US Trip- Orlando (DisneyLand)

Orlando

There is a saying " Orlando is where Adults become kids again" which is super true...

Rise and shine for our first breakfast at Orlando...Danny's!! I really love Danny's pancakes!! Their blueberries pancakes is so fluffy ..1000 times better than MacDonald ones!! Somebody, please bring Danny's to Singapore!

After Breakfast....Disneyland..Magical Kingdom!! Florida Disneyland is the first Disneyland in the world...oldest and most original one!! The Magical Kingdom is crowded with tourist from all around the world so please arrived early!! It was already quite crowded when we reached there at 9am. Remember to use the fast pass which is free, you can check out Disney website for more details. The fast pass will saved you a lot of queuing time.

My favorite ride in Magical Kingdom is the haunted mansion where you see many ghost floating around, dancing in the mansion.

Outside of the Haunted Mansion...

Princess Belle castle is newly opened, I queue about one hour to go in..Conclusion : Waste of Time. Young kids might find it interesting as they got to meet Princess Belle and take photo with her.
Inside Princess Belle Castle...

The Little Mermaid Ride which is also newly open...not bad.

Disney Carnival not to be missed...where all the Disney Character come out and say Hi..

News Breaking!! ...Ms and Mrs Love to travel going to be Mrs and Mrs Love to travel soon...

Nick propose to me during Magical Kingdom Fireworks ...I was almost falling asleep when watching the fireworks due to Jetlag...suddenly I see him giving me a red box...my heart skip a beat..is he going to pop the question? Yes, he did ...he was no nervous that he was lost for words. Normally, he got many things to say lolz. He had start planning the proposal few months back with my friends...under my nose... kudos to all of them for keeping the secret so well.

He propose with a Cartier love bangle which is my dream bangle for many many donkey years .The bangle is lock to my wrist forever unless he unlock it or my hand got chop off my robber...lolz...

Stay tuned about wedding post..will be blogging about our wedding preparation ....

Still high from last night proposal...this morning I woke up to another surprise...Nick : "We are going photoshoot today" Me : Huh.. are you kidding...I never bring my eyelash...shoes..nice dress......I love this man....so much effort put into this US proposal trip !

Here is some of the photo we took from Disney Photography. The photo was taken in one of the Disney resort. Frankly speaking, we are a bit disappointed with the photos. We thought they will edit in some Disney character because we had to wait for 4 weeks before our photo is ready. Compared, we think our Bali photo looks much nicer and they only took 1 day to edit our photos, including a photo montage DVD.

After the photo shoot we went to Disney Hollywood Studio....the highlight of the theme park is tower of terror which I beg Nick to let me skip it although they had mild the ride. Previously, they had a lot of complaint that the ride is too scary. In exchange, I had to go do a roller coaster ride with him at Universal Studio with him.

The Cosy Art Room where Disney Artist draw the character, the studio is so cosy and homely. I also want to be an artist!

Hand painted Drawing....

They had a drawing class where they teached you how to draw a Disney Character. Today, we are drawing the dog inside Toy Story.

The Disney Biggest Star....Mickey Mouse

Disney Stunt Show....one of the highlight of the theme park

Disney Studio another highlight of the park, we get to sit on the tram and see the props studio and how the effect is make for movies.

Tsunami Coming....

At Disney Hollywood Studio, there is also a Jack Sparrow Studio which is newly open. We get to go in and see a 3D Jack Sparrow acting which I think is quite boring since we queue for about an hour to get in.

Overall...I felt Disney Magical Kingdom is a MUST GO!! Disney Hollywood Studio...if you have extra time.

Xoxo

Exclusive Lunch @ PeperNero @ Stanley Street

15 April 2013

On Saturday, we attended an Exclusive Italian Lunch at Pepenero on Stanley Street. PepeNero, meaning black pepper in Italian, refers back to the most popular and commonly used spice in the world. It finds its way into nearly everything from Indian curries to Italian cuisines. PepeNero is a contemporary fine restaurant, they offer you a fresh take of an old country with their multi- regional fare. Their philosophy is straightforward: to use the best ingredients as simply as possible and to serve you with a flourish to tantalise your taste buds.

The lunch was organized by Manu because of the Savour event in Singapore. She invited 3 chefs from Piemonte to cook some homemade food for us. Once we arrived at the restaurant, it felt like I was in Italy already. 

Look at the scene behind Louise & Pikling

The guests were all ITALIANS!  We were the only Chinese and there was only one more Chinese guy who spoke fluent Italian.  It really felt like we were intruding into an intimate Italian family gathering. Hahaha!  Anyway while everyone was busy introducing themselves and shaking hands and kissing on the cheek, I took a tour around the cosy little restaurant. After what seemed like eternity we were finally seated down for the fabulous meal.

Louise very very happy while Pikling is sulking

  

Waiting for food to be serve

The whole place gets noiser and noiser after everyone had some drinks

First was the Frittata roll with Ham and Tuna Cream – The green color portion is the spinach which they did so fantastically that the only thing that was veggie about it was the color.  The next layer is egg followed by another layer of ham and tuna.  Manu says if you were to eat this dish in Italy, the eggs, flour and veggies would all have been taken from the farm would make the dish taste even better! I seriously couldn’t imagine how that was possible as what we had was already so good!

2 very good student. Louise is trying to figure out what is on her plate while the 2 lady chefs are explaning and Pikling is looking at the 2 ladies attentively.

Wine pairing, losing count on how many did we had.

II Bosseto – Dolcetto d’Alba 2009: One of the best white I ever had

II Bosseto – Nascetta 2011: Not too bad

II Bosseto – Moscato d’Asti: I love this the best! Sparkly and sweet and light at the same time.

And an additional Moscato on the house. But I didn’t like this because of the 13.5% alcohol content.

The very happy gal after Wine. If you need her legal advice. U can pay her in Wine.

Next was the Piedmontese Lasagna – The pasta sheets were freshly made and so smooth till the texture was somewhat similar our Chinese wonton skin. 

Close Up

Because Karen and Pikling do not take beef, the restaurant prepared squid ink pasta for them instead and I enjoyed it too!  The pasta was also freshly made and the seafood was so succulent that you could taste the sweetness in them. We agreed it was motor bueno (means very good in Italian).  Actually I would just describe it as MAMAMIA!

Sulking again because her glass is empty. MORE WINE please!

Louise talking to the new friend.

Meat Rolls were next – I cannot really comment on this dish because I am not a fan of meat rolls.  BUT Miss Louise Long cleared the entire plate so I think she really liked it.

Close Up

Pork cutlet for Karen & Pikling

Me, Manu & Karen. Thanks Pikling for using the wine bottle to block away some of my chubby arms.

Simply divine

Dessert up next – Hazelnut Cake with Zabaione – The 2 lady chef is so used to planting whatever they used to cook, so they brought a bagful of their home grown hazelnut all the way to Singapore just to bake this cake!  With all the love and sincerity in the cake, needless for me to say, it was awesome!

Very very good student. He is explaning the history of his family vineyard to Pikling. "I am the third generation in the family who stays at the vineyard but because my father had sent me to a wine university, I therefore became the first generation to brew wine"

Still listening.

The group photo. Me with the 2 chef follow by Manu then Karen & Pikling. Louise is still busy talking to her new friend.

That’s all for now! CIAO!! CIAO!!

~~~~~Burp~~~~~

Verdict 4.8/5

PepeNero

14 Stanley Road
Tel: 62225808