Boston, 1st August 2008

And I stayed awaken until the sky brightened up...


















When the night was long and I was jet-lagged...

The Eagle and Child

Tonight I visited the 'Eagle and Child' the second time after a wonderful walk along the Oxford Waterways. Last time I only managed to have drinks, but tonight I tried their fish and chips - standard size for 6.45 GBP - well-portioned and the fish was fresh. Inklings would be my fav pub at Oxford.

Miyamoto Japanese restaurant

Miyamoto is a Japanese restaurant near my parents' place in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. My parents like to bring guests to dine there as the chef is skillful, professional and friendly. When we went visiting in March, the chef A-Hsi prepared a wide range of food and seeing these photos again makes me hungry again:-)































And the last photo is a dessert that delivers a well-balanced mixed flavours of sweet, sour, and salty - made of frozen caramelised tomato and pineapple- an unexpectedly appropriate end for such a feast.

Edinburgh, 9 May, 2008

The next morning (9 May) I woke up early and took a short walk around Edinburgh City Centre on a freshly sunny Friday morning. And the path in the park next to the railway station was still covered with the litters from last night.

Edinburgh, 8 May 2008

I went to an e-Science Institute workshop on 8-9 May in Edinburgh. The weather was lovely. Some views from the Radisson SAS hotel that I stayed.

Bramall Hall, Stockport

Coniston

20 October 2007

We rented a car and went to Coniston with Chiara to see autumn leaves and to try out one of the best pubs in England Wales.

Survived from the terrible traffic jam on the motorway. Arrived at the still quite 16th century Sun Inn for lunch (Coniston, LA21 8HQ, 01539-441248) - wonderful chicken salad.

Then, had a walk around the lake and enjoyed one of Britain's best autumn leafshow (according to the Times).

Time flied by quickly. Luckily, even the road was so winding and dark, we still found 'The punch Bowl Inn' (Crosthwaite, Kendal, Cumbria 015395-68237) (recommended by the Times).