Random thoughts of restaurants and food in Vancouver, BC!
From the monthly archives:
For the last entry of 2008, I wanted to post a photo essay of one of the jewels of Vancouver, British Columbia, Queen Elizabeth Park, after the White Christmas. At the same time, I would like to thank everybody who have visited this blog. Without your support, this personal project might not have taken off to the current form. So, again, thanks!
Babalu Grill
32 Market Pl
Baltimore, MD
After two sub-par meals, I was looking forward to redeem myself and choose a good restaurant. Again, using Urbanspoon as a resource, I desperately wanted something different, walking a lot farther if necessary. That’s how, eventually, Babalu Grill caught my attention…
J Paul’s
301 Light St
Baltimore, MD
After my sub-par experience the previous night, on night #2 in Baltimore, I chose to visit “known” places. OK, not really, rather, I chose to go to restaurants close to areas I have visited before. While walking by Inner Harbour, where I had dinner in Phillips Seafood, I found J Paul’s, which happens to be just next to Phillips Seafood.
[First of all, to those who read yesterday's post, I am truly sorry for my edit mistake. I will try not to make the same mistake... -_-;;; Now, back to our regular schedule!]
Akbar Restaurant
823 N Charles Street
Baltimore, MD
Just before my second trip to Baltimore, I made some research on the restaurants to visit. Last time, in addition to seafood, I had some ethnic cuisine, with the results being one hit (Ban Thai Restaurant – Thai) and one miss (Edo Sushi – Japanese). I was decided to go for ethnic again, this time for Indian. Based on my research on Urbanspoon, one of the Indian restaurants close to my hotel was Akbar Restaurant…
A couple of months ago, I was in Baltimore due to work reasons… And, yes, as you can guess, I was there once again! Unlike my last visit, this time, I had a better idea of my surroundings and what would be my “walking distance” limit; so, that gave me a better opportunity to plan my meals. Just like last time, I will start with my breakfasts…
In Van Dusen’s Festival of Light, aside from the decoration to the garden, there is one show running every half an hour, the Dancing Lights. This occur in the main fountain area, where lights “dance” at the tune of music. You can watch a YouTube clip here.
Unfortunately, I don’t have a Flip to record the session and, instead, I used my D40 and a tripod to “grab” some images. I capture two sequences and the sequential pictures (no post-processing!) are below.
Another activity of mine around this time of the year that is starting to be a personal tradition is a visit to Van Dusen Botanical Garden for the Festival of Lights. Last year, I took this picture (found in my Equipment page), which is one of my personal favourites (click on the image for the full size version).
Despite (or because?) the extreme winter conditions here in Vancouver, I knew this year will be challenging, different and interesting…. Please enjoy this photo essay (and visit tomorrow, as there will be a follow-up of this photo essay!).
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