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December 5, 2006 Part II
As I mentioned in Part I of today’s blog, we went to the Tapas Molecular Bar in the Mandarin Oriental Tokyo for our first foray into “molecular gastronomy”. The Oriental Lounge seats seven at a long bar behind which Chef Jeff Ramsey and his assistant Tomoyuki work their magic with… Read more ⇢
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Decemer 4, 2006
Two years ago, on our last trip to Asia, I brought along a jar of vanilla hand cream. Long after we’d returned, whenever I used that particular hand cream my mind would drift back to the time we spent in Hong Kong and Tokyo. I could close my eyes and… Read more ⇢
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December 3, 2006
I worked on my blog well into the night, trying to get the damn photos to upload without much success, so I ended up turning in a little after 1 a.m., so wound up that I was unable to fall asleep for another hour. The worst was yet to come.… Read more ⇢
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December 2, 2006
The conversation goes something like this: Her: Visa credit card services, how may I help you? Me: To be perfectly honest, I don’t think you can. But I’d like you to try anyway. This is the sixth time I’m calling VISA in as many days. Since I’m calling from Asia,… Read more ⇢
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December 1, 2006
The response to this travel blog has been overwhelming. Over seven comments and counting! I thought it might be a good idea to take the time to answer some of the questions that have been sent my way. For clarity’s sake, I’ve taken the liberty to paraphrase – Q: Al… Read more ⇢
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November 30, 2006: The Sichuan/Peking Restaurant, Hong Kong
It was way past our bedtime when we turned in for the night after our evening at the Happy Valley race track, so it was way past our usual wake up time when we finally made it out of bed this morning.9:30 a.m. By the time we were washed and… Read more ⇢
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Let’s call it November 29th: Hong Kong Day #4! Massage massacre! Happy Valley Racetrack!
I managed to wake up a little earlier today and squeeze in a work-out before heading down for a power breakfast: grilled fish (for low-fat protein), smoked salmon (for omega 3 oils), oatmeal and muesli (for fibre), papaya (for vitamin c), Eggs Benny on a baked tomato (for lutein and… Read more ⇢
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November 27th – Let’s call it the 28th: Hong Kong Day #3! Lantau Island! A trip to the tailor!
Reflecting back on our tour to Lantau Island, it was, for the most part, unremarkable.That said, it did have its highs and lows. High points: Some of the people we met on the tour: the softspoken Edgar, CFO of Price Waterhouse Cooper in Columbia, retired social worker Manju, and her… Read more ⇢