On 9/17/2011 12:53 PM, gloria.p wrote:
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> We recently returned from Carlsbad, CA, helping our daughter's family to
> unload and unpack from their move. It's a really nice area, less than 2
> miles from the beach.
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> We did a lot of forgettable informal meals, pizza, sandwiches, etc. but
> my birthday and our 45th anniversary were celebrated while we were
> there. We ate wonderful meals in local restaurants, Ocean Thai where I
> had some of the best green curry EVER, and Fish House Veracruz (mesquite
> grilled skewers of halibut and shrimp.)

I do believe I have shoes older than you Gloria. <G>
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> The most fun part was watching our 10 yr. old grandson, whom I think of
> as picky, eat Thai dumplings and drunken noodles and a three-fish skewer
> assortment. He declared the house-made tarter sauce "The best fish sauce
> ever. How come I never had it before?"
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> On the way home, wending our way through Zion and Bryce national parks,
> we ate some really tasty smoked stuff at the Cowboy BBQ in the tiny town
> of Panguitch, UT.
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> We arrived home to a lonely cat, huge golden zucchini, lots of laundry,
> and home cooking again. (So far, roast chicken, spaghetti, and chicken
> soup now simmering on the stove.
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> I'm trying to pick up loose ends before our Oct 1 trip to SE Asia. We're
> looking froward to the food, of course.
>
> gloria p

SE Asia covers a lot of territory, what's the itinerary? When we worked
foreign we always took our trips home through Thailand, great food,
great people, good scenery, we miss not going there every year since we
came home.

Hong Kong was great for shopping, Malaysia was good, dependent upon
where you were, went to Indonesian once and never again.

Have fun and keep your eyes moving wherever you are, lots of unrest in
some SE Asian countries right now.
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