I came here when it was another sushi restaurant, with plushy flower print chairs; then it changed owner, also Japanese. Sushi Palace is definitely the third or nth after the flower chairs. The first two were ok but this one is dark and depressing. The wait staff is unpleasant.
We ordered off the menu. The food is plenty and quality is ok. Just the atmosphere killed all. There were only three tables during lunch hours this Sunday, that included us. I paid attention to the sales tax, it’s 8.625%.
Although I don’t drink sweet beverage at all but I think it would be a nice gesture for them to provide a free cold drink to everyone from their tea bar, due to broken a/c.
Street parking is easy to find – at 1pm on a Sunday.
Have pre drink before the concert at 8pm, swell.
A gorgeous day. The Hall @ Tanglewood is pretty full with many more on the lawn. Three pieces are performed, as if showcasing one violist, Victor Romanul who has 5 grow children.
Augusta Read Thomas: Incantation for solo violin, by Victor Romanul
Sebastian Currier: Night Time, for violin and harp, by Romanul and Jessica Zhou
Brahms: String Quintet #2, by Romanul, Xin Ding, Daniel Getz, Mary Ferrillo and Michey Katz.
There isn’t a wiki page about Victor Romanul (and not every wiki article list the dob.) But I thought Seiji Hall generally showcases young musicians. Maybe Romanul is having a second life as Ax, which is great.
Another room/area for teaching? We didn’t stay because the piece they’re playing isn’t my cup of tea, and the Linde Center from Seiji Hall.
This small island of 14 acres in New York harbor, at the southern tip of Manhattan. It’s world famous for its celebrated resident, the Lady Liberty. The statue can be seen from many places in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
I’ve been to the island in 1994 successfully and in 2017 unsuccessfully due to purchasing the wrong tickets at the site. This time, I used online agent from City Experience, which seems the official operator that takes you onto the island. The ferry is next to Castle Clinton at the tip of Manhattan.
It was known as Bedloe’s Island in the past. The famous resident Lady Liberty – the Statue of Liberty (a gift from French) was designed by sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904), and the metal frame was done by Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923) … yes, the Eiffel Tower in Paris was his work too.
The island is pleasant to walk. During our visit, the statue is closed for renovation. There are cafes and a museum – Statue of Liberty Museum was opened in 2019, is free to visit.
Statue of Liberty Museum – more pix on Google Maps
A nice little museum that is free, if you can get yourself onto the island.
This circular sandstone fort is in Battery Park on the southern tip of Manhattan, also known as Castle Clinton or Castle Garden.
Built in 1808, this landmark had held the immigrants before Ellis Island in the 19th century; and went on to serve as beer garden, exhibit hall, theater and reportedly, as an aquarium.
I often stop by when I’m in the area. It’s centrally located in lower Manhattan. Today I’m here to catch the ferry to Liberty Island on my island hopping trip.
Although we still called it Battery Park, but it isn’t the destination as many other parks in the city, at least for me. Every time I went there, was passing through it to get to elsewhere.
It has 25 acre waterfront space at the southern tip of Manhattan, on the New York Harbor.
