Wednesday, September 21, 2005

FYI: Chicago Here I come

CinDy will be in Chicago from 09/23 to 9/27; I am leaving this Friday and will be back on Tuesday.

Here is the rough list of things I would like to see or visit

  1. Sears Tower
  2. University of Chicago
  3. Magnificent Mile
  4. Reliance building (Hotel Burnham)
  5. Lake Michigan
  6. The art Institute of Chicago
  7. Lincoln Park Conservatory
  8. Water Pumping Station (visitor center inside)
  9. State of Illinois Center

This is going to be fun!!! Time to take some awesome photos.

Monday, September 12, 2005

My Lastest Hike in the Eastside

It feels like I am so behind with my blog update...before I write anything new, a simple hiking photo will be a good start.



Sunday, September 04, 2005

1 to 1.14 Can it get any LOWER?

I already knew the conversion rate will be close to 1:1, but reality struck me again at Canadian Exchange Center. It is not a good time to visit Canada, but it is not likely that exchange rate will bounce back anytime soon.

Yet, the Annual Richmond Night Market is waving at us: if we don’t get there now, we will have to wait for the next round in a year. It is not something I’d like to miss, and that decision was 100% correct.

The night market is so much better than I expected (I wonder why some people kept on saying the night market this year is not as good as previous ones?) I got a pair of cute pink Mashimaro car seat head wrap and a couple of T-shirts: one is green short-sleeved and the other is blue vintage v-neck.

The rest of my Canadian probably goes to food tasting. As I am counting my shopping souvenirs, there is really not THAT much. If I remember correctly, I didn’t eat a lot, either. All I remembered was that huge chicken kabob which I spent over 20 minutes to shove down my throat. I was pretty much done after that. Yup, that is enough to be said about the crappy conversion rate.

The night market is ending in two weeks. If you are planning to hit the food, make sure you wear a sweater, as it gets pretty chilling at the night. My lesson of the day: spend Canadian dollars wisely, but everything is worth it at the Richmond night market.