I go each morning to the local YMCA to exercise. After half an hour on the treadmill, I try out the weight machines. As I exercise, I can look out through the glass front of the building onto the parking lot. At that time of the morning, most of the traffic consists of parents dropping off [...]
Archive for February, 2007
A Magical Moment
Posted in American Scene, Daily Life, Thoughts on February 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Lost in Transalation
Posted in Food on February 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
For several years now, on our way back from New York or Newark,we have been intrigued by a restaurant called 1-9 Seafood Restaurant. It’s in Avenel N.J at the junction of Routes 1 and 9; hence the name. It is a drab looking building , painted an unappetizing green, and very often the parking lot is so [...]
Golden Agers in Beijing
Posted in Travel on February 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
During our visit to China in 2003, we saw many unforgettable sights in Shanghai, Xian and Beijing but the abiding memory I have is of the elderly people in the gardens of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.
The Temple of Heaven was constructed in the early 15th century on the orders of one of the Ming Emperors . [...]
Hello world!
Posted in Uncategorized on February 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s taken me a long time to get this point. All the usual worries of a neophyte blogger and then some. I initially thought of making this a food blog but finally decided not to limit myself. This will be about food ( dining experiences rather than recipes) but it will also be about other [...]
