I went to NYC on a whim two weekends ago. It was a very sporadic, last minute decision, and I was stressing the entire week prior to the trip. Of course, I had a very logical reason for going. However, it was still hard to justify paying $700 for a weekend in the city. That was until I met him. =P I flew out of Pearson on Saturday afternoon and landed in La Guardia around 6pm. My mom and I…
Another year another delegation! This year the delegation from Kariya had a short visit, so with just five days together, we packed a lot of activities into our busy schedule. For the welcoming on Saturday, everyone gathered at City Hall prior to their arrival. We were so excited to meet our guests for the first time! For my guest Yurie, it was her first visit to Mississauga. I was surprised she spoke English so fluently! After introducing all the guests…
With summer just around the corner, there’s more and more events happening in the city as people take advantage of the [supposedly] warmer weather. The weekend before I ventured out to Toronto to catch a screening of A Wedding Invitation at the Yonge Dundas Cineplex. Even though we were on a tight schedule, we managed to grab a bite at Santouka Ramen right before our movie. I haven’t tried many ramen places in Toronto, but this was by far my…
We might not have had much of a spring this year, but I was super happy that we still managed to have hanami in Toronto! Last weekend was the nicest weather we’ve had all year, so it was perfect for our day out in the park. Early morning I woke up and helped prepare onigiri and inarizushi for our picnic later in the day. After picking up Yoo-chan all three of us were on our way to High Park. It…
Now that I’ve gotten through all my vacation entries, I can finally catch up on more recent stuff. Back in March my family and I spent a day at Niagara Falls to watch Richie Ren in concert. We found out about the concert months before and we were really lucky my mom’s friend managed to get us free tickets. Since the concert was on a Sunday and I had to work the next day, we ended up taking two cars…