Sansho - Birthday Dinner

We were in Europe for my birthday, and as we were traveling with a toddler, I assumed we wouldn't be doing anything fancy, and that was okay with me.  Then one day, Hao told me had made a reservation at a nice place for my birthday dinner.  I didn't believe him.  I thought he was kidding!  He had to show me the e-mail confirmation before I would believe him.  Thanks, honey!

The unassuming exterior.

Complimentary cucumber water and my drink of choice, citronade.

Salmon sashimi with citrus soy and ginger - so refreshing and a welcome change from all the meat and potatoes we had been having in Prague.

Softshell crab with wasabi cream - this was amazing! Soft, fluffy, crunchy, everything just melted in my mouth.

Pork belly with watermelon - my favorite dish of the night.

Tea-smoked trout with green mango and starfruit - a really good combination.  Harvey particularly enjoyed the green mango,

Mushroom with pumpkin sambal and dried beef powder - sounded weird but the flavors melded together really well.

Beef rendang with housemade roti and papaya salad (not pictured) - apparently all the previous courses were just appetizers and this was the entree.  It was also served with rice.  The roti was devoured by Harvey.

Chocolate chip cookie with peanut butter, caramel cheesecake, and sticky toffee pudding - they had me at sticky toffee pudding.

This was a really memorable birthday dinner because it was so unexpected.  Now the pressure is on for Hao to make every birthday as memorable, haha!

Oh, and for people who wondered, they seated us in the back, probably because we had a toddler with us, but we didn't mind at all.  We were glad to be able to eat somewhere nice and not disturb the rest of the patrons.  And we weren't alone in the back.  The place was full and Harvey happily behaved himself very well.

Sansho
Petrska 25
110 00, Praha
Czech Republic
+420 222 317 425

August in Instagram, 2nd Half

1.  Like father, like son.
2.  Late August picnic at Look Park.
3.  Yum!

4.  Finally brought out the bag for the first time.
5.  "Pasalubong", or gifts.
6.  Had to try it.

7.  Riding the Look Park train.
8.  Engrossed.
9.  Enjoying the beach with Achi A.

10.  The girls are having a blast playing with Harvey.
11.  Heading to the marina.
12.  Admiring his new shoes.

Celine vs Gap Leopard Skate Shoes

Celine via

It's been a while since I've posted about shoes.  Lately, although I still love me a good pair of heels, I've been focusing more on comfort, so I've been looking mostly for flats.  These Celine leopard skate shoes look amazing, and they're priced accordingly.

Gap

Surprisingly, this other pair from Gap is actually not a bad copy.  The reviews online are mostly positive so I ordered 2 pairs to try on.  At 40% off the original price of $59.95, which in itself is only about 10% of the original Celines, it was a no-brainer.

August in Instagram, 1st Half

1.  Harvey loves all heavy machinery.
2.  Look at that laugh!
3.  New kicks for Harvey, with flashing lights!

4.  Girls' Day Out (yes, we mothers can only do days since we have our kids with us).  I forgot to take my sunglasses off.
5.  Thrilled to discover that red means stop and green means go.
6.  Filling up a balikbayan box for December.

7.  The part of the guidebook I used to ignore before we started traveling with Harvey.
8.  Stripes and stripes.
9.  Still fascinated with beads every time we drop by the library.

July in Instagram, 2 of 2

1.  Mini Magnolia Bakery cupcakes (souvenir from NYC).

2.  Hydrangeas are so pretty, but they don't last long when they're cut :(

3.  Mmm...crack pie!

4.  Tastes just like my daily tall soy chai!

5.  Recommended by Lisa, so I had to try it!

6.  Hilarious book!  Reminds me of some people I know, heh-heh.

7.  In love with his new toy.

8.  One of my favorite movies, EVER!

9.  Addicted to this drink.  So much better than the Naked juices Starbucks used to serve.

10.  "Hi!"

11.  getting ready to go into the pool.

12.  "Mama, they misspelled my name!"

13.  New engines at the train table.

14.  Visiting Papa at work.

15.  Harvey, the gardener.

16.  Like father, like son.

17.  "Mama, you forgot to put my pants on!"

18.  After riding the train at Look Park.