Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Dining at the Castle

Welcome to join us to the Equus restaurant, which offers a breathtaking ambiance with its stunning design and equally impressive dining. Creativity abounds in its appetizers, main courses and seductive desserts.

城堡裡的餐廳跟城堡一樣裝飾典雅,主要提供義大利餐點 :)

The appetizer is mainly made of shrimp and crab meat.
It is extremely delicious.
這是主要由蝦蟹製作而成的開胃小菜,非常地好吃哦 :D

The Crab Cake. Surprisingly, the crab meat is very fresh.
螃蟹餅裡的螃蟹很新鮮哦!

Scallion and Tortellini. It is Italian dumpling.
However, in my opinion, it is not as delicious as Chinese dumpling XD
義大利餃子,不過我覺得並沒有我們的餃子好吃 XD

Rack of Lamb.
It seems to not be cooked enough XD
感覺還沒有烤熟的羊排 XD
Medallion of Sirloin.
It is really overcooked. They make something wrong
by making median well for the Sirloin and median rare for the Lamb XD
大獎章沙朗牛排,被烤過頭了,他們可能誤把牛排當羊排煮了 XD

Chocolate Castle Cake. It is very impressive.
While the chocolate castle is showing up, it draws other guests' attention.
And, it becomes mandatory for every table XD
巧克力城堡蛋糕,一上來就吸引了全場的目光,後來幾乎每桌都有一盤 XD
(非常好吃哦!)

Cheesecake. It seems to be not as fascinating as her chocolate brother XD
起司蛋糕,儘管吃起來不錯,並不像巧克力城堡蛋糕討喜

After dinner, drive home XD
飯後運動,騎馬回家

See you, the Castle!
城堡,有機會下次再見了 :D

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Escape from New York City - Castle on the Hudson

The Blog starts with escaping from the hustle and bustle of New York City.

Hop on a train heading to the upper reaches of the Hudson River.

One the way, the river is always along with us,

which is like that the river has been along with history.

After thirty minutes north of Manhattan, we arrive in Tarrytown.

Walk along the path through the woods as well as history.

The castle towers on the top of the mountain,
and stands time and tide.

The story of the castle begins shortly before the turn of the 20th century,
when General Howard Carroll purchased the land as home for his growing family.
Carrollcliffe, the name appropriately given to Caroll's castle on the cliff,
was built in two stages between 1897 and 1910,
and was designed by a prominent New York architect Henry Kilburn.

The castle served as the family dining room during peace time, and as a sighting and listening post for use by the Tarrytown Civil Defense to monitor air traffic in the area during World War II.
Surprisingly, after the war, it was turned into the headquarter of an investment counseling firm.
Nowadays, the castle has become a hotel entertaining people.
People sometimes also entertain it.

By the decoration of the castle, we feel majestic.



Playing the chess is like living a life.

The leisure in the castle is to plant and swim.


To dine at the castle's restaurant, people need to be dressed up.
With respect to the food, it is to be continued.