Book Signing and Sushi

This past Thursday Bob had a book signing at the Indigo Spirit on Stephen Avenue in downtown Calgary.  I accompanied him on the trip and gave him a hand setting up.  He said he ended up selling about 20 books - sweet!  I'm still looking for an autograph copy myself.  If you haven't read it, take the time.  The story is an easy read about extraordinary circumstances - the 1986 Swift Current Bus Accident and aftermath.  The book is called:  Sudden Death:  The Incredible Saga of the 1986 Swift Current Broncos.  If you are in to sports or enjoy a heart wrenching story with a happy ending, pick one up.  

Shereen met me at the book signing and we had planned some exploring.  However, due to time constraints we decided to do lunch instead, Japanese style.  We ordered a ramen and sushi to share.  My favorite was the tempura salmon roll - delicious, a bit crunchy, warm, and tasty.  Not sure what else you could ask out of food.  Then we made our way to a Tim Hortons, grabbed a coffee and a tea and worked on a crossword.  After that, I was off to the rink.  For those of you who do not know, Shereen and I have mutually decided to walk our own paths.  Which, leads me to the personal update...

I'm west bound and down - going to stop in Seattle for a bit and spend Thanksgiving with the Friedrick clan.  This will be my 2nd year in a row - starting to become a bit of a tradition.  After that I'll head back home for a month or two and then I'm off again.  Where?  Not quite sure yet.  I'd like to give back so I'm thinking about doing some volunteer work in South America.  There are also quite a few other places in the world you can teach English.  I'm a bit sad but know the time has come for me to move on from Calgary, at least for now.  A Ramblin' Man can't be tied down for too long.  When I figure something out, I'll be sure to let you know.  I am excited...  

 (Bob after we got all set up inside the Indigo Spirit on Stephen Avenue)

(A little closer)

 (You can see the book, Sudden Death, as well as a few of the other programs Bob currently offers)

 (Asked Shereen to take one of myself and Bob)

('Tree Sculptures,' you might remember these from before)

 (Canadian Pacific Train #29)

 (A little closer)

(Shereen was saying this statue was from Norway)

(Time for some sushi from Shikiji)

 (Shereen was checking out the guys next to us because she thought I wasn't taking a picture of her)

 (Ramen)

(Time for a haircut - looking like a gomer...  Shereen wanted to get a shot of me picking up the sushi althought I'm not quite sure why)

(Time for jump shots)

(I told her how week her jumping skills were so she wanted a round 2.  As you can tell, not much difference.)

(And my jump shot)

Katrina's B-Day Dinner (Part 3)

So, for Katrina's Birthday Dinner I decided to try and do something a little special. She said she wanted some Italian food in mind so I had a place in Itaewon in mind. However, we did something we haven't done yet. We went to four different restaurants, starting with an appetizer at the first one (Petra Palace), a main meal at the second two (Noodle Box and Noxa), followed by a dessert at the fourth and final restaurant (Indigo). Everything went great and we were stuffed by the end of the evening. It was a great time and I'll explain more in the photos below. Hope you enjoy...

(Petra Palace was the first place we stopped. This is one of Katrina's favorite restaurants in Seoul/Itaewon. She enjoys their felafel. So, we started off the Birthday dinner with humus.)

(Nice little shot of the humus)

(Katrina chowing down - we were both pretty hungry after the Folk Museum)

(Our next stop was Noodle Box. This was a first for both of us and we ordered the Pad Thai. It was pretty tasty and the restaurant had a nice atmosphere. Plus, it was really warm inside.)

(Katrina taking a bite)

(After that, we were off to Noxa. Noxa has been in Itaewon for quite some time and we met the owner when he ran his old restaurant, where we used to get felafel. Unfortunately, this was the first time trying out his new place - it was amazing!)

(Katrina was thrilled just to get some decent bread)

(We also went a bit off track and ordered some bruschetta, just to try. The main dish was gnocchi in a creamy white sauce stuffed with ricotta cheese. It was amazing, a-ma-zing! It was really rich so I am glad we shared.)

(They have several other pasta dishes as well as vegetarian options so I am sure we'll be back some time in the future.)

(Katrina outside of Indigo for our fourth and final stop of the evening - dessert!)

(Katrina got a coffee and we split a delicious cheese cake)

(Katrina's mother had sent her birthday candles but we didn't have a chance to use them. So, when Katrina skyped with her mom I put the candles in some rice krispy treats - Happy B-Day!)

(For dinner on Sunday I made Katrina's favorite pasta dish - spaghetti with sun dried tomatoes, olives, feta cheese, and a bit of olive oil)