Here we are at the beginning of our lesson. And here’s my work output, just like a real restaurant: Later on, too tired to try out another Tokyo restaurant, I did a little more cooking and it was far more edible than the sushi. We’re headed out of Tokyo in the morning. Talk to you […]
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Culinary musings and a little art appreciation
All right. Let’s talk about the food. Everyone who heard we were going to Japan made some sort of sophisticated comment about the food here and, while I know enough about myself to realize I probably wasn’t going to reach that same conclusion, I was unprepared for this stuff. The picture above is from a […]
Mega Donki – Japan’s answer to Greece’s Jumbo
I’m sure I don’t need to tell you how massive Tokyo is. Without the GPS on my phone, I’d be lost constantly here. One day, coming back from a long trek, Ron and I had one of our heated “you’re an idiot” conversations about the location of our hotel as we literally sat on a […]
This is not a post about toilets
It’s important, if you’re going to dedicate one of your Japan days to trekking out to the Studio Ghibli anime museum, to bring along two people who have no interest whatsoever in anime. For me and for Grace, traveling to Miyakazi’s beloved home base to see still shots from Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle […]
Travels with Valerie 