30 September 2018
We started Sunday with Yum Char at Good Fortune Restaurant in Kissena, Flushing.
Simon, in his usual generous form, over-ordered, his friend and restaurant owner also brought complimentary food. We left with several take-away containers.
Simon dropped us off on Gold Street in Manhattan at GS's place afterwards. We brought with us a couple of defrosted Musa King durian that Simon gave us the previous night. I was too nervous to eat them in our AirBnB.
GS cracked them open well and good.
We ate some but it was too much, and some were refrozen, while we went out for our planned Brooklyn bridge walk.
Soon at Brooklyn Bridge Park, GS got a call (see carousel shot below) from Maggie at the flat. Security had visited the flat and said that there was a gas leak, and the flat needed to be inspected.
Maggie tried to explain to them what a durian was, and in the end told them to just google it. The fire department would have evacuated the entire building if this explanation was not received.
We took the subway to Brooklyn Bridge Park one stop away, going under the East River.
This area is called DUMBO. I'll let wikipedia describe:Trendy Dumbo's cobblestone streets and converted Brooklyn warehouse buildings are the backdrop for independent boutiques, high-end restaurants and trendy cafes. Near the waterfront, St. Ann's Warehouse, in a former tobacco factory, is the heart of a thriving performance and gallery scene. The north end of Brooklyn Bridge Park features historic Jane’s Carousel as well as picturesque views of the Manhattan skyline.
After a hot chocolate at Jacques Torres, we proceeded up to the Brooklyn bridge walkway, where we competed with cyclists and other pedestrian for valuable real estate on the 870 metre walk.
I noticed it was a $100 fine if you attached locks to the bridge. Unlike European bridges there were no locks (well, there was one).
The lane on the left is for bicycles, but today it is frequently encroached by walkers. So there were a lot of bells being belled and yells being yelled.
Back in Flushing. We joined Simon and Belinda for a simple (relatively speaking, as this is a full blown all singing and dancing Chinatown, armed with American resources and logistics to procure whatever is needed) dinner before an early retirement.
1 October 2018
We hung around Flushing today, going to a Japanese Shabu Shabu lunch at Spring Restaurant with Belinda.
So you collect your food from here.
And here.
And you cook them at your table in individual hotpots.
Then WT and Belinda stayed on and did some shopping in Flushing Main Street, and we will meet up for dinner later.
We started Sunday with Yum Char at Good Fortune Restaurant in Kissena, Flushing.
Simon dropped us off on Gold Street in Manhattan at GS's place afterwards. We brought with us a couple of defrosted Musa King durian that Simon gave us the previous night. I was too nervous to eat them in our AirBnB.
Soon at Brooklyn Bridge Park, GS got a call (see carousel shot below) from Maggie at the flat. Security had visited the flat and said that there was a gas leak, and the flat needed to be inspected.
Maggie tried to explain to them what a durian was, and in the end told them to just google it. The fire department would have evacuated the entire building if this explanation was not received.
We took the subway to Brooklyn Bridge Park one stop away, going under the East River.
This area is called DUMBO. I'll let wikipedia describe:Trendy Dumbo's cobblestone streets and converted Brooklyn warehouse buildings are the backdrop for independent boutiques, high-end restaurants and trendy cafes. Near the waterfront, St. Ann's Warehouse, in a former tobacco factory, is the heart of a thriving performance and gallery scene. The north end of Brooklyn Bridge Park features historic Jane’s Carousel as well as picturesque views of the Manhattan skyline.
Mid-way photo op, Manhattan bridge behind.
Back in Flushing. We joined Simon and Belinda for a simple (relatively speaking, as this is a full blown all singing and dancing Chinatown, armed with American resources and logistics to procure whatever is needed) dinner before an early retirement.
1 October 2018
We hung around Flushing today, going to a Japanese Shabu Shabu lunch at Spring Restaurant with Belinda.
So you collect your food from here.
And here.
And you cook them at your table in individual hotpots.
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