we went to Penfolds, Magill Estate today.. it's so near my place! it sounds a bit crazy to think that there is such a huge winery just down the corner of my street and that the area itself was the start of an empire with such a long history! cool~
we took a tour through their cellar door, costing A$15 each.. we saw the machines that processed the grapes and Mark, our guide, told us the procedures of producing wine.. Mark also gave us heaps of information on the company, its pioneers and of course, their wine!
we started with wine tasting before the tour because we were early and Mark was very kind to show us a number of different wines.. one white and about 5 reds, i think.. i wasnt very impressed with the wine (not that i know anything about them), but i love the port!
we tasted the PENFOLDS Bluestone Ten Year Old Tawny and the PENFOLDS Grandfather Liqueur Tawny.. the PENFOLDS Bluestone Ten Year Old Tawny was so yummy!!! The 'Grandfather' costs about A$100 each! Gosh, i was right to assume that there was a 'Great Grandfather'! Geez.. wonder how much that would cost~
after everything ended at Penfolds, we took a bus down to The Parade.. it was raining and freezing cold the whole day!!! walked XW through The Parade and had lunch at Cherry Blossoms (Japanese cuisine).. we ordered a Pork Katsu Don and a Teriyaki Chicken Don.. i would say that it was pretty value-for-money but the sauce was too sweet for my liking!
from The Parade, we went to the city for some light shopping and then had tea at CIBO Espresso.. i ordered a Ciboccino (hazelnut flavoured cappuccino) and XW had a Cioccolata Italiana (thick dark hot chocolate with a dash of cream.. i had a hard time trying to pronounce it!).. which turns out to be the THICKEST hot chocolate that i've ever tasted!!! gosh, a little bit over! we also ordered a slice of Apricot Cheesecake, which was pretty yummy! went home after tea as XW need to pack for her flight back to Melbourne!
P.S. Photos for today will have to wait till XW gets back to Singapore as my camera ran out of battery and i forgot to charge it!!!
5th August 2008 (Tuesday)
Today was a relaxing day and the only item on the itinerary was Central Market and Chinatown.. we had coffee at The Perfect Cup on Grenfell Street when we arrived in the city after breakfast at home.. i ordered a Macadamia Flat White and ordered the Hazelnut Flat White for XW..
their flavoured coffees were relatively mild in taste as compared to the ones at GJ's.. but i must say the milk was pretty well-frothed! after walking through Central Market and Chinatown, XW decided to have lunch at Dumpling King! it was a good decision! i like both the dishes that we ordered: Steamed Peking Pork Dumplings (15 of them for only A$6.80!!!) and Shanghai Fried Noodles with Sliced Pork and Vegetables (A$7.80).. we cant even finish half of what we ordered! i will definitely go back to try other dishes!
food.. glorious food~
yummy yum yum~i had an interview scheduled at 5pm and left XW in the city after our late lunch.. it was a group interview for an upcoming promotional campaign.. i have never attended a group interview before and there were 15 people altogether! we were divided into 3 groups of 5 and were asked to choose a brand that we know of and come up with a advertisement for it! it was pretty fun and more like a group discussion than an interview.. met up with XW in the city after my interview.. and on my way to meet her at Borders, i dropped my handphone!!!! gosh, that pretty much ruined my day.. i was really upset about it.. the phone was barely 2 months old!!! *sob*
we went to Woolworths to get groceries for dinner after i grumbled (vent my frustrations, basically~) to XW at Borders.. i should have been more careful than to walk, adjust my shawl and hold on to my handphone all at the same time!!! now it's all scratched!!! i was in a real bad mood..
anyway, dinner was Steamed Dory fillet with Carrots, Tomatoes, Onions and Broccolini! you must be wondering what's that.. it's baby Broccoli! interesting vegetable.. just like how i didnt believe it when they first mixed Broccoli and Cauliflower and get this greenish looking cauliflower.. i think it's called the Broccocauli.. i dont remember.. but for a while it was sold in Woolworths back in Perth.. not sure if they still sell it though..
got home and slacked for a while before steaming the fish.. while we (all of us girls, including XW) were in the kitchen, Nic came in and announced that he's going to move out during the weekend! that was totally unexpected! anyway, that's life, isnt it?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Perfect Cup
77 Grenfell Street
Adelaide SA 5000
Dumpling King
Shop 4 & 5
85 Grote Street
Adelaide SA 5000
we went to Woolworths to get groceries for dinner after i grumbled (vent my frustrations, basically~) to XW at Borders.. i should have been more careful than to walk, adjust my shawl and hold on to my handphone all at the same time!!! now it's all scratched!!! i was in a real bad mood..
anyway, dinner was Steamed Dory fillet with Carrots, Tomatoes, Onions and Broccolini! you must be wondering what's that.. it's baby Broccoli! interesting vegetable.. just like how i didnt believe it when they first mixed Broccoli and Cauliflower and get this greenish looking cauliflower.. i think it's called the Broccocauli.. i dont remember.. but for a while it was sold in Woolworths back in Perth.. not sure if they still sell it though..
got home and slacked for a while before steaming the fish.. while we (all of us girls, including XW) were in the kitchen, Nic came in and announced that he's going to move out during the weekend! that was totally unexpected! anyway, that's life, isnt it?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Perfect Cup
77 Grenfell Street
Adelaide SA 5000
Dumpling King
Shop 4 & 5
85 Grote Street
Adelaide SA 5000
No comments:
Post a Comment