friday evening. Continue reading
Pogue Mahone located at 777 Bay Street in Toronto
The Grand Opening Party of Pogue Mahone Pub and Kitchen at 777 Bay Street in downtown Toronto last night was a huge success! Thank you to Fab Restaurant Concepts for inviting me to the newly renovated space last night in order to partake in the opening festivities! Continue reading
Visiting the Abashiri Prison Museum
October 5, 2016 ~ Day 4 in Hokkaido, Japan.
Today was great and full of short excursions to interesting museums and pit stops.
Just before breakfast, we squeezed in another dip in the onsen hot spring bath. This time, taking it in the morning meant a different feel and experience. Continue reading
Hokkaidō Shrine, Hokkaido. October 2016
I found it! I found a photo that matches exactly with this week’s photo challenge samples! XD This photo was taken at the Hokkaidō Shrine in Sapporo, Hokkaido when I was travelling there in October last year (see blog post about the visit here). I photographed these wishes in the shrine. Continue reading
Hallway leading into our private suite at Hokuten no Oka Lake Abashiri Tsuruga Resort
October 4, 2016 ~ Day 3 in Hokkadio, Japan.
On the third day of our Japan trip in Hokkaido, we woke up early for another amazing breakfast downstairs on the third floor of the Mercure Hotel for a hot continental breakfast. As I had already blogged about it on the second day of our trip, I raved about all the amazing selections that this continental breakfast buffet had. Continue reading
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