Day 5 included going to Yellow Dragon Cave to view these colourful stalagmites!
September 17, 2017: On the fifth day of the trip, it was an early morning once again to have a continental breakfast in the dining room of this hotel (the same dining room where we had dinner last night). Before going down for breakfast though, I made sure to go onto the balcony to soak up the sights and sounds of the local vicinity once more. It was really nice out there. Continue reading
Flowerpot Island, Tobermory. August 2017
This past summer, we took a trip up to Tobermory in northern Ontario. One of the highlights was to see Flowerpot Island, an island featuring “flowerpots” where the water has met the land and gradually weathered the rocks of the island that broke away to become a solitary standing ‘flowerpot’.
It wasn’t until reading one of the touristy signs near this big flowerpot Continue reading
Harvey’s located at 8865 Yonge St in Richmond Hill
January 7, 2018: Were hamburgers at Harvey’s always this juicy? I haven’t stepped into a Harvey’s in a while and even though Harvey’s is technically a fast food restaurant (which I don’t usually blog about), I think this juicy hamburger warrants a post from Continue reading
Lucky Noodle located in Denison Centre at 1661 Denison St, Unit #39 in Markham
January 5, 2018: Lunch at Lucky Noodle! This restaurant used to be a Japanese all-you-can-eat restaurant. I don’t venture around this area anymore but we were in the Denison Centre to book our next trip and came here for lunch since it was convenient. This was the coldest day on record so far. Continue reading
Made in China Hot Pot located at 505 Highway 7 East in Markham
January 1, 2018: First dinner of the year at a new hot pot restaurant! I hadn’t been to this location of Made in China before. I’ve been to the one at Midland and Finch a long time ago.
Made in China is an average hot pot restaurant. It used to be one of the few hot pot restaurants in the GTA and very popular for its affordable meals and typical hot pot items. Continue reading
Tsuki Izakaya located at 135 York Blvd in Richmond Hill
Dec. 31, 2017: On the last day of the year, we went out for izakaya food. We went to Tsuki Izakaya at Hwy 7 and Commerce Valley in Richmond Hill. We had previously tried to dine here for lunch, but it wasn’t open for lunch on the weekends.
We arrived at Tsuki Izakaya on a freezing cold night at 5:30 p.m. and were one of the first customers there. I loved the interior design of the place! Continue reading
Club Quarters Hotel, Central Loop located at 111 W Adams St in Chicago
What an excellent hotel! We stayed here during our Chicago trip in December 2017 for three nights (December 27 to 30). This was part of the hotels chosen with a flight package bought through Expedia.
Club Quarters Hotel, Central Loop is located in the business district of Chicago and thus it’s rather quiet in the night and on the weekends. It is walking distance to the Willis Tower and subway as well as relatively close to Continue reading
My favourite photo from the day. Jumping in the Skydeck Ledge at the Willis Tower 103 floors above ground
Sat. Dec. 30, 2017:
This is going to be a fiery post.
Fourth day and the last day in Chicago! I was glad that our flight was at 5:45 p.m. so that we would have a near full day of sightseeing still.
The intention was to wake up early and start Continue reading
One of those Facebook quizzes or old e-mail chains that people like to share. Instead of sharing it on social media (wait, does WordPress count as social media?), I’m putting it here as a blog post. Enjoy!
1. What was the last thing you put in your mouth? Continue reading
View from the 94th floor of the 360 Chicago
Friday, Dec. 29, 2017:
Third and final full day in Chicago! Time flies when you’re on vacay.
Today we left the hotel a bit later than usual around 10:30 a.m. (had a small breakfast in our room) and took the subway to Chicago Station where we went up the Chicago 360 Building (875 N Michigan Avenue, 94th Floor) (formerly the John Hancock Building) . Continue reading
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