Showing posts with label trips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trips. Show all posts
Saturday, September 21, 2013
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Thursday, September 05, 2013
Wednesday, September 04, 2013
Tuesday, September 03, 2013
Monday, July 22, 2013
Monday, July 08, 2013
I'm Back
I'm tired. I don't recommend the drive from Abiquiu to the SF Bay Area. You can do it once, but, at least with little kids its the single time you will want to.
Blog will revive in the next 48 hours.
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
One VERY Good Restaurant
Yesterday was our three year anniversary. I was stuck in class all day and my wife and daughter were badly, badly jet-lagged. They mostly slept and I was looking exhausted and a little bored in class. They didn't get the the useful bits - for me - until the very end of the class yesterday. We were obviously having a crummy day. However, we were very bent on going out to dinner and celebrating our marriage.
I went to the consierge at our hotel and asked for some recommendations - which was a mixed bag at best - but she printed out a list of local restaurants that are near the hotel. They turned out to be not as close as we had thought based on what the woman had said. We originally wanted to go to a Morroccan restaurant, but they were overbooked it seemed. We settled on 10 Degrees South, a South African cuisine restaurant.
OMG.
That just rocked. Wow. It was expensive. Trader Vic's expensive. We started with beef biltong. Then we had a sampler tray with Boerwors, Ostrich fillets, a rack of lamb, and Sosatie. That sampler came with some mashed potatos and vegetables. Normally, we would dismiss the side dishes as unworthy of comment, but this time they were fantastic. We ended up ordering a whole second plate of the sosatie.
To make the experience even better, we ended up with some amazing service. The guy was attentive and on the ball. I haven't had this level of service in California, ever. I loved it. My wife loved it. My daughter loved it. We generously tipped on the order of what I used to do back when I was single in New Mexico.
If you go to Atltanta and have a bit of money to splurge on a meal, I really recommend 10 Degrees South.
I went to the consierge at our hotel and asked for some recommendations - which was a mixed bag at best - but she printed out a list of local restaurants that are near the hotel. They turned out to be not as close as we had thought based on what the woman had said. We originally wanted to go to a Morroccan restaurant, but they were overbooked it seemed. We settled on 10 Degrees South, a South African cuisine restaurant.
OMG.
That just rocked. Wow. It was expensive. Trader Vic's expensive. We started with beef biltong. Then we had a sampler tray with Boerwors, Ostrich fillets, a rack of lamb, and Sosatie. That sampler came with some mashed potatos and vegetables. Normally, we would dismiss the side dishes as unworthy of comment, but this time they were fantastic. We ended up ordering a whole second plate of the sosatie.
To make the experience even better, we ended up with some amazing service. The guy was attentive and on the ball. I haven't had this level of service in California, ever. I loved it. My wife loved it. My daughter loved it. We generously tipped on the order of what I used to do back when I was single in New Mexico.
If you go to Atltanta and have a bit of money to splurge on a meal, I really recommend 10 Degrees South.
Monday, April 09, 2007
WE'RE BACK!
Whew.
What a trip.
It was fun. We got photos of a lot of stuff and I promise this week there will be baby photos. And elephant seals! And the Castle! and oh of course, The Aquarium. That had to be Avrora's favourite. She didn't even want to take a nap at all on this trip.
Of course, I got a see a touch of Seaward (aka the DL James House) that has been rather influential with what I've been working on.
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