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
Markham, Ontario. May 2016
This week’s challenge starting off the new year is “growth”. While I think this theme is very apt for the new year, my photo is kind of inappropriate for this time of the year. XD It’s cloudy and cold and dreary and devoid of any greens or fresh growth outside. This was a photo I took in the spring time more than a year ago at a time when things really come alive physically. Continue reading
Visiting the Bean! 😀
Thurs. Dec. 28, 2017:
Second day in Chicago today!! After waking up at 8 ish a.m., we headed out for a small breakfast in the area. We popped into Pot Belly Sandwich Shop (209 S LaSalle St). I got an egg and cheddar breakfast sandwich while Ken got a bagel with cream cheese (because their oatmeal wasn’t ready yet). I also grabbed a bag of their Zappa chips (later tried it and it wasn’t as spicy as it advertised on the chip bag) Continue reading
Yay! Finally got to try an authentic deep dish pizza! ^_^
Dec. 27, 2017:
Today was the first day of Chicago!!! ^_^ My last trip of 2017 :D. This was my second time visiting Chicago. I had previously visited when I was about 13 years old — I remember visiting the Shedd Aquarium and whale watching which was amazing.
We took the early 7 a.m. Go Train to Union Station and then the Porter shuttle bus to the Billy Bishop Airport. This was my first time taking the airplane through Toronto’s only island airport. Continue reading
2017 highlights
December 31, 2017: I look forward to writing this post every single year since I’ve started the annual one and I’ve honestly so excited to share with you my thoughts on this very last day of 2017. I’ve been ruminating about the things I’ve wanted to reflect on since November and drafting it in my head about things I want to share — ways to say it, what to write, etc. For ease of my own mind and to not go scatter-brained, I will categorize it for you (and for me). Continue reading
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