Bakery Run Kanazawa

It turns out that there are a lot of bakeries in Kanazawa. A lot of really good bakeries. Will do our best to search out the sublime, but there are the constraints of time and the physical toll of intense morning carbs (but hey, I’m on holidays right). Today was Donq, where I had a curry bun with soft boiled egg inside (how they got it perfectly done inside a doughnut shell, I’ll never be able to fathom). Kai is growing up fast. He picked both his targets (a cheese flatbread and a sweet bean doughnut) and knocked them down without much help from papa, even though I was begging for some of that tasty looking doughnut.

Shadow Chasers

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At the James Turrell installation at the 21st Century Museum of Art in Kanazawa

Pool Morning

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Family Reunited

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After 26 hours of travel, I finally made it to Kanazawa. It was great to see everyone, and it’s like we didn’t miss a beat. Of course most of the first 16 hours have been about food 🙂 Some of the best sushi of my life was here.

A day with mom

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The brief stop in Philadelphia was quite short, so mom and I arranged to have day in the city together. I was also restaurant week, so a good opportunity to try new places. We ended up choosing Le Cirque — beautiful place, fantastic service, but the food was not mindblowing (although the creme brulee was one of the lightest I have had). Afterwards we went up to the Guggenheim. A great exhibition on James Turrell who explores the art of light and perception. Definitely worth going. A quick bit of shopping, and we had mom to the train right on time to make it home to prepare dad’s dinner. A great day.

Mom @ Le Cirque

Me @ Le Cirque

Us and dessert @ Le Cirque

James Turrell @ Guggenheim

Mom @ Guggenheim

A Day in New York

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Since my phone had broken before leaving forcing me to use a backup, I haven’t been getting the quality of shots I would have liked. But without Kai and Teo, its all a bit mundane anyway. I have been surviving my kid-withdrawal by enjoying my friends children. It’s amazing how becoming a parent makes you love all kids.

The Dim Sum Gang Rides Again

Little Nemo

Towers of Dim Sum

Gambe!

She likes it!

9/11 Memorial

WTC 1

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Princess Sydney

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I made it in to Philadelphia without much problem, but alas my bag was lost for the second time on the trip. Hopefully my visit to Princess Sydney will cast better omens for future travels.

We had a great afternoon after picking up Sydney from camp and lounging at my brother’s pool, to be followed by a fantastic steak BBQ (3 different cuts no less). A great first 24 hours in the USA.

Street Food Thursday

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With one week left of solo Berlin, I am trying to cover as much ground as possible. Street Food Thursdays was on my list — an old class markethalle taken over by creative young chefs every Thursday. At first it is a bit overwhelming — where to start when there are so many amazing food (and drink options). But after taking a full walk of the place, we slowly dived in. The Taiwanese pork belly “hamburger” was the winner — the soft fluffy white steamed bread combine with succulent pork belly, various pickles and vegetables, peanut crumbs, and sauce was perfection. But will need to head back more often to cover the variety of foods. The good news is that there is a kids play area in the middle, so I am thinking after school adventures for Kai and family when we are all back in August.

Reports from Chika

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With the kids in Japan, I am dependent on Skype and media care packages from Chika. Now I know how the grandparents feel when they only get the remote access. Can’t wait to all be back together in a few weeks.

GBR13

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It was a seed planted in the fall last year — a road trip to celebrate Mike’s 40th birthday. While we pondered exotic locales like Iceland, we decided to focus on minimizing travel hassles and return to the original international roadtrip — GBR90. It was a fantastic trip — all the pieces fell into place with some pleasant surprises like getting 13th row tickets to Wimbledon. And we did it all — eating (lots of it including Dim Sum), drinking, sightseeing, a rock concert (in the legendary 100 Club on Oxford Street), shopping, biking, museums, and even a little movie action (as there were no real good theatre options on Sunday night). Looking forward to future Wolfson brother adventures.