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So what is never knows best...? It is what Mamimi, from FLCL, has written on her cigarettes. And now, I co-opted it for this stupid blog.
1/21/2007 10:53:00 AM
Europe trip so far...
* Amsterdam
* Brussels
* Paris
* Nice
* Amsterdam *
Saw the Rembrant House, Van Gogh Musuem, flower market, FOAM (photography) museum, and Ridjkmuseum. In the Rembrant House we saw a demonstration of how the engravings were done (i.e. various tools to scrap the metal, do the etching, press the plates) that I thought was neat.
We stayed at the Flying Pig Hostel, which was alright for a hostel I guess. The morning breakfasts of chocolate spread (I don't think it was Nutella, something more chocalately and sweet) on bread and croissants was nice.
* Brussels *
Windy. Rainy. Very windy and rainy. We were planning on trying to get to the main Neuhaus choclate store, but didn't make it because it was too windy and rainy. Instead we ate some fries with mayonnaise.
* Paris *
The trip to Paris from Brussels took something like 5 hours because we weren't able to reserve seats on the direct train. Apparently you have to reserve a week ahead, so when we tried day before, we were basically screwed. So it was our choice of weird itineraries that would eventually get us to Paris. We choose Amsterdam -> Brussels -> Quevy -> Aulnoye-Aymeries -> Paris. The were much franticness on my part on the train to Quevy because I wasn't sure how to get onto the one that would in fact actually get to Quevy and not end earlier. We eventually got off on the end stop of the train we were on and then migrated towards the front of the train that would continue going.
In Paris, we saw the Rue Cler that Rick Steves goes on about in his Europe book, Eiffel Tower (walked up to the 2nd level), Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees, Louvre, and insides of Notre Dame (sadly got there too late to go up the towers). Weather was much better in Paris, as it was at most only a light sprinkle while we were out.
* Nice *
Took the TGV to Nice today. We were originally planning on going to Avignon, but after seeing how much the hostels cost, we decided to go to Nice instead.
So far we've done lots of sleeping, and got some large wheaty crepes...
Will continue at next chance...
* Amsterdam
* Brussels
* Paris
* Nice
* Amsterdam *
Saw the Rembrant House, Van Gogh Musuem, flower market, FOAM (photography) museum, and Ridjkmuseum. In the Rembrant House we saw a demonstration of how the engravings were done (i.e. various tools to scrap the metal, do the etching, press the plates) that I thought was neat.
We stayed at the Flying Pig Hostel, which was alright for a hostel I guess. The morning breakfasts of chocolate spread (I don't think it was Nutella, something more chocalately and sweet) on bread and croissants was nice.
* Brussels *
Windy. Rainy. Very windy and rainy. We were planning on trying to get to the main Neuhaus choclate store, but didn't make it because it was too windy and rainy. Instead we ate some fries with mayonnaise.
* Paris *
The trip to Paris from Brussels took something like 5 hours because we weren't able to reserve seats on the direct train. Apparently you have to reserve a week ahead, so when we tried day before, we were basically screwed. So it was our choice of weird itineraries that would eventually get us to Paris. We choose Amsterdam -> Brussels -> Quevy -> Aulnoye-Aymeries -> Paris. The were much franticness on my part on the train to Quevy because I wasn't sure how to get onto the one that would in fact actually get to Quevy and not end earlier. We eventually got off on the end stop of the train we were on and then migrated towards the front of the train that would continue going.
In Paris, we saw the Rue Cler that Rick Steves goes on about in his Europe book, Eiffel Tower (walked up to the 2nd level), Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees, Louvre, and insides of Notre Dame (sadly got there too late to go up the towers). Weather was much better in Paris, as it was at most only a light sprinkle while we were out.
* Nice *
Took the TGV to Nice today. We were originally planning on going to Avignon, but after seeing how much the hostels cost, we decided to go to Nice instead.
So far we've done lots of sleeping, and got some large wheaty crepes...
Will continue at next chance...
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1/11/2007 05:47:00 PM
In an article about the Phoenix Suns...
Their home game promotion promising two free tacos at Jack in the Box when they score 99 or more points is the surest bet in sports (only two non-taco games this season).The Sharks have been good to me and my friends. Free small personal pizza from Round Table almost all the time (for scoring 3+ goals). Then agian I think my friends choose the Sharks games around getting the free pizzas.
From Yahoo! Sports
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1/09/2007 09:59:00 PM
Since I liked it, and the taste is still fresh in my memories, I feel it's important enough to repeat in the normal blog:
DAT:2006-01-07
TIM:22:30 PST
SRC:Palace Kitchen (Seattle)
WHO:Nick
DSC:Washington chicken and a half pint of some IPA. Best chicken I can ever recall eating. It was a oven roasted chicken with some pickled kumquat pieces on the side (those tasted kinda weird), some brussel sprouts (kinda too cooked to be very good, but still acceptable), and mashed potatoes. The chicken had a nice almost duck-like skin that was tasty. It's really cool how there are restaurants that serve a full menu that late. Palace Kitchen does it 'til 1 AM everyday, which I find pretty unbelievable considering how most places in Berkeley close at 9. Another highlight were the olives (sadly only 3 of them) that came in the olive oil + vinegar dip that came with the bread.
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