Argentina Photo Dump

In late February/early March, B and I took B's parents, as well as Tim and Trev, to Argentina. We enjoyed the sunshine in Buenos Aires, and the great outdoors in Patagonia. Here's a photo dump of some of Tim and Trev's favourite things they did. They love travelling together. Of all the friends, they hang out with one another the most.

Cheerio!

We heard the graffiti at Leake Street was decent so we checked it out one morning.

We also continued with seeing the most famous sights in the city, including Westminster and Big Ben...

...as well as Buckingham Palace and St. James Park.

After some window shopping in Mayfair, we had a leisurely afternoon tea at the British Museum.

The museum was crazy busy so we didn't stay too long. Buddy liked this moai from Easter Island.

He also found the sculptures from Greece to be impressive.

The London food scene was extremely diverse. We had Burmese food on our last night. It was delicious.

And before we heading back home the next morning, we had a great Indian brunch at Dishoom.

Our trip to London was quick yet fun! We arrived back in Toronto in time to ring in the New Year with B's parents. We hope everyone's 2023 is off to an awesome start!

Walking Through London

Buddy was keen to walk around town. For our first few days, we were taking the Tube since it was rainy. We walked across the London Bridge to view the Tower Bridge...

...we ate sausage rolls in Borough Market...

...we walked by Shakespeare's Theatre...

...we saw some cool art at the Tate Modern...

...such as this Jackson Pollock...

...we had cocktails on top of the Gherkin...

...and an over the top dinner at Gloria.

Buddy had a great sleep that night since we packed in so much in one day. 

Arriving in London Town

Buddy ended 2022 on a high note with a trip across the pond. B upgraded us to business class. Lying flat to sleep was fantastic.

Our flight was delayed so we didn't get in much sightseeing on our first day. We saw the play, Life of Pi, that evening. It won five Oliver Awards. I can see why, especially for the animal puppets.

We had a late dinner after the play at Duck and Waffle. The view 40 storeys up was great. The restaurant was quite busy since it is open 24 hours.

The next day we had brunch at my cousin's house. Buddy enjoyed meeting her friends. The love for plushies runs strong in my family.

Buddy was pretty jet lagged so he stayed in at our hotel while we had dinner and drinks with B's cousin.

Spitafields Market was a neat place to visit. We checked out a bunch of stalls and bought a few snacks, including this matcha wheel cake.

No trip to London would be complete with some good old fashion fish and chips. These were pretty good. The portions were large.

One of the places we reserved in advance for dinner was Noble Rot. I have read their magazine before so was curious what their restaurant would be like. The food did not disappoint. We left a little hungry though.

More Buddy in London pics to come! Gotta catch up on some posts.

Clem in NYC

Happy New Year, friends! We hope 2023 is off to a great start for everyone.

The end of 2022 was more hectic than we anticipated, though in a good way. In an effort to catch-up with the blog, the following are some snaps from Clem's trip to NYC in November.

Clem wined and dined at Claud, Una Pizza Napoletana, Ataboy, Golden Diner, among other places. She also enjoyed reuniting with her pal, Karl, seeing the Vessel, and walking all over Manhattan. This was Clem's first time to the Big Apple. She hopes to return one day.

Stroop Bernie

 
Before heading back to the 6ix, Bernie made a quick visit to Amsterdam. He tried stroopwafels from many places. This stroopwafel was from van Wonderen and it was okay. Our favourite stroopwafel was from Rudi's at Albert Cuyp Market.

Indonesian food is popular in Amsterdam so Bernie made sure to try Rijsttafel (a.k.a. rice table). It was very tasty. The best meal on our trip, hands down.

In terms of museums, Bernie wanted to go to Anne Frank's House and the Van Gogh Museum. We do not have photos from Anne Frank's House since photography is prohibited. At the Van Gogh Museum, Bernie saw the famous Sunflowers...

...The Bedroom...

...and Almond Blossom.

We ate at a few restaurants recommended by friends. They were pre fixe, and we were stuffed.

We stumbled upon Winkel 43, a cafe known for its apple pie. The "pie" was delish, and more of a cake than a pie. We could have had a second slice but we refrained so we could eat more stroopwafels.

At Foodhallen, Bernie had bitterballen (Dutch meatballs)...

...and Kibbeling (battered fish chunks). There were some nice shops and a park (Vondelpark) nearby. We walked more that day than any other day in Amsterdam.

Bernie was a great travel buddy but missed the friends. He gave everyone a big hug when he came back.