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May 17, 2013. . After work, we decided to grab a quick bite at the Wine Cellar Restaurant in Los Gatos.. . . . Inna ordered the Roasted Beet and Goat Cheese Salad. It looked and tasted beautiful.. . . . I ordered a Vermont Waldorf Salad. Both salads were very well prepared, but nothing special. The service was quick and attentive.. . . .…
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Today, we saw the musical "Mary Poppins" at the Orpheum Theater in San Francisco. This was the second time we saw Mary Poppins. Last year, we saw it in San Jose and enjoyed it very much.. . The San Francisco production was also excellent; we enjoyed all the songs. Mary Poppins was played by Madeline Trumble, a Berkeley native. Madeline sang very well and acted…
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Today, we decided to try what Yelp rates as the best gelato in San Francisco - Gelateria Naia on Columbus Ave, in North Beach of San Francisco.. . Gelateria Naia offers a lot of gelato and sorbet flavors - we counted 40 different flavors in their North Beach location. Some of the flavors were very unique, like Whiskey and Burned Caramel. This is superior to…
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After looking at Yelp reviews, Inna decided to try the Chow Restaurant in San Francisco. Chow is supposed to offer many organic, local dishes and has plenty of salads on the menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . Inna ordered a Cobb Salad, and I ordered Thai-style noodles with Steak and Chicken. Inna's Cobb Salad looked good. However, my…
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Today, we decided to check out the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose.. . The museum is not very large but houses many original artifacts from ancient Egypt.. The buildings look very new and well-decorated.. . . . . . Alex and Inna touched some ancient Egyptian artifacts inside the museum, including stones from the Pyramid of Djoser - the first Egyptian pyramid (over 5,000+…
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Today, we took the shuttle from the Barcelo Maya Palace Deluxe Hotel in Riviera Maya to the Xcaret eco-park in Quintana Roo, Mexico.. . According to Wikipedia:. Xcaret is a Maya civilization archaeological site located on the Caribbean coastline of the Yucatán Peninsula, in the modern-day state of Quintana Roo in Mexico. The site was occupied by thepre-Columbian Maya and functioned as a port for…
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Today, we took the shuttle from the Barcelo Maya Palace Deluxe Hotel in Riviera Maya to Xel-Ha eco-park in Quintana Roo, Mexico.. . Xel-Ha is a famous Mexican eco-park with many outdoor activities, including snorkeling, zip-lining, and swimming with dolphins.. . When we arrived at 9:00 a.m., Inna and Alex decided to book the 10:30 a.m. session of "Swimming with Dolphins." We put our gear…
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We rescheduled our trip to Barcelo Maya Palace in Mexico (near Cancun) for April 5, 2013 (from the original date in December 2012 due to Grandma's health problems).. . We flew on United Airlines UA1679 from San Francisco to Cancun (direct flight), departing at 8:39 a.m. and landing at 3:02 p.m. . . Once we landed in Cancun, we waited for our United Airlines shuttle…
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Today, we decided to make Italian Gelato at home. I purchased a DeLonghi GM6000 Gelato machine to see if I could replicate the fine gelatos of Italy.. . . . . Our first attempt was to make the custard described in Ciao Bella. Unfortunately, the attempt failed because our analog thermometer was not working properly, and we overheated the milk, heavy cream, and egg yolk.…
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Today, we drove to Yosemite National Park to see the park in winter and spend a few days enjoying the snow and waterfalls. We started our drive to Tenaya Lodge, near the south entrance, at 6:00 p.m., but there was a lot of traffic on US-101 heading south. . . . After 30 minutes of driving on US-101, I realized I had forgotten our ski…
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