Julia’s Kitchen

Julia’s Kitchen is named after the master chef, Julia Child. After I watched Bravo’s TV show “Top Chef” last season, I told myself, I had to eat there. The restaurant serves California-French cuisine. My husband Scott had Chef’s tasting menu and I had Sauteed Scallops. The foods were very tasty, but didn’t blow me away. I love the pastry there; all three dessert items were so good, very rich and flavorful. The service was good, the place was very enjoyable. 

Sautéed Dayboat Scallops

These scallops were so delicious! Just cooked perfectly! 

The Edible Garden

I LOVE this Edible Garden; the place is small, but very interesting. Most of plants are edible! Even though it was very hot in the afternoon, but I had so much fun at the garden tour I saw and tasted so many different herbs, fruits and edible flowers during the tour! What impressed me the most was this little green leafs called “Stevia,” it tastes very sweet, just like candy! 

Beautiful Sunflowers at Copia

 

Floating cloud

Hot air balloon ride was so unique and unforgettable. I enjoyed looking down and watching the trees, vineyards, orchards, and lakes. Feels like everything was in slow motion, feel like I was the floating cloud!

Good time was always too short. After one hour and thirty minutes of flying, our pilot Frank landed at the vineyard. The trip ended with champagne brunch. Not sure what happened, I was tipsy by 10 o’clock morning. I don’t know because of I had too much Mimosa, or because this amazing view… Probably both. :)

Get carried away by the Balloon

Waking up at crack of Dawn was not easy for me, however, July 9 Sunday morning; I got up at 4:30 A.M. and could hardly wait for my first hot air balloon ride at Napa Valley.

When we arrived at the departure site, the balloons were getting inflating with a powerful fan. When those colorful balloons get bigger, more excited I got. After the balloons got enough air, the crew blasted the propone burner flame into the balloons, so that the balloons can life off the ground. Finally, we could get into the basket. It was such a magical moment when the balloon took off the ground, the spectacular bird view of the wine country appeared little by little, beautiful sunrise shines on my eyes. Feel like I was in Heaven! 

Joy of Wushu book

After 3 years of hard work, the book Joy of Wushu is finally published. All of our hard work (Lily, Melody and I) finally paid off. It’s quite amazing feeling when I hold this book in my hands, it may sounds kind of cliché, but I have to say it feels like holding your own baby. The book is beautiful! Definitely the work was like a journey, but it’s worthy!

The book now is available at Borders at Santana Rows, San Jose. If you are interested reading more information about it, please visit our website.

Anniversary

Today is our wedding anniversary. Can you believe that we have been married for 3 years? Wow… Scott suggested that we watched our wedding DVD together, so we did. It was great watching the DVD together, it gave us a chance to relive the wonderful experience, reminded us how much we are loved. Most importantly, reflected our 3 years together.

4th of July

Scott and I went to San Jose Downtown for fireworks. It was fun! We went early to secure a good spot. Felt like the whole town was there! Normally, you won’t see so many people at San Jose Downtown, but today, everyone came to the park, lying on the grass, listen to the live music, enjoy the beautiful weather. We waited for a while time, but it was so worthy. The fireworks look so close and it was amazing! Next time, we have to invite more people to join us for this fun event.