{"id":8458,"date":"2011-07-13T23:24:52","date_gmt":"2011-07-14T06:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=8458"},"modified":"2011-07-17T07:36:09","modified_gmt":"2011-07-17T14:36:09","slug":"interesting-lunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=8458","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Lunch?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We went to the Dentist in the morning and then to get the car serviced at the Toyota dealer.\u00a0 We knew that was going to take an hour so we went searching for foodies.\u00a0 For lunch we tried a\u00a0 “Vietnamese Vegetarian”\u00a0 restaurant.\u00a0 It was quite interesting.\u00a0 We had a language barrier so Paul ended up with the wrong thing but it turned out to be just fine.<\/p>\n

Bo De Tinh Tam Chay is so serene it can transport you to a meditative state. The sound of trickling water flows through the dining room, a peaceful backing-track that blocks out the occasional clangs and whirs that erupt from the kitchen. A forest of fake bamboo surrounds the dining area, and Buddhist statues are placed throughout the room<\/p>\n

The Westminster restaurant is not reserved about its Buddhism (the restaurant’s name derived from the sacred Bodhi tree, and Buddhist brochures and texts are strategically stationed near the doors), and with that comes a boundless menu of vegetarian Vietnamese cooking.<\/p>\n

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We even had vegetarian ham!<\/p><\/div>\n

After returning home via Old Ranch were we visited a few folks and had a glass of wine, we headed for our Tea Party meeting in the evening.\u00a0 It was excellent as we had many young people in the audience this evening.<\/p>\n

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Ain't it the truth!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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