Norwegian Getaway Cruise 2016 ~ O’Sheehan’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill

O’Sheehan’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill Norwegian Getaway

O’Sheehan’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill on the Norwegian Getaway

In addition to the dining rooms and specialty dining restaurants on board the Norwegian Getaway cruise ship, there was also a pub that we frequented often while on the ship for the seven days of our trip.

O’Sheehan’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill is a pub that serves Irish and American classics.   Continue reading

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Norwegian Getaway Cruise 2016 ~ Day 7 Dinner in Tropicana Dining Room

Dinner at Tropicana Dining Room on board the Norwegian Getaway

Dinner at Tropicana Dining Room on board the Norwegian Getaway

On our last night on board the Norwegian Getaway seven-day cruise trip, we dined again at Tropicana Dining Room (we had dined here a total of three times for dinner on the cruise).  After watching the first half of the animated movie Inside Out in the atrium, we left early in order to line up for dinner at Tropicana Dining Room.   Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Future

Kennedy & Denison intersection, Markham. May 2006

Kennedy & Denison intersection, Markham (construction of Casa Del Sol condo). May 2006

I’m looking at this photo that I took from the past, which is kind of like me looking from the future into this very moment.  This photo was taken all the way back in 2006 in May when the flowers were springing up and the trees were blossoming with leaves.  That’s actually almost exactly ten years ago; a decade!   Continue reading

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Norwegian Getaway Cruise 2016 Day 6 ~ Illusionarium

Illusionarium on Norwegian Getaway cruise ship

Illusionarium on board the Norwegian Getaway cruise ship

I love magic shows!  So when I found out that there was a specialty entertainment magic show on the Norwegian Getaway cruise, specifically designed for the ship, I was so eager to attend!  On the second last day of our Norwegian Getaway seven-day cruise trip, three of my friends and I went to go watch it after dinner.   Continue reading

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Paramount Fine Foods Grand Opening at Shops at Don Mills

Paramount Fine Foods

Paramount Fine Foods located at 1090 Don Mills Rd in Toronto

This past Monday night, I had the privilege and pleasure to attend the grand opening event of Paramount Fine Foods at the Shops at Don Mills location.  As per their post event wrap up sheet, this “Shops at Don Mills restaurant is one of 29 new Paramount locations to open this year.   Continue reading

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Syogun Sushi Bar

Syogun Sushi Bar

Syogun Sushi Bar located at 8261 Woodbine Avenue in Markham

It’s funny because I believe this Japanese restaurant used to be called “Syogun Japanese Cuisine” but it is currently renamed as “Syogun Sushi Bar“.  Their website says this new name too.  However, on their website, they only advertise that they do “pick up orders only” for sushi.  You can call them to order from their menu but the food is only for pick-up.   Continue reading

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Shanghai Dim Sum in Scarborough

Shanghai Dim Sum

Shanghai Dim Sum located at 4401 Sheppard Avenue East in Scarborough

For lunch on a weekday, my mom and I visited Shanghai Dim Sum located in Scarborough in Toronto.  Shanghai Dim Sum actually has two other locations; one in Richmond Hill and the other one also in Scarborough.  True to their name, they are a restaurant that serves one, Shanghainese food, and two, dim sum!   Continue reading

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Norwegian Getaway Cruise 2016 ~ Day 6 Dinner in Taste Dining Room

Dinner in Taste Dining Room on the Norwegian Getaway

Day 6 Dinner in Taste Dining Room on the Norwegian Getaway

For our second last night of dinner on board the Norwegian Getaway cruise, we returned back to one of the main dining rooms to eat.  For this night, they had a chocolate special during the dessert course where every single one of the desserts were chocolate-related!   Continue reading

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Dim Sum at Pearl King [Defunct]

Pearl King located at 291 King St W in Toronto

On a Monday afternoon, three of us were able to find time to go for dim sum together at Pearl King in downtown Toronto.  There was a great deal on Groupon where you could get $15 for $30 worth of dim sum so we decided to try it out and also have some quality catch-up time during this meal.   Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Landscape

Lisboa, Portugal. November 2014

I took this photo in Lisboa, Portugal on the last day of my first trip to Europe (we went to Spain and Portugal) in the fall of 2014.  It shows the Terreiro do Paço, a square near the Tagus River.  This photo is just one of many gorgeous landscape photos that I was able to capture on the trip.   Continue reading

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