Happy 2015 Lunar New Year

W. Georgia 與 Burrard St. 相垂直, Fairmount Vancouver Hotel 側鄰就是 Vancouver Art Gallery. 目前有『 Masterpieces of European Art from the Pearlman Collection』的特展。特展內容官網(簡擷)兩段說 ： 『Henry and Rose Pearlman built an exceptional collection of modernist works during the 1940s and 50s. Central to the Pearlman‘s collecting interests were two artists, the great expressionist painter Chaïm Soutine, of whose work Henry Pearlman was one of the earliest American collectors, and, most importantly, Paul Cézanne.』 … 『This exhibition comprises some fifty works and includes major paintings by Edgar Degas, Amedeo Modigliani, Camille Pissarro and Vincent van Gogh among others, as well as sculpture by Paul Gauguin, Wilhelm Lembruck and Jacques Lipchitz.』… 對於蹓蹈過巴黎、紐約、維也納、華府等大美術館的人這些都不算是什麼，可是至少給長年囿於 Emily Carr 和 加藉藝術家的 Vancouver Art Gallery 加個什麼味道或換個湯頭還是有的。 特展總是加錢、禁拍，Gallery 入口在 Hornby 或 Robson, 可是大海報是掛在 W. Georgia: (interior)

Art Gallery 的外頭有 Lunar Festival, 西人辦的，不像 Chinatown 的 New year Parade 舞龍、舞獅、鑼鼓喧天。他們用大綿羊帶小綿羊、再用小綿羊排圖案和數字"2015"。 因為是羊年，所以不論是綿羊還是山羊，只要是『羊』就會引人注目： 走呀、走呀走到 Burrard, 看到熟悉的 Royal Kamei 順便點個 sushi lunch 簡單餜腹

Dear Seaman san, Kusa san, Taiker san and all, 眾家兄弟、好友、大人 大家吉祥安好！ 這裡的故事都是十來天前舊曆羊年週末發生的代誌，感謝 Seaman san 的盛意。說到美食，大家到 Someone san 的領土來一定不忘日本料理，保證全世界日本本土以外最物美價廉、道地美味。Royal Kamei 地居商業與觀光區中心，Menu okay 但是價格稍高，在地人會選擇避免跟觀光客或吃商務午餐的人相擠，Seaman san 來大埠的時候就招待您去好友 Sada san no Takoniwa 見識見識他的手藝，我離開前在 Takoniwa 的一餐稍後報告。 Chef Sada san (Octpus Garden) 台灣的櫻花盛開怒放中，賞花要及時。Kusa san 提到獵櫻高手 阿春 san 在外獨的”走春。草山春花”，有全景、有特寫，美不勝收，文字敘述更是生動雋永、怡情益智。 那天走到 Burrard Skytrsin Station 只見到后頭白茫茫密不透風的兩株素花木蓮 (Manglietia fordiana )，兩傍好幾排的櫻花樹只有兩、三株著花，疏疏落落的也不知道是什麼品種，大概是在地人 Someone san 或阿春專家才知道，好奇的大大歡迎參觀＂路過『南投梅鄉』＂的最后或下圖幫忙指認。 The earliest Cherry Blossom of Vancouver.

天氣還 okay，先走一走、看看街景再說 Takoniwa 的 omakase menu 〜〜〜 Burrard Station 到 Waterfront只有3個 Blocks,地勢緩緩下降，非常容易走，舊金山和西雅圖也有不少類似的街道，這理po出的景觀專注在大樓裡的大樓，現代的建築都像一面面規則碎片組合的大鏡子，往往把對面的大樓反射成像，造成樓中有樓的奇觀。路過的戶外雕塑只是建築的陪襯，有機會再詳細報告。 “Builders(Joyce McDonald,1986)”背后的高樓映照左右兩幢的景色 噴水銅雕是高手拍攝 “long-shutter effect”的好標的。 “Fountain of the Pioneers”: George Tsutakawa(1969)

古典的 Marine Building 同時被映入對街的土黃色 AXA Place 和 Commerce Place (CIBC)兩幢大樓。 Next pictures show the beautiful reflections of cross-street buildings on to the east side of Burrard St. near the Waterfront. The 4th picture is a fine older building on W. Hasting St. along with Shaw Tower on the back.

Next images show the reflection of Canada Place on the Vancouver Convention Centre (west). North shore on the sight across the Burrard Inlet. The spike at the eastern tip of the Center’s water rim is called “The Drop”, from Germany by the Inges Idee Group of 4 (Hans Hemmert, Axel Lieber, Thomas Schmidt, and Georg Zey). Est. 2009

Nike Statue by Pavlos Angelos Kougiomtzis (2014) This majestic sculpture was a gift from Georgios Aidonis, mayor of the ancient city of Olympia, in honor of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, stands tall out of the busy intersection just a few steps away from the Olympic cauldron. Olympic cauldron with building reflection on the background buildings. 好一位同好，nice camera, but didn’t figure out what’s she after!

WAW大人 and Friends, 大家吉祥安好 WAW大人短短幾句話把溫哥華、台北兩地相隔半個地球的美食、賞花、天侯、節氣、民俗都描寫得淋漓盡致、中肯中的，功力之高令人驚蟄。 說到吃的，溫哥華確實是美食之都。詳細寫來又是嘮嘮叨叨，4568_R 13 >> 說過：『天氣還 okay，先走一走、看看街景再說 Takoniwa 的 omakase menu 〜』。真的、如果沒去同老友 Sada san 打個招呼就離開溫哥華你會覺得還有什麼事沒辦完似的、怏怏不樂〜 Takoniwa 獨一無二，Takeniwa 到處是，因為它帶有東方味和禪味頗受歡迎。

Takoniwa 外表豪不起眼，裡頭8個 counter seat 另加若干 tatami shiki 的座位。店裡裝飾擺設環繞主題――Tako，一些小品書畫大抵是好朋友和食客送的：

Omakase 是懶人的吃法，也是好朋友的吃法，推心置腹的吃法，就是『隨在他』的意思。現在就依順序來，名字叫不來出就列食材，有些看得出來、有些吃了才知道、有些要用猜的、有些問了才知道 〜 The salad was just with miso & ginger dressing. Lettuce, tomato & quinoa seeds. The little cup is "uni shooter". It has quail egg, uni, seaweed, risotto rice, wasabi and something else i forget. A very special miso soup made of seafood & vegetable.

Sashimi i can‘t remember everything. there‘s 2 types of tuna, hamachi, octopus, goeduck, konbu, salmon & uni at least. 2 Kabayaki. One is sockeye salmon, the other tuna. The sushi is "tempura soba sushi ". It‘s with cucumber, ebi & chili sauce. There is nasu dengaku "burger" with ¼ “ wagyu beef inside Chirashi sushi Deep fried prawn head Dessert with chocolate ganache, apple pie spring roll, ginger ice cream, green tea tiramisu & adzuki mochi puff

Dessert with chocolate ganache, apple pie spring roll, ginger ice cream, green tea tiramisu & adzuki mochi puff

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