Amour Patisserie, Los Gatos

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On Saturdays, we eat lunch at Los Gatos Coffee, where we usually order crepes. I especially like the Olympic crepe, which comes with mushrooms, while Inna prefers other combinations. . . . After munching on delicious crepes, we like to stop by Amour Patisserie for a delicious pastry. Amour Patisserie is a new patisserie/coffee shop recently opened in Los Gatos. Amour offers appetizing pastries and…

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Pagan Restaurant, San Francisco

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After walking around the Legion of Honor Museum and the nearby Lands End Coastal Trail, we decided to stop by somewhere nearby for dinner. We looked at Yelp and found that Pagan Restaurant served Thai and Burmese cuisine and was nearby.. . Pagan is pronounced "Bagan" and is named after a famous ancient Burmese city home to thousands of Pagodas.. . The restaurant opened at…

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Legion of Honor Museum: Royal Treasures from the Louvre

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Today, we visited the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco to see the Royal Treasures from the Louvre: Louis XIV to Marie-Antoinette.. . Having been to the Louvre in Paris twice, I hoped I would like the collection. However, there were only a couple of exciting items on display. There were many small snuff boxes (used to hold powdered tobacco) from France and Germany,…

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Review: “Anything Goes” (Golden Gate Theater)

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Today, Anything Goes Musical (revival) played in San Francisco's Golden Gate Theater. . According to Wikipedia:. Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from New York…

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Bluestem Brasserie, San Francisco

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Before enjoying our scheduled Anything Goes Musical performance (revival) playing in San Francisco's Golden Gate Theater, we stopped by for lunch at Bluestem Brasserie. We parked at the Jesse Street Garage, conveniently located close to Bluestem and Golden Gate Theater. . . . . The Bluestem lunch was fantastic. We especially enjoyed the Baby Beet Terrine, the Dutch Baby Pancake, and the Farmer's Market Quiche.…

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Rock Climbing in Castle Rock State Park

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Since Alex and I love to rock climb, I was excited to purchase the LivingSocial offer for an outdoor rock-climbing session with an instructor at Castle Rock State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Castle Rock has a beautiful collection of large sandstone rocks, which are fantastic for rock climbing and bouldering.. . I originally planned to go on November 11, but due to the…

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Relaxing at Wailea Marriott, Maui

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We decided to relax on the beautiful island of Maui, Hawaii, for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. We had stayed at the Wailea Beach Marriott Resort and Spa many times and really liked the location.. . . After we landed at Kahului Airport on Wednesday, November 14, we stopped by Da Kitchen for lunch. Da Kitchen features interesting Hawaiian dishes like Loco Moco. I liked my…

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Test driving the Ferrari F430

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My wife purchased a spot on the Imagine Lifestyles test drive for my birthday. I could go in a Ferrari or a Lamborghini around a race track.. . . . Imagine Lifestyles chose Candlestick Park as the location and created a test track using red cones in the parking lot. This is not the ideal test track, like Laguna Seca in Monterey (where I did…

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