July 8, 2013

It's always sunny in Philadelphia

I boarded my train to the beautiful city of brotherly love. I enjoyed the stay in Malvern to audition for a wonderful young beautiful woman. I must return to Malvern due a delicious breakfast I had, and I must say I fell in love with Julia's Place.


With this on the door how could not smile.  I will always find my way back to a  scrumptious plate. There was a cute market across the street from the diner. I took the sights in, sat in fresh cut grass and talked with the flowers. Of course like usual I did find a cemetery...I'm onto the theory that the dead is stalking me ;-) (I kid) but I must admit I like Malvern. My only complaint is the heat, but that's just because winter is my favorite season. Winter, fall then summer...spring I find to be mother nature's time of menopause. The audition left me tense yet at ease, I took the time to meditate in the bathroom and remember what Henry Winkler told me at Wizard Con. I am considering returning tomorrow to obtain some of those delicious pancakes and fresh squeezed orange juice. However after my audition the heat was beginning to get to me. Made my way to my hotel to shower off the heat and get ready to explore. So far I can see that Philly is very prideful to the history it holds.
 What I find so fascinating about these fountains is the fact there is chlorine in it and people get into it like an actual pool except no swimming is permitted....so should have brought my favorite bathing suit or maybe grab a random cute one who knows. But this city is very beautiful...just incredibly difficult for me to enjoy in the heat. I want to hit the SPY Exhibit but I'm now sure. I'm lined up with a bunch of auditions & a new hairstyle. Now because I have been to Philly before I headed out to Chinatown to this delicious Vietnamese bowl shop I found the last time I was there. Let me tell you something about myself...I NEVER FORGET HOW TO FIND GOOD FOOD! I went to California years ago for the first time and found food, when I went to Japan I left my hotel earlier than everyone else and found food and my way back. I am a true gastronome at heart and I will always find my way back to a good plate food...like most cats ^^ but anyways I have to admit I'm not having as much fun like I did in Boston but I think once I get the chance to really bask in the city and perhaps return with a license I can explore much more. But once I left my quiet hotel room I was ready for anything, and so I ventured off to where one of my favorite singer/songwriter P!nk is from Doylestown. I found a wonderful scary looking museum
 but that's not what I fell in love with. In between auditioning and trying to travel like a PA native, the heat once again was kicking my butt. I become incredibly moody like most when I'm too hot. So I ventured off into the distance and came across and kind older Indian man, I asked about the local shopping center for a restroom, shade from the sun and good food. He asked do you like Indian food? I said of course I do, who doesn't? He pointed me to his restaurant of course and when I went inside the music was playing and I could hear the Kali ma chants in the music and the beautiful very Indian interior design. I started going through the menu and then I realized they had lamb. Not to sound bad but seriously there's a reason why that poor animal is so sacrificial...he's flipping delicious my favorite thing to eat but not always accessible so of course I ordered some Lamb Biryani and Naan (plain). I like to devour my food but I took a bite of the rice with the lamb and it fell apart and melted in my mouth. I almost cried at how delicious it was and still is. I must have stayed there a full hour after receiving my food chatting a little bit with the staff of Kawa Grill (seriously go there!!!!) and truly savoring every single second of the food. OMG this must be what true love is like, it was so delicious. I will be returning forever, I don't care even if I'm home in NY I will be traveling all the way to Doylestown, PA just for some good Indian food but I can't cheat on my Indian food hubby Chef in NY when I'm home, but it was like he was there in PA with me. Oh Kawa Grill, I love you. Of course I took extra food to go back to the hotel, there's no way the hotel can bring this kinda perfection to my room.
 
 
 Now I've been to Pennsylvania many times but have never had the pleasure of truly enjoying it. I could roam the college campus I was supposed to attend or find a  haunted experience or do nothing....but I can do nothing anytime and being unproductive is merely a small slip of insanity to me. I have to stay busy, if I'm not driving myself mad with ambition, I'm dying into a virtuous insanity....so I must move. I've even managed to make my way out to Delaware, and instead of driving through it like I used to when I was young on the way to Virginia I got to bask in a beautiful park
 

 
So far I've hit Malvern, Doylestown, Norris & even found the stadium up by AT&T station, what a fantastic golf course and park by it. Oh Penn what more adventures do you have in store for me . This is the best fourth of July kick off ever!