Friday, May 24, 2024 (continued)
We met Erich for a late lunch at the Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao restaurant in Cherry Hill, NJ. We remember the delicious xiao long bao/small basket bun, better known as soup dumplings, from Shanghai. They are apparently a favorite of Erich, who suggested this Michelin-recommended restaurant.
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The restaurant had a couple robot servers
that acted as runners bringing out the food
while the waitstaff actually transferred
the dishes from robot to table (KSS) |
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| Noodles with beef (KSS) |
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| Shanghai Pan-fried Udon Noodles (KSS) |
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Two servings of Xiao Long Bao, one original with
pork and one with crab and pork topped with crab roe (KSS) |
When steamed, the
xiao long bao creates a tasty soup in the dumpling. You create a hole to release the soup as you eat the dumpling. These dumplings were larger than bite-size for me, so were a bit more difficult to eat, needing care not to lose the soup.
The main destination today was the Cooper River Park for the Scholastic Rowing Association of America/SRAA National Championships.
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| Cooper River Park gazebo |
The finish line of the races was at the section of the park called Memorial Grove.
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Holocaust Memorial (1981,
by Harold Kimmelman) |
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José Rizal Memorial (1998, from the
Philippine government) commemorates
an ophthalmologist and statesman whose
writings inspired the Philippine Revolution
(1896-1898 against Spain) |
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| Bataan Death March Memorial (1998) |
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| Camden County Police Memorial (1998) |
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| Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial |
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| POW/MIA Memorial |
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Polish American Congress Monument (1995) honors
World War II veterans of St Joseph's Church
(South Camden, NJ), as well as two Polish heroes
who served in the American Revolution |
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Thaddeus Kościuszko, a military engineer
who became Brigadier General |
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Casimir Pulaski, a cavalry commander, noted
for saving the life of General George
Washington at the Battle of Brandywine,
earning Pulaski promotion to Brigadier General |
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| Victims of Terrorism Memorial (2002, moved 2022) |
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Limestone from the Pentagon and soil from the ground in
Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania, near Shanksville |
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| Structural steel from the World Trade Center towers |
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| SRAA National Championships Finish Line |
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And here comes our Dylan, the third rower or
fourth person from the right! (KSS) |
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