飛機餐, 一句說話"不過不失" ...靚靚的空姐用半咸半淡的英文問我們, FISH OR CHICKEN..
我們當然揀CHICKEN!!包括了一個凍冰冰硬過石頭的麵包, 一份開胃的煙三文魚沙律,主菜"蕃茄汁雞肉配薯蓉" ,本身沒有期望,但一看到配上薯蓉,已經很開胃薯蓉餡料十足, 雞肉不鞋口,蕃茄汁不會太酸, 份量又是剛好!!之後再食生果,奇異果,西瓜,菠蘿各一片,剛好足夠一個宵夜份量,最後飲上包裝好的清水,我沒有飲其他果汁汽水,已很飽滿

‘新蓮花’絕對是我在暹粒試過的最出色的餐廳之一，相信因為老闆是中國人，故菜式具東南亞風味之餘，亦非常合我們口味。這間餐廳在當地導遊之中應該是無人不識，因為若導遊帶遊客前去幫襯的話，導遊會享有一頓免費的飯餐。‘新蓮花’的價錢會比Pub Street的餐廳貴少少，但由於太美味想不斷Encore，一有機會就請導遊帶我們前往那兒午饍。

 

‘新蓮花’的環境也是眾多餐廳之中最舒服的，因為有冷氣！！！其他餐廳全都是半開放式，然後旁邊或天花版有堆風扇在勁吹，初時靜靜地坐著還可以接受，但食到中段總會身水身汗；不過蒼蠅的問題仍是未能解決，但其實只要在柬埔寨幾天，總之蒼蠅沒有直接接觸我們身體或食物，我們已習慣了對蒼蠅們視而不見。

 

‘新蓮花’有很多出色的菜式值得介紹，包括這碗‘特製牛肉河粉’，不單湯底牛味濃郁香甜，更有勁多美味的牛肉配料，有牛肉，牛丸，牛雜等等；旁邊的配菜也不能錯過，有非常新鮮的金不換，紫蘇葉，芽菜和一些我都認不出是什麼的香葉，我最愛便是一古腦兒將它們浸在熱湯裡，然後當蔬菜般夾著河粉來吃；半生熟的香菜食在口中，是說不出的美味和鮮甜爽脆，加上不同香料混雜在一起，十分刺激極有異國的風味；我非常欣賞柬埔寨菜，菜蔬份量超多的烹調方式，令我們每天都進食到充足的饍食纖維，故這幾天日日腸道都健康又暢順。

 

‘越式濱海’也是非常美味的一道菜式，濱海爽口彈牙，春卷炸得酥脆可口，火腿片亦香口惹味，還有大量的新鮮蔬菜香葉作配菜，感覺十分清新開胃。

 

‘蠔油通菜’上桌時熱騰騰相當有鑊氣，但通菜仍能保持翠綠和爽脆的口感，而且加入蒜粒和辣椒絲同炒非常惹味。

 

‘炸排骨’聽講也是這裡的名物，果然炸得酥脆香口；肉質腍滑，醃得亦十分入味，夾著生菜同吃，更能中和不少肥膩的感覺。

 

‘醬爆牛肉飯’是一款套餐，除牛肉飯之外，還包一豌例湯。在柬埔寨這幾天，我愛上了這裡的牛肉，每餐總要點些牛肉試試；不知是牛隻品種，抑或是放牧多運動的原因，總之肉質雖偏瘦，但非常鬆化嫩滑，而且越嚼越有肉味；加上惹味的醬汁，酸酸甜甜的茄汁飯，以及生洋蔥的辛香，一大碟飯眨下眼便被我倆解決掉。

 

‘例湯’是白菜瘦肉湯，估唔到係柬埔寨都有機會飲到中湯，清清地很有‘家’的味道。

 

‘雞絲芭蕉花沙律’，因為想試下芭蕉花的味道所以點了這道菜，芭蕉花切成絲混雜在沙律中，蔬菜的味道和爽脆的質感十足十椰菜絲，可惜沙律的醬汁是超級的辣，辣到我簡直是頭昏腦脹；故食不得辣的朋友，在柬埔寨點菜時千萬要小心，因為即使是‘小辣’，分分鐘足以辣到令人頭都爆炸掉。

 

每餐食完之後都會捧送免費甜品，是外表看來毫不起眼的糯米糕，但味道卻是出人意表的美味，軟糯可口，又甜度適中，更帶有少許荷葉的清香，雖然這時通常已很飽，但我們仍會努力地把它們吃光光。

 

埋單每餐大約USD13-15，即HKS100-120左右，在暹粒已是頗貴的水平，不過質素絕對有保證；若果不是地點離酒店太遠，我們其實想餐餐都去幫襯，還有很多吸引的菜式尚未試過呢！

 

醫肚的早餐

總括黎講, 呢個朝市我不太有好感

總括黎講, 去函館一定要去食烏賊囉....但一路我都未知烏賊嗰碟..上面圓形嗰舊究竟係乜..?

函館最為人熟悉既, 一定係個夜景, 仲有嗰幾條斜坡.., 所以黎到都要特登黎影一影...

去親日本都梗會住既super hotel , 對後生既黎講, 雖細, 但都ok., 不過如果同行有老人家,可能佢地就唔多慣啦

好味呀....成個旅程我覺得最印象深刻就係呢間既鹽味拉麵啦~!

值得推介嘅住宿地方

去夕張買正宗夕張蜜瓜

去到登別...一定會去見吓d熊, 因為事關"熊出沒注意" 就喺發源於呢度...

喺香港既旅遊雜誌既coupon...入場有discount呢..

事關自己一路行一路有d肚餓...所以冇乜心機行....

旅程中, 唯一一間有溫泉浸到既地方...洞爺湖有少少好似阿寒湖咁.... 沿住湖邊都係一間又一間既酒店

  每年春季十月份、為期 13晚、逢星期一至五、每晚 5-10pm  的 悉尼國際食品節 又到了，今晚與家人去湊湊熱鬧兼且覓食。
食品節設置於市中心 Hyde Park ，由於是 Citibank 協辨的關係，我們持有花旗銀行戶口卡的人士，可以舒舒服服地免費入坐他們特設的 VIP 區域。
「這是臨走時才知道，回憶起我們狼狽不堪地四周找桌子和椅子的景象，也覺好笑」
 
   其實今晚之行還有一個特別原因 。。。因為向來對拍攝夜間照片，信心不大技術不足，而下個月出走中國之旅，將會有大量晚間活動，故此特意帶同新相機，跟有技術之士惡補一番。
用的是 Canon G1X ，setting 是 iso 6400  1/30  F2.8 至 F4.5 ，在漆黑而略帶射燈的星空下捕捉焦距，起初有點（鬆郁濛之感）直至後來信心多了，感覺到和它之間有了默契，希望日後用時間同它作深入理解。
（如果對以上的 setting 有意見，又願意賜教的話，歡迎留言）
 
   各式各樣的攤位販賣不同的食物、飲品，而今晚我們亦盡情地試食了⋯
越南生牛河、日式雞肉班戟、炸香蕉、酥炸魷魚鬚、炸魚蛋、醬爆羊肉、意大利炒飯、印度拉餅、雞肉沙嗲串、串燒粟米、迷你玉桂班戟、澳洲啤酒、椰青水。
 
   不要向節日的食物攤位寄予厚望，因為希望越大、失望也就越大，但求可以吃飽肚子便可，如果「十分」是滿分的話，我會比七分佢囉 ⋯ 最差勁的要算是 越南生牛河，味道不知所謂。而最佳的是 Mamak 的印度拉餅，沾著濃郁芳香的咖哩漿汁、燒餅鬆化甘香而且Q彈有咬勁，大有食完想再食之感，令我頓然間有股衝動，想去他們的人氣店排隊，食多次。
 
   到最後基於 不甘心 的心理關係，帶同 迷你玉桂班戟、啤酒、椰子水，走進 VIP 區域內，學習處於強烈燈光底下拍照的知識並且聊天，在 食與學 的層面上充份滿足才打道回府！

More photos in :   http://foodblogs84.blogspot.com

微博：
http://weibo.com/dancingqueen82
 
飯後感：（不錯）
推介菜式：  印度拉餅，雞肉沙嗲串，串燒粟米，迷你玉桂班戟
消費 AUD 15  / 位 （不設入場費）
Hyde Park, Sydney
 
Dancing queen 的飯後感：
色、香、味，俱佳  ~ （精彩）
色、香、味，頗佳  ~ （不錯）
色、香、味，欠佳  ~ （普通）

 

If you love to watch drama as much as I do, you must know some of the most famous names in the past 10 years. One of the names that must have rang a bell would be "Meteor Garden" (Taiwanese version), aka "Hana Yori Dango" (Japanese version), aka "Boys over flowers" (Korean version). The Taiwanese version aired when I was in junior high, and it was a big hit back then. Eventually, Japan and South Korea aired their own version. Frankly, I much prefer the latter two, the Japanese one especially.
For any dramas, the places that has been visited by the filming crew for shooting scenes usually become very popular after the drama is aired. And this includes Bonjuk.
In "Boys over flowers", the leading actress worked part-time in a porridge shop, besides studying in the university, to earn money for supporting her family. Throughout the drama, the porridge shop appeared quite often, but not that it was so special that a foreigner like me would recognize the speciality of such shop. Until! My Korean friend complimented the porridge she tried in the shop, that I had been so keen to have a try while I was in Hong Kong.

Thank to this faculty summer trip, I am finally in Seoul, and my Korean friend could finally bring me to Bonjuk, the place where "Boys over flowers" was shot.
It was a Saturday morning and I was slightly worried if the place would be crowded with early birds like us. Walking out from the underground station, we spotted the shop effortlessly as a huge banner of the drama "Boys over flowers" was hanged by the name of the store, making it all so easy for anyone to notice. It was at that point that I finally felt my heart beated so quickly, I was so excited. Like really.
Inside Bonjuk, it was smaller than I imagined it to be, but very cosy and quiet. With only around 20 tables, there were cushion chairs around to keep the customers happy and comfortable, while glancing every bits of the detail in the shop. When we were seated, we couldn't wait but to examine the shop carefully, as there were pictures, signatures and words around the wall in relevant to the drama shooting. All I could say is, Bonjuk has decorated the shop really well, that anyone who watched the drama would love this place. I wished I was here during the shooting!

After all the silent-screamings and excitements, we had our eyes fixed on the menu, ready for some yummy breakfast. As funny as this might sound, but I am actually very granny-like. Those who know me well would know that I love to eat food that an old-aged woman would usually eat (well, kind of). Porridge is certainly one of the things that I love eating, anytime of the day. Therefore, the menu gave me an extremly difficult time for picking the one and only porridge. At the end, I picked the Beef seaweed porridge and my Korean friend picked the Crab meat cheese porridge.
While we were chatting about the good old times when we watched "Boys over flowers" together, the porridge arrived! Oh my gosh. The presentation topped the list immediately. Not only did they provide porridge, there were also side dishes provided, along with a cup of sweet tea as dessert. This was the most perfect porridge serving I could imagine to have.
The Beef seaweed porridge was unexpectedly delicious. The beef did not taste overly strong in the porridge, as seaweed and sesame were as strong as the beef was that everything balanced so perfectly! As for my friend's Crab meat cheese porridge, it was a refreshing combination with melted cheese and crab meat together in a porridge. Both bowls of porridge were particularly impressive because they were served immediately after cooked, the warmth and refreshness were delivered to our tummies directly.

One thing about the porridge was, it was very very big. I could still remember that, upon I finished my bowl of porridge, I burped, for a few times. Perhaps it was a better idea to share between two, or come with an empty stomach!
Bonjuk serves Korean style porridge which is something that we could hardly find in Hong Kong. I'm missing Bonjuk already!

During the summer time, Seoul rains everyday. And I mean it. It rained much more than Hong Kong did that bringing an umbrella when you wre out was a must. But, instead of bringing an umbrella around, most of the Koreans tended to go for a shelter instead. And coffee shop was a popular place for shelter.
That afternoon, as my friend and I happily shopped around in Sincheon area, there it was, rainning cats and dogs. We ran into the nearest coffee shop - Coffee gam. Having no idea what this shop was, we were led by our 6th sense.

Coffee gam was quite small but very suitable for an afternoon chat, or a place for work individually in a rainy afternoon. Unlike other coffee shops, Coffee gam had a sense of western feeling. From decorations to the fashion style of the owner, it was quite American alike.
Perhaps due to the changable weather in Seoul along with my sleepless nights in working for my academic project for the past few days, my throat was not well. Thanks to my dear friend, she ordered a pomelo tea for me which was apparently famous in South Korea for its healing effect for throat. My friend was right: sweet and warm were perhaps the only words to describe the magical effects of that cup of pamelo tea.

While we were chatting, and watching the raindrops, my pamelo tea cooled down rapidly. It was a pity because I only had a few sips. Oh well, I guessed it was time for us to leave - more shopping!

[This is the final restaurant review for my stay at Seoul - thanks for reading til the last! See you in my next travelling journal!]

在挑選佛羅倫斯酒店時﹐ 我其實完全沒有頭緒﹐ 因為實在是太多選擇了。  最後由相熟的旅行社代為挑選了這間4星的Grand Hotel Minerva.

如果你是常去東南亞旅行的話﹐ 這間酒店的4星絕對與東南亞的4星酒店有出入。  一個人的房間﹐ 少少的﹐ 要HK$1600, 不算便宜﹐ 但位置真的極好﹐ 去火車站只要行5分鐘﹐ 附近亦有超市﹐ 餐廳﹐實在十分方便。 最重要的是﹐ 酒店傍邊就是有名的Santa Maria Novella 教堂﹐參觀十分方便。 

酒店提供的早餐是一般的歐陸式早餐﹐ 各式各樣的麵包﹐火腿﹐ 還是不錯的。

酒店亦可以讓客人放置行李﹐ 因為我還要去Siena﹐ 就將不用的行李放在酒店2天﹐ 費用全免﹐ 回程時才取回﹐ 十分方便。

在佛羅倫斯工作了4天後，終於有機會看看這個Tuscany的首府，第一個要看的，當然是佛羅倫斯大教堂, Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore,  亦即是Duomo了.

Duomo 可說是佛羅倫斯的地標﹐ 如果不小心迷路﹐ 只要遠遠看到Duomo的大圓頂﹐ 你就可以找回你的方向。  這間歷時百多年﹐ 於1436年落成的教堂﹐ 是UNESCO世界文化遺產。 進入教堂參觀是免費的﹐ 但要爬上教堂的大圓頂﹐ 就要8歐羅費用。 過程是十分辛苦﹐ 有些樓梯十分的斜﹐ 有的是連綿不絕的旋轉樓梯﹐ 少點腳骨力都會十分痛苦﹐ 不過只要到達頂鋒﹐看到美麗的佛羅倫斯全景﹐ 一切也是值得的。

Duomo廣場有不少咖啡店﹐許多都有賣意大利雪糕Gelatto, 隨便選擇一間都十分好吃。  不過價錢不一﹐ 最小的size, piccola, 由1.7歐羅到3歐羅都有﹐ 個人來說﹐ 貴過2.5歐羅的都是貴了。 個人最喜歡的是Amarena, 是cream + sour cherry﹐ 還有清爽的檸檬。

我是從旅遊書中得知這間Ly Ly Restaurant的，聽說這是間地道的餐廳，最著名的是‘牛肉蔬菜湯麵’，非常受本地人歡迎，我們每次經過都見到內裡擠滿了客人，令人十分之嚮往；不過當我們詢問導遊的時候，他卻力勸我們不要幫襯，話那兒食物不太乾淨，牛肉食到有沙云云。不過我們最後也受不住好奇心的驅使，尤其是餐廳位於酒店同一條街Sivutha Boulevard之上，走五分鐘路程就到，於是找了一天中午前往八掛一下。

 

因為已是下午兩時多，我們成了唯一一檯的客人；餐廳內裡都尚算乾淨企理，蒼蠅也只是間中飛過，始終在柬埔寨這幾天，都沒有任何辦法可以避免蒼蠅們撲過來和我們廝磨親近。餐廳的廚房也是和香港的雲吞麵鋪一樣，位於門口附近，從玻璃窗望過去可以八掛廚師煮麵。

 

初時我已有心理準備要雞同鴨講，哪知道侍應竟然遞來一個，柬埔寨文和英文對照的餐牌，故即使我們言語不通，手指指最後都能點菜成功。牛肉款式非常多樣化，可選牛骨肉，牛丸，內臟，牛筋和牛肉，麵底則有白麵，黃麵和粉絲；最後我們點了牛筋粉絲和牛肉黃麵。

 

等待期間，發現桌上放滿了大量不知名的調味料，還有一樽看起來不錯的醃瓜仔；因為太肚餓的關係，於是叉了條上來試試，哪知道辣到飛起，不敢再試。

 

‘牛筋粉絲’首先上場，還伴著一小碟辣醬，立刻被我飛開。先喝一口清湯底，非常清甜，是大量菜蔬加洋蔥的甜味，而且毫不油膩，我飲了一大碗仍沒有任何飽滯的感覺；牛筋亦相當腍滑，完全沒有導遊所說混雜沙粒在內，粉絲也爽口彈牙，整體來說絕對不輸給香港的牛肉麵專門店。

 

另一碗‘牛肉黃麵’相比之下就普通了一點，牛肉十分嫩滑，不過就少了牛筋的煙靭和咬口，而且我亦比較喜歡粉絲幼身爽口的質感。

 

因為對湯麵印象不錯，所以再點多了碟‘Lucklack’s beef and fried rice’，原來是醬爆牛肉配炒蛋茄汁飯，熱騰騰極有鑊氣，不但牛肉腍滑入味，炒蛋亦香脆可口，茄汁飯酸酸甜甜非常開胃，眨下眼又被我們清理一空。

 

埋單USD5.5，即HK$44左右，兩個人食到捧著肚子喊飽，又是抵到爛的一餐。