Christmas Trip in Prague (2)

After having breakfast in hotel, my friends and I had joined the local Orange Umbrella one day Prague Walking Tours.

We got to know this tour from the hotel lobby, and it’s Explorer tour cost 1000 CZK for an adult and 950 CZK for student. This price includes: the walk, the heated boat trip, a snack, lunch, drinks, entrance fees, coloured map of Prague and of course super guide. To join this walking tour, we just need to wait and look for the tour guide with orange umbrella sign at the Astronomical clock in Old Town Square.
  Breakfast at Hotel’s restaurant

The Astronomical clock in Old Town Square 
  Closer look on the Astronomical Clock. This clock is quite meticulous and complicated, as it composed of three main components: The astronomical dial, position of the sun and moon and some other astronomical details like zodiacal ring, and also the time scale, calendar and some moving figures coming out when time reached.

The Church of Our Lady Before Týn, is an obvious and dominant feature in the Old Town. It has been the main church in Prague since 14th century.

Another view on the Church of Our Lady Before Týn.
  The Powder Gate or Powder Tower located right next to the Municipal House and it is one of the Prague’s medieval monuments. It called as Powder Gate as it was used as a storehouse for gunpowder in 18th century. To reach to the Prague Royal place, The Powder Gate act as the starting point which lead through the Old Town over the Charles Bridge, through the Lesser Town and finally go up to the hill to reach to the Prague Castle.

The Old Town Bridge Tower, located at the east end of the Charles Bridge, as the entrance to the Old Town. While on the other end of the Charles Bridge, is a tower called as The Lesser Town Bridge Tower which guide as entrance to the Lesser Town. 

  Under the Old Town Bridge Tower, entrance to the Charles Bridge

On the Charles Bridge, there are about 30 statues mounted on the two side of the Charles Bridge, which had established for more than four century. The local people believe that if a person can touch on the bronze carve on the statues, it can bring him or her some good luck. Unfortunately, I was unable to put my both hand on the carve at the same time --- well, my hand not enough long. We had a boat ride with some hot refreshments that served on boat. Below are some of the view from the boat:




Church of St Salvator, Clementinum

Statue of Charles IV or also known as the Monument to Emperor Charles IV located near the Old Town Bridge Tower.


Guide at the entrance of the Prague Castle

Saint Vitus Cathedral is the biggest church in the country and located within the Prague Castle. It is huge and magnificent both inside and outside of the building.

The back part of the Saint Vitus Cathedral.


  The inner part of Saint Vitus Cathedral Christmas market in Old Town Square

 
Night scene in Prague

Mee Suah @ Hee Bing in Miri

Hee Bing 喜宾楼茶室, situated at Jalan Helenium, opposite Imperial Mall area. Heard that there is red wine chicken soup mee suah selling in this restaurant, so I thought give it a try.



Although it is using red wine, but it’s taste moderate, no taste of chicken soup and a bit salty. The chicken meat was too dry and the mee suah was starchy with no elastic. Well, for me a good chicken soup mee suah, not just the taste of the soup is important, but also the quality of the mee suah, which is the main ingredient to determine how good the chicken soup mee suah will be.
 

Airy Cafe @ Miri

Airy Cafe situated at lower floor of Boulevard Inn 富丽华酒店, just opposite the Boulevard Hypermarket.

The atmosphere inside the restaurant is good, tidy and clean, is comfortable to dine inside the restaurant. You can side inside the restaurant with air-conditioned and TV, or choose to sit outside the restaurant to chat loudly with friends. I have been there twice, and coincidently we had ordered the same dishes and having the same feedback: Roast pork rice and seafood fried rice.

The roast pork  RM 4.50, look quite nice, but disappointed to say that is not as delicious as I thought, the roast pork skin was too dry.

Roast pork rice with sauce served separately.

 

Seafood fried rice RM 6.00, as you can see, besides some small prawn, only green bean, egg, carrot, some chicken meat and corns, which are not seafood. Feel unworthy, it is more like simple fried rice rather than called as seafood fried rice, and it price a bit more expensive than other kind of fried rice. I am wondering how it’s simple fried rice will look like, only without prawn? However, the fried rice did taste good.

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Airy Cafe

2459 Boulevard Commercial Centre

Miri, Sarawak

Mee Suah @ New Lutong Cafe

New Lutong Cafe located in Lutong area, and every time I went there surely I will order Chicken soup Mee Suah. This restaurant’s mee suah is one of the best mee suah that I have ever ate.

 

The main ingredients, of course is chicken, mushroom, and wolfberries

I like the soup as it really taste good with wolfberries and some little red wine. There is usually 3 pieces of big chicken meat and the meat are soft, not as others which the meat dry after long hours cook. Just that the chicken mee suah may slightly bit of expensive compare other restaurant, RM 5.00, but is worth for my opinion.

Laksa @ 28 Food Centre, Miri

28 Food Centre Restaurant located at Jalan Ross, opposite Imperial Hotel, Miri. This time would like to introduce the Laksa from the Nancy Stall in the restaurant.

 

Laksa RM 5, a bit expensive than others restaurant. It looks nice, but the laksa taste not quite strong, just can considered as so-so.

See, the prawn was quite big, fresh and “elastic”.

Chillies sauce with lime

Overall, the taste of the laksa is moderate, but I do like the prawn and and the way they “decorate” it or in other word, the “appearance” of the bowl of Laksa.

 

Annie’s Little Kitchen @ Miri

Annie’s Little Kitchen, located behind the Miri City Food Court, to me is a sweet little restaurant, as you see its decorations inside the restaurant, you will know the owner has pay lots of efforts and times in decorating and creating comfortable environment for customers. The restaurant is assessed as grade “A” for its cleanliness by the Miri City Council, which mean excellent, so you should rest assured to have your meal here.

 

You can refer to the photos on the wall, to stimulate your appetite before you decide what to order.

Today’s Special Menu Board

The choices are varies, Chinese, Malay, Western, Thailand style, etc. But the price may little higher.

Fish and Lamp served with rice RM 18

This price is reasonable, as usually it cost more than RM10 in other restaurant, simply a slice of lamp chop.

Another view on Fish and Lamp with rice, closer look on the fried fish.

Lamp itself has a strong smell, some may feel uncomfortable to it. But the lamp meat is soft and ease to chew, not too dry in another word. The fried fish quite nice with the sauce.

Stew beef with pasta RM 13

Closer look on the stew beef. You may choose to served with rice or pasta, but is recommended to have pasta, as it really taste good with stew beef. The beef was soft and its sauce was yummy, you can have more bowl of rice simply with the sauce itself.

Overall, it’s foods are really nice and its has lots of choices, the restaurant itself is clean and nice with the decorations, just that the price may little bit high, so some people like me may not afford to go there frequently. Howsoever, there are still lots of choices I haven’t try and I am sure I will visit there again to try on others meals.