Today is a very special blog. Do you know why? It's my 100th post!! Congrats to me! That's a lot of pictures and commentary and sharing what's happening in my life with friends 6,000 miles away!
Now let's get to a few things that my parents thought made Japan so special...
Traditional Japanese lunch. They look good with their chopsticks, but do not be fooled. Dad quickly gave up and opted for the fork. Mom was determined, but at one point I caught her with a chopstick in each hand trying to saw at her chicken like it was a knife!
After lunch with my ladies from work, we even let Dad and Mom come up and see the office!
They just had to be out by 13:00 when the bell rang to start work again!
Dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe in Nagoya. Rock out, DUDE!!
I finally found a Japanese meal they liked:
Japanese curry rice at Coco Ichiban, and you eat with spoons rather than chopsticks!! It's cheap and fast, and I love it so much!
Our very own vending machine for gum!
I am quite excited about Nagoya's 400th anniversary this year. The city was founded in 1610!
Seriously?! A monument for pigeons? I hate pigeons. I finally got netting put all the way around my balcony, and they no longer live at my apartment, but I still hate these flying rats... Yuck!!
Not special to Japan, but McFlurries at McD's are yummy around the world!
Also from McD's... Japan special and one of my new faves: Bacon Potato Pie! It's a mouthful of goodness.
The 5 oz. cans are a perfect size for Mom, but this was the biggest soda Dad could find and it still wasn't enough!
Wedding Day in kimonos then pictures at the castle.
Random people shouting Japanese gibberish from a van rooftop all over town. I never have any clue what they are saying. But no one seems to pay any attention, so I doubt the world is ending.
Mom loves the hot towels served before every meal, and the silverware is a self-serve container that way you only take what you need.
Dad and his tiny hot can of coffee we would buy from the vending machine downstairs in the mornings.
Crazy prices for fruit. This baby watermelon was over $13.
Celery is sold by the stalk for $1 a piece. Mine is always wilted by the time I get it home. No produce bags :(
Fish at the market is stored on dry ice.
Truly a new meaning of fresh. You can point to your desired fish and get it straight from the tank at the grocery store!
What's for dinner tonight?! Maybe some octopus...
Dad loved all of the bright colored golf balls :) Guess what he's getting for his birthday next month?!
He also liked the name of this store: "Yu Smell"
Eating our yummy chicken lunch on a stick. You can also buy these for $1 at the grocery store.
Thanks Kerri - you could have let them think we were pretty adept with our chopsticks instead of telling our secrets!
ReplyDeleteAlso you forgot one of my favorite things in Japan - the heated toilet seats!