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Echire Tokyo

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One of our first stops nearby The Peninsula – not so near ( haha! ) but worth the walkEchire Tokyo (7) It was early afternoon and many things were sold out already Echire Tokyo (6) Echire Tokyo (1) Echire Tokyo (13) Echire Tokyo (12)  Almond butter Financier Echire  #H2HTokyo #echiretokyo #financierechire #Echire #EchirebutterEchire Tokyo (2) Echire Tokyo (11) Must have been good 🙂Echire Tokyo (3) Echire Tokyo (4) Echire Tokyo (10) Echire Tokyo (9) Before leaving for the airport, we went back to be able to buy and maybe bring home some.  Mom and I planned to buy breakfast in Echire which opens at 10am. When we got there we were upset there was a line – and even more upset when we found out the line extended till around the corner.  No Echire for us  #echire #echiretokyo #H2HTokyoEchire Tokyo (8) Viewing from the windowEchire Tokyo (5)

Sushikon Honten

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15 course Omakaze in Sushikon Honten – a 140 year old restaurant and 1 star Michelin recommended by @jonathanmatti Sushikon Honten (24) Sushikon Honten (2) Sushikon Honten (3) Sushikon Honten (18)   Prawn – Shiro Ebi
Sushikon Honten (4)  Abalone – Awabi
Sushikon Honten (5)Crab meat egg sauce
Sushikon Honten (7)Striped Jack -Shimaaji and Tuna -Chu toro
Sushikon Honten (8) Sushikon Honten (9)Swordfish
Sushikon Honten (10)O Toro
Sushikon Honten (11)Sushikon Honten (12) Sushikon Honten (13)Flounder -Hirame
Sushikon Honten (14)Squid – ika
Sushikon Honten (15)Sea Urchin – Uni
Sushikon Honten (16)Bonito- katsuo
Sushikon Honten (17)Salmon roe – Ikura
Sushikon Honten (19)Soup- Miso
Sushikon Honten (20)Striped jack skin- Shimaaji
Toro #H2HTokyo #sushikonhonten #michelinstarSushikon Honten (21) Sushikon Honten (22) Sushikon Honten (23) Sushikon Honten (1)

Unagi in Matsuya

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 We love  unagi especially daddy and the hubby. We always go to the unagi place in Matsuya Restaurant City. We were at the same restaurant in Matsuya but in Sapporo just this February with @jlm72471 @7tri7 @tincmoreno @kaisterprimo We don’t even know the name 🙂  ( it’s in Japanese ) Unagi in Matsuya (6)  It takes 35 minutes to arrive from the time you order  Unagi in Matsuya (5)  It takes 35 minutes to arrive from the time you order so it’s good to order the appetizers – the Egg and Cucumber ones #Matsuya #H2HTokyo #unagiUnagi in Matsuya (3) Unagi in Matsuya (4)  Unagi Shirayaki – just plain eel that is broiled. It tastes so good with wasabi and it’s so healthy you can eat three of these ( without rice) and still feel hungry 🙂 That’s how healthy it is and you don’t feel heavy and regretful  #unagi #shirayaki #Matsuya #H2HTokyoUnagi in Matsuya (2) Unagi in Matsuya (1) Unagi in Matsuya (7)

The Peninsula Tokyo

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It’s Heart2Heart’s first time to stay in The Peninsula Tokyo and it was nice because I discovered more the places around this areaThe Peninsula Tokyo (2) The Peninsula Tokyo (6) The Peninsula Tokyo (5) The details of the room is amazing – they provide many amenities and features and you can tell its well thought ofThe Peninsula Tokyo (14) The Peninsula Tokyo (7) As our friend Jonathan says, you can sleep in the dressing room! haha!!The Peninsula Tokyo (3) Nail dryer!!The Peninsula Tokyo (10) Everything is electronicThe Peninsula Tokyo (11) You think there are no amenities in the bathroom, but open the drawer!!  Purell! 🙂The Peninsula Tokyo (12) The Peninsula Tokyo (13) The Peninsula Tokyo (4) The Peninsula Tokyo (9) Ty room service been once- I have heard some happy stories 🙂The Peninsula Tokyo (19) Mom’s favorite is the carbonara with truffle and pancettaThe Peninsula Tokyo (1) The PenCycle Service 🙂  The Peninsula Tokyo (8)  The Peninsula Boutique and Cafe 🙂 Cute mini truck outside the entrance of the hotel @thepeninsulatokyo selling snacks, drinks, mojitos #peninsulatokyo #H2HTokyoThe Peninsula Tokyo (15) The bakery is an open bakery which is located near the patisserie The Peninsula Tokyo (16) The Peninsula Tokyo (17) Love all the pastries here!  they all look so good!!The Peninsula Tokyo (18) The Peninsula Tokyo (1) The Peninsula Tokyo (2) The Peninsula Tokyo

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The Peninsula Tokyo website

Meals at Philippine Airlines

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My favourite airplane meals nowadays are at our very own airlines 🙂  I hardly eat on the plane and it is only in Philippine Airlines that I truly enjoyMeals at Philippine Airlines (1) Meals at Philippine Airlines (7) Meals at Philippine Airlines (6) Meals at Philippine Airlines (5)Heart2Heart also likes it when we patronise our very own.  I like Haagen Dazs but when I am in Philippine Airlines, I like Philippine made ice cream 🙂  KESO !!
Meals at Philippine Airlines (4)Going home, I had the Japanese meal since we were coming from Japan 🙂  Loved the Kurobota pok belly
Meals at Philippine Airlines (3) Meals at Philippine Airlines (2)

The Little Spatula, A Healthy Home Bakery

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The Little Spatula crafts unique, made-to-order quality baked goods with health and wholesomeness in mind. Clean eating is a huge part of our lifestyle and we would like to share this passion to others. We put great thought into our ingredients, making sure that our products are all-natural, preservative-free and nourishing to the body. They are the perfect alternative to curb sweet tooth cravings without sacrificing nutrition;  you could say they’re both good and good for you.

At the moment, we have the following on our menu:

Paleo Friendly Banana Chocolate Chip Loaf (low carb & low sugar)
– made with almond and coconut flour, applesauce sweetened, and  Belgian dark chocolate chips

The Little Spatula, a healthy home bakery (4)The Little Spatula, a healthy home bakery (1)Skinny Monkey Muffins (flourless, dairy-free & butter-free)
– made with gluten free rolled-oats, oat flour, bananas, unsweetened natural peanut butter, and Belgian dark chocolate chips with an oat streusel

The Little Spatula, a healthy home bakery (6)Midnight Sea Salt Brookies (wholegrain)
– made with 100% whole wheat flour, fragrant extra virgin olive oil, premium unsweetened cocoa, coconut sugar and Belgian dark chocolate chips

The Little Spatula, a healthy home bakery (5)Cocoanut Bliss Balls (Vegan, Paleo, Gluten, Sugar, Grain & Dairyfree)
– nutritious blend of nuts, shredded coconut, cocoa and medjool dates. A perfect afternoon snack and pre/post workout treat!

The Little Spatula, a healthy home bakery (3)The Little Spatula, a healthy home bakery (2)Good-For-You Granola (Vegan, Wholegrain)

         – made with heart-healthy gluten-free rolled oats, almonds, cashews, flaxmeal, sunfllower seeds, quinoa, cranberries and sweetened with maple syrup.

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The Little Spatula. 593 likes · 7 talking about this. The Little Spatula crafts unique, made-to-order quality baked goods with health and wholesomeness...

The Little Spatula. 593 likes · 7 talking about this. The Little Spatula crafts unique, made-to-order quality baked goods with health and wholesomeness…

Glimpses of the Beautiful World That We Live In

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(From a forwarded email so I do not know the source)

Blue ice, the stunning result of snow falling on a glacier and becoming compressed.

Glimpses of the beautiful world that we live in (15)That’s not a branch: a mammoth tusk is unearthed from the ground.

Glimpses of the beautiful world that we live in (16)Not Legoland: a housing complex in San Buenaventura, Mexico.

Glimpses of the beautiful world that we live in (17)This looks like a piece of art, but it’s  a honeycomb.

Glimpses of the beautiful world that we live in (18)An infrared photo of garden. This is how a bee sees.

Glimpses of the beautiful world that we live in (19) This giant cactus, Pachycereus weberi, is a native to Mexico and Southern Arizona.

Glimpses of the beautiful world that we live in (20)The stunning blue-ringed octopus, one the most dangerous marine animals out there.

Glimpses of the beautiful world that we live in (1)A homeless man sets up a temporary abode in Los Angeles.

Glimpses of the beautiful world that we live in (2)The Iraqi Marshes: an aquatic landscape in a desert climate

Glimpses of the beautiful world that we live in (3)A 27, 000 year-old hand print, discovered on the rocks of an Indonesian Island

Glimpses of the beautiful world that we live in (4)It looks like a tattoo. Scars left after being struck by lightning.

Glimpses of the beautiful world that we live in (5)Bangledeshians get creative: a floating bridges made out of dinghies.

Glimpses of the beautiful world that we live in (6)What a difference a century makes: the daily commute, then and now.

Glimpses of the beautiful world that we live in (7)Like ebony and ivory, lavender and wheat fields grow side by side in perfect harmony.

Glimpses of the beautiful world that we live in (8)This is the barely-seen ili pika, a shy mountain animal from China, who was recently spotted for the first time in 20 years.

Glimpses of the beautiful world that we live in (9) A rare sunset: a sunset and eclipse at the same time.

Glimpses of the beautiful world that we live in (10)An ice cave formed by volcanic hot springs.

Glimpses of the beautiful world that we live in (11)Stuyvesant Town is Manhattan’s largest apartment complex.

Glimpses of the beautiful world that we live in (12)Not something you see everyday: lightning and and a rainbow

Glimpses of the beautiful world that we live in (13)A cloud formation above the sea, in Holland State Park Michigan

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Portraits by Mikko Sison

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Our friend Mikko Sison  is now into portraits!! You can commission him to do your portrait or a portrait of anyone you want – you kids, your spouse or just anyone 🙂  It would make a nice gift too  ( Mikko Mobile # 0917 5262600)

Previous entry:  By Mikko Sison May 2012Portraits by Mikko Sison (8) Some of his works Portraits by Mikko Sison (7) Portraits by Mikko Sison (6) Portraits by Mikko Sison (5) Portraits by Mikko Sison (4) Portraits by Mikko Sison (3) Portraits by Mikko Sison (2) Portraits by Mikko Sison (1) Portraits by Mikko Sison (9)

Looks familiar!!  Beautiful Anna Palabyab Rufino! 🙂Anna Palabyab Rufino by Mikko SisonLooks familiar too!!!  Bootcamper Nich BautistaInanichi by Mikko SisonThis is the most recent and most precious work of Art 🙂  More power to you Miks!Mikko Sison artist

Visit from Plet

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So happy to see Plet Borlongan @pretzels.xo With pink hair!!  She visited us at home with Tomas Daquioag who is cleaning our painting for the upcoming book of Elmer @emongsky  Plet and Tomas represented the Philippines in 2006 in Vermont Studio Center Artist through a residency grant ( all expenses paid ) for 2 months and they exhibited their works.
Plet is working on a book on Elmer’s works. It will be 2 volumes which will contain 250 paintings and 100 drawings. It will be launched on November 2017 at the Metropolitan Museum which will coincide with the exhibit.
It will be a “literary and visual delight” according to Plet.
Book designer – Felix Mago Miguel
Photographer – At Maculangan
Book Editor – Rica Bolipata Santos
And a Team of writers Looking forward to this book! #H2HPhilippineArt #H2Hpeople #ElmerBorlongan #Emongsky #PletBorlonganVisit from Plet (2) Plet also opened a store called Pasilyo which is a country and living store in Zambales!  Hope to visit this place one dayVisit from Plet (3) Plet loves Lady Scott Jones 🙂

Visit from Plet (1)

She’s sitting on one and loving it 🙂Visit from Plet (4) Wrapping the paintingVisit from Plet (6)

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