This little Vietnamese place, opened three years ago by a large Vietnamese family, has become so popular that people wait outside on the sidewalk for a seat at one of the less than a dozen tables inside. Appetisers are creative. The summer rolls are refreshing and cool. The caramel shrimps is a fascinating and exciting dish. Chicken with lemon grass is an excellent chicken curry, white meat sautéed with onion, scallion and a bit of curry. The homemade Vietnamese Coffee Cheesecake is flavoured with Vietnamese coffee.
Miss Saigon Bistro
February 8, 2010 at 2:01 am (Uncategorized)
Tags: bistro, eop, mel c, miss, saigon
Open Air Cinema
February 5, 2010 at 2:01 am (Uncategorized)
Tags: air, cinema, open
It’s back for 32 nights until St Valentine’s day. These enormously popular outdoor screenings have a top location at Mrs Macquarie’s Point with the Opera House and the Bridge as a backdrop. The programme is, as always, a mix of recent releases and classics with digital surround sound. Gastronomic delights are provided at a handy bar and restaurant and the ambience is courtesy of the warm summer breeze.
Ceilidh Dance
January 28, 2010 at 2:00 am (Uncategorized)
Tags: ceilidh, dance, domestic, holiday, travel
The Ian Anderson Ceilidh Band provide live music for dancing.
The best of San Diego
January 27, 2010 at 12:00 am (Uncategorized)
Tags: attractions, San Diego, travel
With its year-long tropical climate, San Diego, California, is one of the most well liked holiday spots for tourists around the planet.
From sailing and hiking to surfing and skiing, the town offers a variety of activities. San Diego comprises a couple of communities all offering a singular personality. Spend a day at sea whale watching or merely kick back and enjoy San Diego’s gorgeous shore. Opening day draws enormous crowds, all ornamented in the best fashions and many collaborating in the legendary’Big Hat Day’ festivities. With lots of grandstand boxes available, a huge quantity of local eateries and non-public clubs, the Del Mar Racetrack is the place to see-and be-seen. In the guts of the town you may find Mission Valleya central haven for some of San Diego’s best shopping. The out of doors Fashion Valley Mall features designer shops as well as premiere dep. store giants including Saks 5th Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Bloomingdales. Just one exit away is Qualcomm Stadium, home to the San Diego Chargers. A more recent addition to the central area is the up-to-the-minute San Diego Padre’s stadium, Petco Park. The Gaslamp District deals with the swarms of holiday makers by offering activities like sight-seeing charter buses, pedicabs and horse-drawn carriage rides. 5 star hotels in San Diego include the Manchester Grand Hyatt, Hotel Solamar, Horton Grand Hotel, The Omni, The Westin Horton Piazza, The W San Diego, the Hard Rock Hotel, the Westgate Hotel, and more. Experience California’s history while walking thru Old City San Diego. The cultural landmark- home to the 1st California mission showcases Spanish history thru its Bazaar del Mundo.
When folk think about San Diego the concept of bikini-clad beaches is commonly what first enters their heads. San Diego has earned this reputation for excellent reasons as its shore offers some of California’s best natural beaches. There are tons of beach communities that appear to serve each stereotype out there. First there’s the jam-packed ( but fantastic ) Pacific Beach, which offers party-goers a wide selection of hotspots all inside walking distance from one another. With the added luxury of Belmont Park.
San Diego Bay is another popular destination, known principally for its ample water-sports.
The kiddos will enjoy the famous San Diego Zoo, Wildlife Park, and Legoland. And adults will find a playground of their own as the county also offers a couple of Indian gaming sites, casinos and top-end resorts. Some of San Diego’s most prime property is found in the seaside community of La Jolla, as well as in the high-rising downtown condos and lofts.
Last Waters Of Call For Titanic
January 26, 2010 at 2:02 am (Uncategorized)
Tags: call, photos, titanic, waters

easyEverything Internet cafés
January 25, 2010 at 3:54 am (Uncategorized)
Tags: cafés, easyeverything, internet
EasyGroup founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou has brought the first 24-7 Internet café to Antwerp, Belgium, and will soon open a second one in Brussels in November. There are 390 PCs in Antwerp and even more planned for ‘the Capital of Europe’. You can email, scan documents and even do some budgeting with the ubiquitous Excel. You won’t need to save up for the experience, as charges are around 12 BEF per hour. Coffee, bagels and muffins are (quite a bit) extra.
Agnolo Gaddi’s frescoes
January 24, 2010 at 2:01 am (Uncategorized)
Tags: agnolo, frescoes, gaddis
The lengthy restoration of Agnolo Gaddi’s superb frescoes in the Chapel of the Holy Girdle in Prato’s cathedral has been completed. The chapel was built to house the Sacred Girdle, brought back from the Holy Land by Michele Dagomari in 1141, which is one of Prato’s pride and joys. The frescoes were painted between 1392 and 1395 by the Gaddi and represent the scenes from the life of the Virgin and the legend of the Holy underwear itself. The unusual circular pulpit on the outside of the cathedral is a superb piece of sculpture. It was designed by Michelozzo in 1428 and decorated with dancing ‘putti’ by Donatello.
Lisa Yuskavage
January 22, 2010 at 5:53 am (Uncategorized)
Tags: domestic, hotels, lisa, yuskavage
The ICA presents Philadelphia native Lisa Yuskavage’s provocative paintings in her first solo museum exhibition. Yuskavage’s work has been openly criticised as unsettling and seductive, as she creates images that simultaneously embrace and undermine traditional and formalistic painting methodology. Yet her insightful work has been represented in over 50 group shows, including recent exhibitions at the MoMA New York and San Francisco MoMA. This exhibition features 18 large-scale paintings, a series of hydrocal-cast figurines and over 40 supporting smaller works on paper.
In the Stortorget
January 18, 2010 at 2:00 am (Uncategorized)
Tags: foreign, photos, stortorget, travel

The Red Café
January 17, 2010 at 2:01 am (Uncategorized)
Tags: café, flights, fun, red
As outdoor bars close for the winter, all the new night spots opening up seem to be concentrated around the pedestrian section of Raday utca. Pub-crawlers along this strip will want to look in on the Red Café, a cosy new place with an interior to match its name and a small upstairs gallery holding a few intimate tables. The owners, who run an art and antique business, plan to give exhibitions by Hungarian painters. They also envision live music and the obligatory ‘internet café’ in one corner.