tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69167305736840157842024-03-19T04:48:15.911-04:00Chow and Chatterchow and chatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225995063075911644noreply@blogger.comBlogger1427125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916730573684015784.post-11998177868290115922024-03-14T13:31:00.002-04:002024-03-14T13:31:19.184-04:00Sweet and Spicy Salmon Bites <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zQxqz1GcfG11kD5zA-7iFicJsAbkaBOP7_mWOxBsS-L-vWvWA5t3Qg6URdmgQtOHfpTIyPc2V9M8cGz7Im6q6R-vUK7g7_zGO8CGBuEBTXzCCIqaddnUtXRWXia5-B7aW9VDcT_aCzWrNzfOg5Q22N6pxs2BGG3WlsFKDmWAxLGoX3EEvpd3Lwf5nyJ8/s1288/sweet%20and%20spicy%20salmon%20bites%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1288" data-original-width="1179" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zQxqz1GcfG11kD5zA-7iFicJsAbkaBOP7_mWOxBsS-L-vWvWA5t3Qg6URdmgQtOHfpTIyPc2V9M8cGz7Im6q6R-vUK7g7_zGO8CGBuEBTXzCCIqaddnUtXRWXia5-B7aW9VDcT_aCzWrNzfOg5Q22N6pxs2BGG3WlsFKDmWAxLGoX3EEvpd3Lwf5nyJ8/w366-h400/sweet%20and%20spicy%20salmon%20bites%20.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Recently I have been having fun making random recipes from Instagram reels, this was a winner I slightly modified it by using peri peri sauce for a little bit more spice. It's super easy to make and perfect as a rice bowl with added vegetables. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Sweet and spicy roast salmon bites </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>Ingredients </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">- 1/2 a big piece of salmon (Costco size) cut into cubes </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">- 1/4 cup of soy sauce </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">- one teaspoon of rice vinegar </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">- 2 teaspoons peri peri sauce </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">- sesame seeds </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">- sliced spring onions</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>Method </i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">1. Cut salmon, make the marinade, and let it marinate in the fridge for a couple of hours </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">2. Bake at 425 for 15-20 min </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">3. Serve with rice, veggies and avocado </span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85743/rebeccasubbiah/sig_1246163891.jpg" style="background: repeat; border: 0px;" /></a>
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<script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>chow and chatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225995063075911644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916730573684015784.post-74581192837455181702024-03-01T20:54:00.002-05:002024-03-01T20:54:38.233-05:00Tips for a Few Days in St. Lucia <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzUklhx8bsezBZo6pQ04MruiYocjYa89VnP22eO8c2TvOCWBDRweh6jSc5uPEreVaKXIvHvpLRmD6DBT8OIg33YxiM2vTuP7m3ikgoTx01KtMWck2h5HL0E7QjZO6kRclcEYQu7mTB9nh-5ZGYYwN2dmRX3l1Em5-uqqT-vqHiaFd9CmfqeSuCWuZosKt/s4032/IMG_6274.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzUklhx8bsezBZo6pQ04MruiYocjYa89VnP22eO8c2TvOCWBDRweh6jSc5uPEreVaKXIvHvpLRmD6DBT8OIg33YxiM2vTuP7m3ikgoTx01KtMWck2h5HL0E7QjZO6kRclcEYQu7mTB9nh-5ZGYYwN2dmRX3l1Em5-uqqT-vqHiaFd9CmfqeSuCWuZosKt/w300-h400/IMG_6274.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We recently visited St. Lucia for a long weekend, the kids had a couple of days off and the flights were much more affordable than at Christmas. This amazing view was coming into land!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The International airport is in the South of the island so we decided to stay in this area as we had so little time. The capital Castries is in the North. But the famous Pitons are in the South. </span></div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><a name='more'></a></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We stayed in an Airbnb in Laborie a fishing village in the South. This is a typical local village a little rough around the edges but we wanted a local vibe. Many come and stay in the resorts. By law, all can access the beaches including the famous ones like Sugar Beach home to Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort although the local part of the beaches including Anse Chastanet Beach are very small. But you can swim where you like! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We hired a fun 4-wheel drive car a Suzuki Jimmy this car was perfect for taking the smaller local mountain drives, be warned some of these roads are not in great shape, but they are stunning. The landscape of St. Lucia is beautiful - green and lush. The few days we were there sadly it rained a lot and was very overcast off and on. The locals stated it was unusual for January as it's not the rainy season that is in summer. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3qwGworYHCMyOHpYrd_MYZOoDE7ZNzq3fKWB_MNICrEPCgvIHLbRNQxC8ufsBi3FSnI1GbI8WioWz3a7sFE05iCCg9p4iLfTC8mjUljq-aaVb4Okvvirj2385i_fkDWyhAJQqGroUsx3dYbs4WR7-_4Glxw5eP5eFPgKiS8pifJz4lGkE0dkAp1pHy-3/s4032/IMG_6142.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3qwGworYHCMyOHpYrd_MYZOoDE7ZNzq3fKWB_MNICrEPCgvIHLbRNQxC8ufsBi3FSnI1GbI8WioWz3a7sFE05iCCg9p4iLfTC8mjUljq-aaVb4Okvvirj2385i_fkDWyhAJQqGroUsx3dYbs4WR7-_4Glxw5eP5eFPgKiS8pifJz4lGkE0dkAp1pHy-3/w300-h400/IMG_6142.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMr27u_od5RqYMZzfsdXSLouQDz_G3G51d5EIL3UlJIjz_ZGe_bvv6KoDPK_gi_lelO-K7iYSrOmxtcCMfG9RKyIa45A1l4IOSf1uX3AOeY3EziIInC-E9-Ahs5jEAHW0w4XHVVoIV9PqBduwd0TufFSZyTnAekUDe8GSbPUMiJZv7HUl1979AhhgcJeK/s4032/IMG_6160.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMr27u_od5RqYMZzfsdXSLouQDz_G3G51d5EIL3UlJIjz_ZGe_bvv6KoDPK_gi_lelO-K7iYSrOmxtcCMfG9RKyIa45A1l4IOSf1uX3AOeY3EziIInC-E9-Ahs5jEAHW0w4XHVVoIV9PqBduwd0TufFSZyTnAekUDe8GSbPUMiJZv7HUl1979AhhgcJeK/w640-h480/IMG_6160.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">This sunset was in Laborie so beautiful. The village had a bakery and a few restaurants our favorite was Cafe en Ville next to the church, it was a pretty old building with a veranda and next to a stream. The staff were friendly and proud of the local produce they used and the health benefits the locals love fresh juice with lots of ginger. We ate breakfast here and an evening meal. Lovely pancakes, juices, omelets and curries, and local fish in the evening. On Sunday I enjoyed listening to folks singing in the church, next door.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShnkV6Fi9DfdGeUR63PrIf5_ApPQkRU2byeInntmvw5VBJRE9TwYd6uU6gKi7BuvwlF_DBBppLxgKa9Vk8GJWJ6_Cld4-3gNNY6nTXz97QpZ-_M1NH71AfE0v4efPfki5VnxqPsDVDYk2T30GMR_saXa5Gs2ntXEBQV3tdJ5CvjLYs5mYAyU82eQsemrZ/s4032/IMG_4257.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShnkV6Fi9DfdGeUR63PrIf5_ApPQkRU2byeInntmvw5VBJRE9TwYd6uU6gKi7BuvwlF_DBBppLxgKa9Vk8GJWJ6_Cld4-3gNNY6nTXz97QpZ-_M1NH71AfE0v4efPfki5VnxqPsDVDYk2T30GMR_saXa5Gs2ntXEBQV3tdJ5CvjLYs5mYAyU82eQsemrZ/w480-h640/IMG_4257.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">St. Lucia is famous for its chocolate and we visited Hotel Chocolat </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Address: Hotel Chocolat Estates Ltd., Soufriere, St. Lucia</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a large British chocolate producer and they have lots of stores around the UK. They have a hotel and a program where you can make chocolate. At $100 a person we decided not to do this but it would be a fun experience. As so much on the island depends on Tourism prices for tours can be expensive. But you are welcome to drive onto the estate and visit the restaurant that features items made with chocolate and buy chocolate. It is so good. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvRG-cgScYBX1RSvYvap1KiaQazhG2N0YSQVpuux090rg4WNa2zmQpZ8xneIgIY8u7hTLAZDKQqx1UtWgWpc6e7vqD6LoUPOK-zsx-3lOzjuB610GyLebdK7dZqO2nBMW9_3Q4fBMZjhzWuA4wNqFgsD5xi1HMCvIDZm-qG3KZanccc_9ez32aQW7hPFH/s4032/IMG_6177.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvRG-cgScYBX1RSvYvap1KiaQazhG2N0YSQVpuux090rg4WNa2zmQpZ8xneIgIY8u7hTLAZDKQqx1UtWgWpc6e7vqD6LoUPOK-zsx-3lOzjuB610GyLebdK7dZqO2nBMW9_3Q4fBMZjhzWuA4wNqFgsD5xi1HMCvIDZm-qG3KZanccc_9ez32aQW7hPFH/w300-h400/IMG_6177.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Of course, any trip to the Caribbean means roadside fruit and vegetable stands and my Indian husband loves fresh coconut juice. In Chennai, they sell this close to my in-laws house. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uYFASga1IU2VoYe50cKh1-G4lD1x4mjzVA-OmA90k_Qx2PEC0pgPAPs6rqi3yJEeq7AIM1TqpdIjZN_lcfHhx_6TSR8krStDrKzEc9foaEaPFJKolcccr55KcYFTqMnZHURMrl6NSVLPh9AjpS2MCj7bDwbFIiNKBrvAyZeVNvSKfBTdJn2WYfXNSz4k/s4032/IMG_6178.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uYFASga1IU2VoYe50cKh1-G4lD1x4mjzVA-OmA90k_Qx2PEC0pgPAPs6rqi3yJEeq7AIM1TqpdIjZN_lcfHhx_6TSR8krStDrKzEc9foaEaPFJKolcccr55KcYFTqMnZHURMrl6NSVLPh9AjpS2MCj7bDwbFIiNKBrvAyZeVNvSKfBTdJn2WYfXNSz4k/w400-h300/IMG_6178.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A great way to see the Pitons is the Tet Paul Nature Trail Chateau Belaire, St. Lucia</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Again it's much more affordable when you have a car and visit these places, it was 10 dollars each with a guide. I found the guide interesting we learnt that Soufriere, the local town is famous for its sweet potatoes. In fact, root vegetables grow very well here, they have cassava, sweet potato, yam, dasheen, and more collectively these are called ground provisions. Breadfruit a cool-looking fruit that grows on trees that is eaten as a starch is also well worth trying. The guide also mentioned that she didn't feel the local government took great care of the people but a foreign country invests a lot. I just googled and found this fascinating article - <a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/12/17/caribbean-st-lucia-taiwan-china-diplomatic-recognition-investment/">In a Caribbean Paradise China and Taiwan Tussle for recognition</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Alexander hopes to attend one of the many workshops that Taiwan’s technical mission holds to introduce new crops and farming methods to St. Lucians. A typical workshop gives farmers seeds, planting and growing instructions, and recipe ideas. Among some of the new crops that Taiwan has introduced are wax apples, dragon fruit, Taiwanese bananas, and Chinese cabbage. Alexander said she’s especially interested in learning more about Chinese cabbage, given its high retail value.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s not a one-sided relationship. St. Lucia and other Taiwanese allies lobby on Taipei’s behalf, and regularly call for its inclusion in international bodies that exclude Taipei, such as the World Health Organization.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">But some St. Lucians wonder how long Taiwan’s development projects will continue, should Taiwan no longer require such support in international organizations. Eugene, the former scholarship student, sees Taiwan’s need for international support as the entire reason behind its efforts in St. Lucia. “If one day Taiwan can stand on its own, I think these projects will disappear,” she said."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">she stated that the investments have greatly helped the country both the Taiwanese and the Chinese ones it would appear. </span></div><p class="header-alt-title" style="align-items: baseline; box-sizing: inherit; display: flex; font-family: tiempos, georgia, serif; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px; max-width: calc(100% - 15rem); padding: 0.2em 0px 0px;"><span class="header-alt-title__text" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.25em; overflow: hidden visible; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="share-dropdown" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; align-items: center; box-sizing: inherit; display: flex; font-family: tiempos, georgia, serif; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1 !important; margin-top: 2px; position: relative;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A wonderful local restaurant in Soufriere is Fedos new venture this was wonderful like eating in someone's home, we tried curry chicken and roti, goat curry, ground provisions, and fish so tasty. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The views from the trail are lovely wear sneakers or hiking sandals and if it's rainy be prepared to get muddy. </span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8JxgbOpE0yDzx7Od-5zvR2TL-fq8wSJOUnc6BQfxzjD8dqmNxC9-3FtnIKj9HwwWA4kpID-uV_0gZA1p4LEJ8AzDIq0AihCmcPs8wWPttnxTgVluLrLLz9Sc2AFlt5mUjCX-Da9yvU3xS9YljbyEqIJ6QUXgip0qaSrLxK3OWH2mmp7g7EKGhoC_IkFy/s4032/IMG_6183.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not sure what our boy was doing here!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHUx7dCbLc3lYiIUo-7zCjSWCmDCWfjE1Oe8Bhl-F7tRiadSY2TtbZJvqWRouKLgYxMWHs4HmfikXiNrSZXa9_BoUz5fKwlKmQmv5N7YAIFIdbKK7N9S6kxJfxXJ7SoFV62OnOByWZt7ZBYyBFc1BPj1CNprvA-jKkQt95iUH7Iz8TchwhQnq2VRN0pWG/s4032/IMG_6191.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHUx7dCbLc3lYiIUo-7zCjSWCmDCWfjE1Oe8Bhl-F7tRiadSY2TtbZJvqWRouKLgYxMWHs4HmfikXiNrSZXa9_BoUz5fKwlKmQmv5N7YAIFIdbKK7N9S6kxJfxXJ7SoFV62OnOByWZt7ZBYyBFc1BPj1CNprvA-jKkQt95iUH7Iz8TchwhQnq2VRN0pWG/w640-h480/IMG_6191.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">The little piton is spectacular, you can actually hike the pitons but it takes a few hours and you would need a guide.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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You can also bath in baths that the French used in the 1700s. The Island is now independent but it was ruled by the French and the British who fought over it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTRLVgttudFpLNx7BbokrGmoKKsMnmwautr53MP2iLKWnZGeeovugcf8KujseoKO1BYZKL_iCZW9Fgo57pwqkalnVQfGBWpXs_SoYr-rzyaGR6psseUsYINsdqMbWe9vwbQm-ZYv-Q3DO2XXWvCqSmO9UWUfSYUBHhGsOa-OCCIM60Lxr2jS2dEDibiGg/s4032/IMG_6259.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJTRLVgttudFpLNx7BbokrGmoKKsMnmwautr53MP2iLKWnZGeeovugcf8KujseoKO1BYZKL_iCZW9Fgo57pwqkalnVQfGBWpXs_SoYr-rzyaGR6psseUsYINsdqMbWe9vwbQm-ZYv-Q3DO2XXWvCqSmO9UWUfSYUBHhGsOa-OCCIM60Lxr2jS2dEDibiGg/w300-h400/IMG_6259.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQ4fWe7vI2gxGqnJWupVqai_P8urML0iP1n8dAYfY9nIREDK3UqGGfZga70jU8nNQtWVOKBm5h941_NTZCXxksKotoaR6GMf2_uw9eaZ-lIQuPezLaAS4cWSY21WPP3G5lZC9KUUt3_bpROL6UXed_zt0IK1Sx80X4OjI9taVoc6Hxn5Eyya8AwyI_OrI/s4032/IMG_6260.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQ4fWe7vI2gxGqnJWupVqai_P8urML0iP1n8dAYfY9nIREDK3UqGGfZga70jU8nNQtWVOKBm5h941_NTZCXxksKotoaR6GMf2_uw9eaZ-lIQuPezLaAS4cWSY21WPP3G5lZC9KUUt3_bpROL6UXed_zt0IK1Sx80X4OjI9taVoc6Hxn5Eyya8AwyI_OrI/w300-h400/IMG_6260.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2wPJAGrKrpOkKLuYseeUv6xdrNO2NxG3OyAkXPnOzlBsLQxUD4SxjAW0jIhcFCmjaPj5ywXIm1b8CPEnEAClboyAv-QRxBhDijns2Iq6uWEwGUQ7ON3NSEtuZyhc3Ec6YYzh4QBFXbOwspWzCTX5HVrOTl7qON-ie4-GjWu7dniycIxbzWC-9h9s7MaQ0/s4032/IMG_6261.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2wPJAGrKrpOkKLuYseeUv6xdrNO2NxG3OyAkXPnOzlBsLQxUD4SxjAW0jIhcFCmjaPj5ywXIm1b8CPEnEAClboyAv-QRxBhDijns2Iq6uWEwGUQ7ON3NSEtuZyhc3Ec6YYzh4QBFXbOwspWzCTX5HVrOTl7qON-ie4-GjWu7dniycIxbzWC-9h9s7MaQ0/w480-h640/IMG_6261.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Diamond falls </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQgeQzwYcNfg8jtjVrmu3UPqJ_BzaCfIYOKXuY0dIJTiaYHYqcJUrmMiGgksYpY3wEBlUHF7gwvWeaMkYOCCJbSEDH2sGQ9mNySsRv-2akdVFsZ8vZR0Zc1DvpoZfxMV6-UDFL2M9lZ9o2k_i_Zdm24RZAZ4pb92tn-yaJptn-mzkeEBSX6SciLwTC8_h/s4032/IMG_6269.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQgeQzwYcNfg8jtjVrmu3UPqJ_BzaCfIYOKXuY0dIJTiaYHYqcJUrmMiGgksYpY3wEBlUHF7gwvWeaMkYOCCJbSEDH2sGQ9mNySsRv-2akdVFsZ8vZR0Zc1DvpoZfxMV6-UDFL2M9lZ9o2k_i_Zdm24RZAZ4pb92tn-yaJptn-mzkeEBSX6SciLwTC8_h/w300-h400/IMG_6269.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Beaches close to the airport like Anse Des Sables Beach, are beautiful, there is a restaurant called the Reef right on the beach which I highly recommend, again local fish and curry roti. We ate here when we landed and just before leaving! I would recommend ordering a baguette to go as most flights are long back to the States with no food on board. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The other beaches just north of here are lovely on the Atlantic side but seem rough and not safe to swim. Often resorts always take the best swimming beaches. </span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrnzRTsSTkT9Yfs5rxiA2ivnz4fBDAdyFyRpUSJ45q7udWEJSx13s20W-rsi2IBtyiiGCMDcVKOd-J9sbv-zywVqOpJosqh8Ye5jCm5Hp1YcWpgo7wyxhcZvipU0n54-H4mz7JjgkIEh0Hj7ioS90dwy06x2wGVq7wQIQHqO-HJOG6hjqRVKSiyjbCuCx/s4032/IMG_6290.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrnzRTsSTkT9Yfs5rxiA2ivnz4fBDAdyFyRpUSJ45q7udWEJSx13s20W-rsi2IBtyiiGCMDcVKOd-J9sbv-zywVqOpJosqh8Ye5jCm5Hp1YcWpgo7wyxhcZvipU0n54-H4mz7JjgkIEh0Hj7ioS90dwy06x2wGVq7wQIQHqO-HJOG6hjqRVKSiyjbCuCx/w640-h480/IMG_6290.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfH-D3QMGDuhsDYbzT2kDzNhFMzKAhHEPLuwRhojJ318rjlEvxg9UafQKiggF1oy0c3DUi2H8VrILJe4fM8oWIj4vPznNLi1ZzdVumLBqp5OfTG9XfW10scsPB7DzKhl1gFDtzuJy1JlDN-rTanUQ9xSCVvCsJvPEYEyuCH4aw9K4Ry2_8JU_pMlRNC34/w480-h640/IMG_6232.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Traditional homes in Laborie the Village where we stayed. I loved this one. I will be honest though this may not be for everyone some homes were huts and on the weekends there is plenty of drinking and not so many foreigners. Most stay in resorts. I didn't feel unsafe though we did in Jamaica in places and even parts of the Dominican Republic and it was a nice local experience. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7WbYNCe2XgkGq6foLYyxGc_vS3VpeolDoOQiX7s6uOKzkklVVuH0uA_JdmecQNUufirFQK4mUqIvYpIKX5KErsgQFKkAZNsejpoml28qzea9Ml066QIPpTqBjhmx7fIY8m4pKSf7n4A_RxqMN-9sn4HhaoLiFyU17UQJWp9sUlFLaT2_bevKTN8bcpN7/s4032/IMG_6234.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7WbYNCe2XgkGq6foLYyxGc_vS3VpeolDoOQiX7s6uOKzkklVVuH0uA_JdmecQNUufirFQK4mUqIvYpIKX5KErsgQFKkAZNsejpoml28qzea9Ml066QIPpTqBjhmx7fIY8m4pKSf7n4A_RxqMN-9sn4HhaoLiFyU17UQJWp9sUlFLaT2_bevKTN8bcpN7/w480-h640/IMG_6234.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Local market in the village. I asked about the oranges she said it was for juicing. Locals speak English and Saint Lucian French Creole (Kwéyòl), which is colloquially referred to as Patois ("Patwa"). </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7Nytq5jnM5MxYxEIIR3UP5aSiJxR1oia_N7G3A2fprzSS1ByNz0D8s0T2ptWbv71w2_pjLgrxyOxXwZTn2oi7IGFiNqoAKOn1oQg6zRKx5cnBNyk6bGMqpyIOO1CfC-zA7dQbJMAdgZyXFTU77u6oN8cFDQ4ROdnSf3kyUMBBD_ZXED8lYSuwiDIHQCg/s4032/IMG_6240.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7Nytq5jnM5MxYxEIIR3UP5aSiJxR1oia_N7G3A2fprzSS1ByNz0D8s0T2ptWbv71w2_pjLgrxyOxXwZTn2oi7IGFiNqoAKOn1oQg6zRKx5cnBNyk6bGMqpyIOO1CfC-zA7dQbJMAdgZyXFTU77u6oN8cFDQ4ROdnSf3kyUMBBD_ZXED8lYSuwiDIHQCg/s320/IMG_6240.jpeg" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">This cute pregnant cat liked to sit with us at meals. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I would highly recommend a visit to St. Lucia we would love to return and explore more of the island and visit the North. The landscape and plants are so pretty and it is so much fun driving around. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSOfvKsOTk8ghf1RveZ3dXVqRqKZ86cdUReHp61c8z6ywRidHnI4FFsewutPcT69aw7NWR2gGCYdY46jhMdtVclJyzS5Vm5MoELxcdsDdmCUaYthzkzhNof6CpQiQE4G4Ji_gVUOdBWRTkFdHGlz7atT-zqkVazTbQG2ba-Jix5j4FtNke4VgxSxsqCYy/s1600/3bd4d271-4777-4460-9df2-c3b661757402.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSOfvKsOTk8ghf1RveZ3dXVqRqKZ86cdUReHp61c8z6ywRidHnI4FFsewutPcT69aw7NWR2gGCYdY46jhMdtVclJyzS5Vm5MoELxcdsDdmCUaYthzkzhNof6CpQiQE4G4Ji_gVUOdBWRTkFdHGlz7atT-zqkVazTbQG2ba-Jix5j4FtNke4VgxSxsqCYy/s320/3bd4d271-4777-4460-9df2-c3b661757402.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvX9H3wB3-aA-OXgZIHErCGrNMGiTMG5p8XywqWPwOyzfM05qCwebrk1gj7Q0mM6dXSTLOY0thhVybu-ESIWxh6GwWYLiWrPLWPWnzFBJKL-GNaSNGFW_gI9_2A_Qn7UOPBcD008kz4_T_MSZ-Q0Ss5ypq0I-wnOF_R_z0SVPDyJJ0MS7-8pWjrmNOKcY/s4032/IMG_6223.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvX9H3wB3-aA-OXgZIHErCGrNMGiTMG5p8XywqWPwOyzfM05qCwebrk1gj7Q0mM6dXSTLOY0thhVybu-ESIWxh6GwWYLiWrPLWPWnzFBJKL-GNaSNGFW_gI9_2A_Qn7UOPBcD008kz4_T_MSZ-Q0Ss5ypq0I-wnOF_R_z0SVPDyJJ0MS7-8pWjrmNOKcY/w400-h300/IMG_6223.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85743/rebeccasubbiah/sig_1246163891.jpg" style="background: repeat; border: 0px;" /></a>
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I was very impressed with this country and would highly recommend it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We went at the end of July into August and were fortunate that the monsoon season just ended as there was flooding a week before we went. Unfortunately, it was very hot and this hindered our ability to visit many places. I would suggest visiting in the Spring for the Cherry blossoms or the fall for the best weather. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We started our trip with 4 days in Seoul the capital we stayed in a Hanok which is a traditional Korean home with a courtyard in the center. This was in Jegi Dong, a neighborhood far from popular places like Gangnam. It has a subway and buses though. I enjoyed the market around the train station and the feel of an older local neighborhood. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In the morning, a little shop sold fresh Gimbap pictured below. This looks like sushi but has a different taste, it is stuffed with sausage, egg, fish stick, carrot, radish, cucumber and seaweed. Later on the trip in Busan me and our daughter took a cooking class and we made this. It looks easy but it's actually quite a process to make. The Teacher Yegene said they mostly make for picnics or they buy them. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnMrXjra22TWHcLJbO31lH77LYDLPu83i5BueIrGNW1ia8_dlJ2vsCqUl_MUen_UurFXbSSIH3pWOwNscDpG6iMepN08Eyt6HmT5bt0RuW6SPZEFBsoQ1xuHX2nderwxvV79YCP5wGx7fChosgPcchb2MVUuFstxj_PXQ597EE3KG55FzH2gNdPwMV51U/s4032/IMG_0942.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnMrXjra22TWHcLJbO31lH77LYDLPu83i5BueIrGNW1ia8_dlJ2vsCqUl_MUen_UurFXbSSIH3pWOwNscDpG6iMepN08Eyt6HmT5bt0RuW6SPZEFBsoQ1xuHX2nderwxvV79YCP5wGx7fChosgPcchb2MVUuFstxj_PXQ597EE3KG55FzH2gNdPwMV51U/s320/IMG_0942.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here are a few pictures of the market around the Metro Station. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilO74MrlmtzrphWqEnWmQE_cKMY7w0xxemYBY914KZKi0nl86OcOmNFKqEkUa7THNMtxit53Pm6nEHmr10MsXJQYGZLBoHH7JCzmQPP_kjupK_aJ50d5oxJR3RC-OVedjXQk2OwC5eAcmNxz-7LvVFuT5eLquFKEn3nTsknik3llidiLBPUh3XkHZj0Z9Z/s4032/IMG_0951.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilO74MrlmtzrphWqEnWmQE_cKMY7w0xxemYBY914KZKi0nl86OcOmNFKqEkUa7THNMtxit53Pm6nEHmr10MsXJQYGZLBoHH7JCzmQPP_kjupK_aJ50d5oxJR3RC-OVedjXQk2OwC5eAcmNxz-7LvVFuT5eLquFKEn3nTsknik3llidiLBPUh3XkHZj0Z9Z/w640-h480/IMG_0951.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXYPY2245-gEHx_oud5Ly2tsSV7B8BnydLZ_k3v2sC8dmpskFBm541T8Ovw4gSaTZUUPLFs6sIXU7L1XTivfkLuZKfHaDPPKlb5VQWGeVasMgpvyJyuf1SYjBMx0JDTjWT8ow49OEf27WsyI4jJL46XhHlE9HWc6ZBSWv4-c0C_-Y-HPe1fzzWWZhmB3I/s4032/IMG_0952.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXYPY2245-gEHx_oud5Ly2tsSV7B8BnydLZ_k3v2sC8dmpskFBm541T8Ovw4gSaTZUUPLFs6sIXU7L1XTivfkLuZKfHaDPPKlb5VQWGeVasMgpvyJyuf1SYjBMx0JDTjWT8ow49OEf27WsyI4jJL46XhHlE9HWc6ZBSWv4-c0C_-Y-HPe1fzzWWZhmB3I/w480-h640/IMG_0952.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpyJd2XT2OBiUg_qwidSOPG8ZZblQVqdwq8pp-2mbkhxIMWeviuT1-ayev0P7lsPID5v3kCWikknDN46X97sowwJzHco0O5gxBlK46HBUuGRkCuDPDUCscEXDnKMZYL_Xq5X6MK0qzUUWku4FHLgOBRPPyg4DI9FvMppxzUFXdxhKkc7OW_wmbc-X2WYV/s4032/IMG_0953.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivpyJd2XT2OBiUg_qwidSOPG8ZZblQVqdwq8pp-2mbkhxIMWeviuT1-ayev0P7lsPID5v3kCWikknDN46X97sowwJzHco0O5gxBlK46HBUuGRkCuDPDUCscEXDnKMZYL_Xq5X6MK0qzUUWku4FHLgOBRPPyg4DI9FvMppxzUFXdxhKkc7OW_wmbc-X2WYV/w480-h640/IMG_0953.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The first tip I would give would be to get travel cards that are rechargeable and can be used on both buses and the metro. Convenience stores sell them or the train stations. We found people to be very helpful and the girl at the station was lovely in helping us get these, learning how to use them, and giving us tips for taking the bus to Gangnam. Yes, the Gangnam from the famous song!</span></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSdbSQaeplHilq_nixL4IoCp7mGfXna5jkE7ZQcIqFaEcAbTKMFb1XyizgutnMCtFRPEeoyA2QOdpYYwG7fAR9G9lJUMQpmJXtMH3sUsrqpIwMYIfhYyPHpesH_VxLC-ZTytudWQ4qhckjAeVXYh8GUHkbCzEkUPrkqp_uHkMz-O-b0fjyZS08-CytDvy/s4032/IMG_0958.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSdbSQaeplHilq_nixL4IoCp7mGfXna5jkE7ZQcIqFaEcAbTKMFb1XyizgutnMCtFRPEeoyA2QOdpYYwG7fAR9G9lJUMQpmJXtMH3sUsrqpIwMYIfhYyPHpesH_VxLC-ZTytudWQ4qhckjAeVXYh8GUHkbCzEkUPrkqp_uHkMz-O-b0fjyZS08-CytDvy/w300-h400/IMG_0958.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9DceenqLq5xAXxqWkyY0J_Zf9GeUMIZF8chNFS95aaAN1ldOtQO2ZioUAIaXOdVxMEbAO3uqFR-n2QZjQV4ffSZ9qKQwkrGnAUYdSSwJ-J-R9LSNFBqZc8MBox7XSeCa9CTW_rMhZa-LQAwUFr59-IIHvKaHFhFQhARbSgkuNbm6K8OaLcMvSk5O6nqu/s4032/IMG_0959.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9DceenqLq5xAXxqWkyY0J_Zf9GeUMIZF8chNFS95aaAN1ldOtQO2ZioUAIaXOdVxMEbAO3uqFR-n2QZjQV4ffSZ9qKQwkrGnAUYdSSwJ-J-R9LSNFBqZc8MBox7XSeCa9CTW_rMhZa-LQAwUFr59-IIHvKaHFhFQhARbSgkuNbm6K8OaLcMvSk5O6nqu/w480-h640/IMG_0959.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHYZYLPLzGW6NgyfvLEGRDmLBQeLIzgCrp9C3PuArDEiAaA1ud2hR2Bhq7Bi371nGjtV4bQE3vpo7WR0rtv1SuTXoUjZI9hy84sI6NYpCieL_6W5YO0M24F8vcXQ5L3YAH2GVeW9CmfhFFWQs84cpPWRYlkBugWUeKcxYTBvRtnXQplhkLvOsnGdyMXAG/s4032/IMG_0981.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHYZYLPLzGW6NgyfvLEGRDmLBQeLIzgCrp9C3PuArDEiAaA1ud2hR2Bhq7Bi371nGjtV4bQE3vpo7WR0rtv1SuTXoUjZI9hy84sI6NYpCieL_6W5YO0M24F8vcXQ5L3YAH2GVeW9CmfhFFWQs84cpPWRYlkBugWUeKcxYTBvRtnXQplhkLvOsnGdyMXAG/w300-h400/IMG_0981.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpu10yBz-0mIdJIzoxZTSAnn9HlXH8mglxNZ3ecZCPjb7_UB3FsZb9p0UD30fyaHl0vRiHv15iGlEZ-J_WjVRmHLKynf1ALtPPEmSCQUkShYcYvborQasOyK9RhY9WkXgbSHPC5VNji7LACMDWVj9P5nTEgYWsAiC_0EV5DRrXJ_IhAdgZvgrOKrzO7WVj/s4032/IMG_0983.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpu10yBz-0mIdJIzoxZTSAnn9HlXH8mglxNZ3ecZCPjb7_UB3FsZb9p0UD30fyaHl0vRiHv15iGlEZ-J_WjVRmHLKynf1ALtPPEmSCQUkShYcYvborQasOyK9RhY9WkXgbSHPC5VNji7LACMDWVj9P5nTEgYWsAiC_0EV5DRrXJ_IhAdgZvgrOKrzO7WVj/w300-h400/IMG_0983.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">One of the special things we did was visit the Kukkiwon Taekwondo Center, both my Husband and the kids do TaeKwondo and are all black belts. My husband is testing for third degree soon and my son is second degree. We got to meet one of the demo teams and a friend of Master Kim in Clemmons such a lovely experience. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Then we saw the demo team showing their skills outside Gangnam station! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sToTps26OFJPD0y2lO2S5PNys3qJHPcVWmXo0chS6KjZBBFJxjmor7Xs8eQ-4U4D0IUjpJJyU4Cme0xDHyCTSCvqm6KTxp9PL3qhC60w6e-z0gdBi7KBcKAOmOIZdfImNfzuTpLpzPu6-6lI5Uy6Ho5CxI9rSHL6broXS-xqvh83V7Vtt2ma2jWa_Diq/s4032/IMG_1756.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1sToTps26OFJPD0y2lO2S5PNys3qJHPcVWmXo0chS6KjZBBFJxjmor7Xs8eQ-4U4D0IUjpJJyU4Cme0xDHyCTSCvqm6KTxp9PL3qhC60w6e-z0gdBi7KBcKAOmOIZdfImNfzuTpLpzPu6-6lI5Uy6Ho5CxI9rSHL6broXS-xqvh83V7Vtt2ma2jWa_Diq/w640-h480/IMG_1756.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qLnbh45ENhBBpv4JWiQS1k9XOIHYYvDfkXbwPkaBeqG0BnOD7t5q3PTjiuveulJXpFfFwQoRCkV0efBit9N-O6IMcL6PzZRKGuBzAnCItSAwJWrdwy66BjHxStc3Si0lyt2_pjZ19qiXwdbT0YrUWYMpy0FY9Akm2AIsDSslOx-zbvHlMJIIOyS_9mv4/s4032/IMG_1022.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qLnbh45ENhBBpv4JWiQS1k9XOIHYYvDfkXbwPkaBeqG0BnOD7t5q3PTjiuveulJXpFfFwQoRCkV0efBit9N-O6IMcL6PzZRKGuBzAnCItSAwJWrdwy66BjHxStc3Si0lyt2_pjZ19qiXwdbT0YrUWYMpy0FY9Akm2AIsDSslOx-zbvHlMJIIOyS_9mv4/s320/IMG_1022.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Of Course you must visit the palaces when in Seoul we went to Gyeongbokgung Palace, it's wonderful to see Koreans dressed in traditional Hanbok and taking pictures. South Koreans are very proud of their culture and one thing really stuck with me as we toured the country and visited historic sites is just how resilient they are. At various points throughout history and most recently 1910-1945 Japan invaded and ruled Korea. Often destroying palaces and temples and trying to take Korean culture away from the people. </div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This Palace was later restored under the leadership of Heungseondaewongun during the reign of King Gojong (1852-1919). </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyopnutEcQLwwHUtXqvgSbEFcvgR0D61JY00zR6Sl4t7vGLTgnNLK_ufSV3wo2AVSVwy-gIoRID2Zuu0W9uTw0ly2-WOwMp9_Q-ZcqtOs029YOLyxljYVf5kc6QVK07BH-YbFOslafZUdCUAvJ-cNsuIFQyXGutlmP_LjNJvc1Nv3Xpwln1B3piupIOpr/s4032/IMG_1027.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyopnutEcQLwwHUtXqvgSbEFcvgR0D61JY00zR6Sl4t7vGLTgnNLK_ufSV3wo2AVSVwy-gIoRID2Zuu0W9uTw0ly2-WOwMp9_Q-ZcqtOs029YOLyxljYVf5kc6QVK07BH-YbFOslafZUdCUAvJ-cNsuIFQyXGutlmP_LjNJvc1Nv3Xpwln1B3piupIOpr/w640-h480/IMG_1027.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Close to the Palace is a lovely Hanok village with a traditional tearoom I highly recommend this it features Korean teas and deserts, you sit on the floor with lovely views of the mountains, and its in an old Hanok. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Cha Seul Tea House </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Address: 26 Bukchon-ro 11na-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3uDuOLa783z6QtDvyM1AlAzF1q2lqV1v_rA5axXSrfIL7k1WM2h3r0Qf97R4SkwWlaD3-W1toRN0pD6AZz0FtMmIlHsBOzDqBbyQBpi4z8eel4glgtn4k87pY-QUwwNBzRjdkBP_irWbIwJum_w3n7kIkkTQ0UA1HW93_H4-kBh-YVqeImmwk6cE1cenx/w300-h400/IMG_1035.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">This desert was fresh fruit, with red bean paste wrapped in rice flour like Mochi. </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxSWM-ewqPtZZKI9WP4SjtEDG28K_F96kIBbYaUak6cI1WWQeiVo9ZzRobZKkRMkbzWv6HfYhKXP0_HqgB2yuUVxt7zaxHntoLXGewdu9SkrhuLGk7tmjCbcWAceIEtI9IbkXkGSfI0NK6KtHmAxIFHI6cZQIAfn1g5M__LyJduT5pYAiN3x5_ptPWi8I/s4032/IMG_1041.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxSWM-ewqPtZZKI9WP4SjtEDG28K_F96kIBbYaUak6cI1WWQeiVo9ZzRobZKkRMkbzWv6HfYhKXP0_HqgB2yuUVxt7zaxHntoLXGewdu9SkrhuLGk7tmjCbcWAceIEtI9IbkXkGSfI0NK6KtHmAxIFHI6cZQIAfn1g5M__LyJduT5pYAiN3x5_ptPWi8I/w300-h400/IMG_1041.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">This was shaved ice with a slightly sour syrup and condensed milk so good. </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1B3nlUtBYrQd5HHVpZg9mVBoSTFrKOKiffKDNKEAaSBjQxHPbmzNtY8u7aYjdhaBHvC4SS5yducJa46mxu86hzz6sYdsl-Prcd1An9ta3MQLZGXtexFCiNWmD9bglcnRry_hrF1HMfeHKCNGG-EZWuJLhK1pQXD5pp71XUNWl_eucQe8vy0ttgZMPHHlx/s4032/IMG_1043.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1B3nlUtBYrQd5HHVpZg9mVBoSTFrKOKiffKDNKEAaSBjQxHPbmzNtY8u7aYjdhaBHvC4SS5yducJa46mxu86hzz6sYdsl-Prcd1An9ta3MQLZGXtexFCiNWmD9bglcnRry_hrF1HMfeHKCNGG-EZWuJLhK1pQXD5pp71XUNWl_eucQe8vy0ttgZMPHHlx/w300-h400/IMG_1043.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyFMdhwaDxqP65SfvTxvF1Eq-QMbBb7nq7mNlufnrzq6b-jrIYVPBbZFRydX7DIGrCgG1KMzXttEz0uzg6-hhsFkI5wgPsrMI9a6MxjzO-AeQDCokomjelv6bAZB3BMF--qUSPKqYIzdgVDjj0-KxKV4CpE_f4v8P9rjqB9PQRgT76sKm8bMvX4KkmL0B-/s320/IMG_1048.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgIQNBXDYXQpOd_Z6sLdaTW5opotCc5G385KdgcSQ3HDEzLVjC-Gbw4g5w7SRl91qZ190CwEVT-VKGkod5zgOPcrYAXYP3eFV_t1trNQPx5ZqK_QnVflXPgIstnJiUkR44V0FrLIansTlQSaClIvl_4NrxFQxKFlfcbgl7SXNiKnGEZJBZ5D8svnUCYPt/s4032/IMG_1050.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgIQNBXDYXQpOd_Z6sLdaTW5opotCc5G385KdgcSQ3HDEzLVjC-Gbw4g5w7SRl91qZ190CwEVT-VKGkod5zgOPcrYAXYP3eFV_t1trNQPx5ZqK_QnVflXPgIstnJiUkR44V0FrLIansTlQSaClIvl_4NrxFQxKFlfcbgl7SXNiKnGEZJBZ5D8svnUCYPt/w480-h640/IMG_1050.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Of Course you must also visit a traditional food market in South Korea in Seoul be sure to check out Gwangjang Market -<span class="w8qArf" face="arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124;"><a class="fl" data-ved="2ahUKEwiHpfi8kcyBAxUym4kEHRDvDrQQ6BN6BAgVEAI" href="https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&sca_esv=569007408&cs=0&sxsrf=AM9HkKlpQCpOFojc8voWmAIPRWFwn2RPmg:1695863938134&q=gwangjang+market+address&ludocid=15444711502569316164&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiHpfi8kcyBAxUym4kEHRDvDrQQ6BN6BAgVEAI" style="color: #202124; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Address</a>: </span><span class="LrzXr" face="arial, sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124;">88 Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea, opened in 1905. This bustling market is vibrant and so fun and the food was delicious. </span></span></div><div><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here is a link to see the market on <a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/Gr9-NE11Xcw?si=9wVLTo2Bnd4h1123">You Tube</a>.</span></span></div><div><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcwo2miUFdcWIqur5ufZcDn9XTgRW4A6qCrDWVsHYgh_5dkKufjJyclKCvFHbRMKY-wn27pLf0B4pUQn3X4WTVDuzw6hqO56nv8vQGYR23LL2hG1VCpnVGJ9g4EMCNwkyl52Fr13J6HHyTOsCLfR-UTnbj_DxICDWMHplKvX_4BW6nlFJ0un9e9kvD5e0/s4032/IMG_1063.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcwo2miUFdcWIqur5ufZcDn9XTgRW4A6qCrDWVsHYgh_5dkKufjJyclKCvFHbRMKY-wn27pLf0B4pUQn3X4WTVDuzw6hqO56nv8vQGYR23LL2hG1VCpnVGJ9g4EMCNwkyl52Fr13J6HHyTOsCLfR-UTnbj_DxICDWMHplKvX_4BW6nlFJ0un9e9kvD5e0/w300-h400/IMG_1063.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There are a lot of churches in Korea and Christianity has been around for a few hundred years, along with Buddhism and ancient temples. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZE0h83SQwHCPGxJ2b2Vca1xCe6b18x8cPx-phRZCcv5mjlrAC_jhIhlALBUnkldCdfDj9EtJtIi_i5ak1pO7Osj0cWbB-MQPkC9dWcW_ej7adxunQjwR6SZVOzDKlhvmZn5q9as-rI3WTYLiHnAiFXxaHPnIQm4_nqMxwWeRnU02PnAUJC4Pi7vmEhu6G/s4032/IMG_1080.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZE0h83SQwHCPGxJ2b2Vca1xCe6b18x8cPx-phRZCcv5mjlrAC_jhIhlALBUnkldCdfDj9EtJtIi_i5ak1pO7Osj0cWbB-MQPkC9dWcW_ej7adxunQjwR6SZVOzDKlhvmZn5q9as-rI3WTYLiHnAiFXxaHPnIQm4_nqMxwWeRnU02PnAUJC4Pi7vmEhu6G/s320/IMG_1080.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The local buses are wonderful. Google Maps worked well for this, although it must be noted that Google Maps or Apple didn't work all the time Kakao is better. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Another important tip is that Uber doesn't work so download Kakeo T to get local taxis. It is useful to have a phone on roaming to be able to use Google Translate there. Also, many older folks can't often read in English so show the text in Korean to them. </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13p8HI7vtJrXKKh860xtBkqVcS5wu63R5w3GPlurcrHKiG0DghFO13KzTJb4jfETJR3a2s4cU2hh2CGTqw2lqpIlmEjyVUNO1RLbRzeKlpFa9lWkJGHwqb2yC66yke7Bcr5g5R23CXf0gW8C_VNutiYXZUKzbD9njJD7PJa1m4fpHzhuLajbUc6NIULMq/s4032/IMG_1087.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13p8HI7vtJrXKKh860xtBkqVcS5wu63R5w3GPlurcrHKiG0DghFO13KzTJb4jfETJR3a2s4cU2hh2CGTqw2lqpIlmEjyVUNO1RLbRzeKlpFa9lWkJGHwqb2yC66yke7Bcr5g5R23CXf0gW8C_VNutiYXZUKzbD9njJD7PJa1m4fpHzhuLajbUc6NIULMq/s320/IMG_1087.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4bVCdpmqjDvgr1_N3vj_ktmlJwq-gIEJkzqtar2SGKGP5AW3Ke-z32FvnUOnQpmZ8dmTMqGbRzhzgRPG98suKI6aYUDxJvI1N69NVstUsO-FP_54uIHyiR2ArhAC7d3tS4rEcUs1tS8rhMsmrODhNZofqB5OUbWwB6jYPTEE7QMh44tekOFcg3mxKFS8/s4032/IMG_1096.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4bVCdpmqjDvgr1_N3vj_ktmlJwq-gIEJkzqtar2SGKGP5AW3Ke-z32FvnUOnQpmZ8dmTMqGbRzhzgRPG98suKI6aYUDxJvI1N69NVstUsO-FP_54uIHyiR2ArhAC7d3tS4rEcUs1tS8rhMsmrODhNZofqB5OUbWwB6jYPTEE7QMh44tekOFcg3mxKFS8/w300-h400/IMG_1096.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">We visited a fair few malls as it was so hot this is the Starfield COEX Mall and its amazing library, blame TikTok for bringing us here!</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LoEuHgTkuGGxN15ckDsiYt3ZV9JzCEJZGlTF9A_B5t147AFalap8qeSMaf8XqMWg-N8MwQje5_XXx5LJF60m1h9laPEgxuu4q3H8GORX_0Z3Qn57UDdGPAKTvHFOIP9A6aOU7Gz86QNRWcnOmgjB0QbJKaDzrBFcZ9kLRFXRC-mEwdYcmJRvXLaiNK9F/s4032/IMG_1097.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LoEuHgTkuGGxN15ckDsiYt3ZV9JzCEJZGlTF9A_B5t147AFalap8qeSMaf8XqMWg-N8MwQje5_XXx5LJF60m1h9laPEgxuu4q3H8GORX_0Z3Qn57UDdGPAKTvHFOIP9A6aOU7Gz86QNRWcnOmgjB0QbJKaDzrBFcZ9kLRFXRC-mEwdYcmJRvXLaiNK9F/w640-h480/IMG_1097.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCiFsaxyj-yvyPUydXmeZvUYiti2WBTvF0hu4Ha9QgqR3UKDE87qvKeZNIp9YZWh5x6xto56afPJw2ZccshT0sJ9fuZBUSfsE57T-P0JYbC1jbFlnsd438NqilmPQT9pxoenwOfv-bT6QVmtWhUvpGGCzemdc4xfBhuRbKMSkS8VqAFtueuq_SLmX06bE/s4032/IMG_1098.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCiFsaxyj-yvyPUydXmeZvUYiti2WBTvF0hu4Ha9QgqR3UKDE87qvKeZNIp9YZWh5x6xto56afPJw2ZccshT0sJ9fuZBUSfsE57T-P0JYbC1jbFlnsd438NqilmPQT9pxoenwOfv-bT6QVmtWhUvpGGCzemdc4xfBhuRbKMSkS8VqAFtueuq_SLmX06bE/w300-h400/IMG_1098.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">How cute are these kids with their shoes off. It also made me smile seeing folks with their shoes off in restaurants relaxed and enjoying their meals.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQScXWu7qeg51vqB3T8k4isgVA6O_10WtA4AhpF16enTd6QAoY9kiCQz9ZiJcTpcG49_3cAsfe0xO9BSKuodFy9An5V18lJ0BMNIAiRNEo7yPgqixLmejMoFTUMKsBPV6HvIqhyBMY9bbMdEzfkEgqcpHPfLL7o5mCx7RFVSabGn7blgLe9nMSFUs7kxjl/s4032/IMG_1099.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQScXWu7qeg51vqB3T8k4isgVA6O_10WtA4AhpF16enTd6QAoY9kiCQz9ZiJcTpcG49_3cAsfe0xO9BSKuodFy9An5V18lJ0BMNIAiRNEo7yPgqixLmejMoFTUMKsBPV6HvIqhyBMY9bbMdEzfkEgqcpHPfLL7o5mCx7RFVSabGn7blgLe9nMSFUs7kxjl/s320/IMG_1099.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This was a tasty barley salad I had in the mall. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTMFa53FuC8HzvqxFg1AqaAzBbwhyEYyOoM8j9_45GRdGkJDmPTI1JpRthOLUjyjuy6aOT2i-Jy4y5DznILeLNe-DzpDd6xkQROSX7zJOm4EJGyO1jnrugJLVKIi4DsYsaFq76Jk8nCwBu1nMcvXPClo2YX5fraShvuyq77pU0clSEK_as2LwWpiwrQr3/s4032/IMG_1102.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTMFa53FuC8HzvqxFg1AqaAzBbwhyEYyOoM8j9_45GRdGkJDmPTI1JpRthOLUjyjuy6aOT2i-Jy4y5DznILeLNe-DzpDd6xkQROSX7zJOm4EJGyO1jnrugJLVKIi4DsYsaFq76Jk8nCwBu1nMcvXPClo2YX5fraShvuyq77pU0clSEK_as2LwWpiwrQr3/w480-h640/IMG_1102.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Gangnam a hip area for shopping and cool cafes. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I also really enjoyed the hilly neighborhood leading up to Naksan Park, this park has wonderful views over the city especially at night. You can walk along the old city wall. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">41 Naksan-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It has pretty homes and nice boutiques and cafes and places to eat. Another tip I would give is to eat early. Restaurants seem to close by 9 pm and there doesn't seem to be a late-night eating culture. We were in Greece this summer and it's different there. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVySo1TadX4jEqxf_BOweifXV7g22iIIlMSy8MSQEmfZhnq9xSL_NfsszCWBtkrcwxN3jDZqINqYXxnHDNGhAi_B5kRYQqFwcetSU0V4YjuZax9NMt60hi5fMRb1rcK0rmwqV4xjJRRpyH0MkAm4-iOQRUnZNlAhwg17WQgpDBeGHhGKUzuZP0zXlp1QN1/s4032/IMG_1133.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVySo1TadX4jEqxf_BOweifXV7g22iIIlMSy8MSQEmfZhnq9xSL_NfsszCWBtkrcwxN3jDZqINqYXxnHDNGhAi_B5kRYQqFwcetSU0V4YjuZax9NMt60hi5fMRb1rcK0rmwqV4xjJRRpyH0MkAm4-iOQRUnZNlAhwg17WQgpDBeGHhGKUzuZP0zXlp1QN1/s320/IMG_1133.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>the inside of the Hanok house. </div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">After Seoul, we had planned to hire a car and had a whole itinerary planned driving from place to place but we made the mistake of not getting an international license. So were unable to hire a car. Apparently, all you need to do is go to AAA and get one in the States. So we changed plans got rail passes and headed to our next destination which was Jeonju. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">We stayed in a Hanok again this one was even more traditional in a village surrounded by countryside and no chairs, sleeping on the floor with a rice pillow. The lady was lovely and again we used Airbnb to message as it translates or Google Translate. At this point, we couldn't get the Kakao T app to work as there was a function you could scroll to pay in the cab but we couldn't figure this out!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The kind Airbnb host often drove us to the store or the Hanok village! </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7wf9AR_qlFcXTtIt_PQgg7aApFlfcfehanLh6YUBqRoCHu2nlFEgLq1YcyV7QWtw3jcOSG1sVrswK3Hh_bMcwPrBI6cTVIgWLvrZKNf_hxwy96ubxDMSAVGeTzREPQdaZaYE1CbCS14e-jhVOiYUUrJ1JNEEiAxspkuygdXcGK3vYUHC9T3uZzRXx4s0/s4032/IMG_1145.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7wf9AR_qlFcXTtIt_PQgg7aApFlfcfehanLh6YUBqRoCHu2nlFEgLq1YcyV7QWtw3jcOSG1sVrswK3Hh_bMcwPrBI6cTVIgWLvrZKNf_hxwy96ubxDMSAVGeTzREPQdaZaYE1CbCS14e-jhVOiYUUrJ1JNEEiAxspkuygdXcGK3vYUHC9T3uZzRXx4s0/w400-h300/IMG_1145.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't this stunning!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcmakHbYBB1z-GaNAM9YEaz0VnezZlSkK7kwGUiKMnXiHa0PP8Jw5D_POADQ_Ai1iPjN8qB1cqe4_s1UqhB1j4hGqOi568sHATmN6Qp3JS0ny7M5DYQoKvu46EMG-1nAz47fHKGPgmhaUqx6DkY8Sfft_nHwdfIQbh84LXUrkzScyhFfbheWo0A1Q8z2k/s4032/IMG_1147.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcmakHbYBB1z-GaNAM9YEaz0VnezZlSkK7kwGUiKMnXiHa0PP8Jw5D_POADQ_Ai1iPjN8qB1cqe4_s1UqhB1j4hGqOi568sHATmN6Qp3JS0ny7M5DYQoKvu46EMG-1nAz47fHKGPgmhaUqx6DkY8Sfft_nHwdfIQbh84LXUrkzScyhFfbheWo0A1Q8z2k/w480-h640/IMG_1147.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AuwmQvnG5nhMS_AdJHXQpMjvbZtHPu57n-CiMySscjTItG1YzCFiO2URc8BhRV-OzV5NgF0Sl7l0JuxORacXZoa4yhh3ZCOtry-gE1V5Dpv9OtRb0ndRsFCgcZWF6NQLGsTk1s9kNA3M_nO3U33mSc0f2yAjPhWUAHcffiwXBAQGdEaQgvkrkoiMX0Zu/s4032/IMG_1148.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AuwmQvnG5nhMS_AdJHXQpMjvbZtHPu57n-CiMySscjTItG1YzCFiO2URc8BhRV-OzV5NgF0Sl7l0JuxORacXZoa4yhh3ZCOtry-gE1V5Dpv9OtRb0ndRsFCgcZWF6NQLGsTk1s9kNA3M_nO3U33mSc0f2yAjPhWUAHcffiwXBAQGdEaQgvkrkoiMX0Zu/w640-h480/IMG_1148.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEZyCTpEzNF6BWe4Y1gpSnZukrF-Ckx4DG164JM5cNVfrFfcHPhcMtlwc9tY6cJ2wCa9o_zVMAWFmFGZE6FvrGHhagSrfpPrkAaOr2079My_BIk8CmPKm_mWLpPIOVNLzWvTQ46xXmrbtwr4AqWve_AWwllUxbzpsf46ez4Be9wakziiUjf5PZgq5dnub/s4032/IMG_1160.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEZyCTpEzNF6BWe4Y1gpSnZukrF-Ckx4DG164JM5cNVfrFfcHPhcMtlwc9tY6cJ2wCa9o_zVMAWFmFGZE6FvrGHhagSrfpPrkAaOr2079My_BIk8CmPKm_mWLpPIOVNLzWvTQ46xXmrbtwr4AqWve_AWwllUxbzpsf46ez4Be9wakziiUjf5PZgq5dnub/w640-h480/IMG_1160.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoyLsIQbdCS264NMe93eAhW70bY0mGRCOWI-Hp4oKDHo9GCy969qr_-2z-ogYlCWqJ4tSPhUEf_dtyYOnSo7D6NE9Pcp8gshbcyg8DPnExEO4RRWS547K00W94dFXg_KN6S69Cn0EU_b1F6tEKrCY5U5aoWthN8plz8IIq6NUGjqych3CT08jW7R4DQxN/s4032/IMG_1161.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoyLsIQbdCS264NMe93eAhW70bY0mGRCOWI-Hp4oKDHo9GCy969qr_-2z-ogYlCWqJ4tSPhUEf_dtyYOnSo7D6NE9Pcp8gshbcyg8DPnExEO4RRWS547K00W94dFXg_KN6S69Cn0EU_b1F6tEKrCY5U5aoWthN8plz8IIq6NUGjqych3CT08jW7R4DQxN/s320/IMG_1161.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The bed wasn't the most comfortable, to be honest but a good experience. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Jeonju is an ancient city with an old Hanok village and museums like Old Salem to my NC readers. The village had stores and restaurants, it was a little too touristy for me. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOg4mFzoEwotVCUEDv_ZgVj0EAg_agB7aVp5Z-brGkdU1Eru3C0HGiAvXpu17lk11otk37vgS2BDEY21kuvrcKLz63ayTHMb9V0PNDhAFD-iBPDFMlzRSuHRD5IZHSxzt0h6LzEFtraA2Hd3-undnXZnhrZ9qbCq1aoX2O_17TmfchCEasyuwrPyxBdN7/s4032/IMG_1196.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOg4mFzoEwotVCUEDv_ZgVj0EAg_agB7aVp5Z-brGkdU1Eru3C0HGiAvXpu17lk11otk37vgS2BDEY21kuvrcKLz63ayTHMb9V0PNDhAFD-iBPDFMlzRSuHRD5IZHSxzt0h6LzEFtraA2Hd3-undnXZnhrZ9qbCq1aoX2O_17TmfchCEasyuwrPyxBdN7/w400-h300/IMG_1196.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MQj4JbjecY3xtRVz7Ptb-oUt3zaChqOT9n_z4RKGXulvRL1sUBWD5K2rI7MH4bJeygFYlk47pJkyfqvsnlAJBnfYR4bCQV9AvnYtAzgp_uxfHejQFlj-SktiWsJwcyS3i_CJYXup7RSDC_roW-5V76fXsi-ax7uMitkzm4K1YJofZXl4iajhl3p-Ovho/s4032/IMG_1198.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MQj4JbjecY3xtRVz7Ptb-oUt3zaChqOT9n_z4RKGXulvRL1sUBWD5K2rI7MH4bJeygFYlk47pJkyfqvsnlAJBnfYR4bCQV9AvnYtAzgp_uxfHejQFlj-SktiWsJwcyS3i_CJYXup7RSDC_roW-5V76fXsi-ax7uMitkzm4K1YJofZXl4iajhl3p-Ovho/w300-h400/IMG_1198.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">If you walk out of the Hanok village towards the local town you will come across another amazing local market and there's a fab Chinese restaurant inside also. Of course you will see plenty of chilis as Korean food is spicy. In fact the food was so good. </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYH9HbFnsIxcRR2ZWKj1iFQObLAPAQgJ8JhFttY-o8eKxvalF2QIKDasIlk1XU7fKUBNgKZ3WG7Po_JL7Nx_tLpp4VIi_vadSaTyK1devr0dz8ingRJGyo85mnbdlqSh4tYtbDt_lJm9mLS3wMDRNZHGCCxm_Qc_w5T-G8CYeXx1_HN7WerHbSC3w1XkeP/s4032/IMG_1202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYH9HbFnsIxcRR2ZWKj1iFQObLAPAQgJ8JhFttY-o8eKxvalF2QIKDasIlk1XU7fKUBNgKZ3WG7Po_JL7Nx_tLpp4VIi_vadSaTyK1devr0dz8ingRJGyo85mnbdlqSh4tYtbDt_lJm9mLS3wMDRNZHGCCxm_Qc_w5T-G8CYeXx1_HN7WerHbSC3w1XkeP/w300-h400/IMG_1202.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBeMiS4r2kl-fKb9ebQAwiVKRpt8a_AMq1Kw4Cx8xgJ1RyoQjPQqZcNaWcbwuIhhG1rMM6CyiY-GIE7Diz7PcgvHdab88thuzwVwQTlHDQ5qGVwEszHJ57L7CqW2e_N32p01FtXWwhwp_LCEexqAMn_0EAvvsh3GucbEhmfzVrMnkBB1ER1c514ZGWdpIW/s4032/IMG_1208.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBeMiS4r2kl-fKb9ebQAwiVKRpt8a_AMq1Kw4Cx8xgJ1RyoQjPQqZcNaWcbwuIhhG1rMM6CyiY-GIE7Diz7PcgvHdab88thuzwVwQTlHDQ5qGVwEszHJ57L7CqW2e_N32p01FtXWwhwp_LCEexqAMn_0EAvvsh3GucbEhmfzVrMnkBB1ER1c514ZGWdpIW/w480-h640/IMG_1208.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Jeonju also has a beautiful park with a lotus pond and a stunning library pictured below only built a couple of years ago. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Deokjin Park</b> - </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Address: 390 Gwonsamdeuk-ro, Deokjin-dong 1(il)-ga, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The lotus were in bloom in July. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I will be honest the area around this park was so so restaurant wise. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here is a link to book the Hanok in the village </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/44344890?category_tag=Tag%3A8653&enable_m3_private_room=true&location=Jeonju-si%2C%20Jeollabuk-do%2C%20South%20Korea&photo_id=1042961604&search_mode=flex_destinations_search&check_in=2023-10-05&check_out=2023-10-07&source_impression_id=p3_1695865912_oMgOLuDKFEqJQphf&previous_page_section_name=1001&federated_search_id=81248987-6c58-4fd7-a81a-b0b5b854a20f"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yeok Hanok·</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Daeseong-dong, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, North Jeolla Province, South Korea </span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">The next place we visited was Busan for 3 nights, another easy train ride. The KTX bullet trains are fast and fun to ride with great train stations with food and coffee. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">We stayed in an apartment in Haeundae Beach just a few stops from places in Busan on train or bus. We could walk to the beach sadly it was so very hot even at 9 am so didn't really spend much time outside. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It gave Miami vibes, with lots of modern high rises, great coffee, and places to eat. It really is a cool place and one of the places to be in the Busan area.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLI_HkGYKZBQlAMocEq-YICu3kcpWZdPIOBToCIz9bgm18X1uVqXUZSrOQmumxKxk2xOuDGcWtjYpoiDX_7i6g69VpzXfVKEqoRXZ9WuC3KtiwOKri02Ktt4yZywABLf6KUvfh_-ZNQVytXG_6Iy90CEhqREVXmgUAg69oEUXhZmighvHKnPmIEWuPp6jO/s4032/IMG_1264.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLI_HkGYKZBQlAMocEq-YICu3kcpWZdPIOBToCIz9bgm18X1uVqXUZSrOQmumxKxk2xOuDGcWtjYpoiDX_7i6g69VpzXfVKEqoRXZ9WuC3KtiwOKri02Ktt4yZywABLf6KUvfh_-ZNQVytXG_6Iy90CEhqREVXmgUAg69oEUXhZmighvHKnPmIEWuPp6jO/w640-h480/IMG_1264.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">My daughter and myself took a cooking class here it was really fun again here is a link. It was lovely to chat in English with the host as many in Korea don't speak English which is fair enough, but it was nice to hear about growing up in Korea and views from a young person. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The young kids go to academys in the summer to learn English and study and get very little time off, its a competitive and hard education system for young folks and sadly as a country also has a high suicide rate. Definitely needs to find more of a work, life balance...</span></div><div><a href="https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/4837233"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></a></div><div><a href="https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/4837233"><span style="font-size: medium;">Korean Homemade Cooking Experience with Local Host</span></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj461mqXR51yBBLdAtlvISOIu2DAWgpXmlZn3SHItfaetnE1VXevNJIDO6CQpuIQjMsqqKhIzqhpShRzAdgtartEWn5N8bFc1gcZkg_UuSXkKlptXwMTxsjKoLfd-loYIarEWuV5yy2fZpqls0uowJRHK3R_Dk2yAk5ZR0MkKar-6UvzBlQXwp6BDGiRJFF/s4032/IMG_1309.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj461mqXR51yBBLdAtlvISOIu2DAWgpXmlZn3SHItfaetnE1VXevNJIDO6CQpuIQjMsqqKhIzqhpShRzAdgtartEWn5N8bFc1gcZkg_UuSXkKlptXwMTxsjKoLfd-loYIarEWuV5yy2fZpqls0uowJRHK3R_Dk2yAk5ZR0MkKar-6UvzBlQXwp6BDGiRJFF/s320/IMG_1309.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsX7vT17pixwkT2zxh4s35L6gkgOqi0NpSqIyD_ORrbNdSHXPwjo9PF4XtKoUeBPua5UtQMSN-JmvbPb3M4C97-gNCRP1hemUO_0qOOw1343KNunwSlmLwR712anMXhQXUq33arRVrQwEA8crKV0DcXkodxmkPXkr9dT-X_os4MgFD6T9iuFa5W0o9H-g_/s4032/IMG_1310.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsX7vT17pixwkT2zxh4s35L6gkgOqi0NpSqIyD_ORrbNdSHXPwjo9PF4XtKoUeBPua5UtQMSN-JmvbPb3M4C97-gNCRP1hemUO_0qOOw1343KNunwSlmLwR712anMXhQXUq33arRVrQwEA8crKV0DcXkodxmkPXkr9dT-X_os4MgFD6T9iuFa5W0o9H-g_/s320/IMG_1310.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Another amazing mall apparently it was the biggest department store in Asia. 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtW8ifAxh5PzNYzID5GVZiivJvg1NiJ30DNXdEsbS5XNij4bSexbrLpGI9nq1YM3lH-Ljm2n4j_zZc9i5nTUlvlWIw2GtauhKRCfw3K1s2nmPI87SdvzRzg3qM1Ghj3RAIImy0g6iniB4RoS1JGiEOIIpBmIudYWP7N0xrOA-Hn-tnL91vl-1-wjBQCPP/w480-h640/IMG_1256.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">A tasty meal in Busan I loved the pancakes with scallions and fresh seafood. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">A temple close to Busan to visit is Haedong Yonggungsa Temple, it's an easy bus ride and sits along the coast the sound of the waves is so soothing. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">86 Yonggung-gil, Gijang-gun, Busan, South Korea</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This temple was also restored in the 1920s. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwznNbZeMq4KMx4kwPJEFX59UeStpU8kvjBy0mb8iDP4-nrODlFk6ZVRAhM5avufEGdmaDeFpszNIpfgFtvIA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">While in Busan a visit to Gamcheon Culture Village is a good idea, it's a great enterprise using the skills of residents of the area to create art. Here is a little more information - </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">"Gamcheon was one of many declining neighborhoods in Busan. However, the Gamcheon Culture Village Project took the unique elements of the town and turned them to valuable tourism assets. Gamcheon eventually was transformed into a vibrant village that attracts tourists all year round. The living environment has been improved for residents and jobs were created. As the local economy has been reinvigorated, the village has now become a livable neighborhood. The whole process engaged residents, which in turn led to the natural formation of a true residents’ community. " and a <a href="https://www.urbanagendaplatform.org/best-practice/gamcheon-culture-villages-city-rejuvenation-project">link</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I think places in Columbia and Brazil have done similar projects. I enjoyed this village and its street art also it gives a glimpse of a neighborhood of the past as now most of Busan and many South Korean cities are high rises. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZQXDY9qzq63ctzMn2SooorioKeLkTZki72HKVXShZehXkM__TsMMLEnkQ42L4IqxYQOLkpVwV-fMiU8FLUeAVrKDyj8pZ2sz65j1ihX1MNbcNcYLWoxw3aEloHgPtMfG6nFjUZiE6zDVd_g04Y5_26EPfz4j5pTsJlQonSta1RSH62EfDMqdtgzvUVx6/s4032/IMG_1372.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZQXDY9qzq63ctzMn2SooorioKeLkTZki72HKVXShZehXkM__TsMMLEnkQ42L4IqxYQOLkpVwV-fMiU8FLUeAVrKDyj8pZ2sz65j1ihX1MNbcNcYLWoxw3aEloHgPtMfG6nFjUZiE6zDVd_g04Y5_26EPfz4j5pTsJlQonSta1RSH62EfDMqdtgzvUVx6/w640-h480/IMG_1372.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJ-e9-sqXcY9QrjgvNTIDUOIMsIE9GdjZZbioifPwtr793GLHRUnj_MmDdx2TEGmXUnuvfbLWsU0ovxJNt_SEVOLpTcyCRsz2t0BTQ9KTnvrGc1KgLHQo45_7QPGGglJR1U93E80xr2fwjdIQON1VbQCO_TSrfICGYyCxtyeB6xrDHMe63wOaYUmt-1Hi/s4032/IMG_1374.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJ-e9-sqXcY9QrjgvNTIDUOIMsIE9GdjZZbioifPwtr793GLHRUnj_MmDdx2TEGmXUnuvfbLWsU0ovxJNt_SEVOLpTcyCRsz2t0BTQ9KTnvrGc1KgLHQo45_7QPGGglJR1U93E80xr2fwjdIQON1VbQCO_TSrfICGYyCxtyeB6xrDHMe63wOaYUmt-1Hi/s320/IMG_1374.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PjScCidHHK2yEMsR6GnIWfINkLgtoo39781YPsyJixsU5hSA19uya6jXJx850GDf4wJ2k4w5da0Y5caiiSYjLPNeSOx5QrJ5Taf13Tzyrvwcjb5lm597hk6W9sGqYwDK5Ay3IqlQaatW5BOubwkNOhUppy5VxixxpoGMryaUcIYhY6xOvoItAM56ImZK/s4032/IMG_1379.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PjScCidHHK2yEMsR6GnIWfINkLgtoo39781YPsyJixsU5hSA19uya6jXJx850GDf4wJ2k4w5da0Y5caiiSYjLPNeSOx5QrJ5Taf13Tzyrvwcjb5lm597hk6W9sGqYwDK5Ay3IqlQaatW5BOubwkNOhUppy5VxixxpoGMryaUcIYhY6xOvoItAM56ImZK/w640-h480/IMG_1379.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">This BBQ restaurant in Busan was amazing with friendly staff who taught us how to grill the meats and vegetables and how to eat it. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">안가 숯불구이 해운대구 좌동순환로 494-1 Jwadongsunhwan-Ro Haeundae. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The next place we visited was Gyeongju, this beautiful and ancient city is only 25 min by Train from Busan. It has old temples and amazing tombs (the little green hills) it is the home of the Silla Kingdom, which ruled Korea from the 7th to the 9th Century.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5EFpERRRBGaX0GPiMF1gH9q6y3Ud9W-KvH5MjjcpOcBk6l9Oplftsg2TIPdYasOoKZKwKZxDjxTflkAN3KYSzPDan9DTrhBML9uxcrFlVsF3y8XIYVSw2kdDazMNlUIbobnElVaWO8hDX7C5niX7-4zBPSPpuvYII037eDQaoSeIcrFrtfbMWXTojND1/s4032/IMG_1456.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw5EFpERRRBGaX0GPiMF1gH9q6y3Ud9W-KvH5MjjcpOcBk6l9Oplftsg2TIPdYasOoKZKwKZxDjxTflkAN3KYSzPDan9DTrhBML9uxcrFlVsF3y8XIYVSw2kdDazMNlUIbobnElVaWO8hDX7C5niX7-4zBPSPpuvYII037eDQaoSeIcrFrtfbMWXTojND1/w640-h480/IMG_1456.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">This is an ancient observatory. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I truly loved this city, it has a bigger Hanok Village than Jeonju and it was less touristy feeling. The town had fields of flowers, lots of sunflowers, and lotus ponds that were lit up at night. It also had great botanical gardens, we accidentally visited here as the taxi driver didn't understand where we asked to go and we got dropped off there. Using Google Translate with the ladies in the gardens they recommended local places to eat I can remember trying to match up the Korean text on the piece of paper they wrote on with the front of the restaurants. Hot pots were popular in this town. </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13QqLZ7chEZ17aXNgFe7L2MT1SNt2zo4LJWMqhuHyOHsZ-W59i0Scx5VG6gjCixQStetHC4Akae5W5OWgjMn-rn8BjaZzcm_fy2XxFn6NorE3PkZaJoh_pEECkQ2YmUUAV5CXyT72ry75ytt9RPEsNhI7erSUscyMM9hNrvVkVAi8EaKMHOhrW5VDn2Wk/s4032/IMG_1457.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13QqLZ7chEZ17aXNgFe7L2MT1SNt2zo4LJWMqhuHyOHsZ-W59i0Scx5VG6gjCixQStetHC4Akae5W5OWgjMn-rn8BjaZzcm_fy2XxFn6NorE3PkZaJoh_pEECkQ2YmUUAV5CXyT72ry75ytt9RPEsNhI7erSUscyMM9hNrvVkVAi8EaKMHOhrW5VDn2Wk/w300-h400/IMG_1457.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYGTZ6jJmVt5CpbZJvXfK_0NCrU1CKa3mLGd4xe0rGPdAatcU67Ex3R8CI0q5CiktARGmQqU0mhap0jBcgnpnXBheM_6USnH5YR-KR20jYDMVH5GuSW_vMH9F-508s_JD7k6nlpsOVDDYu7PWU9gv8c6xrBGVziX5wRgsOqlusQD0jYuIwKc1yOqvRwV4/s4032/IMG_1461.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuYGTZ6jJmVt5CpbZJvXfK_0NCrU1CKa3mLGd4xe0rGPdAatcU67Ex3R8CI0q5CiktARGmQqU0mhap0jBcgnpnXBheM_6USnH5YR-KR20jYDMVH5GuSW_vMH9F-508s_JD7k6nlpsOVDDYu7PWU9gv8c6xrBGVziX5wRgsOqlusQD0jYuIwKc1yOqvRwV4/w300-h400/IMG_1461.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I confess I am not really into Starbucks in the US but in Korea they are wonderful, and each area has cakes and drinks that reflect that area. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGPGqJ0b4VqOoigzfdMQBCwj1UK2OKPjFBX7WHGZXlV7Po7-zyKUxGuZ2IxbMgzzn9Y68-OTjVX-WJwXNNhZ5yag8Z2ci2Zp2SwCC1cH04xGRn0AYTqUKT_QV8znUhh9IVJhuYkykkk6S94eMTJi2EMjvE-Ou5jxT0N74qbOuCAY2pPJq0eefGE7pFC2P/s4032/IMG_1463.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGPGqJ0b4VqOoigzfdMQBCwj1UK2OKPjFBX7WHGZXlV7Po7-zyKUxGuZ2IxbMgzzn9Y68-OTjVX-WJwXNNhZ5yag8Z2ci2Zp2SwCC1cH04xGRn0AYTqUKT_QV8znUhh9IVJhuYkykkk6S94eMTJi2EMjvE-Ou5jxT0N74qbOuCAY2pPJq0eefGE7pFC2P/w300-h400/IMG_1463.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHn2IdNZO14OXlqpRMtwPTazesxVdM2jIQj0osdl4TFVgCIivPSeUCOWfzdYRqZDB8_EqqhnoFrbgrM50EuhRPt2yc0QLVEafxcqSBA5AVXTZw-61x0UHXv7dOVkwttjoB7GNOA_zfMhQsxaR_EUU9Uq2bdnu5w2onrxp4O1AE1iLjXKvLzl2DC0EN5wlA/s4032/IMG_1465.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHn2IdNZO14OXlqpRMtwPTazesxVdM2jIQj0osdl4TFVgCIivPSeUCOWfzdYRqZDB8_EqqhnoFrbgrM50EuhRPt2yc0QLVEafxcqSBA5AVXTZw-61x0UHXv7dOVkwttjoB7GNOA_zfMhQsxaR_EUU9Uq2bdnu5w2onrxp4O1AE1iLjXKvLzl2DC0EN5wlA/s320/IMG_1465.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This amazing dessert was modeled off the tombs it even came with a shovel!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Because we didn't have a car we changed plans and decided to take a flight to Jeju Island from Busan for a few days. We stayed in Hyeopjae Beach a lovely little town with a great beach, gift shops and restaurants. The Airbnb was a cute coastal cottage literally across the street from the beach. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here is the <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/930145838275275314?adults=1&children=0&enable_m3_private_room=true&infants=0&pets=0&check_in=2023-10-22&check_out=2023-10-27&source_impression_id=p3_1695953913_Trt3fCHg0hgn7m4p&previous_page_section_name=1000&federated_search_id=21d6a573-e49c-4c8f-b4db-7e4deb22b2a4">link. </a> It has the best coffee shop next door with an amazing view. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It fascinated me how cautious folks were of the ocean there were lifeguards and everyone was kept in pretty shallow waters and they also truly respect the sun very much. It's also a fairly conservative society so dress modestly in my humble opinion. </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnfHkRh9fexqg6KKnk9iKxHQKQ1PuFnOx6SI6cz4b8a-aZR0fz-n9F2gSP-g3y75Bn-fMvLyK9PCTIWGbQRBXfyvunX5t1LmwsK5bXbWGMNJ-9AM6PxgSi7E5vgsewM468tbTnD5jsV_sxY6GLbU1O5aDEtPArONR1eHKv5S1-zJyrr1fIpWE0eGpjzX0/s4032/IMG_1526.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnfHkRh9fexqg6KKnk9iKxHQKQ1PuFnOx6SI6cz4b8a-aZR0fz-n9F2gSP-g3y75Bn-fMvLyK9PCTIWGbQRBXfyvunX5t1LmwsK5bXbWGMNJ-9AM6PxgSi7E5vgsewM468tbTnD5jsV_sxY6GLbU1O5aDEtPArONR1eHKv5S1-zJyrr1fIpWE0eGpjzX0/w400-h300/IMG_1526.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopHRBpq7wNLj_BKk1uPPbaRIc-b29ZfJg5R6fJUU8sq6waRZiD7VqHlh0Seb0-hjisJIie-1QYm78PglwfM2BeezwjObtghb5HxxmYQe_tD07dJ8YvDbPp0EKvNUjhcGuNCLRZBthO5NPRQdZLNMyvYAIGjOioz_tJC5wIiVxPa8dHS_XfrEjdDjJL5x-/s4032/IMG_1531.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopHRBpq7wNLj_BKk1uPPbaRIc-b29ZfJg5R6fJUU8sq6waRZiD7VqHlh0Seb0-hjisJIie-1QYm78PglwfM2BeezwjObtghb5HxxmYQe_tD07dJ8YvDbPp0EKvNUjhcGuNCLRZBthO5NPRQdZLNMyvYAIGjOioz_tJC5wIiVxPa8dHS_XfrEjdDjJL5x-/w640-h480/IMG_1531.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICKEzMBzXCOuo-VzQE2dpUArB7zkbbzqtieKqwzOvXLFhAEbzpjVjIXxtRWp4iPxOdkO3GDa-fgWux2VkK_DURm-uRl7Dvt-bUrnGST_mxSCrLxNin6osUf9GZwuabu40QTgX4W82yOREWp0zDosx4oWohkRe0EOZYHvbMBDC5XlzSALHcaBF2e8iQzlG/s4030/IMG_1545.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2716" data-original-width="4030" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICKEzMBzXCOuo-VzQE2dpUArB7zkbbzqtieKqwzOvXLFhAEbzpjVjIXxtRWp4iPxOdkO3GDa-fgWux2VkK_DURm-uRl7Dvt-bUrnGST_mxSCrLxNin6osUf9GZwuabu40QTgX4W82yOREWp0zDosx4oWohkRe0EOZYHvbMBDC5XlzSALHcaBF2e8iQzlG/w640-h432/IMG_1545.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>This was another stella restaurant just love all the many side dishes in Korea. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">협재리식당</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">22 Hyeopjae 1-gil, Hallim-eup, Jeju-si, Jeju-do, South Korea</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Jeju is a Volcanic island with mountains the highest being Mount Hallasan in the center, one day by luck my husband found a taxi driver who listed a WhatsApp number and spoke some English he drove us here and a lovely waterfall in the South of the Island. Jeju is also famous for growing oranges and has an ancient breed of Horses brought to the Island 100's of years ago by Genghis Khan!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Sadly the day we hiked up the mountain it was foggy and we couldn't enjoy the view it was beautiful nonetheless. </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3l5i3Y8ZddxeBRfXygKWQGSE1DsIwQB8RkaluLmQ8Z9_CQdnTZ5Y0vU4bpCBVGSEPXMzVMYRqrhuY0SuGbqw9YfafxeYt_sRkChhb_xvc0rEG4ugJsy8mtJcJZo1kvwPvKIizNL20JRagR6F6TlR6xzqMGP23STLPIP6Ul8f3HEnLIyrzf0rEM4_0LMZZ/s4032/IMG_1558.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3l5i3Y8ZddxeBRfXygKWQGSE1DsIwQB8RkaluLmQ8Z9_CQdnTZ5Y0vU4bpCBVGSEPXMzVMYRqrhuY0SuGbqw9YfafxeYt_sRkChhb_xvc0rEG4ugJsy8mtJcJZo1kvwPvKIizNL20JRagR6F6TlR6xzqMGP23STLPIP6Ul8f3HEnLIyrzf0rEM4_0LMZZ/s320/IMG_1558.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0ZaodlbhAeqKpsjGt9AMRCyHgD2WGlDWwkT-kOND9FuYda0nem8aL3YwgPE7XSwpyed5sFcZFIAWPehlv01ufFK1Y90pQx8RYTvIK6iQwhrCGQufnD6nf_iAhZpMVL02KmV46bRm0bx9qsPzkt67zyV4mI9E8cQ9H1zAhRWE6bBRl4NnqiDTjmr88RlS/s4032/IMG_1568.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0ZaodlbhAeqKpsjGt9AMRCyHgD2WGlDWwkT-kOND9FuYda0nem8aL3YwgPE7XSwpyed5sFcZFIAWPehlv01ufFK1Y90pQx8RYTvIK6iQwhrCGQufnD6nf_iAhZpMVL02KmV46bRm0bx9qsPzkt67zyV4mI9E8cQ9H1zAhRWE6bBRl4NnqiDTjmr88RlS/s320/IMG_1568.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LgEt2mzoXKRQ0LZKWyCB_zDhm9kpIi5NCtE5Y5LhkYYgKNZQ13KBAibzfYNob-I36_mL_33aiIs0RR40ODZAL_U4i9wMUndoor_9JCzninwdu5SmD-arduF7QMNkzgRT1UIVKtz_HCoqYxHZYEFRE7ncXgjvyAnYSRy-Xprp2ZOenOVbi3yz3xcIJcqn/s4032/IMG_1572.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LgEt2mzoXKRQ0LZKWyCB_zDhm9kpIi5NCtE5Y5LhkYYgKNZQ13KBAibzfYNob-I36_mL_33aiIs0RR40ODZAL_U4i9wMUndoor_9JCzninwdu5SmD-arduF7QMNkzgRT1UIVKtz_HCoqYxHZYEFRE7ncXgjvyAnYSRy-Xprp2ZOenOVbi3yz3xcIJcqn/w480-h640/IMG_1572.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNZSkPLm9CQp0y4iZVaSekwFszQWy5dLx2mZcyYneAM59snpo8MYkWukyDNg4Fkn9NukvQthJJBAkD25yBRi8OdfM_vEFMAcT4YMgehOAVX73civh9v7PAj-P1rwHVyxdip6SFE8goqe7Q-37jfy74bIIKQ9WcUzGhVeMuxQjfJOMUdOXkLC4wg_NFCOi/s4032/IMG_1550.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNZSkPLm9CQp0y4iZVaSekwFszQWy5dLx2mZcyYneAM59snpo8MYkWukyDNg4Fkn9NukvQthJJBAkD25yBRi8OdfM_vEFMAcT4YMgehOAVX73civh9v7PAj-P1rwHVyxdip6SFE8goqe7Q-37jfy74bIIKQ9WcUzGhVeMuxQjfJOMUdOXkLC4wg_NFCOi/s320/IMG_1550.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjai3yOPxgyU6EOIUsgF9vNsBL8rf2PXxTgNwV4UTZH4mT01cf_YA0P0qsluDYfag6p-FSsN7zXtcu9L0JiPFHwlnKSzleMdPAvoMar5AN97GzcGO89KHF-ZRGHYeFaUp2_EkU2xXP94c8zm6jQfxjmFyWbA7eMduZffMLPHPIv9uJe9b3fyyXho80CnEEZ/s4032/IMG_1593.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjai3yOPxgyU6EOIUsgF9vNsBL8rf2PXxTgNwV4UTZH4mT01cf_YA0P0qsluDYfag6p-FSsN7zXtcu9L0JiPFHwlnKSzleMdPAvoMar5AN97GzcGO89KHF-ZRGHYeFaUp2_EkU2xXP94c8zm6jQfxjmFyWbA7eMduZffMLPHPIv9uJe9b3fyyXho80CnEEZ/w640-h480/IMG_1593.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">The sunsets were particularly beautiful here with the black lava and the turquoise waters. </div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">All in all, I would highly recommend a visit to South Korea, it's fairly easy to navigate especially using Google Translate it is super clean and I mean you won't see litter. You feel safe and people are friendly and helpful. It's a small country so you can see a lot between the big, modern cities of Seoul in the North and Busan in the south. It has lovely countryside, mountains and nature and ancient cities rich in history. Jeju Island is also a fun visit with lovely countryside and affordable very frequent flights. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I would love to go back someday and also visit many more East Asian countries. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I leave you will a cute picture of a robot you could take a picture with at the airport. I miss the food so much, from great cafes, bakeries, and just high-quality foods in airports, malls, and everywhere. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgBUIzf5u0CSmTLsnFQ77BMtm7weH1guGXMIssVw_8_LtYOItKTBQjfxPccAnGfhts_XeWTR7vVRpp-lX3s6Cy-sNuAhx5ruXVKUpZqdCF_gJE5bl5NbgRCVrCEQiMOKtgwHjoQIhKWdd55rrwSnnYbfWYk3KnmMieecpRJ8h5pktU3Qwp0Mtiae0E6RQ/s4032/IMG_1635.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgBUIzf5u0CSmTLsnFQ77BMtm7weH1guGXMIssVw_8_LtYOItKTBQjfxPccAnGfhts_XeWTR7vVRpp-lX3s6Cy-sNuAhx5ruXVKUpZqdCF_gJE5bl5NbgRCVrCEQiMOKtgwHjoQIhKWdd55rrwSnnYbfWYk3KnmMieecpRJ8h5pktU3Qwp0Mtiae0E6RQ/w300-h400/IMG_1635.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><br />chow and chatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225995063075911644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916730573684015784.post-48490488315236144072023-08-25T10:40:00.002-04:002023-08-25T10:40:41.402-04:00Lefkada, Greece<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV483i7QM_fZwDHRansQnYyL6MhlXE6k8_VmQfx6fe_addXxN3EJeSG2IrgykhZSJE8S_Zpg14UVhRmJhSH3ubyHxMF6All8EQ5yQi04KZNdtWoMCQwSzQqUjD9hffjsZSrpo3JcBKOtQhuR4idFPenAN8nYwwsatBQSLW08v9g3WqUWaiUQorEZ3iORDk/s4032/IMG_9532.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV483i7QM_fZwDHRansQnYyL6MhlXE6k8_VmQfx6fe_addXxN3EJeSG2IrgykhZSJE8S_Zpg14UVhRmJhSH3ubyHxMF6All8EQ5yQi04KZNdtWoMCQwSzQqUjD9hffjsZSrpo3JcBKOtQhuR4idFPenAN8nYwwsatBQSLW08v9g3WqUWaiUQorEZ3iORDk/w480-h640/IMG_9532.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">This June we visited a wonderful Island on the West Coast of Greece. It sits in the Ionian Sea with its beautiful blue waters. The island has a bridge so you can drive to it, has a small town and various villages and ports. It has been developed in a lovely way with small hotels and mostly Airbnbs dotted along the hillsides many with lovely views. It has mountains, beaches, farms, abundant flowers, butterflies, plant life, and biodiversity. </span><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWrjR9Ft9W7M8MgRAzW-d1cVF4OaVO83wwrEoFRO4lBYfVpmsbGyauItlX8I7F6TiFgySTdwoS6Fqjn-T3mSJrehMWK18FRmlER235Axfuxn5Y2NLZdj7U1DqFe70VimmNsdskkEliFXhLo8iMTr0UBRyRIQbFWhbdQrBAHy2DSaK2zfs5fjv_Px1HsF1/s4032/IMG_9562.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWrjR9Ft9W7M8MgRAzW-d1cVF4OaVO83wwrEoFRO4lBYfVpmsbGyauItlX8I7F6TiFgySTdwoS6Fqjn-T3mSJrehMWK18FRmlER235Axfuxn5Y2NLZdj7U1DqFe70VimmNsdskkEliFXhLo8iMTr0UBRyRIQbFWhbdQrBAHy2DSaK2zfs5fjv_Px1HsF1/w640-h480/IMG_9562.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">The Island is best visited in June before the crowds in August, I would say it would be beautiful in all seasons but the warmer weather is best for swimming, you can also do windsurfing in Vasiliki. </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFuH3hzTmY48iUhpuV-XGhSYzum-J6ln50oq1T14WYX97y2n2GWtlZJcFS-t4aMhBm5te5Qce-kGx_5RzlLaSJd8lyMuXEveMPtmt8rwAB75PYMluJ9OFvC1JJn3OnWICipsU7N4rEyPGVK0TLneEbOxHzPH8tUlOYIfTemg9NVI3b_gk87200O9d5-P2_/s4032/IMG_9589.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFuH3hzTmY48iUhpuV-XGhSYzum-J6ln50oq1T14WYX97y2n2GWtlZJcFS-t4aMhBm5te5Qce-kGx_5RzlLaSJd8lyMuXEveMPtmt8rwAB75PYMluJ9OFvC1JJn3OnWICipsU7N4rEyPGVK0TLneEbOxHzPH8tUlOYIfTemg9NVI3b_gk87200O9d5-P2_/w400-h300/IMG_9589.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCL7qmjjXmpHAb6LhUN1eagt7xyU0wiDTMGBOGnNm6xv7fTVERyjoeRc-BuawAeY7TToj_NpepeoI8uniG08kwfqvrEWC0cCQCcezi6AF68EuhHa_F0qT88WJA0e2zG4a2VY5yg0hAsGc3gr4ij-Oae9pMwxshbhFTPw-Fq7Tnxp9smVh96NlOOpNUjLC/s4032/IMG_9590.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCL7qmjjXmpHAb6LhUN1eagt7xyU0wiDTMGBOGnNm6xv7fTVERyjoeRc-BuawAeY7TToj_NpepeoI8uniG08kwfqvrEWC0cCQCcezi6AF68EuhHa_F0qT88WJA0e2zG4a2VY5yg0hAsGc3gr4ij-Oae9pMwxshbhFTPw-Fq7Tnxp9smVh96NlOOpNUjLC/w480-h640/IMG_9590.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Being an island seafood is abundant, We went with my friend from university a fellow dietitian and a local so had lovely insight on where to eat. This restaurant was particularly great with local fish, greens, and desserts; you can sit right by the water. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Giannis Tavern Λυγιά 311 00, Greece. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIfwA5WaaD3ZYIH-gKpHBmRquoeo_rxPjTdfKBPQKG9XRZBPuKZKCKsUy2ePBHqJBgZ2b5WUqQUlpNDPfWlBp3jDjbKjn6XbBfqWdmrhmLNebGhZOowYv1gr16stlXhWB7IVcFtM3Zo_TWhfpKhKP5QXZ3ngYpV31rhgbxVZ53464mYJ0wpXMOkCMe67a/s4032/IMG_9591.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIfwA5WaaD3ZYIH-gKpHBmRquoeo_rxPjTdfKBPQKG9XRZBPuKZKCKsUy2ePBHqJBgZ2b5WUqQUlpNDPfWlBp3jDjbKjn6XbBfqWdmrhmLNebGhZOowYv1gr16stlXhWB7IVcFtM3Zo_TWhfpKhKP5QXZ3ngYpV31rhgbxVZ53464mYJ0wpXMOkCMe67a/w480-h640/IMG_9591.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6G076KlDp1fseHDw5Uv2rXTifVOO4muDolNLfg-_PNFRn6fdIiz0pIuKHZxD6Sa5_grqR7qcVQIDRhkb4b2P9hJknZWaJDV0DCOuLalTNoP2PeaVlPIO1k-pxfpStjWybCqg71jKTVmQN1VP8dWUToRG_o_xxJ6QUp38zQcQvDwYES7mMWMTGRW5tTnKC/s4032/IMG_9622.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6G076KlDp1fseHDw5Uv2rXTifVOO4muDolNLfg-_PNFRn6fdIiz0pIuKHZxD6Sa5_grqR7qcVQIDRhkb4b2P9hJknZWaJDV0DCOuLalTNoP2PeaVlPIO1k-pxfpStjWybCqg71jKTVmQN1VP8dWUToRG_o_xxJ6QUp38zQcQvDwYES7mMWMTGRW5tTnKC/w480-h640/IMG_9622.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEm-xhOdEnfonBtZvF6cv6bSwqFqoIcj4fV9mzIkWOq2RplPYpNARa1bG1qo1hu6td1Cw0GZdUMBmLZm0HKJRbogTpwzVYK70xhgQMQUc-Uqj6769KyUnOx57mk0lrnXCS8XWvjSmK1a91HVSfMrcBAdYOE7vpj5KYsfIz1IELXFGMJai9MjsBUYQokn7/s4032/IMG_9623.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEm-xhOdEnfonBtZvF6cv6bSwqFqoIcj4fV9mzIkWOq2RplPYpNARa1bG1qo1hu6td1Cw0GZdUMBmLZm0HKJRbogTpwzVYK70xhgQMQUc-Uqj6769KyUnOx57mk0lrnXCS8XWvjSmK1a91HVSfMrcBAdYOE7vpj5KYsfIz1IELXFGMJai9MjsBUYQokn7/w480-h640/IMG_9623.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQ_7c3UlAQgRbe_4KTz-QMFOOLIfRs7u6F1c4evQhFuJdIuH9DBzzxp3rH1Ujh1vcFIkAAIyLF3lm2ZqY6FjYeAuv3klB62wh2NW35OEunX8CJyrkZaLpxEoz2IcoSkXY4ZkJq2Kfuz61gHqcfb0DigQXg1RSoGsAjm0TlPDRTC1bmf3zWW9-x_mlD8TG/s4032/IMG_9637.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQ_7c3UlAQgRbe_4KTz-QMFOOLIfRs7u6F1c4evQhFuJdIuH9DBzzxp3rH1Ujh1vcFIkAAIyLF3lm2ZqY6FjYeAuv3klB62wh2NW35OEunX8CJyrkZaLpxEoz2IcoSkXY4ZkJq2Kfuz61gHqcfb0DigQXg1RSoGsAjm0TlPDRTC1bmf3zWW9-x_mlD8TG/w480-h640/IMG_9637.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One aspect that makes Lefkada very special is how Green it is compared to other Greece Islands in the Aegean sea which tend to be dryer, It has waterfalls and great hiking also. We visited Nydri Falls close to the town of Nydri a port (where you can take boat rides from). It also has a great cafe at the start of the trailhead with wonderful fresh orange juice, we enjoyed this after the hike. It was full of butterflies also and really magical. </span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64o8aVLDld3aeB0f_rxkZST-8KTFcP-g8Iv6Sb5QmLvE3MJJCI46AzUtiBfT6h6E2usC7kNzOnEzUrL-t00TZHF58FCpJ-O0oUNC5X8m0SiDRi6YrQHC1yw389tzBtOyLKvLSz76A1HbL8jv_WUhxm1nlf6vXl7ezHhGQp8mq_KkgKQht9HSXf0xemc5v/s4032/IMG_9648.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj64o8aVLDld3aeB0f_rxkZST-8KTFcP-g8Iv6Sb5QmLvE3MJJCI46AzUtiBfT6h6E2usC7kNzOnEzUrL-t00TZHF58FCpJ-O0oUNC5X8m0SiDRi6YrQHC1yw389tzBtOyLKvLSz76A1HbL8jv_WUhxm1nlf6vXl7ezHhGQp8mq_KkgKQht9HSXf0xemc5v/w480-h640/IMG_9648.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUgiEY3IBhwPXKBN2W-aKRkOm-8o7_DLdSFiAlsWJZNzREq5afzhUiu4igdqhcQFhfSf-ZNbADHfcM8xo1jKpTGW61ip64xC_3cE5Kj8h1CEJryJI6FZ4bQoiI_uI4gvBpctvfemedZ_JX4HnsSvuT80LywIjbPJ3Vz5r79HH5QiMKCM4Jd7n5FucakDP/w480-h640/IMG_9723.jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I enjoyed walking along the country roads in the morning seeing horses, chickens and farms. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4E4XR1aBfKCueIhmRICndRdzJzjbJpTgwY7110Lp5g0-cUhXLIF1ERDokTIiMohg4i4bP1aj4KIM9Ls7s7rCnhEYO2Y6kMFjqjkvPUv15UGTbXG806OXhMyCto64UWqFymuRPZx1rLAD4skxWBtqdbkKdwiuPSHmDky0ddfnh9yOYYPn40ozOR1nOhnK/s4032/IMG_9733.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We hope to return one day. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">We drove there and back but I think there is an airport close by with many flights from Europe. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85743/rebeccasubbiah/sig_1246163891.jpg" style="background: repeat; border: 0px;" /></a>
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We started our trip in Athens and walked in Plaka and around the Acropolis. Then the next day drove to Patras my friend's home town and then spend a few days in Lefkada an amazing island, expect a post soon!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">But on the way back before flying out we decided to stroll around Kifisia a beautiful northern suburb of Athens and one to put on your radar. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It has lovely tree-lined streets and parks, high-end international stores, and great places to eat. It also has a wide range of cool architecture and lots of beautiful homes. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It feels cooler than other parts of Athens and many big companies have their headquarters in this area. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnNOmbi6yviPP_RDUrLqS94tLJIK36ZD2Zihw-UeAy-z4M8IMBCD8iLmAjXlS6zC3nH8_Yp6QIe7okpK-uq3FR8uMnyDfpNxglcZaFmdAlsToE7eSgS2IakSjXLNUHCREscDWCOirMx-2lOCb87g98gvqzNSt4XiIiuzqx6QFZAvnURxIFDBTNHknw7z9/s4032/IMG_9799.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnNOmbi6yviPP_RDUrLqS94tLJIK36ZD2Zihw-UeAy-z4M8IMBCD8iLmAjXlS6zC3nH8_Yp6QIe7okpK-uq3FR8uMnyDfpNxglcZaFmdAlsToE7eSgS2IakSjXLNUHCREscDWCOirMx-2lOCb87g98gvqzNSt4XiIiuzqx6QFZAvnURxIFDBTNHknw7z9/w480-h640/IMG_9799.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">The pictures below give you a feel for the area. </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZQVu9NJd4Nw73FrOno1-EdXYRAQ8zcRavFm1jegI1mmLQxLlugRhEvsF5zebOj0Mh6LhwUdXJqs-T_B44htNQUYWn2WLtWzC9Gf_yfQahr04urcxTWRclME890XI6n5qNRn0ruYvjbNJt4YkEPp-_LOr5WhzUx7605RV7VToo36Jt0w8HKvIP5YtbwJ6/s4032/IMG_9800.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZQVu9NJd4Nw73FrOno1-EdXYRAQ8zcRavFm1jegI1mmLQxLlugRhEvsF5zebOj0Mh6LhwUdXJqs-T_B44htNQUYWn2WLtWzC9Gf_yfQahr04urcxTWRclME890XI6n5qNRn0ruYvjbNJt4YkEPp-_LOr5WhzUx7605RV7VToo36Jt0w8HKvIP5YtbwJ6/w480-h640/IMG_9800.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">How interesting is this building? </div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I had a radish and dill salad at her house and wanted to re-create it, not sure about you but I often get inspired to try new recipes this way. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also, I wanted a recipe that used Kefir as it's a lovely source of probiotics, Kefir is a fermented milk that is made from kefir grains, a specific type of mesophilic symbiotic culture. It is prepared by inoculating the milk of cows, goats, or sheep with kefir grains.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is also lower in lactose than regular yogurt. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Kefir and Radish Yogurt Salad</b> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Ingredients -</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- kefir about 2 cups </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- Radish or cucumber - I used about 4 small radishes - grated and 1 small cucumber </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- Dill - a handful of fresh dill finely chopped </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- Garlic -one clove chopped </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- Cilantro a handful finely chopped </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- Salt to taste </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- Paprika a sprinkle </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- 1/4 of a red onion chopped </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Method -</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1. chop and prepare all the ingredients and mix together, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2. enjoy as a snack or a vegetable side with a meal.</span></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpu5Pzu9euNTU-9jtWLaxYXSo9Q_uTgws89nEoiLd7e8roK4x7IsbZsP0gC-Ygvqp4ZXszlRLYwqZJDVvZP_AHUDAAxzs_uqogDgEqVFKJSkA-Qk9Ubez7ERZso9U6ccE0X0E3yiKjQpTDiid_fgdHnixq8F43fXy_CPna7YfolrMA3aktCmQcB53Osqd/s4032/IMG_8624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I remember driving to the hillside village through an ancient archway over the cobbled streets to arrive at the AirBnB and being blown away by this beautiful and ancient abode with views over the countryside below. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Village of Monsaraz formerly known as Saris or Sarish, was taken from the Muslims by Geraldo Sem Pavor (Fearless Geraldo), in 1167. It was taken back by the Moors then</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: medium;"> in 1232, King Sancho II recovered it with the help of the Templars. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: medium;">The Templar knights were founded in the 12th century during the time of the </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: medium;">Crusades, apparently, they became wealthy and not popular with all European rulers of the time. </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: medium;">Falsely accused of blasphemy and blamed for Crusader failures in the Holy Land, the order was destroyed by King Philip IV of France- Source -</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Templars">https://www.britannica.com/topic/Templars</a></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">It was renamed Order of the Christ in 1319 by King Dinis of Portugal he welcomed them. He gave the castle and Village to the Knights. The area has been lived in since prehistoric times. It welcomes thousands of tourists each year, there are a few restaurants in the village, </span></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">gift shops, and of course the Castle with amazing views of Lake Alqueva in the distance and farmland. You can see olive groves, vineyards, and farms with crops and sheep. There are also walking trails from the village and around the area below with trail markings, the tourist information center has a map. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtSPhwfnNgzhuLT-01ygbgOJTKYdsa5NSSn9VOUUMjO5ZiUGjBJqeSZ6zN7AkM0JxZtOYrLW9IGfN1hQicy5PM2C4W0H_stECUgGvFipRTtujdU27dAcZhHFb2667JXi6F0wYrPNyzoeVqfMW-rImVSzOr27JbKbXQNsquF8QP4wWw4jP8d13X0sJWA/s4032/IMG_7417.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtSPhwfnNgzhuLT-01ygbgOJTKYdsa5NSSn9VOUUMjO5ZiUGjBJqeSZ6zN7AkM0JxZtOYrLW9IGfN1hQicy5PM2C4W0H_stECUgGvFipRTtujdU27dAcZhHFb2667JXi6F0wYrPNyzoeVqfMW-rImVSzOr27JbKbXQNsquF8QP4wWw4jP8d13X0sJWA/w640-h480/IMG_7417.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedMkOTs5sQB7aMvmyA7vkNb9zPkN_bAcfpzxisJPfYwTTxD9qqKpWkvPTbmSd9uUI8llEe4Rs4uwD42eT3XcX2tUt9TVny-XOLySTUrx5zIC1xtbAJhOmRMzb1r95dQ32ois7s1tLGQrcPoZATIRlWYTUW8oLDs9eJL15MThA0IJAhdq7uGLPnoJEgQ/s4032/IMG_7397.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedMkOTs5sQB7aMvmyA7vkNb9zPkN_bAcfpzxisJPfYwTTxD9qqKpWkvPTbmSd9uUI8llEe4Rs4uwD42eT3XcX2tUt9TVny-XOLySTUrx5zIC1xtbAJhOmRMzb1r95dQ32ois7s1tLGQrcPoZATIRlWYTUW8oLDs9eJL15MThA0IJAhdq7uGLPnoJEgQ/w480-h640/IMG_7397.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The village has a big population of swallows with nests and you can notice them at dawn and dusk particularly. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45U6kS4GLuFqF7wJJLisfoNDuiF7hbXo5iHnHjqO4LVsgbCggSlolm2kQ2ynHXyKg9iEIQ6wpCOtPkz8BiIR6sRedw-r4tFE6SmemszoTFATLte0mTnW7EV8tf5Y-w204QOXZbJh_V3Jz4f7kHmMUuoDb_aTdvLkMf33FwUzbIeHbnJlvwDIG8EdzsA/w300-h400/IMG_7461.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The first night we ate at Taverna Os Templarios, we enjoyed local lamb in fact we were there the week of Easter and lots of folks were visiting from Spain to eat lamb. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The second night we ate at Casa Modesto and ate this interesting dish with tuna, potato, and egg it looks like rice but very tasty. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you are there at a busy time it may be wise to make reservations, it can get very busy. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHq4teR5NSsQECeIKSPRdBt6O6lrzbKNVF4qZElHGFUuAssZRJMI6kxazTHVG9KqR9Nn3N4Fi4w63-8rjuap8Ootepid_yDpHd-7dJNHcFkvM9bGghdggO1m3SFl31TjE-8dnuNDNhBrIDJ4hNScPAb8nhEOJf7fuaUMfqB-hMHYS198opEH0YwocW8Q/s4032/IMG_7392.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHq4teR5NSsQECeIKSPRdBt6O6lrzbKNVF4qZElHGFUuAssZRJMI6kxazTHVG9KqR9Nn3N4Fi4w63-8rjuap8Ootepid_yDpHd-7dJNHcFkvM9bGghdggO1m3SFl31TjE-8dnuNDNhBrIDJ4hNScPAb8nhEOJf7fuaUMfqB-hMHYS198opEH0YwocW8Q/w480-h640/IMG_7392.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the view from the garden at the AirBnB and here is the <a href=" https://abnb.me/OSNNhcynRzb">link</a>- </span></div><p style="color: #dca10d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><a href="https://abnb.me/OSNNhcynRzb"></a><br /></p>
<p style="color: #dca10d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I can't recommend this place enough it was magical.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHm-OYO0rFpc0H09sfEUltPHE9s2DmIx1nGuE7cNq8_snsal1KpDlCWb_8e_rmf7dcL1Iq2NFFSE7bmmzS_QYVxHc1STML3ycJ1LH2T_juR1uER2gqP_xoe4PVUVGvwSX7kGnobtqD3ZgkM3TwOpmyLH5ji_Xt7WZuxRdMCeYKbosBrh13-kQ-xuv9hg/s4032/IMG_7452.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHm-OYO0rFpc0H09sfEUltPHE9s2DmIx1nGuE7cNq8_snsal1KpDlCWb_8e_rmf7dcL1Iq2NFFSE7bmmzS_QYVxHc1STML3ycJ1LH2T_juR1uER2gqP_xoe4PVUVGvwSX7kGnobtqD3ZgkM3TwOpmyLH5ji_Xt7WZuxRdMCeYKbosBrh13-kQ-xuv9hg/w480-h640/IMG_7452.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">There are a lot of Cats in the village, maybe too many, but it has a small local population of mainly older folks who struggle to take care of them. </span><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUH1drPNrhUt_bDDepPnLTQTfMHWzm89i6-6pqEyRYimKK1-hBjFWVyHvv7AktC2zjzoxGxUR8w16-AC5MfYnNO69Csx55BHvmE-DcUXIrdp3QybAJxNSghs-TiwHStwBKlveNxuCExPOGXP2tWLF1LCmOqZN_hgroxuGyttcUehySbifWTKm-SJOzIg/s4032/monsaraz%20castle%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUH1drPNrhUt_bDDepPnLTQTfMHWzm89i6-6pqEyRYimKK1-hBjFWVyHvv7AktC2zjzoxGxUR8w16-AC5MfYnNO69Csx55BHvmE-DcUXIrdp3QybAJxNSghs-TiwHStwBKlveNxuCExPOGXP2tWLF1LCmOqZN_hgroxuGyttcUehySbifWTKm-SJOzIg/w640-h480/monsaraz%20castle%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">From the castle ruins you get a wonderful view of the lake and surrounding areas and understand why it was such an important place for the military for the protection of the region. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The lake was built in 2002 as the Alentejo region was suffering from drought and a lack of water for people and crops. I was chatting to the girl in the tourist center who mentioned how vital it was for people last year they only had 5 days of rain! It is in fact the biggest artificial lake in Europe there is a beach and boat tours. This summer a <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/portugal-set-start-up-europes-largest-floating-solar-park-2022-05-09/">floating solar farm</a> is planned to supply electricity to 1500 homes. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Be sure to add this magical old village to your Portugal itinerary its a gem of a place, maybe Spring or fall is the best weather wise I suspect summers are very hot. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85743/rebeccasubbiah/sig_1246163891.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background: transparent; border: 0px;" /></a>
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<script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>chow and chatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225995063075911644noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916730573684015784.post-66678489062528294292023-04-27T14:30:00.005-04:002023-04-27T14:34:48.038-04:00Tips for Lisbon <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLCqkraQ_gSDAt9VNdriQ9yxAmJnT7KdEo6ZEdIJvz8Zfr05sxlE3WMfl9KIZlHUvsGTLwPJjD8jxezadYIqIJzabcuPNXD53lz8Y0UOfdrb4l8Bzi9ES-aOt3BCwHNp80tw6mBLdx4ruLMADpbIlu5OxPF7VvCSABFIMzWxy9IGWB47DbkA76WYCZQ/s4032/IMG_7083.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLCqkraQ_gSDAt9VNdriQ9yxAmJnT7KdEo6ZEdIJvz8Zfr05sxlE3WMfl9KIZlHUvsGTLwPJjD8jxezadYIqIJzabcuPNXD53lz8Y0UOfdrb4l8Bzi9ES-aOt3BCwHNp80tw6mBLdx4ruLMADpbIlu5OxPF7VvCSABFIMzWxy9IGWB47DbkA76WYCZQ/w480-h640/IMG_7083.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">We recently visited Lisbon or Lisboa the capital of Portugal, we came at the start of our trip to Portugal and Spain. We stayed the first couple of nights in Belem a neighborhood along the Tagus River near the 16th Century Tower of Belém. It was a lovely quiet area about 25 min to the center of the city by bus or Uber. It has lovely local bakeries and it was so nice in the mornings seeing all the locals from all walks of life enjoying their coffee and pastries.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It also has a wonderful botanical garden called the Tropical Botanical Garden, once called The Colonial Garden it was founded in 1912 by the Jerónimos Monastery. There is a little more about it <a href="https://www.lisbonportugaltourism.com/guide/tropical-garden.html">here </a>and apparently, it was neglected for many years, you can really see this in one of the Greenhouses that's all overgrown. It is home to ducks and peacocks and has some lovely tropical greens and peaceful places to sit. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Address: Largo dos Jerónimos, 1400-209 Lisboa, Portugal</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BjubpVahrsRmlIxoOkQX39uN_fvA7FLb6GG6EF47LE3C-waPrBJmzPOsF5_Dj3_hj12BKu87528g_XfLqzFEAKoDJqwHDDqH0mHiK2xzZeWNpISGbidjx4pjYH9imtksTYOFcBmR3cU3_lsE50LASf0zGhuiK9UmbAGts9RBjZO076Fgs9dmcv926A/s4032/IMG_7111.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BjubpVahrsRmlIxoOkQX39uN_fvA7FLb6GG6EF47LE3C-waPrBJmzPOsF5_Dj3_hj12BKu87528g_XfLqzFEAKoDJqwHDDqH0mHiK2xzZeWNpISGbidjx4pjYH9imtksTYOFcBmR3cU3_lsE50LASf0zGhuiK9UmbAGts9RBjZO076Fgs9dmcv926A/w480-h640/IMG_7111.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohHpwDJItRGAdNo1lJnO5l8bmzReI12ABu4xuY6kZT75wvqA89qX5KUUjNYYlyKDifzUNak2aZaqPk-tUGF1q4CVMY9BCEZ7eEHudH7CylsVodnXn7CrxQDbjPyyPQdYvj7iUES5jiFuXcf8RU8-XwSsu-T3KR8T0iEEp7bxmjQx3fV7frijWTUcVBA/s4032/IMG_7110.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohHpwDJItRGAdNo1lJnO5l8bmzReI12ABu4xuY6kZT75wvqA89qX5KUUjNYYlyKDifzUNak2aZaqPk-tUGF1q4CVMY9BCEZ7eEHudH7CylsVodnXn7CrxQDbjPyyPQdYvj7iUES5jiFuXcf8RU8-XwSsu-T3KR8T0iEEp7bxmjQx3fV7frijWTUcVBA/w300-h400/IMG_7110.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Another thing we did was take a guided walking tour from Airbnb with Xenia, we really enjoyed this tour through the Alfama neighborhood, one of Lisbons' oldest neighborhoods. In fact one of the few places that survived the devastating Earthquake of 1755. The guide was funny and genuine maybe not everyone's cup of tea but I learned a lot from her. About the people and their resilience in this city and country, it has changed over the centuries and has seen many hard times economically with a dictatorship under António de Oliveira Salazar. Many people went overseas to seek work. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The country has seen a few economic crises and bailouts and austerity measures. The guide in fact shared that when houses were left empty as people moved overseas the government would sell them. Houses in the Alfama area are now very expensive. Families who have been there for generations are proud and live in old homes. I was surprised to learn that some do not have a washing machine or shower and the locals use community laundries and these are by hand! there is a picture below. The area has cool shops, street art, and a great vibe. </span></div><div><div><a href="goog_949795812"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></a></div><div><a href="https://abnb.me/fNPsKiqFjzb"><span style="font-size: medium;">https://abnb.me/fNPsKiqFjzb</span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Unforgettable Lisbon walking Tour with Xenia </span></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMJnGjrH2k2IL0laNIcQRrxc6tC5wol8EnOqAv0S-PyF03fZUoOs7s3Mso2XsNN7OmYJLRL63QcOXktVr6V910b3rTwSNvtU6NP9G1DR9kqZAzBpwyC2gK18QzIJvXhm4b9qNX3PedXFBZmiuunpafZZfoXK6Vv6sLBAl3NYZLd6hqBrUQfzuYT3nNg/s4032/IMG_7150.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMJnGjrH2k2IL0laNIcQRrxc6tC5wol8EnOqAv0S-PyF03fZUoOs7s3Mso2XsNN7OmYJLRL63QcOXktVr6V910b3rTwSNvtU6NP9G1DR9kqZAzBpwyC2gK18QzIJvXhm4b9qNX3PedXFBZmiuunpafZZfoXK6Vv6sLBAl3NYZLd6hqBrUQfzuYT3nNg/w480-h640/IMG_7150.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>This street art was particularly cool as it used tiles as its medium which is traditional in Portugal. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbnR8XLyEqbVTgYzZx9pU4F8vdfrmRSoMuA5nrPtkX033lBsZ7KaB_wzGH-BGzJByUXXygy1NQ6k2VpL5z4dQk6Jb5LoLR8lid84YkdCde4b1UlxBYftEnrgtgMlm2xmScUixGyeFSchtqRGyO_i4hxvDXbE3DVwzNbhybR0FcCTLlImUAwjgUah2QQ/s4032/IMG_7136.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbnR8XLyEqbVTgYzZx9pU4F8vdfrmRSoMuA5nrPtkX033lBsZ7KaB_wzGH-BGzJByUXXygy1NQ6k2VpL5z4dQk6Jb5LoLR8lid84YkdCde4b1UlxBYftEnrgtgMlm2xmScUixGyeFSchtqRGyO_i4hxvDXbE3DVwzNbhybR0FcCTLlImUAwjgUah2QQ/w480-h640/IMG_7136.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful and ancient house.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6UlPsi9shjJW7iX3ScbKTBPfBWBZG1OUJ4OIIEnotB_TkDIP4p5W4Oxw3VT9VdKTtPONDV5oVy9qdG22Ety58VcP1IdwZfpcm8bnKSLBqY427873RADSDqgF3ISHVPloyTtw9c84_0d86oW-u8n7eAT6zGGEiBd9rL46wJoCWoCxaoPlg8fhUjB37w/s4032/IMG_7164.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6UlPsi9shjJW7iX3ScbKTBPfBWBZG1OUJ4OIIEnotB_TkDIP4p5W4Oxw3VT9VdKTtPONDV5oVy9qdG22Ety58VcP1IdwZfpcm8bnKSLBqY427873RADSDqgF3ISHVPloyTtw9c84_0d86oW-u8n7eAT6zGGEiBd9rL46wJoCWoCxaoPlg8fhUjB37w/w640-h480/IMG_7164.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>one of the many amazing views.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZYmcheOpmO2KxgxSiudlcG5XEkIeCw660pMlwrzhM29MQSwDRmGQOJSYfh-KIOOrSdOv87S_t1zQ3yA2xV-l9TnbkOnmGNPg1RTbIoZilNne3lZWQQNAMLwxdZxkuZ4AINGiUWEoCpOMrb76zGGqZQ3QF1RSFAkS-Sq4ERoSbmj7LwwF3c2O9RkKBg/s4032/IMG_7158.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuP1Y9bO4mt9kVyfBWUsLIz_ikaQpQbgnCwZ_AfAagDclcOqN6xJdP5qgz6PgRH3LchSxlE0GQuOgvwMW1TTRD5H9rC7FiUZcnzRNxn5xarzTePCSIftYJZRslVmXUg4RD55LVJBb1qORA0a40TvBErE6g-bZ32QXxJJUgkF6n8gdFhRU5i2oET4a5NA/w480-h640/IMG_7155.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The laundry room</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwehbSIX1Ld_Erw7DFA7vqd8t4geOA8Oi_kIBxCMPx78a3DnlwAwwprRyTnMFR1bIQk6M_bi0KFnWYhnZbodnzK_yY0ceCO8UguFuhtWW9yYN5sEmbAMy7B-_SmFqnbZV3ExpRkfIl8kQJJ1IHZW2kzRXVP36DFQTgzuOGajyJZWni7SwDH_13BfZP3Q/s4032/IMG_7154.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwehbSIX1Ld_Erw7DFA7vqd8t4geOA8Oi_kIBxCMPx78a3DnlwAwwprRyTnMFR1bIQk6M_bi0KFnWYhnZbodnzK_yY0ceCO8UguFuhtWW9yYN5sEmbAMy7B-_SmFqnbZV3ExpRkfIl8kQJJ1IHZW2kzRXVP36DFQTgzuOGajyJZWni7SwDH_13BfZP3Q/w480-h640/IMG_7154.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here you can see the effects of the earthquake on the building and yet it still stands.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I would highly recommend a tour with Xenia. It was also fascinating to learn that many thousands of Americans have been moving to Portugal in the last couple of years due to a golden visa scheme many are digital nomads and invest in properties. While this is good for investment it has recently been stopped as it's hurting local people who struggle with lower salaries many only making 1000-2000 Euros a month and struggling to afford rent. Most folks can't afford to live in the Center but stay in High rise apartments on the outside of the city center. These are complex issues and with high inflation presently there have been recent protests by transport workers, teachers and others for better conditions and pay. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8ogNhXJRb5WjiDZVp4Rsn88xSwvPg85uxthzdc0O8x4XFTilEKmiaZg2g0CUoNJyhfaAkt1dxrea1hSeBHrbrD-lV_xGTtBC18J1Z1U1XyXygrTcDJ-xJKfiVwR2QP2p1SYjJpM7gZwGEaBQjEI0HZpg8_Yf0sMGFyzx_vlVrPok1_tNXVhY2pL0RA/s4032/IMG_7482.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8ogNhXJRb5WjiDZVp4Rsn88xSwvPg85uxthzdc0O8x4XFTilEKmiaZg2g0CUoNJyhfaAkt1dxrea1hSeBHrbrD-lV_xGTtBC18J1Z1U1XyXygrTcDJ-xJKfiVwR2QP2p1SYjJpM7gZwGEaBQjEI0HZpg8_Yf0sMGFyzx_vlVrPok1_tNXVhY2pL0RA/w480-h640/IMG_7482.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Of course while in Portugal you must have a Pastel de nata a custard tart you can find these all over the city, one of our favorites was Santo António R. do Milagre de Santo António 10, 1100-351 Lisboa, Portugal they are heavenly when warm. </span></div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_RqQ0XL_d-awH5nIo0Cfdk2N8nRRFauW7mGHCwvBK0Vrv4LiHrjPxSEpqbd1GqkaGR2z7bQr0P87rEPXHWOQ3GNIsvWpOpg0FV_nK28JrtSwegog5Z9ROBNahsLC5ty6azHz-IGwkyTP5oOYItUr69TZ8efx3GQG682WEjiizirimbJpSUlpt6_EnA/s4032/IMG_7127.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_RqQ0XL_d-awH5nIo0Cfdk2N8nRRFauW7mGHCwvBK0Vrv4LiHrjPxSEpqbd1GqkaGR2z7bQr0P87rEPXHWOQ3GNIsvWpOpg0FV_nK28JrtSwegog5Z9ROBNahsLC5ty6azHz-IGwkyTP5oOYItUr69TZ8efx3GQG682WEjiizirimbJpSUlpt6_EnA/w480-h640/IMG_7127.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Another super cool area to visit is <a href="https://lxfactory.com/en/homepage-en/">LX Factory</a> a hip old factory area with shops, cafes and restaurants. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We ate in The Therapist tasty and healthy options. We also had a dessert and coffee. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here is the address Address: R. 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It's a city with a rich history and resilient friendly people, with a bright future. </span></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85743/rebeccasubbiah/sig_1246163891.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background: transparent; border: 0px;" /></a>
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Sauté the leek, garlic, celery, and peppers in olive oil for 7-10 min until soft </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2. Then add all the vegetables - beetroot, potato, and carrot and the stock, water, and herbs and then down to a simmer for 30-45 min </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">3. Enjoy </span></div><div><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeObJbNMH_paK4nFg7vJHEujfDgC9qKSimvp0Wxk2pu-x3fu9prrAvObCSuQSrimZBkZxJzk25sDo6Bb6D97v5lySXN561IExhnKWo81Em6JCtN-9MAi-UcgqJ3CdyMMKlk2ERAYlDmZ5hdpCc3lbKs2Fqs3zWYB4w3O0cDAQqcEzP0_0dJWNUjLphA/s4032/borscht%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVeObJbNMH_paK4nFg7vJHEujfDgC9qKSimvp0Wxk2pu-x3fu9prrAvObCSuQSrimZBkZxJzk25sDo6Bb6D97v5lySXN561IExhnKWo81Em6JCtN-9MAi-UcgqJ3CdyMMKlk2ERAYlDmZ5hdpCc3lbKs2Fqs3zWYB4w3O0cDAQqcEzP0_0dJWNUjLphA/w480-h640/borscht%202.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: medium;">See below for a clip of how to do it.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='382' height='317' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzsI8h3GI_A5aAodJ4MTf1kasvre6YrfRRPBL5T9wQPzQEXLAuvwoV1oS-39vIkTfeJKSol4H9C5jURRJyWaQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85743/rebeccasubbiah/sig_1246163891.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background: transparent; border: 0px;" /></a>
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<script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script>chow and chatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225995063075911644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916730573684015784.post-59771078631910149772023-01-08T10:43:00.002-05:002023-01-08T10:43:46.855-05:00Aba Bal Harbour, Miami <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbMDIxqDVv3bkPIOXWIbgrueRpI4hu9-NcTkzT2DsaFtrm1MgHhtDH-PxQU7dmFwVt--vmWawm0AEj0Vx_j_K1gL6CQC2Mkz5bQ2Tyj7XJmN34RU43ywzxkvSXZDdAKnXmrwsA0eLGTE8ByLWhsGR5wF7w4Sx9PMjBgb9f3PpEhLR1sdSQf0He-cbYQ/s4032/76859166-5F63-404A-86B5-71C954DE1AD4.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbMDIxqDVv3bkPIOXWIbgrueRpI4hu9-NcTkzT2DsaFtrm1MgHhtDH-PxQU7dmFwVt--vmWawm0AEj0Vx_j_K1gL6CQC2Mkz5bQ2Tyj7XJmN34RU43ywzxkvSXZDdAKnXmrwsA0eLGTE8ByLWhsGR5wF7w4Sx9PMjBgb9f3PpEhLR1sdSQf0He-cbYQ/w480-h640/76859166-5F63-404A-86B5-71C954DE1AD4.heic" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We recently visited South Florida and I read an article about this Mediterranean restaurant chain that had opened a restaurant in Miami, as a family we love this cuisine. This is a lovely restaurant in a high-end mall that's beautifully landscaped with koi fish ponds and palm trees. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You can see below what we ordered and there is a link at the end to see the menu.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkenhVhp5mdSaJ2P1M2ixz-puxyAvxSeZdfJhi1Xcw5-Mp95iF20YerzD3wIutNPAAJAwBr6QGfiexvIvJXcNwx4Put7MnTwZyNLdh71lEB126jGXoY-ZV_VGVZiyL6yQy-VytAlr0-hxSwzf-IOO79JRpSQlNduSOTeE3e7iIhQESzkSS5wzT3LSQKw/s4032/CAE895EE-85D0-4189-AB3A-ADF8496E083B.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkenhVhp5mdSaJ2P1M2ixz-puxyAvxSeZdfJhi1Xcw5-Mp95iF20YerzD3wIutNPAAJAwBr6QGfiexvIvJXcNwx4Put7MnTwZyNLdh71lEB126jGXoY-ZV_VGVZiyL6yQy-VytAlr0-hxSwzf-IOO79JRpSQlNduSOTeE3e7iIhQESzkSS5wzT3LSQKw/s320/CAE895EE-85D0-4189-AB3A-ADF8496E083B.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Short ribs with pureed sweet potato and fresh herbs this was so tender and delicious.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3645a6Xm3l8AFe6M5cDi-gUTeNNEbWwdNvCEsbVwBmu925lv7ZMmc4s6gp6BxtmTdQ5zxQMAizPeI2gBP5r8WR5OmSv-9eqnaW40--0-BYCcRV0dA04tEE8CaAlex4H9Ty9WBnjD1LOx1SU9_hKRA2uEayRS5aQgWGO5SpWX01G1e--nbkpQyKUyjxQ/s4032/A713DA40-CEAB-4216-AEAD-240AEE547324.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3645a6Xm3l8AFe6M5cDi-gUTeNNEbWwdNvCEsbVwBmu925lv7ZMmc4s6gp6BxtmTdQ5zxQMAizPeI2gBP5r8WR5OmSv-9eqnaW40--0-BYCcRV0dA04tEE8CaAlex4H9Ty9WBnjD1LOx1SU9_hKRA2uEayRS5aQgWGO5SpWX01G1e--nbkpQyKUyjxQ/w480-h640/A713DA40-CEAB-4216-AEAD-240AEE547324.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Baba ganoush is always my favorite the food comes with flavorful fresh pita bread, with more as desired. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5jMlMa9CfXKJNk4wuBIUx9LdQc8UmLSbOmJ97JJ9eT8DFppDvWP94--mFFSTeuLOWIlVeKIksj5NYNbGf8vBWBQJhy-9Dhc2cguNcHLpf6HLyrMonMYxuh5YYOgFlAgUKnUQaovStE66QMmGFM2-1iYFOfr-1tVudRmDoW14J3GijYICSPznowxncQ/s4032/CBDEE493-1943-4A31-A0F1-ED736ED9D243.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5jMlMa9CfXKJNk4wuBIUx9LdQc8UmLSbOmJ97JJ9eT8DFppDvWP94--mFFSTeuLOWIlVeKIksj5NYNbGf8vBWBQJhy-9Dhc2cguNcHLpf6HLyrMonMYxuh5YYOgFlAgUKnUQaovStE66QMmGFM2-1iYFOfr-1tVudRmDoW14J3GijYICSPznowxncQ/w300-h400/CBDEE493-1943-4A31-A0F1-ED736ED9D243.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They even have a kid's menu here you can see the kebab and rice, love that the kid's menu here is simply a smaller portion of menu items. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNyDkE9B79OechXb4IIhEy7ECAbipBBf74ZlyCyEmEHkiwrakCRlHh2D2Php612qhofvKnYElEjmfDM6f4Ibv5rpiXTefH89jj_ixRiV25XQeSFo1OP_X-LTD5meVi5ZUZEkWwb-5ZHXaj_DNjxkf0CCHwRU0vLgkT2mIbG4DE4npgJ2AMUtAsV-vaA/s4032/9FB3B5E6-3038-47E2-8E0A-D893DE6023CF.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLNyDkE9B79OechXb4IIhEy7ECAbipBBf74ZlyCyEmEHkiwrakCRlHh2D2Php612qhofvKnYElEjmfDM6f4Ibv5rpiXTefH89jj_ixRiV25XQeSFo1OP_X-LTD5meVi5ZUZEkWwb-5ZHXaj_DNjxkf0CCHwRU0vLgkT2mIbG4DE4npgJ2AMUtAsV-vaA/w480-h640/9FB3B5E6-3038-47E2-8E0A-D893DE6023CF.heic" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This was a chocolate cake, super moist with cream, a chocolate sauce with chili flakes, and sea salt. if you are in the Miami area put this place on the list. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.abarestaurants.com/miami/">Aba Miami </a></div><div><div>9700 Collins Avenue, Suite 101 </div><div>Bal Harbour Shops </div><div>Bal Harbour, Florida 33154</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85743/rebeccasubbiah/sig_1246163891.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; 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Add parchment paper to a cookie sheet, apparently there are Swiss Roll pans this would be perfect. </li><li> Whisk the eggs and sugar with an electric hand whisk until thick and pale, this took a good 15 min but maybe with a better whisk its faster. Add the vanilla and whisk for another few seconds. Then fold in the flour and baking powder little by little. </li><li> pour into the tin and lightly smooth the top. Bake for 10-12 minutes until golden and springy. </li><li>cut a large rectangle of baking paper. Dust the paper with the sugar. Once the cake is cooked, carefully place the sponge onto the sugared paper and peel off the paper. then spread the jam and roll with paper and allow to sit for an hour.</li><li>meanwhile mix the butter, cocoa powder and confectioners sugar with milk if needed to have a smooth consistency. Coat the roll with the buttercream and add a couple of marshmallows cut into the shape of mushrooms.</li></ol></div><div><br /></div></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMgQ_ulmxeatCCxcUDNcvi8JASt2N74m7OS_cOFYNFRke4e22l6tn2J7a4SDhhQH8vqSNNciZR9RRs43a3oevOoCvWfg5W1kuSxiRXGbMrvXnvKWO2vwrnSKybu-rI9b853cJGZ2xdo30hdCXRQ9m-C5fNFy76OkfOo2y0oXkTHg6-tcdEJ9IjBorQw/s1800/yule%20log%20.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMgQ_ulmxeatCCxcUDNcvi8JASt2N74m7OS_cOFYNFRke4e22l6tn2J7a4SDhhQH8vqSNNciZR9RRs43a3oevOoCvWfg5W1kuSxiRXGbMrvXnvKWO2vwrnSKybu-rI9b853cJGZ2xdo30hdCXRQ9m-C5fNFy76OkfOo2y0oXkTHg6-tcdEJ9IjBorQw/w512-h640/yule%20log%20.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQruZ-xCHZ0glFl93tHDeU16dadu6imK_yao3Wo47enDdKXr9HXEMtoRt4nq-chKP4foKJEA3si9BNPoGvtnukwTIjeaOdv7bBXKbw7wfbBcxqsw0aZaIUoJFqByCtBDprMogKe7w8Dn9pN4Ipwc2kgndArpridoSC7Tjhm7U0PrlvY7g2H-Z2naiTg/s4032/yule%20log%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQruZ-xCHZ0glFl93tHDeU16dadu6imK_yao3Wo47enDdKXr9HXEMtoRt4nq-chKP4foKJEA3si9BNPoGvtnukwTIjeaOdv7bBXKbw7wfbBcxqsw0aZaIUoJFqByCtBDprMogKe7w8Dn9pN4Ipwc2kgndArpridoSC7Tjhm7U0PrlvY7g2H-Z2naiTg/w480-h640/yule%20log%203.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i>Happy Holidays wonderful people!</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85743/rebeccasubbiah/sig_1246163891.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background: transparent; border: 0px;" /></a>
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Stir in the caster sugar. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Warm the milk in the microwave for about 30 secs slowly add to flour until you get a sticky dough add in dates add to a floured surface and gently roll, use a cookie cutter and put on a baking sheet. Spread the egg on top. Sprinkle cardamom and sugar to the top</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Bake for 10 min until risen and golden on top </span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"> Enjoy with clotted cream and jam with a cup of tea. </span></li></ol></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTKVjWZuQpXkauuDWNRw79WQ1nELZOmyqsZOl5j2-De2vEbKtuZ6iqhxqQ3dX-5M5Zdio90VRifyaq9JdXNUeGWVX_1LF0CIOOPg_Q5rFzXoOxo0fe4ksF2bQsIhCLDeFy4C-DgsZrX3MXjCSBDD9HMQLNCKNHJjVqWGl7N4fAME-sviFPkUA4wjnPgQ/s1800/image0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTKVjWZuQpXkauuDWNRw79WQ1nELZOmyqsZOl5j2-De2vEbKtuZ6iqhxqQ3dX-5M5Zdio90VRifyaq9JdXNUeGWVX_1LF0CIOOPg_Q5rFzXoOxo0fe4ksF2bQsIhCLDeFy4C-DgsZrX3MXjCSBDD9HMQLNCKNHJjVqWGl7N4fAME-sviFPkUA4wjnPgQ/w512-h640/image0.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Have a wonderful festive season everyone, and thanks so much for being here, </i></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85743/rebeccasubbiah/sig_1246163891.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background: transparent; border: 0px;" /></a>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Ingredients </b></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- 4 medium potatoes diced </span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- a cup of diced butternut squash </span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- 2 cloves of garlic </span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- 1/2 an onion chopped </span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- Lebanese 7 spice about 2 teaspoon </span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- salt to taste </span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- a can of tomatoes</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- about 2 tablespoons of tomato purée and about a cup of water </span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- a handful of chopped parsley </span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">- one package of minced beef </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Method </b></span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1. Add onion, garlic and parsley and spices to minced beef make into meatballs and cook in olive oil for about 10 min </span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2. Meanwhile mostly cook the potatoes and squash </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">3. Then add to the meatballs with a can of tomatoes and water, a little salt, tomato purée to make a sauce and simmer for 20 min.</span></p>
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I made them on the first day of our daughter's High School. Can you believe she is now in High School I started this blog when she was a baby! Our son is also doing well and is now in 5th grade the big kid in school. </span></div><div><b><i><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><div><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Chocolate chip shortbread </span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Ingredients:</span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">* 7oz unsalted butter, at room temperature, cut into small cubes</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">* 3½oz sugar, plus extra for sprinkling</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">* 10½oz plain flour, sifted, plus extra for dusting</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Method</span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">1. Preheat the oven to 350 F</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">2. Mix together the butter and sugar, either by hand or using a mixer, mix in the flour until completely incorporated. Using your hands, squeeze the mixture together into a ball of dough. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">3. Add a handful of choc chips </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">4. Gently roll the dough and cut it into shapes using a biscuit cutter. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">5. Transfer the shortbread onto the baking tray and chill in the fridge for 30 min. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">6. Sprinkle each biscuit with a pinch of sugar. Bake for 15–20 minutes, or until pale golden brown.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4sFtsUbfChXykz84FphC5OmmiF8z8zRv--j8zDGwP9K6oOgdlQqtGwNEOWoyQ9q7wyiRsf6k9bpE82ybD3JeIIT8mUXVLYvh2-WIu0nr4Cwwk96S5gZoeiBBO--_b4KgzP5N5wgouYbVwIMc5X9ZEw7k-0ABfWLCYgBGFxFjhnNrw8gjvPGTp-CUWCQ/s2016/shortbread%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4sFtsUbfChXykz84FphC5OmmiF8z8zRv--j8zDGwP9K6oOgdlQqtGwNEOWoyQ9q7wyiRsf6k9bpE82ybD3JeIIT8mUXVLYvh2-WIu0nr4Cwwk96S5gZoeiBBO--_b4KgzP5N5wgouYbVwIMc5X9ZEw7k-0ABfWLCYgBGFxFjhnNrw8gjvPGTp-CUWCQ/w480-h640/shortbread%201.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy with a cup of tea. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdA43fpK3PWSSTsEtjVJeBQzGbcprADhclr1An3k9VZsZFr5HX6FKoGun8yKufO0x0sM1K5HvkWN3SmnkJYet85k0zg65l--167POO-2YRCsJgjmYQLzAINf7NIdikf-k3rPUbu7rXRTvSNEFp2pwBunOdInfAzkVLF0f65l3tRqjSOiKJwGmL_qdEA/s2016/shortbread%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdA43fpK3PWSSTsEtjVJeBQzGbcprADhclr1An3k9VZsZFr5HX6FKoGun8yKufO0x0sM1K5HvkWN3SmnkJYet85k0zg65l--167POO-2YRCsJgjmYQLzAINf7NIdikf-k3rPUbu7rXRTvSNEFp2pwBunOdInfAzkVLF0f65l3tRqjSOiKJwGmL_qdEA/s320/shortbread%202.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85743/rebeccasubbiah/sig_1246163891.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background: transparent; border: 0px;" /></a>
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<script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div>chow and chatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225995063075911644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916730573684015784.post-61505828698870083952022-07-25T15:31:00.003-04:002022-07-25T15:31:44.462-04:00Kotagiri, India <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMF5P2fV5jIgWwRm-7kKTxR_ik7TMGKb67r2Vw8WiEsOUn0weQpTNUBQprZisWMcmsWxT7G7Zw_3p9UbQECl_VK6IcRqDD0i8yXhD9hxpH053F6gF5pzcGAyo-yGHTqmp7rI6sNpcvaW79-xb9E94IKSUOE_PIoxDiaAke1_IiMUfFb2J6i2pr3BNvQ/s4032/2CB5CD57-33D5-4E31-8CD4-168E8F33D72C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMF5P2fV5jIgWwRm-7kKTxR_ik7TMGKb67r2Vw8WiEsOUn0weQpTNUBQprZisWMcmsWxT7G7Zw_3p9UbQECl_VK6IcRqDD0i8yXhD9hxpH053F6gF5pzcGAyo-yGHTqmp7rI6sNpcvaW79-xb9E94IKSUOE_PIoxDiaAke1_IiMUfFb2J6i2pr3BNvQ/w480-h640/2CB5CD57-33D5-4E31-8CD4-168E8F33D72C.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On a recent trip to India, we visited the lovely Hill Station of Kotagiri in Tamil Nadu India. I choose this area as it has some lovely small resorts we stayed in Green Nest Resort and it is much less developed than Ooty. This area is beautiful and abundant in wildlife and it's great to see tea growing all around. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is also a good break from the heat of Chennai being much cooler at these higher elevations. The Nilgiris mountains can reach 8000 feet and are truly a stunning mountain range, with the clouds filling the valleys and clinging to the mountains one of the lookouts we visited was Kodanadu Viewpoint this was spectacular you could see for miles, there was a waterfall and lakes and rivers in the valley below. </span> </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHMNB0JNDWXEcXwHagqI9zYhhlsweMmBl-5xiN2lOTGrEgxMWmTMDumlRDKTWrivRegmTXm_jHa61l5j5kia2dxMCYb8hb9aNtnZ__zKlOUyqQmBVxU_4K2zFwpxyi5uzerrB2eDw07y1ZfRz5ECU9E_U8yqfOCLBAsglM8NQfRPLGH1OedDB2RN7hw/s4608/0BC56F88-3AD1-40CE-9B41-B234BF131224.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHMNB0JNDWXEcXwHagqI9zYhhlsweMmBl-5xiN2lOTGrEgxMWmTMDumlRDKTWrivRegmTXm_jHa61l5j5kia2dxMCYb8hb9aNtnZ__zKlOUyqQmBVxU_4K2zFwpxyi5uzerrB2eDw07y1ZfRz5ECU9E_U8yqfOCLBAsglM8NQfRPLGH1OedDB2RN7hw/w400-h300/0BC56F88-3AD1-40CE-9B41-B234BF131224.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">These lovely red whiskered bulbul were abundant the sound of the birdsong was so soothing. </div></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTG4Gr7kkFPkh_bHKqVAu9UYcIYyZK-K0OcP0V_SsgM_hPiR5Rb-m4XpFea_v8MAM6BxD0dQZeGLi22T93KT4x7mS7cdzbK0UkgmoeWT63Gslheo-U1JTDBmY38dFrcnBOppUhew8CzZvzkrEQb-0bQFt4aSJoaAfDPhfdkAsGoEQIule3iVv_8cUyA/s4032/FC3B841A-2EB3-4538-9610-3A7425144966.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTG4Gr7kkFPkh_bHKqVAu9UYcIYyZK-K0OcP0V_SsgM_hPiR5Rb-m4XpFea_v8MAM6BxD0dQZeGLi22T93KT4x7mS7cdzbK0UkgmoeWT63Gslheo-U1JTDBmY38dFrcnBOppUhew8CzZvzkrEQb-0bQFt4aSJoaAfDPhfdkAsGoEQIule3iVv_8cUyA/w480-h640/FC3B841A-2EB3-4538-9610-3A7425144966.heic" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">This is the blossom of the Camellia sinensis or the tea plant. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Did you know all tea comes from this plant its just the way it is dried and processed that decides if it is green or black. </div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFHtp6dMXEDtgUqlYn4WPAy3mWCRiv5KRFD2c4S8EFb0uFnRAiT1npVwM-ZKhKFcY71GhgPdVK3iYE0TaIx-TeyKI1n95huJscVx0bAymo-K0D_ByHkFq9VyffqtaOQbeN3QSegAnObZTg_PEE-uLxaEvFNFPMNiJkjaRfOiwv1Q19lJQoArTPcBTow/w480-h640/C5241E13-B909-4E72-AFC9-2D49BDAD86E6.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This hut is modeled on a tribal hut and was at the resort. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8zuwMy73q-ocAk3JrtHroOuWYTy79NtLk-w0Nz8luifCAbKPv69Z8waJSZi-v6aJRMH_qJNA0-XJBgiTnu2DYT1tN4gSyYbqGocjCSHIpR3IimNipT9BG_1IXM7RIGx8eE4-lWS-WgQEeFsCTqm92615xY0xbXAzr4owf7186GfJ40sTMz5Alfjz4w/s1024/B4186282-C184-43E2-8C29-6BBEEF7E6630.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8zuwMy73q-ocAk3JrtHroOuWYTy79NtLk-w0Nz8luifCAbKPv69Z8waJSZi-v6aJRMH_qJNA0-XJBgiTnu2DYT1tN4gSyYbqGocjCSHIpR3IimNipT9BG_1IXM7RIGx8eE4-lWS-WgQEeFsCTqm92615xY0xbXAzr4owf7186GfJ40sTMz5Alfjz4w/w640-h480/B4186282-C184-43E2-8C29-6BBEEF7E6630.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">One of our favorite things about the <a href="https://www.greennest.in">Green Nest resort </a>was being able to walk amongst the tea terraces and meet the tea plantation workers, we just adored their dogs and they really reminded us of Spot our dog, they kindly let us chat with them and take pictures. Tea really is the main industry in this region with plantations and tea stalls everywhere. The plants have a life span of about 6 years and are then removed and replanted. </div></span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvKrSqJVbCiamfgsc6hEcp-44f62jbwxBZ7zcfm2o6kga2OknqCZPLeyY4GHh5Qnc-2A_RqqtOfl5ZLw0lCQSVjr_IiYiCrcBnjbl4P-2zAFBdq5eCjnPlYWWvdANg-Y4Yzac3PnIjM5hpCIwh73vWmTtWtpYiOLKHPtMuuM0aL7T3GGbpH6SQ9455Q/s4032/25EC5953-797A-45E3-AEF0-0C5D79CF9DF3.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvKrSqJVbCiamfgsc6hEcp-44f62jbwxBZ7zcfm2o6kga2OknqCZPLeyY4GHh5Qnc-2A_RqqtOfl5ZLw0lCQSVjr_IiYiCrcBnjbl4P-2zAFBdq5eCjnPlYWWvdANg-Y4Yzac3PnIjM5hpCIwh73vWmTtWtpYiOLKHPtMuuM0aL7T3GGbpH6SQ9455Q/w640-h480/25EC5953-797A-45E3-AEF0-0C5D79CF9DF3.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AzFa13roBf_4oko_hRm0-pXH3WmL48j9LwUwTguN6rcDE-ZygFb0oXlAg1A4YMFGa8VY-CBW847mXfntUNH27yzlJV6_k7P4xbZ68X9QcWdc4CoIO_j30ND-ZqQeTxsqc81g62TBlObv2nfNZ10bo9WfPELDeZa-OPz04J8zfWxYzUSJi0fMU-harw/s4032/03C20A5C-E48F-489B-AA0D-8507932392FB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3AzFa13roBf_4oko_hRm0-pXH3WmL48j9LwUwTguN6rcDE-ZygFb0oXlAg1A4YMFGa8VY-CBW847mXfntUNH27yzlJV6_k7P4xbZ68X9QcWdc4CoIO_j30ND-ZqQeTxsqc81g62TBlObv2nfNZ10bo9WfPELDeZa-OPz04J8zfWxYzUSJi0fMU-harw/w640-h480/03C20A5C-E48F-489B-AA0D-8507932392FB.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Another special thing to see in this area is wild Bison, they graze among the tea. </div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjngPbxq6yarmRNMSRawdg0szp2UvRFkXXaSqMzJqCPJnSjcIqwiGxpJ1_iNw-9qT_MhJ30rQ-nLSfH-dofro18gMCKxaVAYeV1i1mCevjFGqyogG72knrPEHjuOvcDTkvUmT2rvo0Q5YdvMTo6scZuXt1BnJ_RuyDG-hFh3CN_rHxGYCXCSW5SiD16dg/s1024/446FED0D-1D22-47BC-9310-5EFD592E10CB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjngPbxq6yarmRNMSRawdg0szp2UvRFkXXaSqMzJqCPJnSjcIqwiGxpJ1_iNw-9qT_MhJ30rQ-nLSfH-dofro18gMCKxaVAYeV1i1mCevjFGqyogG72knrPEHjuOvcDTkvUmT2rvo0Q5YdvMTo6scZuXt1BnJ_RuyDG-hFh3CN_rHxGYCXCSW5SiD16dg/w300-h400/446FED0D-1D22-47BC-9310-5EFD592E10CB.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Here we are with my in-laws, niece, and sister-in-laws, it was nice to have a few days away and show the kids a different part of India. </div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKEM5g5nDi0BvWbr_wCkvp8ZbvPJryzv4vt7pHWIwFFZLsWcZOP-rnfv9VVPquO4hrXjjq_UfkysUKyubUMQ4uleNTOaHNZ2QLhirBF4d0agu59aJJq_izUFST0B_x4dAvTitTZEbxa97RPDWFbhbuWEZJvg_UizOAUmtARWHTKyOIc12zm9ePdLeWA/s4032/1470AD76-ED03-41D6-8368-735E47E8FE1B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here you can see where Kotagiri is, its about an hour from Ooty which to me was way too crowded and sadly has too much tourism, not sure what the answer is as its a nice place to visit maybe the idea would be to offer a certain number of passes to control numbers. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To get to this region you can take an overnight train from Chennai or fly and take a car from Coimbatore. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='360' height='299' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwVYdcyfZifCMPik2riqmrKObHvyZeLop2mkaXbumzxOtkInhFCeb654799nzrinK5yLr30Z_oW5F7Cuf9gXg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here you can see the workers picking the tea </div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='365' height='303' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxeYXYSKbw4jK7Cr_6h7vk6h7E2tBesXa4HaSjP379r_i96x8mGaaDG9c1JGHnW5gqJ3FCNp-TrPe0wVKJoeQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In this clip, you can hear the kid's glee at seeing Bison crossing the road. We also saw buffalo, fox, lots of birds, insects, butterflies, and different types of monkeys.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I would highly recommend this region to visit on a trip to India. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85743/rebeccasubbiah/sig_1246163891.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background: transparent; border: 0px;" /></a>
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On the way to India, we visited Dubai it is my second time visiting its a fascinating place. Very modern and high tech with with lots of "biggest" things, the world's biggest building, the biggest picture frame, the biggest diving pool the list goes on. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I admire how the United Arab Emirates has a plan for the future, attracts folks from around the world to live and work there, and it focuses on Tourism. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>I would visit in the winter though as it's super hot in summer, over 100, and very hard to do much outdoors. Also, the city had a hazy smog to me. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I wanted to highlight a special restaurant here - The Arabian Teahouse, this restaurant really impressed me, it serves traditional Emirati food in a cool old neighborhood the inside is so beautiful in a courtyard under an old tree. This meal was in fact my favorite meal of the trip.</span></div></h4><div style="text-align: left;"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Cm83wKn6g8vNVE8pFw07JU0G9jivQneyBiv7zqUkmMVAJvV5vVtMOr1AMPCYNw6mZ2zwgknPyMbiE3LD5DnIPhh8uBqJ8eNnFsJIPVCp9MD2AbAudqEGV1uc9w_QOCeB0bKQ-cdBbCJYg499vX5DFjXcez2E4d1hUrdw0cq5vCvmgvE_3pzGe9DiKQ/s2048/7A144BB7-56E3-469E-8401-579F22F427A6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Cm83wKn6g8vNVE8pFw07JU0G9jivQneyBiv7zqUkmMVAJvV5vVtMOr1AMPCYNw6mZ2zwgknPyMbiE3LD5DnIPhh8uBqJ8eNnFsJIPVCp9MD2AbAudqEGV1uc9w_QOCeB0bKQ-cdBbCJYg499vX5DFjXcez2E4d1hUrdw0cq5vCvmgvE_3pzGe9DiKQ/w480-h640/7A144BB7-56E3-469E-8401-579F22F427A6.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fried fish</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtaOKdCTMk3R5N6wgv5OUfPb2Srvkz2iZNVwq4tJWxILZ4iWcri7VQ8Sx_RiQlvSw6cFx1qYV3rXCt3sZslacrJuH72T0jWOujn4jt8QM1kBYeAITEpCiUZOawyYy7x_wB0D4wsDMMPdr0euf-so22JtnI1kYn6BWrrWfpz7-Mm_TriBgwC2SBome1kQ/s2048/AE9C1568-C4B4-418F-9357-2FF84C545216.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtaOKdCTMk3R5N6wgv5OUfPb2Srvkz2iZNVwq4tJWxILZ4iWcri7VQ8Sx_RiQlvSw6cFx1qYV3rXCt3sZslacrJuH72T0jWOujn4jt8QM1kBYeAITEpCiUZOawyYy7x_wB0D4wsDMMPdr0euf-so22JtnI1kYn6BWrrWfpz7-Mm_TriBgwC2SBome1kQ/w480-h640/AE9C1568-C4B4-418F-9357-2FF84C545216.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div>The historic area the restaurant is in had a falcon on a bench! it's basically a living museum highlighting Emirati culture. It has some nice shady alleys and a few sooks selling local crafts.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEALUZqUyLC492wWh6gAxr6raWKt6SWBB_pOIK2MmoDy34y9qxnFsxEZIg6ur0VqVK7LkwnezXZjhWUw8ntbRdCtBZtyuDtFgbDbWAQxLEOcJmQJ5nS-ZkWz5Mj4TNPYYWHjPNXI4Bh0ObNV8SDKb0D0qTpMGwIWq8PXcovPrUyLnuPyyimHlNOUSZw/s2048/F938F95E-7BDE-4E86-B380-79EC8BCF2E66.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEALUZqUyLC492wWh6gAxr6raWKt6SWBB_pOIK2MmoDy34y9qxnFsxEZIg6ur0VqVK7LkwnezXZjhWUw8ntbRdCtBZtyuDtFgbDbWAQxLEOcJmQJ5nS-ZkWz5Mj4TNPYYWHjPNXI4Bh0ObNV8SDKb0D0qTpMGwIWq8PXcovPrUyLnuPyyimHlNOUSZw/w480-h640/F938F95E-7BDE-4E86-B380-79EC8BCF2E66.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This salad was divine, it has cheese, beetroot, apple, fresh mint and greens, and walnuts. </div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOQTI1Jv21uZ3xgIXQsBBJF5oxk5OlfGSh6S7XsxWqHhGeBNBsf5VjLp3Y4YZpbBgD2wMPHnSgF29lizTJxf8dpwzvHNK1lfw_qr3hrbxWp_NTPEi3Y5sI9zOQsMKXkZYCZ3g4RkJxmywbuuKrV8sLY4OYd8Ul_5Kc7SqxBgImNHqVfc0swfuOb46kA/s2048/5A67CED3-0484-4F45-8789-66E9D75ECC6D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheOQTI1Jv21uZ3xgIXQsBBJF5oxk5OlfGSh6S7XsxWqHhGeBNBsf5VjLp3Y4YZpbBgD2wMPHnSgF29lizTJxf8dpwzvHNK1lfw_qr3hrbxWp_NTPEi3Y5sI9zOQsMKXkZYCZ3g4RkJxmywbuuKrV8sLY4OYd8Ul_5Kc7SqxBgImNHqVfc0swfuOb46kA/w480-h640/5A67CED3-0484-4F45-8789-66E9D75ECC6D.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One of the things we did was go on a trail ride in the desert in the Moonlight! it was really cool and our 13-year-old daughter got to gallop and canter she was in heaven. She loves Arabian horses and enjoyed seeing them all after the ride, they are an ancient breed suited for the sand and speed. Here is a handsome stallion.</span></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1y2pXPZqUOxlaTV5EVW46HTixVR1g-6UTwaPND3Kh2_VdMA9F8S-4fvONtbTBBDlRTK5pvMMp6Zz4SZXkNjW7WHypuafwJFnxNnKqNtDcTVhYgAiwchQ94c5RlWkZPKr7Z23b2Kiq-JstAEj9_VSAfc5dE8pVg2TsNoq5VbPDzc2UvpiK2rNCUpgRAw/s2048/C07DC9FE-960B-468F-8C96-35B51C59A4BB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1y2pXPZqUOxlaTV5EVW46HTixVR1g-6UTwaPND3Kh2_VdMA9F8S-4fvONtbTBBDlRTK5pvMMp6Zz4SZXkNjW7WHypuafwJFnxNnKqNtDcTVhYgAiwchQ94c5RlWkZPKr7Z23b2Kiq-JstAEj9_VSAfc5dE8pVg2TsNoq5VbPDzc2UvpiK2rNCUpgRAw/w480-h640/C07DC9FE-960B-468F-8C96-35B51C59A4BB.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Explore, eat and learn, what a joy to be able to travel and explore the world. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you are in Dubai here is the <a href="https://arabianteahouse.com">website</a> to the restaurant, it is not to be missed!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85743/rebeccasubbiah/sig_1246163891.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; background: transparent; border: 0px;" /></a>
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<script src="http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div>chow and chatterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04225995063075911644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916730573684015784.post-9834536945123180362022-05-30T21:47:00.002-04:002022-05-30T21:49:20.714-04:00Tuna and Chickpea Salad <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmg4qZIOcXse116zi7jSrVowMjJhGC18VTmr_8MR7VC65WRNAGzC5e5NRHX1uZQPn8C3mipRlw2S_Z8HMGENB-0kmdaX4KUDlsHrWrP46Q9Fa1QfAoSjEH_usS_wBtAaHGCK-fjDH1s2HP2MqM89EaFveypd4oWCnKToGVYFtzKZg-qsvCHJ6oT7nOQ/s4032/Tuna%20salad%201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmg4qZIOcXse116zi7jSrVowMjJhGC18VTmr_8MR7VC65WRNAGzC5e5NRHX1uZQPn8C3mipRlw2S_Z8HMGENB-0kmdaX4KUDlsHrWrP46Q9Fa1QfAoSjEH_usS_wBtAaHGCK-fjDH1s2HP2MqM89EaFveypd4oWCnKToGVYFtzKZg-qsvCHJ6oT7nOQ/w480-h640/Tuna%20salad%201.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;">This is a wonderfully simple salad is so easy to make and flavorful, using fresh herbs from the garden nice and light for hot summer days and great for a packed lunch.</div></span><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><a name='more'></a></span><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><b>tuna and chickpea salad </b></i></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>Combine one can of chickpeas, a can of tun</span><span>a with a bunch of freshly chopped chives and parsley, add a drizzle of olive oil, a drizzle of white balsamic, 1/4 of chopped cucumber, and two small sweet peppers, and salt to taste. </span></span></p>
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