These guys would be whipped in North Korea

Public affection? No... It was 3 degrees (feels like Costco milk section)

Then we were presented with a box of unique chopsticks to choose from: like Harry Potter Asian style

This is the Japanese degustation at the Waldorf by the way

By far the best meal we've had in the US ever.

If you ever see this rice lager...buy it!

Yoshoku. Significantly better food, service and price than the Modern (spoilers!)

Thank you for your service

November 11, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C

We replaced the poppies and gnarly old RSL stalwarts with sousaphones, stars & stripes and military school students. Remembrance day is usually a sombre affair, but in NYC at least, it is a flag waving, march-song singing parade complete with hundreds of units and a few dozen floats. We camped out on a corner with a good view and watched the progressively older and less out-of-time schools march by. We weren't strong enough to last until the adults arrived as our resolve drifted with the snow.Read more