https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home daily 1.0 2021-11-10 https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/31/8/2016/day-8-looooong-lunching monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472704889868-C796VNDM81DWK114Z9B4/image.jpg Home - Day 8: Looooong Lunching I may have over committed with a Double Double meal. I also accidentally ordered two lots of fries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472704752807-LHCUYU0FNBDU6WQRT55R/image.jpg Home - Day 8: Looooong Lunching Tostada. I had no idea how to tackle this. The lunch special involved $20 with a whoooole bunch of food, which was great. Happy hour started at 3pm, which meant a few more margs and a happy Sophia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472704940176-1WG40ADJ698JUYI985TD/image.jpg Home - Day 8: Looooong Lunching I hope to see you again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472704607114-4URPV6Q98APWINWFYI5I/image.jpg Home - Day 8: Looooong Lunching This is an abandoned apartment complex and was painted entirely white. Even the palm trees were painted white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472704874471-YS0Z4ANPMAOY1AG25DSO/image.jpg Home - Day 8: Looooong Lunching After all those margs, we were ready for dinner. We decided to hit up In And Out which was the best decision ever. It was insanely busy even on a Wednesday night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472704907263-MGU4LHYW5I2YHZI5TRAT/image.jpg Home - Day 8: Looooong Lunching Stacey, Jess and some random dude. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472704849911-753CMZFUESMDSGUPKVAO/image.jpg Home - Day 8: Looooong Lunching Not a bad spot for a drink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472704628083-DMTWSLZPYDZFRJT6SZ73/image.jpg Home - Day 8: Looooong Lunching I did yoga at this place down the road called One Down Dog. Not into the graffiti, but it was a pretty good spot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472704838438-30N1CX3YH1YX4WH9MRUX/image.jpg Home - Day 8: Looooong Lunching After a bit of unsuccessful shopping on Melrose we had a drink at The Standard where Jess and Stacey were staying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472704678787-CSE0AKZMKDV595JEFNDP/image.jpg Home - Day 8: Looooong Lunching Starting off long lunch with a margarita at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472704697067-36GXOTTU9VDFPFEFC341/image.jpg Home - Day 8: Looooong Lunching Cocktails and love seats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472704737054-FM0A0RWKSY32LW4DMFZV/image.jpg Home - Day 8: Looooong Lunching While the boys are doing god knows what on the bucks party, we are here eating organic vegan Mexican food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472704923324-WGMLMEA7Q363HVE0E8PJ/image.jpg Home - Day 8: Looooong Lunching YES. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/30/8/2016/day-7-ive-lost-my-voice monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472623838702-XEFUJDCMV1XWFHBSNPZA/image.jpg Home - Day 7: I've Lost My Voice Jen and I went to Son of a Gun for lunch. So much for the exercise I did that morning! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472623998842-FB98QFRS5BQPNZLR4XII/image.jpg Home - Day 7: I've Lost My Voice My old stomping ground! Pop Physique in Silver Lake. I signed up to Class Pass to try to keep a little bit fit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472623886184-1ZUPDDNJLKGCH6DYENAT/image.jpg Home - Day 7: I've Lost My Voice Happy hour drinks at The Churchill. The bartender only charged us for three margaritas, so that's a win. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472623863643-SP2I86NGIFE2KKW157SM/image.jpg Home - Day 7: I've Lost My Voice This fried chicken sandwich is the kind of thing I dream about. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/18/8/2016/and-so-it-begins monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/26/8/2016/day-2-weve-already-eaten-too-much monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472190496602-OGZCLIQ2YOK24LV8MOD4/image.jpg Home - Day 2: We've Already Eaten Too Much Loitering around the cheese store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472190533382-T1RO01JCMS093BS0AUAZ/image.jpg Home - Day 2: We've Already Eaten Too Much Trey and Susan consuming said really good burritos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472190614900-82OB3HQ695BOF5FW6JSW/image.jpg Home - Day 2: We've Already Eaten Too Much Freshhhh hand roll (part one of four). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472190319482-MUDNYHSPLI3DTUN4KO72/image.jpg Home - Day 2: We've Already Eaten Too Much This place made me want to get a neon sign for my own home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472190450328-FQM7PHEU4W2DA6QTO7AR/image.jpg Home - Day 2: We've Already Eaten Too Much Happy hour = my happy place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472190509442-1XUHH153RXC8715LALS0/image.jpg Home - Day 2: We've Already Eaten Too Much King Taco. The king of tacos... And really good burritos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472190256377-ADRMU266FX6UXBHM3MFU/image.jpg Home - Day 2: We've Already Eaten Too Much Dork posing with hand roll. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472190539851-S15ROV7GVH8SLF584KTR/image.jpg Home - Day 2: We've Already Eaten Too Much Baby Sydney! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472190473815-GPMRDJTIO56EP498U7GH/image.jpg Home - Day 2: We've Already Eaten Too Much The street we're staying on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472190350045-5IWNSIKS36VLXLO3TEL4/image.jpg Home - Day 2: We've Already Eaten Too Much https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472190377104-LVJO8VYOEH0822W0B5ND/image.jpg Home - Day 2: We've Already Eaten Too Much https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472190396055-6VK7NVKQKTIGD8K9P0J8/image.jpg Home - Day 2: We've Already Eaten Too Much This wine was GOOD. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/29/8/2016/day-5-i-shouldve-taken-a-photo monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472456056948-UWMA1YQUSZ22IR1J3C38/image.jpg Home - Day 5: I Should've Taken A Photo Breakfast burritos at Tacos Villa Corona. Anthony Bourdain went here so the wait for a burrito was 30 long and hungry minutes. Worth it? Yes. Would I wait 30 minutes again? No. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472456340268-VWWDFR87QKF78XH4QFXK/image.jpg Home - Day 5: I Should've Taken A Photo Outside Cheryl and Red's place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472456136679-05WCHU45ZWAXT1XWQNTG/image.jpg Home - Day 5: I Should've Taken A Photo We decided to be good and share one burrito (chorizo, spinach and potato) between us. Smart move. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472456209625-CHKR08HO4CDNHZFBIO8T/image.jpg Home - Day 5: I Should've Taken A Photo Checking out art in the Arts District. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472456414807-HLHP8JMY85G181R6S41T/image.jpg Home - Day 5: I Should've Taken A Photo But it was actually delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472456357978-RKX5KGDLN5XVG7DZUFOS/image.jpg Home - Day 5: I Should've Taken A Photo Turrets! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472456490007-K9WPD1E7CDI02SSXTEE3/image.jpg Home - Day 5: I Should've Taken A Photo I waited AGES for this grilled cheese from Cheezus but it was gooooood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472456285568-URVMQAMMWITJHVBL0HWC/image.jpg Home - Day 5: I Should've Taken A Photo Before we realised we got the wrong ones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472605048666-FWDSOGGTI18TJBHO8QDT/image.jpg Home - Day 5: I Should've Taken A Photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472456234277-PFXYP19IB5V5HNE0EI2C/image.jpg Home - Day 5: I Should've Taken A Photo Cactus wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472456376635-VZ3BKA76WW28IN0Q2PVU/image.jpg Home - Day 5: I Should've Taken A Photo Night + Market in West Hollywood. The chef here won best new chef this year but I was still hesitant because Thai food in Sydney is so good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472456254030-D7GVPU2HLOYAEVO3RTDQ/image.jpg Home - Day 5: I Should've Taken A Photo Smorgasburg LA. So much choice, so little stomach space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472456394801-R0ILLQPWF4WYDBSENENY/image.jpg Home - Day 5: I Should've Taken A Photo So delicious that I forgot to take a photo of anything we ate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472456070203-UWXZY9B05OOWNNQI0V1K/image.jpg Home - Day 5: I Should've Taken A Photo People waiting for their burritos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472456271197-GCXQSD4HQA5VHSRJ6669/image.jpg Home - Day 5: I Should've Taken A Photo Fresh onigiri! Everything in it was destined to get caught in my teeth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472456301932-D2Z3E5RI5ORNH3RLC221/image.jpg Home - Day 5: I Should've Taken A Photo Cheezus Christ, help me. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/27/8/2016/day-3-you-smell-like-bbq monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472257521009-8JY46VHO1PC2YGZ66OCC/image.jpg Home - Day 3: You Smell Like BBQ We tried to go to The Broad but the line to get in was 45 minutes, so we used that time to drink cocktails and hip beer on the rooftop at Ace Hotel in DTLA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472315646351-X7WIA2XEBFBUHOXHA7Q5/image.jpg Home - Day 3: You Smell Like BBQ KBBQ with these legends – Red and Cheryl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472315607101-1B654MJDGHGJ3KVR54CW/image.jpg Home - Day 3: You Smell Like BBQ I just wanted to know what this tasted like. Hint: not great. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472315657875-7JBHH3EB78B8CMBH6KQT/image.jpg Home - Day 3: You Smell Like BBQ KBBQ in Koreatown at this place called Kang Ho-Dong Baekjeong who own 678 in Sydney. K-Town has now been ticked off the list! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472317315560-Y1B4XG6C93L8QJBHSP0H/image.jpg Home - Day 3: You Smell Like BBQ Headed to The Oinkster in Hollywood for some classic burgers with Adam's music friend Craig. We managed to resist fries and just go with a burger, which took a lot of will power. Congratulations to us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472257529794-I27X3UAX119AEVG9Z7NN/image.jpg Home - Day 3: You Smell Like BBQ Trying not to look like I'm being blown away by the wind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472257539991-4EQ6EHP2VM1NTMZTDS3B/image.jpg Home - Day 3: You Smell Like BBQ "Your cheapest, least crafty beer please" https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/25/8/2016/day-1-homeless-for-10-hours monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472091596611-AHH1B7ZWFMNMZ6RK68PR/image.jpg Home - Day 1: Homeless For 10 Hours Getting a US SIM card was surprisingly easy, THANK GOODNESS. This look is a mixture of SIM card smugness and "just let me have a shower." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472091573978-XBOJ07EGEMHZXTBLZPIV/image.jpg Home - Day 1: Homeless For 10 Hours Our attractive airport security photos. They kind of look like a "sketch" filter you'd find on Photoshop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472092764036-JL5A7DYB264O6Z63VMVK/image.jpg Home - Day 1: Homeless For 10 Hours My brand new Raden suitcases arrived! Helloooo smart luggage! Seriously, they can weigh themselves, charge your devices and tell you where it is if it goes missing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472092840101-LS4JZR20S131HK1GQVDW/image.jpg Home - Day 1: Homeless For 10 Hours Finally... Tacos! I have been missing the sweet, sweet taste of tacos in LA for three years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472092873211-IOEI684QTK1K6UY0OU25/image.jpg Home - Day 1: Homeless For 10 Hours Our little hummingbird neighbours. You don't even want to know how many photos I took just to get this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472092918271-E5S11I0H2FZ7ZG7S1RVV/image.jpg Home - Day 1: Homeless For 10 Hours The first evening... And then we fell asleep before the sun set. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472092712753-ERSRK7B1GZRVFY8DYKSF/image.jpg Home - Day 1: Homeless For 10 Hours Cold pressed juice. Exactly what I needed after the flight.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472092813251-J6AKY71G80SI6OCVGM0O/image.jpg Home - Day 1: Homeless For 10 Hours Waiting for tacos at Tacos Delta. With attitude. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/2/9/2016/day-10-i-just-want-to-see-some-palm-trees monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472886139274-Y6K90LDDWK3RVSMEHQE2/image.jpg Home - Day 10: I Just Want To See Some Palm Trees One hand to steady the camera, the other to take the photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472859446896-S5HE8UHI1DGISFASSC8C/image.jpg Home - Day 10: I Just Want To See Some Palm Trees I always get Yellowcard's Ocean Avenue stuck in my head whenever I am on this street. Funny that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472859243714-VCRV18Q3GVM8I4583VVZ/image.jpg Home - Day 10: I Just Want To See Some Palm Trees Tim: "Hey Sophia, take a photo of me in front of this sewer." Me: "Sure." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472859434068-CEYLWB8YGXNH0Q0PD1P1/image.jpg Home - Day 10: I Just Want To See Some Palm Trees The scenic walk back home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472859474072-8WDWJQQJO90P07ASZQP9/image.jpg Home - Day 10: I Just Want To See Some Palm Trees Feeling beachy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472859385567-UI2D9TB2UTTUDAEU2NY9/image.jpg Home - Day 10: I Just Want To See Some Palm Trees Looking up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472859408037-6I8SDE72WGP4S3NA01BT/image.jpg Home - Day 10: I Just Want To See Some Palm Trees Tried to be healthy and get a salad at Wahoo's Fish Taco. I think it was somewhat good for me? Anyway, it was nice to eat vegetables. And a shrimp taco for good measure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472859459550-ZRGVYCP1C99C34XMU6P8/image.jpg Home - Day 10: I Just Want To See Some Palm Trees Aaaaand Everclear's Santa Monica when I'm in Santa Monica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472885849245-L49B1MKYM3B5VV3KQ4M1/image.jpg Home - Day 10: I Just Want To See Some Palm Trees Welcome drinks at the beautiful Shutters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472885987784-MOUMPOCI43M11VTCVC55/image.jpg Home - Day 10: I Just Want To See Some Palm Trees Who invited this guy? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472859292634-JZVDG1G3J08N8BTJ0Q1C/image.jpg Home - Day 10: I Just Want To See Some Palm Trees Jess and Tim understand the need to be hydrated so packed their own water bottles on this holiday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472926036350-013ZQU9W5ACTJT5D9WX4/image.jpg Home - Day 10: I Just Want To See Some Palm Trees Chris ordered in Chinese with UberEats. We said we weren't hungry but somehow managed to eat almost everything. What's wrong with us?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472885749635-P878EJGBTCMD8GAWLA27/image.jpg Home - Day 10: I Just Want To See Some Palm Trees Stacey, Jen and Skye. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472859256301-MRRQ9OQMCTZF2MIFLYVW/image.jpg Home - Day 10: I Just Want To See Some Palm Trees Looking up toward Malibu. It's not super pretty, but we are standing alongside a highway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472859360619-P9URCR7NJ1HQV9XY1FPG/image.jpg Home - Day 10: I Just Want To See Some Palm Trees Can I take this apartment home with me? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472885797301-HED3LXE65KW8R2ZW0SYS/image.jpg Home - Day 10: I Just Want To See Some Palm Trees Can I stay here please? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472885973225-9K8XXISNQABJETJXE5OY/image.jpg Home - Day 10: I Just Want To See Some Palm Trees Magic hour with a magical man. Ha, I'm not that cheesy. COME ON. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/27/8/2016/day-4-chateau-marmont monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472358763885-M5H5X9BU3VR25O9KQX2H/image.jpg Home - Day 4: Chateau Marmont Post lunch "runs" near our Airbnb. I love looking at the houses around here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472358813697-UEJAY66VS9UT4XS5OS09/image.jpg Home - Day 4: Chateau Marmont Lazy Saturday night in watching "A Year In Burgundy" on Netflix. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472343301203-145PHTMN5KUCHHL6EJK2/image.jpg Home - Day 4: Chateau Marmont The cheese board here was awesome. And not too $$$. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472343261414-UK7VYSRB412D2QJOQEE9/image.jpg Home - Day 4: Chateau Marmont Adam looks right at home here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472358772983-U145FZJZ09O1LIRUNUS9/image.jpg Home - Day 4: Chateau Marmont The hills are killer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472343284482-FQQAJHRGB4Z0L7WSKOZP/image.jpg Home - Day 4: Chateau Marmont They're also known for their burgers. Shout outs to the delicious fries and miniature condiments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472358790453-Z8DO2TL3M8UJKHLTOEUW/image.jpg Home - Day 4: Chateau Marmont We did UberEats and ordered in poke and sushi burritos (essentially big sushi rolls) from OkiPoki. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472358798852-I54HMWY0UZBTZVU6EN5Y/image.jpg Home - Day 4: Chateau Marmont Sushi burrito. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/24/8/2016/and-were-off monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1471995596096-USSLOZFY723OY7SXXQ70/image.jpg Home - And We're Off! https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/2/9/2016/day-9-heading-beachside monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472835659227-J1EGCQ3COHQNPD7TNCID/image.jpg Home - Day 9: Heading Beachside Our home in Pacific Palisades. Basically my dream home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472835578222-IAJFLC6IVYY6H9UETWCX/image.jpg Home - Day 9: Heading Beachside Byeeeee Silver Lake! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472835854823-XWQOWEZR8XZTHXBQODEQ/image.jpg Home - Day 9: Heading Beachside .... And then we went clubbing.* https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472835638358-7WYLTFCAIP7ZZ1DG9RQQ/image.jpg Home - Day 9: Heading Beachside Is this a real Eames?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472835615772-YRL59BD8AC65VA1JSMV6/image.jpg Home - Day 9: Heading Beachside The lady next to us ordered hand rolls without rice. Who knew that was a thing?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472835699302-AYBSNXAWL9PIQZYZATX3/image.jpg Home - Day 9: Heading Beachside Stocking up on the necessities AKA multiple bottles of rosé, beer and packets of corn chips. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472835678080-FFQ3KT4NGRIO818WJRMD/image.jpg Home - Day 9: Heading Beachside Pacific Palisades crew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472835730452-5WCX373C2LA5XRRLVHQ7/image.jpg Home - Day 9: Heading Beachside Pretty sure Adam is in the middle of chanting "USA! USA!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472835828977-VDMRP2QY06H7VOEESCB0/image.jpg Home - Day 9: Heading Beachside The carnage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472835762396-I64W33G5UXVJ17W7XX1T/image.jpg Home - Day 9: Heading Beachside Lushhhhh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472835715651-G81P04JQTZOTH9L7U50T/image.jpg Home - Day 9: Heading Beachside A big American beer for a small Australian-Italian man. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472835777805-O9E1E6LKWHVQCNWHABVF/image.jpg Home - Day 9: Heading Beachside Team Crab. I was concerned that we may have ordered too much crab. I was proven wrong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472835810290-G8H69N6TB63O641Z2AE0/image.jpg Home - Day 9: Heading Beachside Going to town on bags of shrimp. Except for Chris who is allergic to shellfish and doesn't like seafood all that much. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472835596953-2XIDE9Q2QMBM9V759P1I/image.jpg Home - Day 9: Heading Beachside Lunch at K-Zo in Culver City with a weirdly tanned and sleepy Bozzetto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472835747535-S6QBWUXN8IEA62X4SWN7/image.jpg Home - Day 9: Heading Beachside In love with the architecture here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472835555087-6X2CIXH0SSRSDLNZBFP3/image.jpg Home - Day 9: Heading Beachside But first, a class at Pop Physique in Silver Lake. These classes make me feel soooo much better about all the eating and drinking we're doing. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/4/9/2016/day-11-the-wedding monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473036879384-APWLAPK1IZ885ZD03B6G/image.jpg Home - Day 11: The Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473036821077-MVAGJIX6OI38M4ZQSVZM/image.jpg Home - Day 11: The Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473036703863-6YB0HQ3VIJFO1WIC7WGD/image.jpg Home - Day 11: The Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473036659582-6NONF067X6ES0MSODMH7/image.jpg Home - Day 11: The Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473036913666-FN9IU5GSZ1QRJG7IWZ2N/image.jpg Home - Day 11: The Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473036679749-QX1O5P8HVRPQ2VV4DB0F/image.jpg Home - Day 11: The Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473036802289-RMX6JE4E3RBP1D3JZ4CL/image.jpg Home - Day 11: The Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473036774998-SZCZXM72JWGLPPWOFZNG/image.jpg Home - Day 11: The Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473036642855-6W5Z9VOAUEZOOBQCRZIB/image.jpg Home - Day 11: The Wedding Pre-wedding sustenance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473036853182-P5V3QO4AX8983RUAE6M9/image.jpg Home - Day 11: The Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473036611918-283AH4AGKHGMTH1V0TJP/image.jpg Home - Day 11: The Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473036786514-4GKCXCLWQ2DNTJ4BAJYD/image.jpg Home - Day 11: The Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473037128868-598BB945826RHK3T993T/image.jpg Home - Day 11: The Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473037003049-Y5VAIN8ZGJNDVO2K1175/image.jpg Home - Day 11: The Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473036738491-EWW6FCZYHIQ3LVICAM0O/image.jpg Home - Day 11: The Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473037119724-BB5PMNWKJIIMV37WG0G9/image.jpg Home - Day 11: The Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473036692996-H1NGGD526XUO9XG2D19T/image.jpg Home - Day 11: The Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473037059664-Y1AT60WXT5SINO4MJQD2/image.jpg Home - Day 11: The Wedding https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/29/8/2016/day-6-happy-hour monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472533125413-QT53IFMN4S1PVIO6NGE1/image.jpg Home - Day 6: Happy Hour An unnecessary but delicious fried chicken sandwich. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472533061598-L8EQ5TOX0OCOB02EF1QT/image.jpg Home - Day 6: Happy Hour Delicious spread (though I didn't eat much of this besides a few chips). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472532993444-5Y6R4ACITLLUN2LTN3WS/image.jpg Home - Day 6: Happy Hour We met up with some of Adam's music friends who are living in LA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472533101431-NES9Y00F0ETNTMIRCV16/image.jpg Home - Day 6: Happy Hour You've heard of house wine. Why not house beer? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472533011674-KBE0UTD8M94Q8SEDVTYF/image.jpg Home - Day 6: Happy Hour Smiiiiiile! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472533113840-KKDMWLCBVGNB9RVVY8GD/image.jpg Home - Day 6: Happy Hour Happy hour at Sawyer in Silver Lake is awesome. Half a dozen oysters and a drink for only $12! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472532974156-SAW0RSEWDGRDYLLFASP6/image.jpg Home - Day 6: Happy Hour We'd heard from multiple sources that Pine and Crane was awesome. It was. It really, really was. Modern Taiwanese food that use ingredients from their own farm. Nice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472533030948-SUAHCUPIMKLJJ8XEDZLQ/image.jpg Home - Day 6: Happy Hour Pillay's hire car (!!!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472533046664-6YQF19IAPPZ3PIV105W0/image.jpg Home - Day 6: Happy Hour Adam + Adam + happy hour at Goldie's. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1472533077086-CI4R66ENMABRC4V6PMR2/image.jpg Home - Day 6: Happy Hour Pre-wedding hangs. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/7/9/2016/day-14-swamp-life monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251682224-49WZM4J59725JODZ3EBA/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life Taking a ride on the street car (not named Desire). It's only $3 for a 24 hour pass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251546064-SKS1RLNMYN23CVH6KU0A/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life The rains are comin'! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251500280-WXFL68XZ7HZDE0D2YUNX/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life He's coming right for us! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251359910-G0QI0A69M0NEGGDKEA9I/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life Stein's Market & Deli on Magazine Street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251564835-TJNZC1O2EZXNZGWVS5YB/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life Safety first. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251430781-UKAAB9Y4ICL1709V6HDK/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life It gets LOUD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251746556-JCOBC1O1KKZ2N91NHS5P/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life A plate of yellows. This was the mock shrimp boil with all the fixins – corn, sausage, rosemary potato, bread and prawns. TBH, this place was okay, but pretty damn expensive for what we got. It was one of the most expensive dinners of the trip! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251804122-P8RGEK2YQOF58JLB4V7A/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life Just another Tuesday night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251394530-E3NWYHIJ28I203VR0IQ6/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life This house is all in on the Mardi Gras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251665696-7ZOCM2VREUQC8QG711ST/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life Swamp storm! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251695427-6PQL6D3VVFHIX5FNFYSY/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life It's actually a fun way to get around town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251731534-RX8PX1ZLD8050L6QPG52/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life We saw alligators, we ate alligators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251764879-9F06MLZKJ1MN8VA471RY/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life Just a coupla seafood loving Aussies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251479832-HK3LKI53OIID29D5FRO2/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life Spooky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251320544-BQJO30AWUIWBZ531XXG2/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life Our hotel in New Orleans – It's about the size of many apartments in Sydney. There's even a blender here for me to consider making smoothies but never actually doing it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251342998-4WONODL1CHN9A6DOFJFM/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life We made the calculated move to share our breakfast bagel from Stein's Market & Deli today. It was a good idea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251454983-CTHJY3176R1FJ1HDHQH8/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life *insert True Detective theme music here.* https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251375477-8UPG88AYBS8X3QIJNWV9/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life Love the buildings here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251721242-32F9MSBLISYVJD6QS8W6/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life Alligator nuggets because we had to try alligator. It actually tastes like chicken. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251781816-I0XM4XZ21L76XKKHMLHZ/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life While we were waiting for the street car, there were a whole bunch of people waiting around on lit up bikes. Someone yelled for them to get going and off they went... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251410745-LSWZRL66EKN7WFVKK26Q/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life Airboooooaaaaattttt! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251710901-7UE2YKQTAUFLRXWMD6LP/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life The famous charbroiled oysters from Drago's. Buttery and delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251639444-ARGIVM08F7VLOHYQOO7J/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life The rains are here and got us good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473251523134-705V7B1J5RG5JC5C498Q/image.jpg Home - Day 14: Swamp Life Safety last. On a side note, alligators happily eat marshmallows. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/7/9/2016/day-15-dooky-chases-fried-chicken-and-sazeracs monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473494101756-IVPZG6FLZE8454APB2MN/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs Big ass columns right here.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473274935867-AGS3QSWWF74ZDF7M38N6/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs How the fried chicken stays so fresh and crispy I'll never know. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473274898770-9ULQS3OHPSB18FL4HNLY/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs The first ones there! It did pack out by 11.20am though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473387737688-E8CT260AZ6SJLHKSU14H/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs Some of the houses here are so big! What do you do with all of those rooms? Seriously, tell me, I'm from Sydney and can only *barely* afford to rent a one bedroom apartment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473494425738-3QQFMWS9MP0I8J2PHCUV/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473274839443-BWA7XV4TPW6VOLUVDHUS/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs Streetcar life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473274829390-NZLEWIV89KAQNWD99GIE/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs It's hot here. Real hot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473274883878-8XD803WK3YPRFIFTLU0A/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs Keen beans as we were, we were there 10 minutes before it opened. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473274854195-C7D9M7CIIHYDGC6C6EZ0/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs On the streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473494268319-QP362DZAK4913AUG8Z7Z/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs Pork and pickled peaches. So many shades of brown.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473494436867-FBPE1RUMN41U9DI6YG5G/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473387805848-EFBYVJ6YT6FGBNY6W6TT/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs Just a cool $9.5 million estate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473494412415-L22I60PT9JHI6O6TUJ98/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473494456856-NWM0SG30U3X3UP378Q5U/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473274922719-DJ1U7WBSYBBZIHASFXCX/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs Le buffet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473274975290-ZBNPE3R5IXLI7S7U8YCH/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs Ughhhh, so goooood. Seriously, the fried chicken was amazing. And I love me a bit of Creole sausage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473494396639-P3SBV1SKEP0KDH5GSCN6/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473274947451-BK5BLTZ125V9F3B784JT/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs ~ jazz hands ~ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473494357927-OXXFKEDTGOPW5UCFXT3C/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473494447049-C5AJULHWH8OYLSBZDMOD/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473494309197-PAYRW7ZWM0HOXWWOOHA5/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs Feeling a little tipsy after taking advantage of happy hour cocktails at Lüke.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473274910108-PWG78Y0UGZPLJ0YX3D0K/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs Look up - that's Obama tucking a napkin into his shirt at Dooky Chase's! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473494207032-DBCXEEHATIOXKQB0Q7UU/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs Oyster and bacon pie from Cochon. This place is awesome.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473494088264-I0H33POJ29E0ERYIO150/image.jpg Home - Day 15: Dooky Chase's, Fried Chicken And Sazeracs The best French 75s in New Orleans. I can't confirm this but they were damn good and at half price during happy hour I was on board.  https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/5/9/2016/day-12-recovery monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473086758440-V994UJOX7H0YM2YTSBHT/image.jpg Home - Day 12: Recovery Day You know you have a big house when there is an elevator inside it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473086794271-6SV5UM9MCEAN9HZLA60G/image.jpg Home - Day 12: Recovery Day Tourist walks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473086809964-ZWYWE59WHLLTPAU4C0EX/image.jpg Home - Day 12: Recovery Day Adam wants in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473086802280-99IHPHCAQSUIX7TFWWTB/image.jpg Home - Day 12: Recovery Day Chris trying to even out his tan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473086784693-LXWM9KET9UK6N2F5PS9A/image.jpg Home - Day 12: Recovery Day Fulton x Pillay = Crap tonnes of Veuve and a Maharajan turban. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473086818290-G2S1AP02QHU4UTBG28OH/image.jpg Home - Day 12: Recovery Day https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/12/9/2016/day-20-napoli-you-hectic-and-wonderful-bastard monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708601482-2TKTQQQR1UHTPXC68Q8R/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard Cheese and various snacks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708790274-6KBIA5MU2CM87NZCL1KS/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard Adam is in flavour country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473718898921-JPAFQ4QXKA6BHGFRBOWX/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard After relaxing and digesting in our hotel room for a bunch of hours, we decided to try our luck at Sorbillo. Both our cab driver and hotel owner recommended it, and after we saw a hugely long line at 7pm (it opens at 7.30pm) of hungry diners, we decided we really had to check it out. We strategically waited till 10.30pm, but it was still crazy busy even on a Monday night. After 30 minutes of waiting, we got in! This was a speck and mushroom pizza. It was nice to try a white pizza here. As expected, it was soft and chewy. What was not expected was the size of these pizzas – they are massive! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708676080-TXTJUEED93YTGA2WT7XQ/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard A little snapshot of daily life near where we're staying. It's busy, messy and people are always yelling at each other (I think in a good way?) and I love it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708952757-QMEK7O4OPT4B574SIF3Z/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard From our B&B we can see (and hear) this bell tower which was actually going off when I took this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708648566-2LWHFH0PWLFXR9M7PD3L/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard We tried to get a photo of the train but, as you can see, there were wayyy too many people. Sigh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473718935840-2TNQNSWAUG5YPWQB3OAF/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard This place recently won "Best Neapolitan pizza in the world" which is probably why the crowds are massive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473718922260-NQ5PRGLLJRC7VNGFQFIZ/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard Just Adam smiling at his pizza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708971294-KUA2C2VGDU30IIL76AGR/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard Kind of scary when you look down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708731582-4841SOXRAFP8JM5MQDT8/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard Pretty much everyone goes here and it's particularly popular with Japanese tourists. So much so that their website is in Italian, English and Japanese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708697151-L3WJM4FXEWCJ3YTHZAOC/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard This was not staged at all. *cough* https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708718723-74SAEPZOOLOXT50H2F0Q/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard We strategically visited L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele at about 4.30pm to avoid waiting too long. In the end it was a smart move as we only had to wait about 10 minutes. This place has been around for over 100 years and was made super famous by Julia Roberts in Eat Pray Love – a movie I haven't actually seen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708858584-V8AWWFK0JGW1Y7MDZP9T/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard So we walked past this on the way home. I'm thinking it's for some kind of photoshoot? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473718910268-JARSE1C5IGG1HW2RHD4V/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard The margherita extra (the extra is for more cheese). It was so good! We probably didn't need the extra cheese, but hey, we'll walk it off, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708617170-QXRVCIUO4MMJYYA56ZCJ/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard A little bit of mortadella, prosciutto and provolone for brunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708743131-UEGBASTFE8U289BOK4O3/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard Stay hydrated, stay alive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708637742-S4QKIBMQQ6LXO59UDDDQ/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard We made it to the train! It was super comfy and it made me wish we were catching more trains in Italy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708990554-HP8SOHBI1ADOO0LAXMA9/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard Rooftop views. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473709108186-KF9GZ6BXNU9ABSWJ561P/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard There's always something happening on these streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708549165-YKSW19INI6ELL6ZVG0O3/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard Our final morning in Rome. We went to the popular Roscioli to get some deli snacks and eat them in a nearby park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708585243-3H355NIO9JQZZGCH01GZ/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard These are some pricey legs of prosciutto. We may have treated ourselves to the €150 a kg one, which was the most expensive prosciutto I've ever had. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708829401-DW8CNZCO93CSB28R35U7/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard Da boys are makin' da pizza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708774423-X2K2Z8I0NCQ902CWXVZN/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard They only serve two pizzas here – marinara and margherita. I like the simplicity, even though to waiter amusingly forgot our order (what's to forget? There are only two things on the menu). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708889810-V54O9591UAYW5S1QNUDY/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard A little butcher near us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708813431-GV9XZUBT42WIWSHHOU9M/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard I look quite pleased about the whole thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708842878-YZK56U2X44HLNS0X811N/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard Caught taking a pic. At least he smiled for the photo? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473708872915-YDI8313PP223R6LJ94WD/image.jpg Home - Day 20: Napoli, You Hectic And Wonderful Bastard And while everyone was looking at the above, this glorious thing appeared from the traffic. An akita on a scooter!!! He looked so chill about the whole thing. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/10/9/2016/day-18-buongiorno-roma monthly 0.5 2017-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522346022-4CN892P9RIPU74L97N97/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Prosciutto e melone. Getting a little bit of my daily fruit intake, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522474111-FXVSUCFQN7JHJEILYA8G/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma To mix things up we got an anchovy pasta too. Also amazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522256865-464FEN3EKB2S8VM9IKUL/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Crossing the bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473579772053-WOLY9MOOZ885YZBN3ACL/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Spontaneous gelato stop on the way home. Hazelnut and pistachio for me, per favore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473579719261-2EZPY0GJUYAQ51CAF5ZD/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Casual wine chats. We thought this place did aperitivo but they didn't, it was still worth going anyway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473579748562-CYFF2QAZ9WB029S466A6/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Seafood pasta with a generous amount of bottarga. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522585398-O4TX79FP08D259YGOAEA/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Mint green Fiat! Want. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473579708215-RX4GVF9WMU578RQ3A18G/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma A great little wine bar near our hotel – Enoteca Il Goccetto – that's in a building built in 1527! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522330137-PV9XU1BPK5GY9FRHDX6O/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Can you tell that we're dying a hot, slow death? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522545438-B3ZMWCQBN5S8NTEY83DL/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma As above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522526284-1RN4NCRGUTQW7TIWZJEC/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Just some greenery on a building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522457807-Q4LH842XR25VOC5PA4WE/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma The famous cacio e pepe pasta in a crisp parmesan shell. This was phenomenal. Would eat again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473579732873-LDSGELZ7V6BA64XD2702/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma We wandered around lost for an hour after the wine bar because everything else seemed touristy or crap. Adam saved the day by finding this pasta place online which wasn't far of a walk for us. This restaurant (Le Mani In Pasta) specialises in seafood pasta and is packed with locals – always a good sign. One of the best dishes of the trip – sea bass carpaccio with a tonne of truffle. They bring out what looks to be Tip Top white bread and some butter and you put the fish on it. A revelation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522438182-QNBYJCJT94SD8ZVBOKTU/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma And then I got stalkery – yes, I am hiding behind a bush. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522286071-BCUN3QYUS3P9B0LT87YT/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Adam is becoming more Italian by the hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522567328-LX75FWK2VW5JEDC13Q1M/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Fishing in the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522595780-M618RX0PLW0P9QWBRD9I/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma A coupla cool kids and some old thing behind us. ¯ \ _ (ツ) _ / ¯ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522503613-DBVYM40DDOR8X4Y2FK2F/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Post lunch espresso. Also, my glitter nails are still going strong – over two weeks and counting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473523389532-4BW04QWPDL7H11R02KKR/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Typically a view of another building directly opposite your hotel window would be not great, but in Rome, it's charming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522206066-4RCXH1QTLZHNXKRIJJ6H/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma There was a little market in Campo Dei Fiori selling all kinds of Italian goods. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522236971-4087DFC28SZFCMHSR0HU/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Honeymooners feat. Derek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522605805-B8T54I8GACFB009G64DY/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma With our unofficial honeymoon photographer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473523374169-LP2A0DTQ27L6S0HP54LU/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Prepared to walk the treacherous wet cobblestones back to his hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473579755631-7VTVXL4NH7MB8P99O84J/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma And some more seafood pasta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522535905-AT2MUM2WKZG7DOFE5EOE/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Some more Roman prettiness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522554593-H9IFHXDR615KFS2XLHVS/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma The sweats are real. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473579780881-O3N32BU66B8RB19B5PPG/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma This was after midnight. I love how places stay open late here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522492680-Z8DWNWCIUK5VEIJBVWO1/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Getting stuck into it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473579683312-QT0P34VOV6C7KFC5FVHL/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Welcome to the black parade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473579764650-CA2UI34SUXCKEMRIL3KC/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma I didn't nail this photo, but it's still picturesque nonetheless. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473579739768-1M9N24NCVDM3LMLWXM58/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Adam is clearly enjoying this dish with more gesticulating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522422462-DIJLE2VAOVCWFDYGJEJO/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma We stumbled across a wedding – look at this car! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473579790056-GIFV1QVDH0JQGTHFF0R5/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Making faces with who I assume to be Jesus? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522273682-VPZ0H5TCJDZLT8W7R25R/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Just thinking about life. Or pasta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473522364536-UQFRMHJQS34S0NKOB21U/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Pasta... From Italy. Trust us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473579694084-CJE8DR53TP1KMHDX3TV7/image.jpg Home - Day 18: Buongiorno Roma Thinking about driving a little Vespa around town but Mum might kill me if I do. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/13/9/2016/day-21-im-943-pizza monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473800755147-5N8STS0FS4BFUKZZR6NW/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza It's a Baba Vesuvio! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473801006691-AJVJXBEPMPK3EIP3Y6QM/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza Old boys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473800848523-GR5KBX33BVVOEHKK30LD/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza See? Barely anyone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473801213480-FMA7S8Z6DPSUC274RQKN/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza These pizzas were our favourite and we didn't have to wait to get into the restaurant either. Win! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473801217412-PAK6A6AFL3NOOEEBURJ4/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza A close up of this bad boy. Now that I'm writing this post, I am actually wanting pizza again? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473801053253-1DMMUBHX0VEVBAXJOEYF/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza The video the guy made us watch. I felt like I was in history class in school. The video was most definitely from the 90s. Possibly 80s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473801092141-QCBZ1PHPG7U28E580C7F/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza After a bit of searching, we found the mystical €1 Aperol Spritz bar – Cammarota SPRITZ. It was everything we'd hoped it would be and more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473801036906-QYUQ02GZM576NORCBUS3/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza We made it to Egg Castle (called Castel dell'Ovo in Italian) which has something to do with a magical egg which ruled it. Or something like that. I should have paid more attention to the video the kind old guy made us watch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473801224870-AL5CNY8WPCWREUQDP8AS/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza I look happy here, but I have no idea of the deliciousness that is about to enter my body. Yes, I'm aware that sounds a little gross. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473800786474-69TZUJ93VH3WDGSJSLZI/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza THIS CHURCH. So friggin' big with artwork everywhere. Had this been Rome, we would have queued for an hour and been elbowing our way through other tourists. This, on the other hand, was fairly empty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473800717558-0FBQ0B2FNC3VTHYJMQ26/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza One of each pastry, please. Actually no, we have pizza to eat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473800820680-NKH6YT4S2UH4OQ9WN9O2/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza We found this old church on our way to Egg Castle. We thought it was impressive until we found... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473801117368-3SPY29TR96UDLKS7FPY8/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza This lunch spot was super popular and was just down the road from the spritz bar. It must be good. Cool story, Sophia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473800865671-5E33MV5A7LKKLLDAMHUY/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza You put an offering in the box and turn on a candle. I think they call this "modern technology". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473800739506-9AV4ALENY0HSLN9RN22X/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza I love this so much. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473801100135-00C1FHL1TH5LOK9G8R3A/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza Look at all the Aperol! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473801231509-EGPARJ2X00OZ1K59Y448/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza Walking back to our B&B through a bunch of tiny little alleyways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473839247186-0JX94JM246N4R6KJ5V9G/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza Adam living a dream. Napoli was playing someone in the football so we found a little bar that was playing it and watched it while drinking €2 beer in the streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473801211501-1FT0P9NGV063A6IVO4IB/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza The pizza at Starita. I never thought I would say this, but the marinara pizza I had here was the best pizza I've ever had. Marinara?! Who would have thought. Simple ingredients (but they added pecorino here) and so tasty we finished it all off. Oh, and that's a €2,50 Campario soda there. Napoli is so cheap and I love it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473839240806-34Y97LAD9SKVZ56SGAQ7/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza Cheese inside and cheese on top. I admit I had a lot of crazy cheese dreams during my time in Napoli. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473801080545-CYXAMRI5SIM0G7D0R87O/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza Sex Disco. My future band name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473839173539-6IHSAKVLN9U2VNHHZYET/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza Our bodies are hurting, but we march forward. The €4 bottle of wine from the restaurant helped with this. Four euros?! Crazy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473801110958-VL58HN1RKVIGYOMZCJH4/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza A welcome pit stop on our way to lunch pizza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473800914074-QONLO4KAI9LDYYI2VDTF/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza Adam surveying the scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473800696307-957RIL3ZLS99RREU4FY0/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza A sfogliatella for breakfast. This guys are from Campania and are filled with sweet ricotta. They are delicious. We went to Scaturchio for our hit which is where Anthony Bourdain went in his tour of Napoli. Yes, we are basically copying everything he does. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473839183000-182T8IG7X4VUXX1JMII9/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza You know, for a fried pizza it wasn't at all greasy or gross. It was actually light and full of the good stuff – cheese and meats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473801075218-9DH850DJE55GKFA52E44/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza Just sweeping away wedding confetti in the streets because why not? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473800887396-GM8OR20YZD78JP92N4T0/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza Doing laps with Vesuvio in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473839208033-PNMA0C9609YHR461SNAN/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza The final pizza. We weren't hungry but we had to do it. These are from Pizzeria Di Matteo which was conveniently down the road from our place and also highly ranked – they have won pizza world cups! We ordered their specialty pizzas which ended up being calzones and one of them was fried. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473800618589-HNHO9TXD0F5ZRRGONKWH/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza White on white. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473801265074-0JB2NVH4KHZ3D3YCB6WA/image.jpg Home - Day 21: I'm 94.3% Pizza Not sure why I'm leaning like this. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/5/9/2016/day-13-welcome-to-new-orleans monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473135768945-O628IY7V1D1Y7CBXMO3Q/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans Little turquoise house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473135884367-F6AXUZF0ARD9D2QWQRZU/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans Bourbon Street. This place would be mental in the evenings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473135999022-AKO9UV27HBG0DMQ1Y58Q/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans Hot and sweaty, we made it to the famous Cafe Du Monde. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473135742736-RV8V3565VMMGJGKHMFYM/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans We shared one po' boy to save room for more eating. A strategic move by two beautiful geniuses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473135983983-Q1TQ1WOFVNAZJEXXRHER/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans This guy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473171945715-PQ031VTAPZ7XK45DCJKW/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans Probably not the safest spot to go get a tourist pic (we were at a freeway underpass). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473135897301-WW3XCEVIGTUQ24OYPI3E/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans How I feel about Bourbon Street. It's like Kings X on crack. On a side note, we've developed a little bit of a tan. Woo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473135828621-MG02E84USLXI96NAQZVK/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans Big ass oysters and shrimp with "fancy sauce". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473171957979-UDU88WIPOEPMXP8I4DAP/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans Yes, the icing sugar ended up everywhere. I regret wearing a black tee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473135805961-QW84KB8VG0UMH5CPUJ81/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans Daiquiris are a thing here. This wasn't what I was expecting (it was more like a margarita) but it was good and got me a little buzzed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473135950013-W9TNSDHMYIEI9MYBQOR1/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans As I was taking this photo I was being attacked by some grotesque kind of moths. They were ghastly. I hate them so much, whatever they are. Found one in my bag later that night. Still alive, still horrific. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473135929565-J9NF460I60BEDOTTPYTK/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans Posing in front of ye olde houses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473171934173-L93X7JHBYJZMLHX01V69/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans Meaty, cheese, pickly, delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473135680167-WB23SMQCJXTKK009C779/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans The fried oyster po' boy (only available on Mondays and Wednesdays) was one of the best sandwiches of my life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473171912321-VSSPF3GBT0KAIND0GHQ0/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans Cochon Butcher was excellent. We had to get the muffaletta as it's a New Orleans thang. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473135787039-DMZIR9O9GUYEM5WU74TA/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans The Seaworthy happy hour next to the Ace Hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473135658775-D071TWH25N5HN3NQ232Y/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans First stop, po' boys from Parkway Bakery. I didn't realise that po' boys were short for poor boys. Now I know. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473135700572-683F7ZO7VH04JVC0NXLZ/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans Look at him in all his glory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473136014274-XR2SPDXCG4FE82GQK3DV/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans Three beignets to share. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473135864794-1248STH7526RTF7UE4KV/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans Going in! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473136045464-R0IJAWH8K2OC82NUBZ3L/image.jpg Home - Day 13: Welcome To New Orleans Beignets are the only food they sell here. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/8/9/2016/day-16-goodbye-america monthly 0.5 2017-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473497651201-KF3XULI24M5O1WCXASY5/image.jpg Home - Day 16: Goodbye America! The Hos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473497606037-ZCDTKBNJQXPI0Q7ZBRGR/image.jpg Home - Day 16: Goodbye America! Tasty little taco from King Taco. We also had a carne asada burrito with lots of red sauce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473497663444-NDB91A9KA6DHXLG2JFPH/image.jpg Home - Day 16: Goodbye America! Sadly this is the best photo Susan and I got together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473497679265-FTFJHSNJHFQ01YF1F8FP/image.jpg Home - Day 16: Goodbye America! I was disappointed I didn't get Umami Burger this trip... And then there was one at the airport! It ain't pretty but it was so good. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/12/9/2016/day-19-aperitivo-unlocked monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473669123880-S90DK9EQOLCGGTTSO2XS/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked Sampling a white negroni. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473668968810-GKH1A0MRU0UN9J98S5MR/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked I've never seen a man look more glum about gelato. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473668989635-BGJ5W4E4E2RY8RFF6JZZ/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked The highlight of Piazza Navona? This corgi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473669071895-XNC5HRC7TL0VM0SYW50S/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked A storm's a'brewin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473668894383-WIU81W5G5E9RGCVBY6A2/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked If you ever find yourself in urgent need of a selfie stick, a quick visit to Rome will sort you out. Vendors everywhere were selling these things. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473668939012-W3DOWPDG1WX13C9KKZ6H/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked Mortadella between bread is a winning combination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473669130573-YCMJTEU1GUKZLGRA4ONU/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked Spritz and snacks! The smiles on their faces is a mix of excitement and relief. We tried the day before to get aperitivo and failed miserably, so this was a significant win for us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473669049802-6R7C4DHG06KWR1GYXWDA/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked Adam says, "Look at all the prosciutto!" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473668880946-C4NXUPDD3XL6TVT570EH/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked Aaaand a tourist pic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473669153361-O00MKA90G91K5CH0QVNG/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked After being rudely rejected from La Campana for not having a reservation we ended up at Osteria Da Fortunata where little ladies sat at the window and hand made pasta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473668908057-WTL49TDUI9UXSP6T3XHM/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked Won't you take me to a Popey town? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473668948109-U78PT4HCBUSLTUG9HCOQ/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked The porchetta sandwich although all you can really see right now is the salad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473669088931-L0IUTIELY1714W7U623N/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked Red wine and victory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473669082237-D0ZDSTWM7528WC6M4H2T/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked Luckily we found a wine bar to take refuge in while it hailed and poured. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473668978630-G1UMAC4VNMBPEKR2B8FS/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked And here is Piazza Navona (which we also came across while we were walking to Trevi). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473669179127-4IE3KYXTFNCRPRJNDLDQ/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked And we all got a bit of tagliatelle with zucchini flowers, guanciale and provolone. And possibly a bit too much wine. We promptly went home full and sleepy after this meal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473668919368-KA84KET49TM0ZR3COIAU/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked Gimme summa that sweet, sweet porchetta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473668864837-9P5FDP1OLT0JM4H36BFC/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked Hellooooo over there! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473669162016-G3EU5GW0WD4J4FHCPJZH/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked I finally got some carbonara! It was good. Salty, but good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473668960346-UIBKP2ALSMP7QXN082U4/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked Today's gelato stop: pistachio and tiramisu gelato from Frigidarium. Better than the night before – super smooth. But in all honesty, Rivareno in Sydney is still my #1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473669063894-9VJGXJUOU1W6UT24CAV9/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked MINI TRUCK! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473669172856-RNEOONNARPKNHKJFSBFQ/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked And Derek got his ragu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473669098515-9X6LUZLZESN2F5P0NP7S/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked Note the numerous images of dachshunds in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473668999805-SS72JUW0W03ADAG968PK/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked Got tourists? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473669020916-P8OTC4ES6BHA0NGLDSMM/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked This photos makes it appear serene but it is anything but. We lasted about one minute at Trevi before deciding to get the hell out of there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473669039937-D64H8W5S6AEMTW2BANCX/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked Derek's mandatory stop at Grom for an almond granita. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473669139913-7RDJWGWVFQEXWV4N6XFV/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked My face may not show it, but I am very pleased with this situation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473668930412-29O96703QN7WLLWS2K61/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked I like to call this photo "A Man And His Sandwich." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473669031418-4FBWT1GKWJRTFP3O2UI0/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked I'm in one version of my own personal hell. Should have gone first thing in the morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473669107916-AOWXKHNN4198WVW6AT2U/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked Walking to Gusto for aperitivo. Derek is excited, Adam is on Google Maps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473668827019-5U29M1HM95TM0LUVSAEA/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked While we were waiting for Likeat to open (a place that sells a mean porchetta sandwich), we walked around and find Castel Sant'Angelo and St Peter's Basilica. TICK. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473669056601-8ATQ5D09NRBJU6F6ANP3/image.jpg Home - Day 19: Aperitivo Unlocked Some much needed fruit. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/10/9/2016/day-17-in-transit monthly 0.5 2017-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473517014255-CE8HNQLYM5PEWBUAN69Y/image.jpg Home - Day 17: In Transit Perfect street drinking weather.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473497795790-T8PYXHFASWJLD0QY9HND/image.jpg Home - Day 17: In Transit I think Adam is saying "check out the street." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473497828067-4IWQ7ERMQI3END8SNL18/image.jpg Home - Day 17: In Transit We ordered the mozzarella degustation because mozzarella degustation. This is essentially my food paradise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473497878191-FU1HBCF4DWG4HUCZTBPF/image.jpg Home - Day 17: In Transit Street drinks at this little local bar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473497865517-E40SFWI80NFTUVTOAX8R/image.jpg Home - Day 17: In Transit A simple pasta with, you guessed it, more mozzarella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473497803166-SQPHFPYJOC3JY7LCOP4B/image.jpg Home - Day 17: In Transit And this is me checking out the street as per Adam's suggestion. Feels like Rome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473497809638-YWIA8CBZTJOPOLCALPJB/image.jpg Home - Day 17: In Transit The little door to our hotel. Sadly, I easily fit through it without ducking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473497818685-207FNTWFW4R579KTXQKM/image.jpg Home - Day 17: In Transit Cin cin! https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/14/9/2016/day-22-exactly-what-i-needed monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474053566173-99ADZRKM10V9AVKJ4OHJ/image.jpg Home - Day 22: Exactly What I Needed Blocking Adam's view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473883507197-4E1F5ZNQMDCQ4M63KZK5/image.jpg Home - Day 22: Exactly What I Needed Just a tiny patch of sun left at La Praia beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473883460903-0MFL4TIWT89WXLV6MC69/image.jpg Home - Day 22: Exactly What I Needed In an effort to make up for the crazy money spending of the last few weeks, we decided to try a more DIY approach to eating and drinking here. It's actually pretty easy to do when your balcony has this view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473883563606-0FYGX4U12LBZJ4TTCQK4/image.jpg Home - Day 22: Exactly What I Needed Oh god, these stairs. They just keep on going. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473883500197-EL449VH5BVNB4MJQZ0A0/image.jpg Home - Day 22: Exactly What I Needed You'll probably see a million of these photos throughout our few days here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473883872980-BKQ8190K5VULZOYNR139/image.jpg Home - Day 22: Exactly What I Needed We plan to get a lot more tanned. Watch this space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473883596903-VXEQFW0UX4SCB6ZA3WJI/image.jpg Home - Day 22: Exactly What I Needed Why so sad? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473883714117-NWWJPNV3SWVYSTFIR4GD/image.jpg Home - Day 22: Exactly What I Needed Looking south on our way to dinner at Kasai. Good thing we booked, because it was packed. Fortunately, they give people prosecco while they wait for a table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473883444527-XKHY4VSW499VJ3O743KK/image.jpg Home - Day 22: Exactly What I Needed Adam looking a bit James Dean-like at our hotel's rooftop breakfast in Napoli. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473883552960-P2TYYHAP55UU2NXZQWKX/image.jpg Home - Day 22: Exactly What I Needed I'll be seeing you tomorrow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473883593269-0MBGVI5MTW6C80WMPWT6/image.jpg Home - Day 22: Exactly What I Needed The view from our balcony – there's a hammock and communal seating area as well as a pool on the lower level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473883491763-B8J23FNMURU3ZFJZDTJP/image.jpg Home - Day 22: Exactly What I Needed We took a little walk down the beach. It's about ten minutes down, but a steep and tiring climb back up we soon found out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473883992140-NLMM6O2SOJTCJDV2FIWO/image.jpg Home - Day 22: Exactly What I Needed Here they have a €25 three course dinner option which is all seafood they got that day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473883673310-MWIKC8K8WIB6GJ0QZ1YS/image.jpg Home - Day 22: Exactly What I Needed We decided to fork out for a private transfer down from Napoli to Praiano because a) dealing with the bus sounded like a nightmare and b) hiring a car and driving those crazy roads down the coast was too much for our souls to handle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473883949734-TRWHRIT3RRR606VCJ6T2/image.jpg Home - Day 22: Exactly What I Needed A mini tin of olive oil for our table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474053572737-KQXE4M6WL5J3RYYEBNS0/image.jpg Home - Day 22: Exactly What I Needed Mussels and pumpkin pasta. So good. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/15/9/2016/day-23-being-thrifty-in-paradise monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473965083068-HF0VXCJ93CP7SKOFMSQW/image.jpg Home - Day 23: Being Thrifty In Paradise And some bruschetta for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473965012780-ZLYFQDBVPJK0DVE3CFBT/image.jpg Home - Day 23: Being Thrifty In Paradise We slept with the curtains open and were woken up to this gorgeous view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473965111979-T5W5WU618QSQ6M1NKSJY/image.jpg Home - Day 23: Being Thrifty In Paradise Am I a travel blogger yet? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473965053902-MR2Z6CKP2IVTKR0AK51C/image.jpg Home - Day 23: Being Thrifty In Paradise The pastry table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473965209907-KOO4RQ2Q37KDCAJG80ZI/image.jpg Home - Day 23: Being Thrifty In Paradise This beach is one of the reasons we stayed in Praiano. It's in between two cliffs and is so small and cute. Plus there is no sand. Sand is the worst. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473964927813-0CP7WWGRQXFY50ZI2VOZ/image.jpg Home - Day 23: Being Thrifty In Paradise In an effort to run off 48 hours of pizza, we decided to go for an early morning jog. Not a bad spot for it, plus all those hills make you really work hard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473965069467-1BEI81RLNURH6UB4KY6G/image.jpg Home - Day 23: Being Thrifty In Paradise Blood orange juice, mozzarella and cured meats. Nice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473965165315-HQ402FRVFZCXXZ7XOBNH/image.jpg Home - Day 23: Being Thrifty In Paradise Clear water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473965271105-DQ3MBXGYOMEBBOFC2ZIV/image.jpg Home - Day 23: Being Thrifty In Paradise Waiting for our boat. Okay, we weren't. We can't afford a boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473965394362-CAII0EZOHIO6NLMF9TV9/image.jpg Home - Day 23: Being Thrifty In Paradise Commencing the long, hot and steep walk home. We tried to take a "short cut" and ended up walking up the equivalent of 61 storeys. I wanted to die/vomit. Eventually we found our way back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473965368236-JB6UWHIS4KHWL1C2IL4V/image.jpg Home - Day 23: Being Thrifty In Paradise I'd like to say that I like what the salt water does to my hair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473965305406-M5UY9KM5DS3NE8S6F4SW/image.jpg Home - Day 23: Being Thrifty In Paradise Floaty Adam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473964965129-A0OEAU6H2RTV3KODLUND/image.jpg Home - Day 23: Being Thrifty In Paradise Obsessed with these little cars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473965034144-YRRPFNG0CVOL6XPPM0X0/image.jpg Home - Day 23: Being Thrifty In Paradise The hotel's breakfast spread and Adam's significant t-shirt tan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1473965095251-FV1Q05G52N0RT3U3U6SI/image.jpg Home - Day 23: Being Thrifty In Paradise Getting a bit wobbly on those stairs down to the beach. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/27/9/2016/day-32-mountain-towning monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956047430-6X12JFCPN15WPLDVXFO5/IMG_3231.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning Curious pumpkin set up? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474955995454-647ZV9IKWNN0DEQ1NG86/IMG_3227.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning This is one of the lunch spots set up in the town of Orani for Cortas Apertas. When we got there they'd already sold out of their roasted meats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956489206-SW6JWF9YFYAY8SV4TZDR/IMG_3267.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning Home made wine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956519561-703MMVID26B3Q8G12JI9/IMG_3270.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning House cured meats. It sounds fancy, but I don't think it is to them. It's just life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474955946979-UCNBDGSWQVLS88EQCVC0/IMG_3224.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning We are pretty high up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474955915781-AYM8WTIMOBLBCASW47OA/IMG_3218.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning And here is Mountain Jesus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956404986-Y1U0QOXIZRDE06RG1ZKM/IMG_3256.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning On the way to dinner we saw this amazing view. It's hard to capture it on camera, but it really was spectacular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956479044-VVE3DJWP1RCSWOTG5J7P/IMG_3265.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning The little eating area at the agriturismo. Our hotel in Cala Gonone recommended this place, but it almost feels so though you could go to any and get a good feed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956022261-Z9C5M3WVIFGME2S3B7OD/IMG_3228.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning Sadly these bad boys were for the dinner crowd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956060653-J5V50TENUFS4LFVOARD2/IMG_3234.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning Ichnusa – Sardinian beer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956090851-CUHMVI5SKHO3KD3R06CN/IMG_3233.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning They really love their pigs around here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956643581-3C59M9IGOV2NKWOHDGMD/IMG_3275.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning Looks ugly, but this is some roast lamb. Kind of fatty and really hard to get to the meaty bits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956433322-JFC209IQPAFGVL9I2MZX/IMG_3258.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning A little town tucked next to a huge and rocky mountain. I wish I could capture this better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956461350-DSMZF9JV9OK8WFE66RAK/IMG_3261.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning And not too long after, his mates. I just loved giving all of the pats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956187089-7YG41TC32V106ZWJS8M8/IMG_3243.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning Random street donkey. Not sure what his deal was. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956309554-OBY557SQWYYA1TOU70HU/IMG_3246.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning Small doors or large human? If you know me, you know that it's definitely not the latter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956144217-KV66I7OILRJ2KZ47KWG3/IMG_3235.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning For an open town it was really quiet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956355992-79MVNYSZ4PYA8E5X7HFJ/IMG_3252.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning They look quite Guernica-esque? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956268381-IWR2QMPGSR6ARHEWIA1R/IMG_3244.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning Alleyway eats. I wanted to join them but we'd just eaten. Boo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956450772-6ZMVNT0CVPCXJ3NFK2F0/IMG_3260.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning We were greeted by this mop of a dog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956544697-7XN19146G3O9GM6GO6SG/IMG_3273.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning Cheese tarts. So cheesy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474955997783-ZE1X26H72LVZWJ18P1G1/IMG_3223.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning And here is Mountain Sophia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956162441-S6HN1QP19Y3ZQ3ZRYW0H/IMG_3241.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning I was obsessed with this mint green home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956344864-HP7H84T7G9LCWG8N3Y6Q/IMG_3249.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning The town of Orgosolo with scarily narrow streets and lots of political murals. It was pouring so we only took photos from our little Fiat 500. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956721684-BKZJ0FKA3QKS7RLE0Z5N/IMG_3274.JPG Home - Day 32: Mountain Towning And some wild boar which tasted a lot like beef, not pork like I was expecting. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/27/9/2016/day-34-this-is-what-weve-been-training-for monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474958702398-UJHJK60SBFD2C88OGXFD/IMG_3317.JPG Home - Day 34: This Is What We've Been Training For What a name. What a place. Honestly, there were a few times over the next few hours I thought I would cry with happiness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475216419100-2AFAG2X82GAYRC60WBCQ/IMG_3347.JPG Home - Day 34: This Is What We've Been Training For Of course we had to have lambrusco. This was more like sparkling rosé and may have got us more than a little tipsy (I also blame the mega negroni and the pre-dinner wine). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475216003266-FEATJHGKPC5KS5ULNH1S/IMG_3314.JPG Home - Day 34: This Is What We've Been Training For We've been so good and not purchased any material goods. Until now. Bialetti was having a sale and for some reason Adam and I love espresso cups, so bought a few on sale. Can't wait to bust them out back in Sydney! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475348492095-PAF39AMQ55XIW3IXKSAM/IMG_3315.JPG Home - Day 34: This Is What We've Been Training For Finally... Flamingos!  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474958544176-OSDCL1X928KTFHLG290V/IMG_3306.JPG Home - Day 34: This Is What We've Been Training For To be honest, we were still full from the ridiculousness of yesterday buuuuut we had to stop at a mainland Autogrill. We shared a salad between us which had plenty of bocconcini because cheese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475216959005-V22YOTPQQE0RIYSXXU2Z/IMG_3356.JPG Home - Day 34: This Is What We've Been Training For This place was super busy so we wanted to check it out. Emilia Cremeria made fresh gelato and see those taps on the left? They were chocolate taps where you can choose dark or milk chocolate to fill your cone with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475216160709-DJESN9RSZ7CIEY730FCF/IMG_3343.JPG Home - Day 34: This Is What We've Been Training For We read an article saying that you should only go up once (twice max) for food, so we were trying to do the right thing even though everyone else was going mental and loading up their boards with sandwiches. You know what though? With just a small amount of food and a (rather large) aperitif, we were hungry. The Italians are onto something. I should mention there was this old guy seated near us who was a bit of a legend. He ordered a wine, got himself some sandwiches and then had a whole platter of cured meats all to himself. We later saw him ordering a gelato at Grom and then walking off into the sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475216894980-K9FCZOB7WHOLDFWCXUCK/IMG_3358.JPG Home - Day 34: This Is What We've Been Training For Okay, so the plan was to get one gelato cone to share between us. Drunkeness and lost in translation-ness, meant we unintentionally ordered two large ice creams with three to four flavours. Things could have been worse. I got pistachio (it's my base flavour which I measure all gelato places off), strawberry and milk flavour. It was all so good and, in the words of Homer Simpson, I can't believe I ate the whole thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475216081428-QGM8CWHCLMHPTMHARKW3/IMG_3341.JPG Home - Day 34: This Is What We've Been Training For Aperitivo is quite easy to find here, so we ordered a negroni (which ended up being the size of two and a half) and had a few sandwiches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475216716868-Y475JKXYBM53U0S3HLDJ/IMG_3351.JPG Home - Day 34: This Is What We've Been Training For Eating Parma Prosciutto (among other meats) in Parma. This is a look of happiness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474958590592-O967X3SAF9LWIO0HSIXM/IMG_3309.JPG Home - Day 34: This Is What We've Been Training For Autogrill! I want to go to the Eataly x Autogrill collaboration restaurant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475216815866-MOXH9RJRINPIGJKDLGS9/IMG_3352.JPG Home - Day 34: This Is What We've Been Training For Heading downstairs to the bathroom, you can walk past this cellar where they store the meats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475216627363-6ED837FZ19QXK0WQD4UG/IMG_3355.JPG Home - Day 34: This Is What We've Been Training For Tortelli (large tortellini) is a thing in this region, so we had to get some. This dish showcases three kinds – herbs, pumpkin and ricotta, all doused in butter and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475217039728-H7OP7U4P71YGHIQO203Q/IMG_3361.JPG Home - Day 34: This Is What We've Been Training For Just a coupla kids with more gelato than they expected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475216568512-WP0B28JY0BY6YIY0G22Y/IMG_3353.JPG Home - Day 34: This Is What We've Been Training For The cheese bowl! I wanted to buy one but upon thinking about it further, realised I would never actually use it. How cute is it though? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475216272983-XZ4WG06SXCOLFXAFL4U2/IMG_3345.JPG Home - Day 34: This Is What We've Been Training For La frutta. Is that right? I'm trying to learn Italian on Duolingo. It says I am 7% fluent in Italian but I think it's lying to me because I can't say much at all except for "Io ho una banana." Which, to be honest, I'm not even sure is right, or a sentence I'll even use in real life. It's kind of like when I learnt German in high school and we learnt how to say "where is my hamburger?". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475216426021-2SRDHPG8LW8NJV4DCLPD/IMG_3346.JPG Home - Day 34: This Is What We've Been Training For Parma is quite small so it's pretty easy to get anywhere. We were hoping for Enoteca Fontana to open (on the right) for their €1,40 wines but they were closed on Mondays. We found a wine bar down the road (Tabarro) and had a drink before heading to Gallo D'Oro for dinner. Which, conveniently, was a 15 metre walk. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/20/9/2016/day-27-boating-around-capri monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474568252267-1K9I0AH47PXBGVFX8PQE/IMG_3069.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri Stocking up at the grocery store and I came across this baby food. They get them started early in Italy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474568255136-T80V5A0QA73U0NQJZKMT/IMG_3070.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri And because drinking Spritz isn't enough, here it is in cake form. Oh, and a mojito version too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474568098125-H7Q58F2EEOJAZPE5XAIA/IMG_3063.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri We caved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474566004819-LXKZWKCXXHH6NQ17D6HR/IMG_3041.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri One of us is peeing. BUT WHO?* * This is not true. Or is it? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474565860508-J44IW72JNNX88NTT9ZFG/IMG_3042.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri Going head first into a cave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474566813238-K6FFJ70087YMXZJ9BY95/IMG_3051.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri Drinking and the high seas. What could possibly go wrong? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474566750292-45KCTR277FIN5DJSSW8A/IMG_3056.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri This is the face of happiness. Or sea sickness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474565579390-G51QX3U1QSC47CYPWGRL/IMG_3039.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri Show off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474565530400-4GW4UQMX0E5TG3MJTSTY/IMG_3036.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri See you in three hours, port! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474567434081-2YF327QBFLPT9VKS4RR4/IMG_3029.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri Going innnn! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474568324596-1DFN8Q286N008F3MBMDS/IMG_3068.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri A fried pizza pocket of sorts. This was €2,50 and so good I wish I had about six more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474565729112-DA78X6L53ZT5IYCAMR9W/IMG_3034.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri Waiting for the bus to the port. This bus gets stupidly busy, so it's suggested you get on one stop before the main stop otherwise you'll never get down to the port. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474568150108-UJPXQLWOLOFQ5F0XI2PW/IMG_3066.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri Speck, provolone and rocket. Can the rocket count as my daily vegetable intake? I'm severely lacking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474566395477-QW2S24071L2I32FZE45O/IMG_3043.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri The guy, Genarro. He could drive the boat with his eyes closed. Or texting on his phone. Both of which he did. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474568003267-FPFZ1SNS1SMYI318VHFK/IMG_3062.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri After the boat tour we had a solid nap (the sun really takes it out of you) and then went to get some toasted sandwiches from a place called Toasteria. It was inconveniently closed until 7pm, so we wandered the streets like common hobos trying not to spend money even though it would have been easier to pass the 1.5 hours in a bar or cafe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474565525814-HUT84N9NE1S60GUOWQGC/IMG_3038.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri I think Adam could get used to this boating life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474567320303-CEN50U9FGEHS9POMLZ8F/IMG_3061.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri Genarro insisted we get a shot of us kissing with those formations in the background. It's cheesy, but nice to have. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474565398447-87EAL7DBE1SMX615AZTY/IMG_3033.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri The half eaten breakfast spread at our hotel. Basic but definitely enough to start the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474566502120-3FJ5PY5QRPKA5PCLJUGX/IMG_3050.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri It's prosecco time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474565776230-EA3R6DGQ7CGB69PUTXZJ/FullSizeRender.jpg Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri Strategically hiding the belly from a month of eating too many carbs. Hey look, those famous things you see on postcards of Capri! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474566520877-X6VESCNGCKSBLD2KUONB/IMG_3055.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri A rare sighting of Adam getting some sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474567010187-LHKZRAH87KNM6HEC9WE4/IMG_3057.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri I would like one of these boats for myself, please. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474568050125-R8K14UZ9IJPPUC2KRGUS/IMG_3065.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri Toasteria finally opened and we got to eat delicious, delicious toasties. I wonder if this kind of thing would work in Sydney? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474565823157-69JIPBH59AQ4USXER1L3/IMG_3035.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri The ridiculous stretch cabs of Capri. I wish I had taken a better photo of one of these. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474566414037-ZQA3YQPK95EXK03ZSSL0/IMG_3025.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri Look at that peace sign placement! That's skill right there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474566078125-3IM3G9OHO0YXRWHPBSFA/IMG_3044.JPG Home - Day 27: Boating Around Capri The "fancy" part of Capri – Marina Piccola. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/22/9/2016/day-29-the-unsuccessful-search-for-flamingos monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474569165258-84B484U877TYZTA6KYTH/IMG_3101.JPG Home - Day 29: The Unsuccessful Search For Flamingos Adam loves Autogrills, so when we passed one on the highway we had to check it out. Adam pointed out that it was way smaller than the ones he's seen before, but it was still full of all the essentials including Ferrari caps, huge buckets of popcorn and olive oil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474569256304-VRRNVEYSULHH3NI2A4ED/IMG_3090.JPG Home - Day 29: The Unsuccessful Search For Flamingos We got upgraded to the junior suite in our hotel, which seemed like a great thing before we got to the room, but it was the most curious of hotels we've been to. A mix of old furnishings, creepy artworks, life threatening staircase and showers that don't work, it was definitely an odd experience. Still though, the breakfast was great and it seemed to be in a good part of town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474569171970-DKHV2694ILABUHPOFCUX/IMG_3105.JPG Home - Day 29: The Unsuccessful Search For Flamingos While the views from our room aren't the best, at least we get to see a nice pink sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474569023354-ADR0NAOC6ZGAX5WL4XV1/IMG_3096.JPG Home - Day 29: The Unsuccessful Search For Flamingos One last try at finding flamingos. No flamingos, but a rather calm waterside spot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474569322389-P5SI51SY8GLMD88SLQ6Y/IMG_3092.JPG Home - Day 29: The Unsuccessful Search For Flamingos Looking up the streets. I'm down with this pastel pink building opposite us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474568915253-SSBDECY7Z2AGYFT38YS3/IMG_3091.JPG Home - Day 29: The Unsuccessful Search For Flamingos Looking down towards the port. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474568945519-96PEFHE1OVKLEDDLCRPH/IMG_3093.JPG Home - Day 29: The Unsuccessful Search For Flamingos We had time to kill before checking into our place in Cala Gonone, so we drove up north to Sinis Peninsula because I had my heart set on finding some flamingos. While we did not find any flamingos, we found this almost deserted beach town which was strange and depressing but was oddly full of older tourists in comfortable walking shoes (apparently they were walking to San Giovanni di Sinis). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474569137266-D6XXTY8ZLBTBG9ZWFMU7/IMG_3100.JPG Home - Day 29: The Unsuccessful Search For Flamingos In an attempt to not completely waste our time in this part of the world, we decided to try and find some nice beaches. What we didn't expect was lots of unsealed roads and some rough and ready beaches. But hey, it's all experience right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474569145753-BX4K7MBX2SAUNTRZ9CH8/IMG_3102.JPG Home - Day 29: The Unsuccessful Search For Flamingos We got a little pizzetta for a driving snack. Not bad for €1,20. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474569194772-2KD0WL7WWFTGBGEXCNHR/IMG_3084.JPG Home - Day 29: The Unsuccessful Search For Flamingos Murals are found everywhere around these here parts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474569047982-EE32B63GA9QN48MZ0UT2/IMG_3097.JPG Home - Day 29: The Unsuccessful Search For Flamingos Our little Fiat. She doesn't handle the rocky roads that well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474569179576-1IGTZ4G0DHTISI8RUECL/IMG_3083.JPG Home - Day 29: The Unsuccessful Search For Flamingos We finally made it to Cala Gonone. While our room is really plain at Hotel Cala Luna, it's literally across the road from a bunch of small beaches with clear water and lots of small fish. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/16/9/2016/day-24-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-spritz monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474055097325-78DOYA1VGYOL7WK63645/image.jpg Home - Day 24: Cloudy With A Chance Of Spritz Adam doing that sexy hair flick thing. Nailed it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474030796619-8GFGFNUW27V83R5NM3M9/image.jpg Home - Day 24: Cloudy With A Chance Of Spritz A little fountain just below our window. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474030870997-33N3F39NA5EPO71JPWF9/image.jpg Home - Day 24: Cloudy With A Chance Of Spritz And some snacks... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474055151463-JJ4X93LH1X8X2J0Y5RTL/image.jpg Home - Day 24: Cloudy With A Chance Of Spritz Sunset smiles. My eye is still recovering from this strange and unpleasant bout of puffiness which left me looking like Quasi Modo for most of the day. Just what you want then you're on your honeymoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474055220718-NIF06W0P4LDOS3RZHC8S/image.jpg Home - Day 24: Cloudy With A Chance Of Spritz Sunset to the left, the elusive Positano to the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474055074418-Q8T75F7JJ0J8F080SMWK/image.jpg Home - Day 24: Cloudy With A Chance Of Spritz Just call him Business Bozzetto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474055081501-FH1LN003643FMTWNSJWE/image.jpg Home - Day 24: Cloudy With A Chance Of Spritz Working on le tans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474030810187-3T44WJ670OD57G30G42A/image.jpg Home - Day 24: Cloudy With A Chance Of Spritz Making the most of a cloudy situation. Also, Adam stepped on my toe this morning which somehow managed to remove the gel nail polish from one toe. Good one, Bozzetto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474055122846-UX9F69N9MTF19711TXUT/image.jpg Home - Day 24: Cloudy With A Chance Of Spritz I dragged Adam off his butt to come watch the sunset with me. This (obviously) isn't the sunset, but looking back toward our hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474030844788-LW0GA4RP3NDUZKVQIIBG/image.jpg Home - Day 24: Cloudy With A Chance Of Spritz Aperol + prosecco = a good afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474055200820-XEMSCHM1D73E4Q83UA7M/image.jpg Home - Day 24: Cloudy With A Chance Of Spritz Serious camera stuff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474030832385-HF37ZA9RZG09Y731X2AP/image.jpg Home - Day 24: Cloudy With A Chance Of Spritz There are grapes hanging off the vines and I'm pretty sure you can eat these grapes at breakfast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474055234060-AKTD6SBA5LVY7HSMGIEJ/image.jpg Home - Day 24: Cloudy With A Chance Of Spritz Good bye to another day on the Amalfi. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/18/9/2016/day-25-beach-club monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474204890352-7DE7971CJYC9T18HSQ0R/image.jpg Home - Day 25: Beach Club Trying to act casual about the whole thing.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474204831585-28T86F36HXX6PIQH2KZN/image.jpg Home - Day 25: Beach Club Made it to Positano (finally)!  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474204741095-CO2PAUA87Z27ZGST0LI3/image.jpg Home - Day 25: Beach Club La Praia – the closest beach to our hotel.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474204943646-CNU6DVALCYY4CORXHM30/image.jpg Home - Day 25: Beach Club Bagni D'Arienzo. Adam booked this beach club in the day before because I really wanted to go to a beach club or restaurant that you could get to by boat. Unfortunately the water was too rough we couldn't get a boat over so had to walk about 30 minutes from Positano to get there. To say thanks they gave us a welcome prosecco. Very welcome indeed.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474204789546-JGQLCS2S71TOI6H86W8P/image.jpg Home - Day 25: Beach Club Traffic jam.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474363909945-PSB8JXMFW4T9O2I9WDLM/image.jpg Home - Day 25: Beach Club Beach set up.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474364102087-16BQKUR38Q9Y60VJNIMS/image.jpg Home - Day 25: Beach Club Sooooo many stairs to get to the bus stop.  Our butts are harder than day old bread. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474364153600-PMOH2NB3MX7N2EOECFJ2/image.jpg Home - Day 25: Beach Club Onwards!  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474363987819-H02ZSG38U1PB6T9XYU8I/image.jpg Home - Day 25: Beach Club Somewhere out there Adam is on a lilo.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474364078569-XXJ0WK3HG4LIZE77JICH/image.jpg Home - Day 25: Beach Club Not your usual beach scene.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474204762629-CX34JY8IRKRH51LGR7QF/image.jpg Home - Day 25: Beach Club Adam on the bus before it got uncomfortably full.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474364046309-84E7JMUOS5WLH77RRT2Y/image.jpg Home - Day 25: Beach Club A frozen margarita for me.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474364128734-YZ6A3N3466HVTGW0X2G2/image.jpg Home - Day 25: Beach Club Not a bad spot to wait for a bus.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474364004365-M4NH5S9OZOHSRE9I3PMO/image.jpg Home - Day 25: Beach Club Somewhere out there Adam got stung by a Medusa jellyfish.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474204722564-6MZZJS0BWBIUCXHT4K49/image.jpg Home - Day 25: Beach Club Just some folks waiting for a bus that may or may not come.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474204701347-0GV114M470EZF6LZNZYB/image.jpg Home - Day 25: Beach Club The hotel pool on the way to breakfast. Seriously, this place is heaven.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474204912898-BZ4B6KV9O9A4UBFW7A4K/image.jpg Home - Day 25: Beach Club Memo: wear white. Us: ON IT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474204990942-5YYODV2OT7HWJRF762A2/image.jpg Home - Day 25: Beach Club Salsiccia or legs?  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474364029166-Q635DP3C4QZ0ARND8W04/image.jpg Home - Day 25: Beach Club How Adam does "sun baking".  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474363945018-2B57YX2TIP1XPLX8P13V/image.jpg Home - Day 25: Beach Club This pose says: "Welcome to my private beach"  https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/27/9/2016/day-33-googling-how-to-get-hungry monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956938413-SAYB6Q2TZZQ0NXECM1B6/IMG_3280.JPG Home - Day 33: Googling "How To Get Hungry" Someone carved patterns into the exterior of the house. Kind of weird but kind of cool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956981455-3JALM2C69S6QWOW9RGKD/IMG_3281.JPG Home - Day 33: Googling "How To Get Hungry" Waiting for a mate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474957240548-INLKNK20TX07N5QLFETS/IMG_3293.JPG Home - Day 33: Googling "How To Get Hungry" Buuuuut I had to try this dish before I left Sardinia – spaghetti with bottargo. Here, at Il Portico, they serve it with oysters, sea urchin and bottarga powder. It looked simple, but was packed with flavour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474957874882-SLHKS1XBBUT6YUX5M4Q6/IMG_3300.JPG Home - Day 33: Googling "How To Get Hungry" So we sat on our balcony (this was our view) and Googled "how to get hungry". Basically we needed some juice and some gum. We had neither so decided prosecco was the next best thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956824195-CU40R04JCQO64UOO6ESJ/IMG_3278.JPG Home - Day 33: Googling "How To Get Hungry" Before lunch we decided to check out the local art museum which had some amazing graphic design work from Giovanni Pintori and a photography exhibition from American photographer Garry Winogrand. Finally! An activity that was a) cheap, and b) didn't involve eating or drinking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474957057643-2EVR5RAWJLYML2R2IFNE/IMG_3283.JPG Home - Day 33: Googling "How To Get Hungry" Hey there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474957035134-09WPQTO9NP28TJI8VL2Y/IMG_3282.JPG Home - Day 33: Googling "How To Get Hungry" Passing time in the park before lunch. Come 2pm the whole town was deserted. It was... creepy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474957427977-XF879BW3HMZ0WZ0WLVRP/IMG_3294.JPG Home - Day 33: Googling "How To Get Hungry" When we got back to our hotel, Mario was already preparing the pig for that evening's dinner. We needed to walk off lunch, so Mario showed us a path to do a little hike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474957506985-XNM135JRN05RCLC19D53/IMG_3295.JPG Home - Day 33: Googling "How To Get Hungry" And it looked so creepy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474957996264-FQMCPGRKGCZ2WSXTSDBP/IMG_3301.JPG Home - Day 33: Googling "How To Get Hungry" Mario with the main event – the pig! Of all the boars, lambs and pigs we'd eaten in Sardinia, his was the best. There was also a lovely risotto prepared by his wife as well as a livery dish to start. Everyone at the B&B came to the dinner and it was interesting to chat to people from France, Netherlands, USA and England. While Adam and I felt the "I only speak English" guilts at times, it was one of the best dinners we'd had on the island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474957595141-IWDHHDYGKA00A8QA7PMT/IMG_3296.JPG Home - Day 33: Googling "How To Get Hungry" And murdery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474957172054-CBRBU54R32TRMCDSNL7D/IMG_3288.JPG Home - Day 33: Googling "How To Get Hungry" We ordered an tasting starter which was expensive at €18 per person but it was basically a whole meal in itself. Had I know I would have not ordered two more pastas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474956908368-RNY2D0H9JS3BPWOT978D/IMG_3279.JPG Home - Day 33: Googling "How To Get Hungry" Baby army. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474958333605-2YEJFW5J6KX5I5PP82KI/IMG_3297.JPG Home - Day 33: Googling "How To Get Hungry" I wasn't a fan. Fortunately we were in the forest for all of 15 minutes till we popped out onto a road and near Mountain Jesus (mentioned yesterday). We walked for about an hour to try and build up an appetite. No luck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474958066218-TEY3BJM3CGAQUX6V1EXC/IMG_3303.JPG Home - Day 33: Googling "How To Get Hungry" A typical Sardinian dessert filled with cheese. This was topped with honey, pears and served with an Italian "mustard" which was like a spicy pear jam. Sounds odd, but was really nice with the pastry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474957123609-EV9PIFTHUZVJE2XPVCVU/IMG_3284.JPG Home - Day 33: Googling "How To Get Hungry" Waiting for the restaurant to open. When our B&B host booked for us, they said the booking was for between 12.30 and 1. I love that it's so loose. In Australia it can be like you have a 6.15pm booking but you must be out by 7.45pm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474957296646-OIHYOUNEX26WP5NV2ONR/IMG_3290.JPG Home - Day 33: Googling "How To Get Hungry" We also ordered lados pasta (like orecchiette) with swordfish and tomatoes. So good. We were so full but we ate all of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474958054586-66DIJ98TYELGPV9TU98P/IMG_3302.JPG Home - Day 33: Googling "How To Get Hungry" Of course, some digestifs to finish off. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/23/9/2016/day-30-the-kindness-of-strangers-and-the-unreliability-of-fiats monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474659593664-YFAIXUYASFRX0R53ZMPU/IMG_3157.JPG Home - Day 30: The Kindness Of Strangers (And The Unreliability Of Fiats) All home made cured meats and cheese. YES. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474659679170-MNXDPXPYREMT3EAPCF8J/IMG_3146.JPG Home - Day 30: The Kindness Of Strangers (And The Unreliability Of Fiats) And some local wine served in a jug, thank you very much. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474659808957-XOCJF2701N4TFAFIGSJM/IMG_3136.JPG Home - Day 30: The Kindness Of Strangers (And The Unreliability Of Fiats) Suckling pig. It was actually really intense and much different to what I've had before. Not bad, just different. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474659487892-U8H6ZPL261JG8Y3Z1SP6/IMG_3130.JPG Home - Day 30: The Kindness Of Strangers (And The Unreliability Of Fiats) We had it all timed. We would leave the beach at 10.30am, get back to the hotel by 11am and leave for the agriturismo by 12.15pm to make sure we got there right on time. Aaaaand then our Fiat 500 wouldn't start. Aaaaand there was no phone reception. Great. Fortunately there was a little beach shack where some people were selling beach goods (and presumably cheese?). And while they didn't speak English (oddly they could speak German), they understood that our car had broken down and one of the guys quickly got up to help us. After looking at our little car and exclaiming "Ah, Fiats!" in a tone that made me think he is all too familiar with the problems of Fiats, he determined it was our battery and brought his car around to jump start it for us. Success! The car started and we were only 15 minutes behind our timeline. Thank you friendly beach man for helping us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474659353246-945HM1B8OWOD930F7GX3/IMG_3127.JPG Home - Day 30: The Kindness Of Strangers (And The Unreliability Of Fiats) Using his arms as paddles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474659704839-7GQN8XLGXCSWHGOMX0BK/IMG_3152.JPG Home - Day 30: The Kindness Of Strangers (And The Unreliability Of Fiats) They don't usually do lunch unless a big group book in. We were lucky because we booked this last minute and fortunately a big French tour group had booked in meaning we could sneak in for lunch too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474659170767-OYGCVL2PN3ESK7GD0MO7/IMG_3106.JPG Home - Day 30: The Kindness Of Strangers (And The Unreliability Of Fiats) What I didn't know until later on, was there was a naked man sitting behind these rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474659250173-UZ6RPRH6KOP94S3G3KRU/IMG_3108.JPG Home - Day 30: The Kindness Of Strangers (And The Unreliability Of Fiats) Adam, my hero, blowing up my pool ring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474659573262-I747ECJ754SAQPDP3Z8N/IMG_3142.JPG Home - Day 30: The Kindness Of Strangers (And The Unreliability Of Fiats) How these little things manage bumpy mountain roads, I will never know. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474660013426-8G2O0LTCYGABQNH9O4B2/IMG_3189.JPG Home - Day 30: The Kindness Of Strangers (And The Unreliability Of Fiats) After lunch, Adam wanted to have a refreshing (and tipsy) swim in the ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474660091778-OJ2980OGZCVYOIXRTBER/IMG_3190.JPG Home - Day 30: The Kindness Of Strangers (And The Unreliability Of Fiats) While I didn't feel crazy full directly after lunch, I felt like I wasn't digesting anything and actually felt more full as the night went on. How could that be?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474659550025-UL91V88F2NTG5W1XB2YX/IMG_3140.JPG Home - Day 30: The Kindness Of Strangers (And The Unreliability Of Fiats) Sooooo we ended up getting a tuck tuck up to lunch at Agriturismo Nuraghe Mannu. It wasn't all bad in the end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474659776696-DLXYCL7B6O4PKZRW0R7D/IMG_3156.JPG Home - Day 30: The Kindness Of Strangers (And The Unreliability Of Fiats) The goats all wear bells, so it was actually pretty loud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474659634635-T76WB2EDNK0KIDEOUPC3/IMG_3148.JPG Home - Day 30: The Kindness Of Strangers (And The Unreliability Of Fiats) Hand made pasta with goat. SO GOOD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474659505937-GDK0E6XD7WH4W77UMC9J/IMG_3133.JPG Home - Day 30: The Kindness Of Strangers (And The Unreliability Of Fiats) And we were back on the (scary) road back to Cala Gonone. Adam was worried about the car not starting again once we stopped it. I was more confident. As it turned out, I was also wrong. The car didn't start again. We decided to leave that problem until after lunch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474659657077-TX330JVQN0XQMN3EJOK2/IMG_3151.JPG Home - Day 30: The Kindness Of Strangers (And The Unreliability Of Fiats) It's a big serving as part of a multi-course lunch but it was so delicious we finished the whole dish but responsibly said no to seconds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474659857885-T3TXOGGG1KFW2YOY8ZLT/IMG_3138.JPG Home - Day 30: The Kindness Of Strangers (And The Unreliability Of Fiats) Neither was Adam. This was our first experience at an agriturismo. It was really rustic and fun, I just wish we could speak Italian so we could get a bit more of a story behind the dishes. And for €26 each (including wine), it was really well priced too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474659429248-3L36BBK2QQPFSYKDJECW/IMG_3128.JPG Home - Day 30: The Kindness Of Strangers (And The Unreliability Of Fiats) Clear waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474659744764-NDKAVWD3L7D5YPVY1CTC/IMG_3154.JPG Home - Day 30: The Kindness Of Strangers (And The Unreliability Of Fiats) Mid lunch. The goats had escaped their field and found themselves outside the restaurant. While exciting for us, the waitstaff weren't impressed and had to chase them back down the hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474659830250-DHZWMATQ1S8R5HJYVKIG/IMG_3137.JPG Home - Day 30: The Kindness Of Strangers (And The Unreliability Of Fiats) And dessert – a Sardinian pastry filled with lemony ricotta and dusted with icing sugar. I was full, but not too full for this. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/30/9/2016/day-36-black-gold monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475225232061-SQUEC6H6Z32YM3O5043I/IMG_3396.JPG Home - Day 36: Black Gold Admittedly this was an ugly dish, but here's what's going on: a frittata which balsamic melting into the crevices, slow cooked lamb and lambrusco marinated chicken. Oh and little balsamic onions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475224954023-R2TRSGB0QZGB642WYQZP/IMG_3394.JPG Home - Day 36: Black Gold More happiness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475225387383-UVN49V7LM3KBMINPSSW8/IMG_3399.JPG Home - Day 36: Black Gold Gelato with 25 year old balsamic? Don't mind if I do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475239515602-33GYZBHJ85IPEIK0XAYV/IMG_3414.JPG Home - Day 36: Black Gold We also got to try agnolini in brodo (like tortellini in broth). It was nice to have something soupy and comforting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475224566002-VJ05WXZJXFD99ZUFHEZ4/IMG_3390.JPG Home - Day 36: Black Gold Anthony Bourdain has never steered us in the wrong direction, so when we wanted to visit a traditional balsamic vinegar producer and eat a lunch that used the ingredient, we followed Bourdain's footsteps and went to Acetaia Pedroni. It's out in the middle of nowhere, and you do need to make a reservation (they take them on their website) but when you get there they will offer you a free tour (take it) and then you'll get a fantastic lunch for €35 which gives you two kinds of pastas, two kinds of meats, omelette, dessert, water and wine. A good deal, no? Our tour guide mentioned Anthony Bourdain and said that after his show aired, their farm became so busy and filled with Americans. We played dumb and were like "oh yeah, we've heard of him" but didn't let on that he was the reason why we'd shown up too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475225702702-9IH8A0DM88RI8J8HAI8F/IMG_3403.JPG Home - Day 36: Black Gold We decided to walk off the meal in nearby Modena. We forgot that everything closes for a few hours in the afternoon so it was a bit of a ghost town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475224299914-PYDSDFPVKNDGXGLKA8PD/IMG_3385.JPG Home - Day 36: Black Gold Italian breakfast at Croce di Malta – cappuccino and cornetto (with custard). The cappuccinos are a bit more frothy than back in Australia, and I have yet to come across a bad coffee here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475239454385-EF3C2QXKCPZTMNOJKYQ7/IMG_3410.JPG Home - Day 36: Black Gold Our last night in Parma so we had to get pumpkin ravioli. This was from Degusteria which is owned by the same people who own La Prosciutteria (both cool spots in town). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475239173737-65BC7ZSI94IXKSP827R6/IMG_3406.JPG Home - Day 36: Black Gold Ornate locks. I like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475239078815-VV0F6FFS79VDP32R7NDT/IMG_3405.JPG Home - Day 36: Black Gold Little trucks! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475239357937-OLG9SA1OTEC1P1QY6KQT/IMG_3408.JPG Home - Day 36: Black Gold A large piazza. They were setting up for a concert near the back when we walked past. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475239264246-H8MG8KM4UKCIE1PUGSHX/IMG_3407.JPG Home - Day 36: Black Gold A sleepy, pretty city. Wake up! I want to see you when you're awake! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475224706559-JQKFAW6KDZX59095JAH2/IMG_3392.JPG Home - Day 36: Black Gold I can't get enough of tortelli. Especially when it's home made and doused in 12 year old balsamic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475224805837-LW6NZRWGWG75P5OTIUJF/IMG_3393.JPG Home - Day 36: Black Gold Happiness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475225082585-Q0EGBCMW28OYD85JV37Y/IMG_3409.JPG Home - Day 36: Black Gold Some ragu, which didn't have balsamic but was so damn good anyway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475225547248-L371DF6Y6VLKOY0LGCSG/IMG_3402.JPG Home - Day 36: Black Gold The waiter just plonked three bottles of digestifs on our table and left. If we were trashbags and digestifs were delicious we would have taken advantage, buuuut they are just too strong for me so a little sip of one was good enough for me (and probably the right thing to do as well). https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/18/9/2016/day-26-rain-dont-kill-my-vibe monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474364401450-R1J02T7YOZHS7F9L2629/image.jpg Home - Day 26: Rain Don't Kill My Vibe All smiles until the rough as hell boat ride. I listened to a meditation podcast and focussed on not throwing up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474487009475-OW3WEVGTVY9QHPQE6RAI/IMG_3004.JPG Home - Day 26: Rain Don't Kill My Vibe Dinner at a little local restaurant: La Taberna degli Amici. The lady who worked there was super sweet and gave us some limencello made from lemons from her own garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474364313336-QL9BAQCJYIK9JEOESIAE/image.jpg Home - Day 26: Rain Don't Kill My Vibe I was concerned this may make me sick but we survived! And it was actually really good.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474486926356-74WZQZUH9K5T71YTVYGT/IMG_3003.JPG Home - Day 26: Rain Don't Kill My Vibe The weather cleared up! This is the garden-y view from our hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474364468276-XBT5A1L3NAWC97AG7HZB/image.jpg Home - Day 26: Rain Don't Kill My Vibe We made it to Capri! It was a bit miserable, but Franco (the guy who owned the guest house we were staying at) came to pick us up which was a bit of a godsend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474486912701-QRZS78NT9QG68LGTTWME/IMG_3002.JPG Home - Day 26: Rain Don't Kill My Vibe The chairlift to the top of the mountain. Nice idea, but why only one person at a time?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474364228859-VDH81JEW1YGDLXV8Q542/image.jpg Home - Day 26: Rain Don't Kill My Vibe Adam wanted carbonara even though his face doesn't indicate this.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474487010952-C37P00EQSJIYNHPS5SFQ/IMG_3005.JPG Home - Day 26: Rain Don't Kill My Vibe Mixed seafood starter. It doesn't look great, I know buuuuut it was actually delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474364449057-LFW87634WQJ0NRIQY2R5/image.jpg Home - Day 26: Rain Don't Kill My Vibe The boat that will take us to Capri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474486936909-Q79OKCXJLU73FMU2NPTI/IMG_3001.JPG Home - Day 26: Rain Don't Kill My Vibe The rain stopped so we took a little walk around Anacapri. It was a Sunday so NOTHING was opened so it was pretty deserted. We couldn't find anywhere to buy water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474487127059-QMHGA5ELC8YDMDUCHJFM/IMG_3008.JPG Home - Day 26: Rain Don't Kill My Vibe I have accepted the fact that nothing photographed well in this restaurant. After a bottle of house wine, a whole lot of carbs and some limoncello, we wandered back to the guest house and slept like babies (babies that sleep well, that is). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474487080626-M9PUNOYVY5VH0SV0ODXX/IMG_3006.JPG Home - Day 26: Rain Don't Kill My Vibe Our pasta were served in this ceramic pots (which we think had nothing to do with the cooking process). Mussels and clams for one dish and a pappardelle with rabbit for the other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474364256236-9Y2OXSOUH1FTHKRDM11Y/image.jpg Home - Day 26: Rain Don't Kill My Vibe Seafood pasta for me.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474364335788-5JS19P0FV5OZI5TMDITE/image.jpg Home - Day 26: Rain Don't Kill My Vibe And Iiiiiiiiii remember, a sweet Sorrento moon. Except that it's raining and a little bit cold. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/22/9/2016/day-28-sardinia-bound-1 monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474568486655-623IN63E8GGZVDNUP734/IMG_3085.JPG Home - Day 28: Sardinia Bound The duty free area of Napoli airport is pretty epic. So much pasta, olive oil, cured meats and cheese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474568697631-OHP5WXBSP593UN6L7KWT/IMG_3073.JPG Home - Day 28: Sardinia Bound Brekkie with a view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474568480004-EOKTXELC00ZRXNSQX5YX/IMG_3076.JPG Home - Day 28: Sardinia Bound Looking back to Capri before getting onto the boat that would take us back to Napoli and then onto Sardinia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474568542763-3CAWXNHQ9DZXZP7FZ2IJ/IMG_3103.JPG Home - Day 28: Sardinia Bound Cheese filled ravioli topped with more cheese and some extra virgin olive oil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474568450054-LJ9TLRZD7OAW405FUKW3/IMG_3071.JPG Home - Day 28: Sardinia Bound One final breakfast in Capri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474568457300-U4JS8X0W1FVYMVAOJSEY/IMG_3075.JPG Home - Day 28: Sardinia Bound Salad for lunch, please. We managed to make this salad lunch last for about an hour and a half while waiting for our boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474568535103-R16ZT2ZNF0NSZCU2LO8L/IMG_3087.JPG Home - Day 28: Sardinia Bound It was pretty late by the time we got to Cagliari in Sardinia. The plane was virtually empty and we had a very rare moment of getting seats 1A and 1B. We dropped our bags off at Hotel Flora after picking up our little Fiat 500 at the airport and hit our street to find some food. We found this little "slow fast food" restaurant just down the road called MC Puddu which served traditional Sardinian food. We couldn't read much on the menu, so basically took what restaurant Italian we knew and ordered. Aaaand it turned out alright. Adam got himself some meatballs with tomato sauce and I got some Culurgiones (Sardinian ravioli filled with cheese) and we declared dinner a winner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474568545930-1R6IJLWUBYC1VRN14OJS/IMG_3089.JPG Home - Day 28: Sardinia Bound The shower at our hotel. This was so high tech (or broken) that I couldn't actually get the shower to work. I did, however, have a nice steam. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/23/9/2016/day-31-ahoy-captain-spritz monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474789470714-7P2H7K6PIOQBFLG5MW9P/IMG_3205.JPG Home - Day 31: Ahoy Captain Spritz! Responsible boating right here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474789974778-UV8KXY9LXCDX5N53EGC2/IMG_3211.JPG Home - Day 31: Ahoy Captain Spritz! Nearly every restaurant in Cala Gonone serves pizza for some strange reason. They also serve pizza with fries on it for the kids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474789489474-WDBVA6JBBXZ482QM277L/IMG_3204.JPG Home - Day 31: Ahoy Captain Spritz! I could get used to this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474789405888-F8FHVLAK1WD9X4A1XGY4/IMG_3200.JPG Home - Day 31: Ahoy Captain Spritz! Off to the next beach! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474790034136-VGL21DVA6KAPMZKPXQQT/IMG_3212.JPG Home - Day 31: Ahoy Captain Spritz! A main intersection of the town. I don't think there are any traffic lights here at all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474789342622-ZEYH7J42AX3Z3W7YNE9H/FullSizeRender.jpg Home - Day 31: Ahoy Captain Spritz! Our first stop. There were only two other people on the beach so it was lovely and quiet. Rocks make it a bit challenging to comfortably walk across and we'd left our thongs in the boat so we had to suck it up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474790087342-WLRHKTSC153DS7JUS5RL/IMG_3217.JPG Home - Day 31: Ahoy Captain Spritz! Classic Sardinian pasta – Malloreddus with tomato and sausage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474789869048-56TJ6ZLOTIF1978CJVBJ/FullSizeRender.jpg Home - Day 31: Ahoy Captain Spritz! More responsible boating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474789931856-C92GNZOACKTWKVO3Y6VK/IMG_3210.JPG Home - Day 31: Ahoy Captain Spritz! The little streets of Cala Gonone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474789640416-SMIMGG5HM3NWVPL7IIXV/IMG_3170.JPG Home - Day 31: Ahoy Captain Spritz! And this. Just look at the water! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474789710317-8YPLSIWI53EL1SP12HES/IMG_3175.JPG Home - Day 31: Ahoy Captain Spritz! Captain Bozzetto is ready to take on passengers AKA me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474789809703-ZCRYEOL7LK0J5KQ14FGN/FullSizeRender.jpg Home - Day 31: Ahoy Captain Spritz! A mini bottle of Aperol Spritz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474789765282-TGS41A3NRDD36NK2PF9C/IMG_3176.JPG Home - Day 31: Ahoy Captain Spritz! The caves of Cala Luna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474790141137-0Y7KIWM9IBNN40T6V2RU/IMG_3215.JPG Home - Day 31: Ahoy Captain Spritz! And some seafood pasta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474789366567-RDL4YDGN9YJ7QFYGXDD4/IMG_3216.JPG Home - Day 31: Ahoy Captain Spritz! Our boat is somewhere out there. You're not allowed to dock the boat on the beach, so you have to unpack on the beach, and then anchor your boat about 200m from the shore and some poor sucker (in this case, Adam) has to swim in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474789438695-A2SRPEJQYBV9O621W5CG/IMG_3201.JPG Home - Day 31: Ahoy Captain Spritz! It was a bit cloudy, but the water was super smooth and was this unusual deep blue colour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1474659007352-JXHZISQ1JXIAMO1H449L/IMG_3193.JPG Home - Day 31: Ahoy Captain Spritz! After a quick run through on what to do (and very importantly, what not to do) and a whole bunch of water (we learnt our mistake from the Capri boat trip), packed sandwiches and lukewarm beverages packed, we were ready. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/30/9/2016/day-35-parma-parma-parma monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475215441436-FKEG7KE9NHMHEH5ZZE4Y/IMG_3373.JPG Home - Day 35: Parma, Parma, Parma I can't get enough of pasta. This is ravioli with pumpkin served with a dash of balsamic vinegar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475215522845-GKDVECXTPDWHNIYNR8SS/IMG_3375.JPG Home - Day 35: Parma, Parma, Parma A simple pasta (looks like noodles!) with prosciutto and asparagus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475215224620-FLCNZJQYT3GOUI9R49W9/IMG_3338.JPG Home - Day 35: Parma, Parma, Parma Enoteca Fontana was open with their €1,40 wines so naturally we took advantage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475214911174-H1JTQCK7ZFG20B2L48JN/IMG_3332.JPG Home - Day 35: Parma, Parma, Parma So lunch... Because of the number of places you can buy all sorts of delicious treats, we decided to create a bit of a picnic hamper for ourselves by buying a little bit of food from a bunch of places around town. It seems like a cheap idea, but it's pretty easy to go nuts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475215919177-963WUS6CN6FMNANZSX6U/IMG_3380.JPG Home - Day 35: Parma, Parma, Parma Pasta face! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475214079628-QF5CX45FNB0J4UMXQLLG/IMG_3319.JPG Home - Day 35: Parma, Parma, Parma I had a god awful sleep. The AC at the hotel was switched off now that it wasn't summer, but if you opened your window to let some cool breeze in, you were woken up by buses and motorcycles. So while this is a lovely sunrise photo, in reality all I wanted to be was in a deep sleep. Curse you, Ibis Styles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475214353433-1B1MU7D67CH7Z611IV7C/IMG_3324.JPG Home - Day 35: Parma, Parma, Parma I get little heart palpitations when I enter delis in Italy. I want one of everything please. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475214506279-T1C795EIO93XNPYGGMK6/IMG_3325.JPG Home - Day 35: Parma, Parma, Parma Just taking a walk in the park. We were walking to a fountain which had four stars on Google which led me to the question – who reviews fountains? Who are you people? What other things do you review? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475214240670-UJ1HOOEXI5ZAXVJW9IW9/IMG_3322.JPG Home - Day 35: Parma, Parma, Parma This place felt like a grandma's house with all the random trinkets and silverware about. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475215369238-HSOXQZC1FAVKX3CH25WK/IMG_3370.JPG Home - Day 35: Parma, Parma, Parma We booked ourselves in for dinner at La Greppia which is an old school restaurant we'd heard mentioned a lot. I know I said this place was old school, but it really was. The waiter handed us our menu and there were no prices in mine. I mentioned this to Adam and he had no idea what I was talking about. Turns out they give the man the menu with the prices and the woman the menu without. Now, I know a lot of people might be offended by this, but I kind of liked the old world nature of it. Aaaand this right here is culatello with charcoal butter. Culatello is a cured pork (like prosciutto) but is made exclusively along the banks of the Po River. It's served with butter because it's more dry than prosciutto. It was my first taste of the stuff, which made me only more excited for our upcoming Culatello tour (more on that in a later post). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475214598808-LFL3K2C6Y65A8UIXI1QZ/IMG_3326.JPG Home - Day 35: Parma, Parma, Parma There is something going on with my hair that I definitely don't like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475214690839-BV14E12GK16DVJF559JS/IMG_3328.JPG Home - Day 35: Parma, Parma, Parma Terrible photo, Sophia. But what you can't properly see is that this sky blue hut houses vending machines that sell milk, yoghurt and (of course) parmesan cheese. For all your dairy emergencies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475215294651-OOSUP3M0ZYQLEGVCUR25/IMG_3367.JPG Home - Day 35: Parma, Parma, Parma And we took advantage again. This time, I did something about my awfully flat hair and visited Enoteca Fontana again pre-dinner. We decided to splurge and order what those old boys were ordering at the table in the back. It was this €12 honey-ish pinot grigio. I wasn't a fan but hey, if the old boys are doing it... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475214809703-HQ5X1Q77K835P756LXQT/IMG_3329.JPG Home - Day 35: Parma, Parma, Parma Barilla owns this city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475215582517-ABN0UIY2WIYGBBT0LA3X/IMG_3378.JPG Home - Day 35: Parma, Parma, Parma I loved this place. They came out with a little amuse bouche to begin and capped it all off with a plate of petit-fours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475215739933-WBHGLS2DKWSGZH69IE3D/IMG_3381.JPG Home - Day 35: Parma, Parma, Parma Finishing off dinner with an espresso. With a lid. Served with four kinds of sugar. Good night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475214144193-HLR8DIP03EWYEG4CWF3K/IMG_3321.JPG Home - Day 35: Parma, Parma, Parma I always feel like a true Italian when I go to a little cafe and order a pastry and a cappuccino (but only before 11am) and consume both while standing at the counter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475215038033-13BJFGZ0BZUF90V7A74Z/IMG_3334.JPG Home - Day 35: Parma, Parma, Parma The spread – prosciutto, marinated anchovies, pork crackling, totelli in a beef ragu, fresh ricotta and bread (micca). We were pretty smug until we were attacked by bees. Stupid bees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475215131525-3XAK9M69GTCU6HK55JFU/IMG_3337.JPG Home - Day 35: Parma, Parma, Parma Palazzo della Pilotta, where the Galleria Nazionale di Parma is and where we ate lunch and were swarmed by bees. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/30/9/2016/day-37-the-king-of-cured-meats-and-the-cheese-queen monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349214224-7OL125S82REARZ7UTYG2/IMG_3427.JPG Home - Day 37: The King Of Cured Meats And The Cheese Queen Georgio (one of the region's oldest cheesemakers) makes the cheese 365 days a year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349481142-I4GUT5N0TW930WWJDG2S/IMG_3500.JPG Home - Day 37: The King Of Cured Meats And The Cheese Queen We then drove to Podere Cadassa – a culatello producer down by the Po River. Culatello is basically the king of cured meats. Far less common than prosciutto, these bad boys can only be made in areas around the Po River and are made using the butt of the pig. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349459132-DA82ZIVLOGA225MTWJZQ/IMG_3449.JPG Home - Day 37: The King Of Cured Meats And The Cheese Queen Giorgio's high tech warehouse management. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349353363-Y3WK5KJQOI6AGNH8PPVS/IMG_3443.JPG Home - Day 37: The King Of Cured Meats And The Cheese Queen This is the warehouse where they keep 2,500 wheels of cheese all varying in ages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349634691-V21RCLNDCOIF5E3APKVJ/IMG_3472.JPG Home - Day 37: The King Of Cured Meats And The Cheese Queen A few of Adam's relatives stopped by. I wish I could speak Italian because it would have been nice to chat to them! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349253158-HKQZZILDYD17MZ886PG8/IMG_3430.JPG Home - Day 37: The King Of Cured Meats And The Cheese Queen It comes out from the vats looking like mozzarella. If it were me, I would call it a day at that point and just eat into those huge spheres of soft and warm cheese. Davide told me that it wouldn't taste that good, kind of like squeaky rubber. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349536961-NIJDYXHFQKYBC7KEU84O/IMG_3464.JPG Home - Day 37: The King Of Cured Meats And The Cheese Queen They also make salami. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349119977-PH2Y17G7PH96WL51354N/IMG_3420.JPG Home - Day 37: The King Of Cured Meats And The Cheese Queen You've got something on your face.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349584362-2Y9U3X93K2DRE2SSVB00/IMG_3469.JPG Home - Day 37: The King Of Cured Meats And The Cheese Queen Simple ricotta ravioli. I can never get sick of this dish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349398128-ILPXY0MWT66FHOWKPCMH/IMG_3445.JPG Home - Day 37: The King Of Cured Meats And The Cheese Queen Giorgio showing us how they check to see if the cheese passes the quality test. You bang it with a small hammer and listen to the sound. It's some guy's job to go around to the cheesemakers and tap cheese all day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349514154-FQ5J5D40TH5U49V861RE/IMG_3462.JPG Home - Day 37: The King Of Cured Meats And The Cheese Queen We had to get a photo in here because we may never get another chance to go to such a creepy but amazing place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349563055-76IHATJ24BG4BJG05V9Z/IMG_3465.JPG Home - Day 37: The King Of Cured Meats And The Cheese Queen After the tour we had lunch at the restaurant on the property, Al Vedel, where we got to sample the cured meats (just look at it!) as well as some other specialties. This private tour was AMAZING and so worth the €115 each. If you're in the Emilia-Romagna region and love food, definitely look into Parma Golosa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475238918347-N8FKNLOOM59028SBU2G1/IMG_3416.JPG Home - Day 37: The King Of Cured Meats And The Cheese Queen A little calf who will one day grow up to make crap tonnes of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349418192-ZJ87P0XV947P0TYYXPFG/IMG_3448.JPG Home - Day 37: The King Of Cured Meats And The Cheese Queen When it has been tested and approved, a stamp is seared onto the wheel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349175726-FQ0OSOE6WIGGFLFUABB6/IMG_3423.JPG Home - Day 37: The King Of Cured Meats And The Cheese Queen Davide, our tour guide from Parma Golosa, took us to a small cheese producer just outside Parma. The place was called Caseificio Giansanti and they produce just six wheels of the stuff per day (other places make hundreds). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349290755-6I8P2K6MA5NJ3ZB4EB3C/IMG_3434.JPG Home - Day 37: The King Of Cured Meats And The Cheese Queen After putting them into their molds, they have a weight placed over them to squish them into shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349612276-L71T3X6NWF7DWTG888RF/IMG_3470.JPG Home - Day 37: The King Of Cured Meats And The Cheese Queen After the tour, we drove out to see Adam's aunt in Finale Emilia. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/6/10/2016/day-43-lets-go-to-the-mall monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475954318004-FRD3SQVG5JJO25C1UOVE/IMG_3666.JPG Home - Day 43: Let's Go To The Mall The line up to get into the Gucci store. This was nothing compared to the Prada store. Weirdly, there was no one in the Tom Ford or Versace store, which is where we spent most of our time and zero dollars. Okay, I lie... Adam bought a gaudy Versace tee for €15. It's hideous but amazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476014092303-CBR6I4Z9I6K2Q815TR0X/IMG_3677.JPG Home - Day 43: Let's Go To The Mall More barriques. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476014647356-K8R9MMHQX5UOOPB3IQVX/IMG_3691.JPG Home - Day 43: Let's Go To The Mall The honeymoon gift! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476014297689-LELT5K9PN2XLT7XKUWL9/IMG_3686.JPG Home - Day 43: Let's Go To The Mall This cellar is about as old as our country. Also, spot the man in the background. We loved visiting Quercibella and might even say it's our favourite winery we've visited. From the beginning they were so welcoming and even though we weren't journalists, they took the time to show us what they do and let us taste their wines (even one of their super rare ones). They gave us a bottle opener as a gift (handy) when Lapo found out it was our honeymoon, he gave us a bottle of wine to congratulate us. So generous! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475954403193-HHTMFDJ904XJ5UGHQJEK/IMG_3667.JPG Home - Day 43: Let's Go To The Mall We then drove down to Greve in Chianti for a bit of lunch before heading to our first winery. There is this butcher in the town square that serves up simple sandwiches and salads alongside a bunch of wines you can purchase tastings from with a nifty pre-paid card. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476014789883-RRP7E3CAKK4CE6DYW2QQ/IMG_3688.JPG Home - Day 43: Let's Go To The Mall A whole bunch of cheap wines from the supermarket. Something the supermarkets back in Australia are sadly lacking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475954578033-EFEEEZHXA00YOL8GIAY3/IMG_3662.JPG Home - Day 43: Let's Go To The Mall Adam is getting quite used to parking like an Italian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476014547052-3S0UJ0YS3TF2LGMIK5CH/IMG_3689.JPG Home - Day 43: Let's Go To The Mall We picked up a salami from Antica Macelleria Falorni (where we had lunch earlier that day) – these guys specialise in them and it was so good. And that's Aerogard there on the table because mosquitos are a thing in this area so be warned if you plan on going to Tuscany. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476013848169-ZWBSKEIUIZQ1H4MALL88/IMG_3673.JPG Home - Day 43: Let's Go To The Mall Lapo, our guide, took us through the whole wine making process. We were super lucky as it was harvest time so we got to see everything in action. This bad boy sorts out the grapes from the stems. I even got to try one of the grapes direct from the machine. Strangely, this was a highlight for me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475954489131-5SLMFRJ046X0F056G8GS/IMG_3668.JPG Home - Day 43: Let's Go To The Mall Sure I look excited about this salad, but my body has been craving something that isn't cured meats and cheese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476013734356-6PU1SCNBDSEXGT3NSZUA/IMG_3671.JPG Home - Day 43: Let's Go To The Mall Just brushing up on my wine reading. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476014198934-HWEHSPB7N25I87WMO169/IMG_3681.JPG Home - Day 43: Let's Go To The Mall We booked in a visit to this biodynamic winery just outside of town called Quercibella. They've been organic since 1988 and biodynamic since 2000 and are making some highly acclaimed wines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476013979768-57LSJ42OW14HHJQRGPYN/IMG_3675.JPG Home - Day 43: Let's Go To The Mall One of the wine cellars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476014412410-M056WD7CNU54PRFI6Q79/IMG_3687.JPG Home - Day 43: Let's Go To The Mall After the winery we took our bottle of wine and some salami to the outdoor tables at our B&B and enjoyed the sunshine. This is the view from the table – not bad. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/9/10/2016/day-46-they-put-the-win-in-winery monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476128878194-763B7D1XNF6L9W4IX5KD/IMG_3766.JPG Home - Day 46: They Put The 'Win' In Winery I took this photo from a little bridge that connected the upstairs bathroom to a seating area which overlooked this... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476128208566-GYWOX9N90V5J7ZCFCQCU/IMG_3761.JPG Home - Day 46: They Put The 'Win' In Winery Okay, so for €18 you get a tasting of five cheeses, some truffle honey, bread and three wine tastings. If you skip the tour, it's only €10. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476128080647-1OZ0GZQJIQT020N3XSKF/IMG_3758.JPG Home - Day 46: They Put The 'Win' In Winery We booked in a tasting at Corzano e Paterno, a cheese and wine producer in Chianti. We were a bit lost in translation so ended up on the tour which, to be honest, wasn't really necessary as we'd already been to a few so the information was pretty much the same. Oh well, it was still good to see the differences between the producers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476128406222-8Q28NSAEGR3XWD405JZZ/IMG_3748.JPG Home - Day 46: They Put The 'Win' In Winery After being taken through the winery, we got to taste three of their wines. I'm still not a pro and can't really tell much of a difference between the reds even after all this wine tasting. Guess I'm going to have to keep on "practicing?" The tour wasn't cheap (it was €25 per person) but the tour did take about an hour and a half and it was fantastic seeing architecture and wine come together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476128595019-4WRLS9DHNWW5NGRCIZOY/IMG_3756.JPG Home - Day 46: They Put The 'Win' In Winery Not going to lie – I wanted to pick off a few grapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476128244451-CPCZT9HAUZP48F1EYU7I/IMG_3762.JPG Home - Day 46: They Put The 'Win' In Winery We had a reservation at Antinori – an epic winery owned by one (presumably shockingly wealth family). The winery is a real work of art and I have dreams to one day do a wine tasting in that little glass room in the right hand corner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476128747657-6GQIAIOREAW5M53Y4FCD/IMG_3765.JPG Home - Day 46: They Put The 'Win' In Winery The room was better than we could have hoped for – with amazing views, full kitchen, lounge room and bath, it was perfect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476128190911-NFNZLPG28U2PU40VIXUA/IMG_3759.JPG Home - Day 46: They Put The 'Win' In Winery We then visited the house where they make the sheep and goat cheese. The smell in here was pretty delicious, so I was pretty ready for the tasting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476128388403-J2M1P7D4QJPQ19S99KU4/IMG_3775.JPG Home - Day 46: They Put The 'Win' In Winery The clouds made the whole place look a bit eerie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476128464465-H2RG5J7MXJ9F366957FT/IMG_3753.JPG Home - Day 46: They Put The 'Win' In Winery A spiral staircase which leads up to the restaurant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476128880419-TNZRYL1H3ENV5EQVKJCB/IMG_3771.JPG Home - Day 46: They Put The 'Win' In Winery We decided to save money and cook that night so took the time to walk around the tiny streets in search for a grocery store. When we found one, the lady working at the store was super sweet and after sensing the fact we couldn't afford any wine, gave us a bottle at a discount. Winners! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476129021483-0I4Z9LBZM5UH1HDO1CKQ/IMG_3772.JPG Home - Day 46: They Put The 'Win' In Winery Our roommate. I didn't know scorpions existed in Italy! To be honest, I was terrified of stepping on him during the night. *shudder* https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476128608127-SJDCAADS5XU4KMKAFTO5/IMG_3755.JPG Home - Day 46: They Put The 'Win' In Winery The clouds are clearing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476128911245-UXH1LJ1ENZ7SH3KAV54K/IMG_3807.JPG Home - Day 46: They Put The 'Win' In Winery Not bad, eh? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476129041194-4D7OIH9N6TNAW5PKQ2K4/IMG_3774.JPG Home - Day 46: They Put The 'Win' In Winery Not our finest pasta moment – wild rabbit ragu (from a jar) and ricotta ravioli. The ragu was super strong tasting, so probably wasn't the best choice. At least the cheap(ish) wine was good! We polished off the bottle while binging on season two of Narcos. So good. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/14/10/2016/day-48-wont-you-take-me-to-truffle-town monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476741490881-GMLSRYAX438BGVZ4QROY/IMG_3820.JPG Home - Day 48: Won't You Take Me To Truffle Town? The grape mobile! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476441079822-9Z5J5LBZ5RY1FLAO545U/IMG_3814.JPG Home - Day 48: Won't You Take Me To Truffle Town? To try and "exercise" and see something new, we walked to a church down the hill. We were the only ones in the church which was pretty cool but also a bit creepy. While I didn't take a photo inside, I had to laugh at the Tripadvisor rating sign they showcased proudly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476771949504-CVXQ5WJBI1QO0W0NF2Z1/IMG_3838.JPG Home - Day 48: Won't You Take Me To Truffle Town? The glorious steak. Just yes. A perfect way to end our time in Italy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476441564167-3ZVVF6KRCDTYAC3EZBPV/IMG_3817.JPG Home - Day 48: Won't You Take Me To Truffle Town? Here you can tell that a) we are getting lazy and b) running out of money. Gnocchi with pre-bought arrabbita sauce, fresh tomatoes and basil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476771770886-XVYE95NZX7ETBLJ7JNEC/IMG_3810.JPG Home - Day 48: Won't You Take Me To Truffle Town? And some tasting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476771828123-K0F9LB3LOS1JBKSXL2OO/IMG_3827.JPG Home - Day 48: Won't You Take Me To Truffle Town? Our final dinner! We chose Osteria Acquacheta as they had massive steaks and were apparently really, really good. Spoiler alert: we weren't disappointed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476441633438-CK01KRZVIX6HW4YEHO2Z/IMG_3818.JPG Home - Day 48: Won't You Take Me To Truffle Town? The afternoon saw us go to Avignonesi – the region's second largest winemaker. It was the last day of harvest so you can kind of make out a group of people picking grapes in the vineyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476441343376-SXT1T5VC2KN2691K6QF5/IMG_3815.JPG Home - Day 48: Won't You Take Me To Truffle Town? Little yellow tulips grow on the side of the road. I can barely grow tulips at home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476771692903-EDK11GDJFICSFAZEZB8E/IMG_3822.JPG Home - Day 48: Won't You Take Me To Truffle Town? These grapes are drying out to become dessert wine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476771842926-P2V4K40Y7T10IR4OKS6Z/IMG_3839.JPG Home - Day 48: Won't You Take Me To Truffle Town? While the title of this post suggests we had a lot of truffle, we didn't have as much as we did the night before. Buuuuuuut hey, look at this guy. Baked pecorino with fresh truffle shaved over it. Ugh, so good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476771792802-1KK2X7UVGQKNCM6YX7PC/IMG_3809.JPG Home - Day 48: Won't You Take Me To Truffle Town? I like a tasting that also gives you breads to eat at the same time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476771681626-3Y9F332A9UED4MW1RLSK/IMG_3826.JPG Home - Day 48: Won't You Take Me To Truffle Town? You can call me Queen of the Grapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476771732055-TJS78XRE24IKY1YY8RSY/IMG_3825.JPG Home - Day 48: Won't You Take Me To Truffle Town? Barrels as far as the eye can see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476771919211-0Y4CE3ZTJPTJAL7OJCFS/IMG_3831.JPG Home - Day 48: Won't You Take Me To Truffle Town? They present the steak to you before they cook it, which was cool but also freaked me out a bit... Adam and I are going to eat all that? Oh god. We didn't feel too bad, however, as the American man next to us (not pictured) had to order a whole steak and truffle cheese on his own because his wife didn't want any of it. Impressively, he ate the whole thing. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/14/10/2016/day-49-bonjour-bordeaux monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476443364856-ZRJPJ2DU8HJ2C185UC7C/IMG_3847.JPG Home - Day 49: Bonjour Bordeaux! The cute rooftop balcony we had. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476441979146-399QFMMFG5JU2EV1NH80/IMG_3844.JPG Home - Day 49: Bonjour Bordeaux! Our little balcony set up. We ended up going through two baguettes. And a whole lot more cheese. This was us trying to portion. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/30/9/2016/every-pasta-i-ate-in-italy monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475242175513-QIQH85LRAT3AF74ROUAH/IMG_3150.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy Lunch at an agriturismo. There's boar in there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475242333269-BA50NNNMLNBIZLN92LTQ/IMG_3215.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy And a seafood pasta. Nothing fancy but it was cheap and fresh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475350432492-CKAAZG8ROWWLBQDNW3OW/IMG_3516.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy We stayed at an agriturismo just outside Modena and their own restaurant was one of the highlights for us in Italy. Just a simple gramigna pasta with sausage ragu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476446404027-9AGSI7TD8LWVWEJ8CGKL/IMG_3806.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy And to end our carb-filled time in Italy – one of the best pastas of the trip. Tagliatelle with a crap tonne of truffles. Oh god it was good. I'm literally salivating while writing this sentence. This was from our B&B in Montepulciano and had a whole truffle menu because it was fortunately truffle season for us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475242716217-IQWZQVVIP1HI8EXTBN61/IMG_3377.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy Classic ravioli with balsamic vinegar. Simple but amazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475240110860-Z4CY9ZZ5SR7RSYG7VCEF/IMG_2744.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy Gnocchi with ragu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475242565950-T27KG76HKSL4ZT2R9BW9/IMG_3354.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy There have been a few times when I've nearly teared up with shear happiness. This was one of those times. Sure, this place (Gallo d'Oro) was packed out with tourists and probably wasn't the best food I've ever eaten, but it was the fact that I had arrived in my food paradise – Parma – with everything I love in one glorious place. Ravioli, prosciutto, lambrusco and parmesan cheese. I was so happy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475350404653-W27UO2R2EPGALFBX8ZPP/IMG_3467.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy Yes, more ravioli. After our culatello tour we had lunch upstairs at the restaurant. It was one of the best meals we had in Italy.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476446162159-HD6A07PI4RLOXXDB2I7P/IMG_3625.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy Okay, this one was wayyyyy better. We went to the food markets and got us some super fresh tagliatelle, too many tomatoes, pancetta, and some basil and made this guy. I was pretty pleased with the whole thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475239635085-VFB17LFPC5Z83MMZRLPB/IMG_2614.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy The first night in Italy – paccheri with mozzarella with cheese from Obica. I was a walking zombie after travelling for 24 hours straight so I think it was good but I can't remember anything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476446280083-93ZKCKOQ86OFMWV6DTPW/IMG_3699.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy We actually didn't eat amazingly well in Chianti. I think it was a mix of budget (or lack thereof), disorganisation on our part and being a wee bit tired from all the wine tasting. We got this ravioli with ragu at a roadside bar on the way to a tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475242887265-QYXQ800REHV4G025MCQP/IMG_3409.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy Farfalle with ragu. Yum.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475350491531-TUVFWIWTV2VN3T97K7DU/IMG_3532.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy I have this weird thing that I like to do. I like to eat/drink things in places something is named after. For example, Bordeaux in Bordeaux, Florentine steak in Florence, Champagne in Champagne (not yet done) and now, bolognese in Bologna. Success, guys. Here it is. A home made bolognese from a little restaurant called Al Sangiovese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475241815570-2VMTZPAUCFM10G6X6W9L/IMG_2882.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy After eating pizza and only pizza in Napoli, my body needed a break. However, we decided to celebrate our first night in Praiano with dinner with a view at Kasai. A not-so-memorable pasta, this had pumpkin and something something and I'm sure it was good but I really can't remember what else was going on with it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475240023051-ONBIOH24BOX6XHPYUCJQ/IMG_2743.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy A bit of a fail when it came to restaurant organisation. We didn't book anything for our last night and wandered the streets hungry and ended up at this touristy restaurant near our hotel. Osteria Da Fortunata had these cute women in the window making pasta but it was all a bit meh. Maybe because it felt like a tourist trap? The food was fine but I'm not here for fine. This guy here is carbonara, something I'd been wanting to eat in Rome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475242080317-4HRKSHIJJ7DOSYS5U7MA/IMG_3103.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy We got to Cagliari in Sardinia fairly late at night and fortunately this spot was open serving up Sardinian-style fast food. This was from MeC Puddu's and was my first time trying culingionis – a cheese filled ravioli. Cheesy, carby, good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476446379513-VUCTUMFZMVEY6ED4F84R/IMG_3790.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy Just keeping it simple for lunch. Tagliatelle with cherry tomatoes and fresh picked basil. It's fresh picked because the only way you could buy basil from the supermarket was in a pot. I was into it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475239749358-KK4M7S1CZOOQLI6R6NNF/IMG_2651.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy The cacio e pepe from Roma Sparita is their signature dish. It was, to put it simply, incredible. Anthony Bourdain went here (and didn't give the name of this place so we did some sleuthing) has never let us down. Oh, and the guy on the left? A simple spaghetti with anchovies. Delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475239924885-ALFDL94VJRMWZE0AJMEC/IMG_2703.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy Also from Le Mani in Pasta, malloreddus with seafood. Looking back on this, I am wondering if this restaurant was a bit Sardinian? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475243167540-ZEO9OQ9YHCMLNFMRVT23/IMG_3410.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy More ravioli! I honestly don't get sick of it.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476446320238-LCTTE9V9G9XPBJY9N93G/IMG_3773.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy I've done some good things with pasta and I have done some bad things with pasta. This falls into the latter. We found some wild hare ragu in a jar at the mini mart so tried it out with some ravioli. It wasn't great. The ragu was super intense and didn't go with the ravioli at all. Sorry Italy, I'll do better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475240178538-4CANRBIB1IK91PADZVBT/IMG_2745.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy Pancetta with zucchini flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475242632434-SW915CNNCEBF3KEWNC11/IMG_3376.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy Old school Italian dining at La Greppia. Pancetta with asparagus. Good. Very good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475243098587-UVPERQKIIB0AS8TDG1U1/IMG_3412.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy Another classic dish in Emilia-Romagna: agnolotti in broth. We got this from a fairly cool looking restaurant called Degusteria in Parma. It was comforting like a bowl of noodle soup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475242019879-K2ZNCHTQ6QICUPC8Q9NZ/IMG_3008.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy Good lord this is an ugly beast. This place (La Taberna degli Amici) was really cute with a super sweet owner. We ordered a pappardelle with rabbit and wasn't disappointed, even though it isn't particularly photogenic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476446089590-7884084NAALH0BHIJHUP/IMG_3590.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy You really miss cooking when you're away for long periods of time. Not only is eating out pretty indulgent, it's also expensive and most probably fatty. Soooo, when we had a great kitchen in our Airbnb in Florence, we pretty much cooked every day. This one wasn't spectacular (we just got the ingredients from the local supermarket) – just some fresh tagliatelle with what we thought was a ragu but ended up being Pappa Al Pomodoro which is a thick Tuscan tomato and bread soup. Every single dead Tuscan would be rolling around in their graves at this. Sorry guys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475242261772-7ASISQPL06XG93JVIDS9/IMG_3217.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy More malloreddus from a little take out joint (Pizzeria Zio Pedrillo) in Cala Gonone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475350506897-U849533QLB7AXI727SLB/IMG_3535.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy What was even better was their lasagne. An unattractive fellow, but highly delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475350457626-PJNRY7VAS92KTC8T4BUQ/IMG_3518.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy More tortelli with the restaurant's own balsamic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475242416967-XNSW8I5HCHZKE27AYOEH/IMG_3290.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy This seafood restaurant (Il Portico) in Nuoro was pretty epic. There was so much food, I was almost wishing vomitoriums were a thing. One is a swordfish pasta and the other looks simple but was sea urchin and bottarga. It was rich, intense and I loved it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475242811168-D63LS4YA1RL7Q7LPS8K4/IMG_3392.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy Another Anthony Bourdain adventure. We went to a balsamic vinegar producer and had a multi-course lunch complete with two kinds of pasta. This was tortelli filled with ricotta and drizzled with 12 year old balsamic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475239838381-XQ7LQOAG8SD3HX76MNE0/IMG_2702.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy One of the best pastas of the trip. Bottarga and clam pasta from Osteria Le Mani in Pasta. An almost accidental find, and a good one at that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476446214681-6M5A7P90HB4W4O6QPGKR/IMG_3658.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy And then we're back to semi-sad dinners. We branched out and used pappardelle but it wasn't a great success. I mean, it was still great and I would eat it if it were in front of me right now, but it wasn't like the one above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475241928971-ZK4JJ65VFK4NII60S3N0/IMG_3012.JPG Home - Every Single Pasta I Ate In Italy Waiting in Sorrento for our ferry to Capri, we ordered two surprisingly delicious pastas from a port-side tourist spot. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/1/10/2016/day-38-the-hills monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349801382-I0H0GMDY64PJ3TU88Z10/IMG_3476.JPG Home - Day 38: The Hills Adam pretending to relax by the pool. After this photo was taken he very quickly retired to the shade and his laptop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475416085960-DYKLPYSCX93320Y5R7UE/IMG_3550.JPG Home - Day 38: The Hills An old house on the hill. Dare you to walk through it at night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349883666-TG0A3KJR8QKFIV31C6TJ/IMG_3479.JPG Home - Day 38: The Hills The view from the pool down to their balsamic vinegar farm. They offer free tours for guests but even that was too much effort at this point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349997458-EB9LLQ5JM5RJG7F92NFD/IMG_3510.JPG Home - Day 38: The Hills The saddest man on play equipment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349937090-1HO5VK4Q3JLO7ZLNNHKZ/IMG_3508.JPG Home - Day 38: The Hills Preetttttyyyyyyy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475350085837-BAZASW7SDZKSUCPBKEN1/IMG_3518.JPG Home - Day 38: The Hills Tortelloni filled with ricotta, topped with crispy pancetta and drizzled with their own balsamic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475350056099-FXPKVUN4C4H9EXMKWXQB/IMG_3517.JPG Home - Day 38: The Hills Gramigna pasta with sausage ragu. Simple but (you guessed it) delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475416060406-UXD8K1O2O7YIBB7RIK87/IMG_3548.JPG Home - Day 38: The Hills We wanted to get some photos of the sunset. We may have left it a bit late so ended up running to catch it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475350032316-LZLFXOBH1LV9Q4MB58YX/IMG_3514.JPG Home - Day 38: The Hills Dinner at the agriturismo! We'd been wanting to try gnocco fritto (fried bread) and tigelle (flat pancake-like bread), and we would have missed this menu item had the Italians next to us not ordered it. It was everything we wanted – breads, cured meats, cheeses and jams. The waitress told us (in Italian) how to combine these together. With the tigelle, you cut it in half butter it up with lardo, sprinkle with Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and add your meats and cheeses. They were like little sandwiches and were so good. This was definitely a success. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475350117262-E9JQUL512IFL8ULINJDC/IMG_3519.JPG Home - Day 38: The Hills The man photographs well with food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475351128281-VRQW15EYBXNI10N51NCB/IMG_3551.JPG Home - Day 38: The Hills I just can't capture the beauty so just know that it's really pretty, okay? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475350163525-VSMAEUK559E0WDXYH9I1/IMG_3521.JPG Home - Day 38: The Hills I was full from all of the meats and cheeses, but like a brave soul, I soldiered on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475349072378-IWMYBQTBTWEKII1GEV79/IMG_3453.JPG Home - Day 38: The Hills Taken on our "run" AKA walk. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/14/10/2016/day-50-the-city-of-wine monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476443897654-T7VSM1H48VXRWP39ZM09/IMG_3858.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine You can scan the vine leaves to learn about different grape varietals or scan the screens to hear about parts of the wine making process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476447472556-VRI03CHN1IM15K4F3CI4/IMG_3880.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine Roast lamb with mash, mushrooms and eggplant. Also, let me just say that mash potato is one of the best things in this world. I've met a few people on this trip who don't like it. I don't understand. What's not to like?!?! Seriously, if you don't like it, can you tell me why in the comments? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476448193032-XDVPAFA4OZCKCOO7N5OG/IMG_3900.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476447961667-GJ7H7S6BTOWB0CR1H2XO/IMG_3898.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine While we were in town there was a huge fun fair on with tonnes of rides I wouldn't risk my life on and a heap of food stalls. Looked like fun though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476448369589-9PNW6S9V088UQPHD8WC8/IMG_3905.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine Everyone was ordering this even though it was €24 which I suppose isn't crazy expensive, but wasn't cheap either. Steak with frites. Cooked almost rare, it was a big (and delicious) boy and we couldn't get through the whole thing. Which is funny because of how much Florentine steak we ate the other night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476443700896-I0RK0677VHGBM5BWJKW9/IMG_3852.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine Adam and Crazy Eyes Magoo have a ticket to ride. The trams. All day for €4,50. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476447840601-AO14XB8GD8YQPVBJ6XMZ/IMG_3885.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine Backstreets of Bordeaux. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476448335370-TG4WLJXLXAFOC2DUXXTW/IMG_3904.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine Classic duck with potatoes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476447702888-U8VSSUFIZJYFJY0E66WW/IMG_3884.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine One of the staff ran out of their restaurant across the road with this incredible fish for reasons I'm not sure of and presented it to a group of people who'd just dined at the restaurant. Cool story, Sophia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476447744946-PCDXY0PT0CIUPBWKUDE8/IMG_3964.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine This is the bakery that our Airbnb host told us about – Au Pétrin Moissagais. From a bit of Instagram stalking, some say it's the oldest bakery in Bordeaux and that their oven is older than the USA. It's also home to the most incredible pastries I've ever eaten in my life. Just looking at this photo makes me sad that I won't be going back there any time soon. Le sigh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476447313255-QQQ0RQ3UOHX5CEFTCWOM/IMG_3879.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine And this was roasted red vegetables with mimosa eggs. Those eggs are so old school but they were delicious, so I suppose if it ain't broke etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476444160737-CX8E5242A2H7TACJWLC8/IMG_3862.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine Your €20 ticket includes a free tasting of one wine up in their viewing/tasting deck. There were other wines you could try that weren't French, but when in France... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476446837029-LE51DDHSAPHG85O5H815/IMG_3958.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine Le Petit Commerce kept popping up on lists so we decided to give it a go. We started our meal off with some local oysters which were some of the best oysters of my life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476447586144-8S73DFL7RIWIIFV2JNUI/IMG_3882.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine Bonito with butternut pumpkin. Simple, tasty, and I am going to try and make this one at home one day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476443786420-DNRQXI3VDMHQ0Z0PS0XQ/IMG_3857.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine You wear these headsets throughout the exhibition and you can scan different things to learn more. I made this sound really boring, but it was actually really cool and we could have easily spent more than two hours in here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476447882367-NGBM3P9A6O1BK1ILQ71S/IMG_3916.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine It was cold running through the mist, but worth it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476443572506-11RIG2DKKSQOL557385I/IMG_3855.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine La Cité du Vin in its shiny, golden glory. It only opened a few months ago, so it's still sparkly and new. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476448280878-GQX21W5KT2V2ODTIBFJY/IMG_3902.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine A popular locals spot, this is the place Edgard suggested we go for dinner. Luckily for us, the French eat late, so we were able to get a spot at 7.30 with no reservation. Here is the foie gras with the sauternes in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476448216225-TIBNIV6B7OAHK3MHFSVJ/IMG_3909.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine Windy day at the Miroir d'eau. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476448396053-3GK4DXM394WDJLDVFZCO/IMG_3907.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine Apple tarte tatin to finish. I never usually get dessert but it's apple tarte tatin and that's one of my favourite desserts sooooo there you go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476446906707-AS68H1U1THMMICV77WD0/IMG_3878.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine We opted for their €15 lunch menu which consisted of an option of two entrees and two mains. I couldn't read the menu to save my life so we had one of each. This was a Caesar salad of sorts with chicken. I tell you what, the French know how to do salads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476448122794-FIFI7FILWG8662RHTKWC/IMG_3899.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine I wonder if they do HSPs here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476444091860-XSIDVYAH0S37ECT1CUBT/IMG_3860.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine Here Adam is punching an exhibit. I kid (how funny am I?. There is a camera above us and when you move over the screen it looks as though the wine is moving. Ugh, I am aware I'm really sucking at explaining the exhibits. I'm going to stop, but just know they are really interesting and you should go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476446735761-KY096B1VAJL13X04D4YN/IMG_3872.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine The wine shop where you can buy wines from around the world – even Japan! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476443638642-7MLPKW620Q3POVMLD75J/IMG_3851.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine I just pointed at a pastry and went with it. This was filled with custard cream and was so flaky I kept finding bits of pastry the folds of my top (and, if we're going to be honest here), inside my top hours later. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476444328709-Q9SQT7NHFUKGKBO17P7X/IMG_3859.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine Interactive pods inside this crazy room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476448680838-P464NYEQHYJYOE5I50SJ/IMG_3911.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine Okay, this was awesome. We went to "wine school" in Bordeaux which ended up being a private wine coaching session with Edgard who runs wine workshops called Yo Vino out of his apartment. Over the course of two hours he taught us about wines from Bordeaux and we tried five wines he selected. We tried wines we'd never tired before and he gave us a great restaurant tip (with a suggestion to match sauternes with foie gras), which we did... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476447643686-CJA8LFA4F2DX0QEX0BST/IMG_3883.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine I made a friend! God I love him. Look at that face. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476446653772-S0J7Y6I7FH5GITENSPT4/IMG_3869.JPG Home - Day 50: The City Of Wine I saw some "youths" doing this and thought it was a good idea. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/24/10/2016/day-56-airport-life monthly 0.5 2016-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477304683770-4K42OOHCDHLK5OENAZIM/IMG_4140.JPG Home - Day 56: Airport Life https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/24/10/2016/day-58-welcome-to-paradise monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307445675-P6N2CJJ0FIJ5NFT5M9GH/IMG_4151.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise This was our little hotel in Naha. Nothing fancy but they were excited about Halloween and actually did a good breakfast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307471407-4L4KDMSKIPUHYIFF8UTN/IMG_4154.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise "Don't get your pincer caught in the monorail doors." Advice for life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307744687-HLT4UVPG9NMQVMAXVSQD/IMG_4178.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise This beach was basically deserted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307760102-TXWXPTWSAHNPQFD97TS5/IMG_4180.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise Driving around Club Med. It's so green on Ishigaki! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307906029-VN2R0OSZE6F14PBZCY10/IMG_4192.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise A whole local fish grilled and served with seaweed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307711153-BWPZN8NMFUJFJUKGN2BV/IMG_4172.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise A grey and windy day in Kabira Bay. We chose to stay at Kabira Bay because of this beach front and it was a little town with a few restaurants and cafes. We weren't looking for a resort holiday on this island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307777810-IQ83AJ7VLATA0YEVGU5V/IMG_4198.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise Sushi set. It's been so long since I've had sushi. If you've been reading this website, you know it's been a whole lot of pasta for months. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307592805-2IY345YMZS554BRJQX25/IMG_4157.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise Whale shake plane! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307460027-HPHNY0WN9TENEG3O374F/IMG_4153.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise The main way to get around Naha? Monorail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307927022-ASAX1DSE2T7IUPK29B37/IMG_4197.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise Happy to be in Japan and eating seafood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307641407-3SCJ6192DSPX6BYQVM5S/IMG_4164.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise I feel as though I've made something very similar at home when I have leftover taco mince. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307787572-W5YI1GIMDRRRCCL9V12F/IMG_4184.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise Kind of spooky but also kind of amazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307609411-DGJGNMNCI8VEMYPICX5W/IMG_4159.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise When we got to the brand spanking new Ishigaki airport there was a glorious tropical fish aquarium greeting us as we left the baggage claim. This boded well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307815070-VL0RSKYZW1A4RX3QBFC1/IMG_4190.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise Local grilled prawns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307621844-INN90OWRWV4T0CRR805D/IMG_4161.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise First stop, lunch in an old shipping container. Orion beer and taco rice. Classic Okinawa (kind of) right there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307581672-HD63BHYURFSIZY1D26IW/IMG_4156.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise I wanted to buy this because it was called "Pudding Club" which may just be the cutest name of all time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307804146-C8O9W1FD7V3YH3TS136V/IMG_4188.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise We headed out to local restaurant, Ajiya Jinbei, for sushi. Coincidentally our guest house host and her husband were also there, so it must be good, right? This was a little taster dish you get (you have to pay ¥300 per person for table charge so you get a little snack). And yes, you eat the whole thing – even the head. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307737364-09F4WL2IEV8NYCD9Y60L/IMG_4177.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise We took a drive around the island. It's so quiet and there aren't many roads so you'd be hard pressed to get lost. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307777447-AP5XF3RDV0P2L81TY960/IMG_4182.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise And then we stumbled upon this sculpture park. It's called Yonagoyaki SI-SA Studio and they make Okinawan sculptures including a whole bunch of shisa (kind of like a lion mixed with a dog) who are meant to protect and ward off evil spirits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307651456-V4HVIBG9ZTYYS8ZVA0CB/IMG_4162.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise Mmm taco rice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477307461468-LD9LDD3OLMF18672602J/IMG_4152.JPG Home - Day 58: Welcome To Paradise It's humid, guuuuys. I've also run out of concealer and need to replace as soon as I get back to Tokyo. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/9/10/2016/day-45-the-butcher-of-panzano monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476087848537-767Z7QZPI9AR5CQJ7KB9/IMG_3743.JPG Home - Day 45: The Butcher Of Panzano And the meaty finale. Braised meats... fall apart, rich and perfect for running my bread through. Dessert, was an orange cake made with their own olive oil, which sounds odd but was super moist (sorry I had to use that word). I'm going to try and cook this when I return to Sydney. Lunch only set us back €30 each (including pretty much all you can drink wine). I was so full for the rest of the day that I didn't even eat dinner. Now that's full. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476087409119-DJ76S4G7VKISW2L95WOJ/IMG_3730.JPG Home - Day 45: The Butcher Of Panzano This is probably the most expensive bottle of wine we've ever purchased from a winery. Sure, it was only €35 but that is expensive for us so we decided to take advantage of Dario Cecchini's free BYO policy and enjoy it with meat fest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476087650178-2DJYW8KZMKMKB4MUR49Y/IMG_3738.JPG Home - Day 45: The Butcher Of Panzano Drinking our fancy pants wine out of tumblers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476087623112-CY5I3T5SX6ILWN8DXHQ1/IMG_3732.JPG Home - Day 45: The Butcher Of Panzano We were sat at a fairly large communal table. When we got there there was just one older Italian couple we were sitting next to. We thought more people would show but it ended up being just us four at the table for lunch (the wife of the couple was also vegetarian so couldn't eat much of anything that was bought out - don't worry, they had a special menu for her). Oh well, more food for us? This was muzzle and lemon served with a mug of broth. It wasn't as intense as I expected to be and the broth was fantastic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476087993891-1ZWXSVYR5H2FCGVAU9TQ/IMG_3747.JPG Home - Day 45: The Butcher Of Panzano My bulging belly retired to the pool for the afternoon trying to digest and to extend my tan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476087384835-MLFCUMWFH6DV9X0VW4KT/IMG_3727.JPG Home - Day 45: The Butcher Of Panzano We got to Panzano a little early so decided to check out the butcher beforehand. As soon as we walked in, we were given a glass of red wine and offered bread and meats. We weren't even customers! This place was already off to a good start. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476087396882-EXBHCM21GC9EH1HTQXCR/IMG_3729.JPG Home - Day 45: The Butcher Of Panzano Not my finest photo, but here we are enjoying FREE WINE in front of the butcher. This is my kind of butcher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476087369945-2I3TR7HHMK4X6DT0AAA2/IMG_3725.JPG Home - Day 45: The Butcher Of Panzano Let's ride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476087591494-KZNS8NE42NR8S13DE3YI/IMG_3735.JPG Home - Day 45: The Butcher Of Panzano Called "rosemary up the bum" these meatballs were served almost raw, which could freak out a lot of people but with meat grown especially for the butcher and it being super high quality, it's not an issue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476087841574-WJ6E3E0E8HNWSD9HB35B/IMG_3740.JPG Home - Day 45: The Butcher Of Panzano Meat just doesn't photograph well. Or maybe I just can't photograph it well. This boiled beef with vegetables was super tender and the vegetables reminded me of a stir fry... A dish I haven't had for months. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476087640960-C5KDQRK26Y69OJON82LZ/IMG_3736.JPG Home - Day 45: The Butcher Of Panzano Thinly sliced roast beef. So good. Let me put this on all of my future sandwiches! https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/18/10/2016/day-51-le-grand-crew monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782298031-0547KUESVK4NOMMNCUI4/IMG_3929.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew We're doing a vertical tasting – the same type of wine from the same winery but from different vintages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782677277-AFZCAQ61VECBW6RN3YAW/IMG_3947.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew After a few happy hour wines, we got lazy and tried our hand at ordering in burgers with Deliveroo. It was a success! Except they forgot our coleslaw. Bastards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782404378-STPD62JZI0VFMPKU5ZDP/IMG_3933.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew Look at all those grapes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782649803-7DFAZTE1RP45WMKLA1T5/IMG_3952.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew This canele didn't last long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782180356-KP3NQ0IJFNWG5TFATTC8/IMG_3957.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew Like us, these wines are ageing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782216543-78TCNL3A4I7TX6YNFCGB/IMG_3924.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew It's harvest time in Bordeaux! Here they are removing the stems and sorting the grapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782336108-Z1VV2Q0QNCATP2GOFTS5/IMG_3930.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew We then went to Chateau Du Tertre which is privately owned by a man who used to own Spar (he's loaded). This is a family holiday house which is also a successful winery. And this is his pool and pool house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782250145-6399GVMT8B6BDLR664EO/IMG_3927.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew Wine wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782274252-UOE8TC4P37UJIAZ6EUSD/IMG_3928.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew The tasting room looks out onto the vineyards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476773543202-9UOZ605W4D2RGBSP5G3Z/IMG_3918.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew This grape's brothers have gone on to a more prestigiously alcoholic place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782239157-FM4S59BNXFES7KMVC9VY/IMG_3926.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew (To be sung to that incessant Cottees jingle) My husband picks the fruit that goes to barrels. To make the wine, that I like best. Is it stuck in your head now too? Sorry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782576602-4TJQMG31Y7HLTGZISMPL/IMG_3937.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew There was a surprising number of Japanese restaurants in Bordeaux. We were desperate for a taste of Japanese food but exercised willpower because we knew we would be in Japan in less than a week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782598405-4R0WBDKUB7A7RRZV61VB/IMG_3938.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew A store near us that specialises in canelés with their wonderfully caramelised crust and custardy inner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476773597591-1CDG4K4WPR24PAGI2OA3/IMG_3919.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew Chateau Marquis De Terme. The wineries here are like castles. Actually, they are castles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782415141-D08ZALFU9C3WH7WYGY5D/IMG_3934.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew More concrete, more eggs. Apparently the concrete helps to reduce evaporation and is more resistant to temperature fluctuations. The egg's shape, besides looking kind of cool, actually encourages continuous flow of the liquid inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782431588-9YUJ3RPIU6ZMWHP2K24Q/IMG_3935.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew Barrels for days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782365187-J1GMPO79ZKFA48ITNO0D/IMG_3931.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew The family home complete with trampoline for the kids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782674765-3JZUEY4YDA6DB6CZQU3K/IMG_3946.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew In the early evening we walked to a nearby square and stopped into Au Rêve for happy hour drinks and snacks. With €2 wines, good cheese and fries, we ended up being here for hours. It was also nice to be surrounded by young locals too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782095250-K5Y9NE2RVXF0AMSHU7X8/IMG_3920.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew The first time I've ever seen concrete fermentation vats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782132533-7KH6CBS2YY2RSL90CYFE/IMG_3923.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew Some wines are aged in these concrete eggs, which are pretty spacey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782434843-BYLP1RAXZ7R4HZHFDCK7/IMG_3953.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew I look like I'm prepping myself to perform some kind of dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782384640-8F8L7IKLL5CVSPUWZDDM/IMG_3932.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew We went into the sorting room and tried some grapes right off the machine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782612634-QW52FUUZI1OINL12EPOM/IMG_3939.JPG Home - Day 51: Le Grand Crew You can choose three sizes of canelé in the shop. I chose large, because more canele. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/21/10/2016/day-5-ice-cream-hotel monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477000437060-M21TFKKTIA8LTM9HMMH5/IMG_4134.JPG Home - Day 55: Ice Cream Hotel In flight meals should always include cured meats and wine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477000317375-6LB4MJ7740SZ0DNRP1L4/IMG_4128.JPG Home - Day 55: Ice Cream Hotel Passing time before we had to get our plane, we walked along the water and I took random photos of things. Like these boats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477000303825-KVTWP46M0KQ2UIYJHU1X/IMG_4126.JPG Home - Day 55: Ice Cream Hotel We'll miss you, Jane! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477000225681-MKNV9OUHKZ1KNZCDZWX1/IMG_4130.JPG Home - Day 55: Ice Cream Hotel Back to Bar Azkena for a farewell tortilla (not pictured) and some Iberico ham on bread. Love this little place! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477000378837-QOEEUGAKMGRFM0528CJE/IMG_4129.JPG Home - Day 55: Ice Cream Hotel People here really love San Sebastian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477000261849-3CK6IYLTYEKKP6PWJ0WB/IMG_4125.JPG Home - Day 55: Ice Cream Hotel Swan watching in the park while we waited for Jane's bus to take her to the airport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477000419914-MYLYQ6E3NZKGA44S2BY8/IMG_4135.JPG Home - Day 55: Ice Cream Hotel One flight down. Here we're pictured eating a light dinner at 5pm at the Evian cafe. Exciting times. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/20/10/2016/day-54-bed-bar monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476912584213-SX8W9JWS2WJ9B4I0ATUB/IMG_4119.JPG Home - Day 54: Bed Bar Good night, San Sebastian! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476912365130-JUAQXUVXO3D4EIFQU2BU/IMG_4122.JPG Home - Day 54: Bed Bar After napping and watching copious amounts of Modern Family, we dragged ourselves out of bed and downstairs (literally) to La Madame. One of those "cool" fusiony kind of places, it was completely empty on a Sunday night save for another couple. We started with foie gras nigiri which was a nice nod to our time in Europe and our upcoming time in Japan. Actually no, we got it because I rarely get to eat foie gras and I was desperately missing white rice. This was actually delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476912410753-2I9UZTYQDQN7NZ7FB94J/IMG_4112.JPG Home - Day 54: Bed Bar Dumplings! Yes, we spent our last night in Europe not eating proper European food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476912040865-H0JK40SE10SMXEM3X4JS/IMG_4090.JPG Home - Day 54: Bed Bar This place was pretty homely which I liked. This was veal which was super tender. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476912036284-ZUKNK0XRKI62233XE0J5/IMG_4089.JPG Home - Day 54: Bed Bar Sometimes I feel like San Sebastian just puts on the cute village vibe. Like everywhere you go there is someone playing music (seriously, we were just standing in a little street and out of nowhere a marching band came around the corner) and people dancing in the street. Like these guys. I think they were trying to do a Guinness World Record. No really, there were signs about it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476912195289-5D1E7CYI1DAP3IM4TI2F/IMG_4096.JPG Home - Day 54: Bed Bar Even though Zeruko was hectic the night before, we had to go back because the food was so good. While still busy, we managed to wrangle a seat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476912543456-HTD1L9US7MT7U8GC9I1Q/IMG_4117.JPG Home - Day 54: Bed Bar Unintentional dress code: black. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476912491022-IUCSGE43GDFW3BQJ2NYQ/IMG_4115.JPG Home - Day 54: Bed Bar Scallops with a citrusy, lobstery foam. Not usually into foams but this was good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476912341647-VNW1Z1OLK5F0FEL4N82A/IMG_4102.JPG Home - Day 54: Bed Bar Everyone told us to go to La Vina for "the best cheesecake ever" so, of course, we had to see what the fuss was about. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476912249772-3GCOU5AVA3C0W7I8C4YX/IMG_4103.JPG Home - Day 54: Bed Bar And the sea urchin too. Oh man, it was amazing. Even if you don't like sea urchin, you might actually like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476912446830-09S0OQFKCVYMT4K4WGLD/IMG_4114.JPG Home - Day 54: Bed Bar This squid was so soft and not at all chewy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476912157990-BO0EZRWK86AO570KQ5OV/IMG_4094.JPG Home - Day 54: Bed Bar Tender and juicy. The hangover was losing its hold over me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476911934257-WFA54GFWG5Y13DV0S869/IMG_4092.JPG Home - Day 54: Bed Bar Creamy, cheesy risotto. Pleasing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476912082278-2ESN740SOV5OXM7AZ4EN/IMG_4091.JPG Home - Day 54: Bed Bar Ravioli, which almost tasted like an Asian dumpling of sorts. How I miss Asian food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476912038676-BISNJCBND91XX7VU4MDQ/IMG_4095.JPG Home - Day 54: Bed Bar Nothing like curing a hangover than with some more pintxos. My body couldn't handle any more txakoli so Coke it was. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476912282831-NUDDVO3VCCGUO7B1FDFQ/IMG_4099.JPG Home - Day 54: Bed Bar Iberico ham, tortilla and a quail egg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476912107914-EXW2EZ5NE4HABRG7N2Q4/IMG_4093.JPG Home - Day 54: Bed Bar My beef cheek with some beef cheeks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476912311845-2VXE5I33R7L9PBY6EV7C/IMG_4101.JPG Home - Day 54: Bed Bar It was good, but was it the best cheesecake ever? Not for me, Papa's Pasticceria still has my heart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476912226896-S4H5C4EZT1CJVKROLYD1/IMG_4098.JPG Home - Day 54: Bed Bar We got the codfish again because it was just that good. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/18/10/2016/day-52-hola-spain monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476783018448-X4OZTO7Z8DVH5Q4ZWNGG/IMG_3979.JPG Home - Day 52: Hola Spain! Jane had booked in dinner at A Fuego Negro but we passed a bar with an amazing selection of pintxos soooo we decided to get a pre-dinner pintxos and txakoli (a lightly sparkling local wine that they pour from up high). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782831705-GY7NH5R1AKG10NTNZFUV/IMG_4001.JPG Home - Day 52: Hola Spain! Adam hates the bus, but with the only train leaving to San Sebastian at 4.15pm, this was the only reasonable option. Plus, it actually had really good wifi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476783379385-D8HW7OQ59EYWEWVDWQ0I/IMG_3995.JPG Home - Day 52: Hola Spain! And the finale – a popcorny, chocolatey dessert which was deeeelicious. Thanks for dinner, Jane! xx https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476783058407-URDBRJ16M6IS71J8LPJP/IMG_3981.JPG Home - Day 52: Hola Spain! Look at these happy faces! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476783168773-YUSQQ9NW1QX5SJ29813X/IMG_3985.JPG Home - Day 52: Hola Spain! Martini olives and squid ink tempura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476783265827-SCYY7H2M44FCKEH8EF6U/IMG_3989.JPG Home - Day 52: Hola Spain! And this is where I begin to forget what the dishes were because our waitress spoke too quickly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476783290062-6NY9803JDNLS9HD84BCI/IMG_3991.JPG Home - Day 52: Hola Spain! Team fancy dinner! Our waitress (though a fast speaker) was all over it with the wine selection. Adam described something he was after and she knew straight away what to give us and it was spot on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782758402-SI1OFABJY2GVX5S6P5A3/IMG_3967.JPG Home - Day 52: Hola Spain! Bread for daaaayyyss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476783108049-2P3ODQR5P00AILW60SQU/IMG_3982.JPG Home - Day 52: Hola Spain! Jane trying her first pintxos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476783332125-XH6JEOJZ9NGIGQCEW74K/IMG_3993.JPG Home - Day 52: Hola Spain! I've never met a slider I liked, but this wagyu one was actually alright. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782917458-JEGB9UZUJFRW26ET0214/IMG_4002.JPG Home - Day 52: Hola Spain! Bus quiche! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476783141473-EGO24GTPWBV359XNSVRZ/IMG_3984.JPG Home - Day 52: Hola Spain! Dinner at A Fuego Negro was a nine course degustation which served up modern Basque food. These were pickled veggies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476783231006-5HF6D60Z0GBPI6E86OAE/IMG_3988.JPG Home - Day 52: Hola Spain! I remember having this the last time I ate here. Super weird – three ice creams but weird flavours like liquorice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476783375382-GGV5BBW2LQEL2G3V1MBC/IMG_3994.JPG Home - Day 52: Hola Spain! I was so full by this point. Fortunately this is dessert, so we were nearly done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476783423554-0OVYL7NICLA1WWEFPY1R/IMG_3997.JPG Home - Day 52: Hola Spain! Walking home along the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476782956039-QW4UHWPWJRSKJ1WZ7T7C/IMG_3975.JPG Home - Day 52: Hola Spain! Our Airbnb had a fantastic view of the beach and was just big enough for the three of us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476773806635-X05A4GYAIAUKP8GLNIV8/IMG_3970.JPG Home - Day 52: Hola Spain! Look at these beautiful quiches! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476783307740-FEJKK4E1FYKSJG1S9AGQ/IMG_3992.JPG Home - Day 52: Hola Spain! A crunchy risotto of sorts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476783194634-BBVIHAC85UA64TL8EBZX/IMG_3986.JPG Home - Day 52: Hola Spain! Deep fried jellyfish! https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/1/10/2016/day-39-florence monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475350337385-H23MARBJIML8ZTIZ0XNM/IMG_3524.JPG Home - Day 39: Bolognese In Bologna And The Perils Of Driving In Florence Look at those tomatoes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475577625338-C8NOXGTXSHINLWVZIM9H/IMG_3527.JPG Home - Day 39: Bolognese In Bologna And The Perils Of Driving In Florence Bologna is a beautiful city. While there are a lot of tourists about, it wasn't overly packed like so many other tourist cities. Plus if you just walk a few streets away, you can find yourself on the street alone with only the sound of Justin Beiber playing from someone's apartment and a single pigeon. From only a few hours here, I liked the vibe of the city and would love to come back here again and spend a bit more time here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475577660185-I7U46YUZJF8IKDF8AZRW/IMG_3528.JPG Home - Day 39: Bolognese In Bologna And The Perils Of Driving In Florence We booked in lunch at a little family run restaurant called Al Sangiovese. Here they make a whole bunch of typical dishes from the area including tagliatelle alla ragu and a lasagne (which I'd been craving for days). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475577820319-F0IYZ26R3W026CETG568/IMG_3541.JPG Home - Day 39: Bolognese In Bologna And The Perils Of Driving In Florence While we were walking to the supermarket, we came across a bride throwing her bouquet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475577732611-LHMRMR8KYZYZUD42UBP2/IMG_3535.JPG Home - Day 39: Bolognese In Bologna And The Perils Of Driving In Florence And the lasagne. This was a real winner. It's a bit green because they use spinach when making the pasta sheets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475577876876-IIN0ZH8RGVLVIYY6QZL3/IMG_3542.JPG Home - Day 39: Bolognese In Bologna And The Perils Of Driving In Florence We then had a healthy dinner on our balcony (chicken salad – I needed some vegetables), a whole bunch of wine (I needed this after the driving ordeal) and called it a night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475350257144-13NQ9IRB2CT05FH8DD7H/IMG_3522.JPG Home - Day 39: Bolognese In Bologna And The Perils Of Driving In Florence We had a few hours to spend in Bologna, so we wandered the streets and found ourselves in an alleyway marketplace. It was hectic but the produce looked amazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475577764262-LGV5S4WOYZFEIUY8E09Z/IMG_3537.JPG Home - Day 39: Bolognese In Bologna And The Perils Of Driving In Florence A glass of sangiovese and some pasta makes Sophia a happy lady. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475577699987-KPLH6UH319N4WK1JT957/IMG_3529.JPG Home - Day 39: Bolognese In Bologna And The Perils Of Driving In Florence First up, a rustic serving of bolognese. One of my food goals ticked! https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/18/10/2016/day-53-aint-no-party-like-a-pintxos-party monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477125450341-BKQDNXE6S320J0K902DM/IMG_4018.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party While walking around the old town we spotting a place selling cured meat in a cone. Naturally, we got it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476783751423-AGELOREFHD1ZB959F5FK/IMG_4005.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party There was also a whole section for super fresh seafood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477126232629-RMDM3Y8REU3TC97F9X6E/IMG_4060.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party First stop: Bar Txepetxa for their famous anchovies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477126062758-XDRCLTZZP456BHD8O3DH/IMG_4083.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party Buuuut they were so good that we had to get another couple. We already failed the one pintxos, one drink rule but that's okay, they were worth it. The one in front was trout roe on top of an anchovy and the other one was anchovy with foie gras. So good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477125777879-84ESKD33W1MD4832CE79/IMG_4039.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party We took the funicular up the hill to an old theme park with an amazing view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477125975262-BNLSRNBLXFH1YIN2HJOA/IMG_4049.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party Finally using my GHD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477126702609-05ERVSNQ17TLNVKKOA3H/IMG_4079.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party Even though they were busy they were very friendly. Adam was in charge of the kitty (we all put in €30 to make it easier to pay the bill) and did the ordering. Unfortunately we got upsold to the more expensive mushrooms without looking at how much they were on the menu because how expensive can mushrooms be, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476783919411-Y46NK8HYB0NBD0X04IZE/IMG_4012.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party We like a Spanish breakfast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477125911765-HJB3RKJTTY54D162Z4SU/IMG_4041.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party And we got them to take a photo of us. Tit for tat as it were. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477125739769-OA1OV8AJPN9RBJ2HEOH5/IMG_4035.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party Not quite warm enough to swim although it does look inviting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477126360998-C183SOXWGE0O57Y5KJST/IMG_4066.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party So many choices! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477126288602-2GTN76Q3BQBXAM3J1N5M/IMG_4065.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party These guys do modern pintxos that are as tasty as they are interesting. You ask for a plate, and choose what you want. Then you hand back your selections to the staff who warm it up and plate it for you. It's a bit of a fiddly process, but the dishes are fantastic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476783717685-DYFRWJVKXOYPOATJWJNX/IMG_4004.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party Case in point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477125606503-7MLI8ZKV3DM0DXOACPOU/IMG_4020.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party After a bit of window shopping we went back to the original pintxos place for one cheeky pintxos and a txakoli because why not? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477126476656-5VJIRQE9QR4V4S3SISEG/IMG_4074.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party Bar Goiz Argi didn't look like much but oh boy... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477126609680-W20PY3MI2VQ8U7ML68AG/IMG_4082.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party Ganbara Bar was hectic and we were actually getting full, but we soldiered on and found ourselves a little spot inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477126421861-5AZJK93O9TH4595NKW7U/IMG_4070.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party ... Zeruko. You can't tell from the front but it was bedlam inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477126364074-E329VFUXFYBRTFX0R0TP/IMG_4068.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party This is their signature dish. There is codfish grilling on the skewer and you have to turn it after ten seconds. Then you put it on the toast and eat it. And then you shot the green stuff. Incredible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476783776209-HDWZV4WRDFR4F820BSY1/IMG_4027.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party We couldn't resist the lure of tortillas in the morning, so stopped by Bar Azkena which had a bunch or people enjoying breakfast pintxos (some even having a glass of wine with it). There were a few options available and you could get a tortilla and coffee set for €3,50. Not bad! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477125532946-PSRHDXINZQ5W8AO6VU9G/IMG_4015.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party OMG green juice! I haven't had a juice or a smoothie since LA and was missing it. Is it the Sydneysider in me? Not sure, but my body was thanking me for this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477125687511-V5V1OD84VOKTM7A0FVQW/IMG_4026.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party Walking off all the food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477126762940-VLV0KJLCKTS5WEUKFUIH/IMG_4081.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party €20 friggin' euros each. That's how expensive they can be. And we got two plates! While they were amazing mushrooms, I don't go nuts over them so we nearly fainted when the bill came. We just spent about $60 on mushrooms. FFS. After that we were full of pintxos and txakoli so found a bar with no pintxos to recover from the mushroom incident. We picked up a cheap (real cheap) bottle of wine, some wafers and some Pringles and went home. And that was our pintxos crawl. Goooood night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477125851539-5NDV9ESIUXNFORVVJRIC/IMG_4040.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party An American couple asked us to take a photo of them, which we did. Adam took it upon himself to art direct the shoot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477126127461-T1WF9PSRXXVJOQBO933H/IMG_4059.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party These guys were comfortably busy. Unlike... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477125958125-D68CJTCBCXXUZVPAYODM/IMG_4046.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party After a nap and some preening, we were ready for our pintxos crawl. But first, sunset photos of the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477126041762-EPSN9GBXI6EAGW8FF3WO/IMG_4053.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party Happy campers with our first pintxos for the night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476783627807-XFB9FWB9QX6UQ4033NAN/IMG_4003.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party We started the day with a walk around the markets. It's one of my favourite things to do when I go to a city and Mercado de la Bretxa didn't disappoint. There were so many places you could buy cured meats, cheeses and all sorts of delicious things. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476783816310-F9WB1G0I3IY555BI6VQV/IMG_4010.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party We chose mackerel, potato and chorizo which were all awesome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477126572164-3D2JCBDX0XMJUBHJ8JW3/IMG_4073.JPG Home - Day 53: Ain't No Party Like A Pintxos Party Their grilled prawns were some of the best prawns to ever grace my mouth. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/21/10/2016/day-57-up-in-the-air monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477001246744-OGMQKXN62M6WA9SLFDUI/IMG_4145.JPG Home - Day 57: Up In The Air Narita Express essentials. I get this every time I get the NEX – a green tea and a tuna mayo onigiri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477001221196-OEMDQQI0UMY53ONU3K9F/IMG_4146.JPG Home - Day 57: Up In The Air It turns out heading to the airport early wasn't all that bad. While we weren't able to jump on an earlier flight, we were able to get a damn tasty soba lunch at one of the airport restaurants. Haneda is a good airport to pass time in – lots of shops and restaurants to pass the time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477000901571-ETBPTQA7F3N38OZ7UTXB/IMG_4166.JPG Home - Day 57: Up In The Air Our Family Mart "feast". It ain't fancy, but it was exactly what I wanted on this humid, humid night. One more flight till we reach our destination... Ishigaki! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477308148103-SKZAP1IW22C2HHAHVNGJ/IMG_4226.JPG Home - Day 57: Up In The Air Two stinky travellers finally made it to our hotel in Naha, Okinawa. We were exhausted and hungry but not up for anything big for dinner so a Family Mart feast is what we had. Adam was super excited about the whisky selection and his Instagram is most likely going to be filled with all the whisky he drinks over the next couple of months. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/4/10/2016/day-41-wine-school monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475931784524-EJ9OZXX7ML8MZQCD7TAO/IMG_3603.JPG Home - Day 41: Wine School And The Biggest Steak Of My Life We walked straight over to the Sant'Ambrogio Market to pick up some ingredients for lunch. You really miss home cooking when you travel for a while so I was really looking forward to this. Plus, going to local markets really shows you what locals eat, and I love that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475932296144-PPE52SCEM03ZLG62AHGP/IMG_3617.JPG Home - Day 41: Wine School And The Biggest Steak Of My Life Some fresh tagliatelle. We asked for 200g and the lady laughed and told us no, we'd need at least 250g. So 250g of pasta it is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475931948885-PKGE64EDQZ144TO9HK5L/IMG_3613.JPG Home - Day 41: Wine School And The Biggest Steak Of My Life Look at this gorgeous ox heart tomato! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475932780882-P4HTD1NR96RZB68W200G/IMG_3643.JPG Home - Day 41: Wine School And The Biggest Steak Of My Life And because we strangely weren't full from the steak (what is wrong with us?) we went to La Carraia for some of the best gelato in Florence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475932605598-8DFUYMO93ZPG9EPD46NL/IMG_3633.JPG Home - Day 41: Wine School And The Biggest Steak Of My Life A few of the wines we tasted. I'm not so good at making notes, but I am very good at drinking wine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475932401262-BVH1UZX0IKTVOU9G5037/IMG_3621.JPG Home - Day 41: Wine School And The Biggest Steak Of My Life I made a caprese salad and I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty proud of it, even though it's super simple to make. Those colours! Also, it helps that the table is marble – it makes everything look like it should be in a food magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475932653477-D329D1FUCRNG1AX0XTWH/IMG_3661.JPG Home - Day 41: Wine School And The Biggest Steak Of My Life The Airbnb host recommended Osteria del Cinghiale Bianco (the white boar) in a pretty cool little area. We tried to get in the night before but it was packed, so we made a reservation for the next night to make sure we got in. I haven't had my fill of truffle yet, so we jumped on the burrata with truffle dish which was well worth the €12. If I could eat this again, I would. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475931742258-1AHZXE4IZPW73N2KBQTO/IMG_3600.JPG Home - Day 41: Wine School And The Biggest Steak Of My Life Hellooooooo Firenze! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475931921014-0IVKKPYALUF9MJOMSWZF/IMG_3612.JPG Home - Day 41: Wine School And The Biggest Steak Of My Life Some of our market haul. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475931987279-ENTE9X9ZFYOFRVP2TSCM/IMG_3616.JPG Home - Day 41: Wine School And The Biggest Steak Of My Life A fresh bunch of basil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475932704267-5A476AWO7NVOP02Y3QZA/IMG_3639.JPG Home - Day 41: Wine School And The Biggest Steak Of My Life Aaaaand the main event... Bistecca Alla Fiorentina. Over 1kg of t-bone steak cooked rare and served simply with olive oil and salt. It was big, it was meaty and so good. Crispy on the outside and red on the inside, I honestly can't believe we ate the whole thing. And the beans and spinach on the side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475932344429-00L97OTJ2ARNWH53YXP9/IMG_3618.JPG Home - Day 41: Wine School And The Biggest Steak Of My Life Chez Adam cooking up a storm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475932522063-SZGWB3YXNR31AZZOGX7F/IMG_3628.JPG Home - Day 41: Wine School And The Biggest Steak Of My Life The simple pasta we made – pancetta, tomatoes, fresh basil, butter and olive oil. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475932740871-BOH4VSYMTZS87P7H49NP/IMG_3641.JPG Home - Day 41: Wine School And The Biggest Steak Of My Life Serious steak face. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475931876596-M8N1C9P5YI5N7Q5BGB69/IMG_3610.JPG Home - Day 41: Wine School And The Biggest Steak Of My Life I'm not usually a huge fan of tomatoes on their own, but I had been wanting to eat some fresh Italian tomatoes from the market since I got to this country. Fortunately they aren't in short supply. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475932565992-V0QD5CPIIN4QITQRCX5A/IMG_3631.JPG Home - Day 41: Wine School And The Biggest Steak Of My Life Our friends Tim and Jess recommended The Tuscan Wine School to us which taught us about wines from Tuscany (surprise, surprise), how to taste wines and about the varieties from the area. It was about €45 each and we got to taste five different wines (including one that was €120 a bottle!) over two hours. I feel like we learnt a lot and were armed with some knowledge that helped to make us look less like fools when we began wine tasting around Tuscany. You know how you are meant to let a red wine breath before serving it? A simple guide is to open your wine an hour for every year old it is eg. if it is a 2015 vintage, open it for an hour. If it is a 2010 vintage, open it six hours in advance. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/6/10/2016/day-42-searching-for-botticelli monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475932921388-UN338U3TZVL0SIVLNA4T/IMG_3649.JPG Home - Day 42: Searching For Botticelli Quiet little streets on the way to the gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475933088732-OFQN7VXFZSUV9N4DPWEE/IMG_3653.JPG Home - Day 42: Searching For Botticelli Yes, I'm a bit negative about the gallery but I just don't handle crowds well. So a negoni was in order. We found this little bar at a piazza nearby our place which quite possibly served the worst negroni in Italy. Yes, it is possible for Italians to make terrible negronis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475932879595-V9AFMZRI2UQCD1FMQQ1T/IMG_3659.JPG Home - Day 42: Searching For Botticelli This place was about 15 metres from our place and, to be honest, that's about as far as we wanted to walk to get ingredients for a simple lunch. And then we got distracted my pistachio and custard pastries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475932984364-MNVHXZ5UOFHWK95RX4P0/IMG_3650.JPG Home - Day 42: Searching For Botticelli I'm not one of those people who take a tonne of photos of artworks in a gallery. I just don't really get the point of it, but these ceilings were cool. It was a good idea to go to the gallery quite late because even though it was crazy busy when we were there, I can only imagine it would be more unbearable in the peak times. Some rooms (the rooms with Bottecelli) you had to line up for ten minutes to get in, which was fine but when you got in there, it was so busy and full of people taking photos of the art that it ruined the whole experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475933192323-OFTJFLOY569W8774MWOF/IMG_3658.JPG Home - Day 42: Searching For Botticelli Our €6 dinner – pappardelle with tomato and basil. Simple but delicious. And cheap... Which is pretty much the name of the game this far into our holiday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475933144024-1GAF6DZRYCHJUEZO4XCP/IMG_3655.JPG Home - Day 42: Searching For Botticelli We retreated to the safety of our Airbnb just in time for a beautiful sunset. God I love this apartment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475933034550-F4GCNACT9RG0Q80KGOR4/IMG_3652.JPG Home - Day 42: Searching For Botticelli Taken in an outdoor area of the gallery. Not shown, the 100 or so people taking pretty much the same photo. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/9/10/2016/day-47-happy-50th-birthday-nobile-di-montepulciano monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476439728705-L8GFM0875SVLA7VVEFSQ/IMG_3787.JPG Home - Day 47: Happy 50th Birthday, Nobile Di Montepulciano! Weird photo. We went to the cellar and the piano guy was there but this time with a singer. They got us to put face masks over our eyes and taste the second wine while listening to the band sing "Time After Time" and "Love Is A Losing Game". The winery owner wanted us to experience the wine without sight and with music. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476440804123-0W4NH9AHOEZR27BHSXSD/IMG_3806.JPG Home - Day 47: Happy 50th Birthday, Nobile Di Montepulciano! One of the best pastas of the trip – home made tagliatelle with a crap tonne of truffles. Heaven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476439855937-QMZNKMIE4NWIGMEQYRGU/IMG_3785.JPG Home - Day 47: Happy 50th Birthday, Nobile Di Montepulciano! While we were tasting the first wine, we could hear a piano. I thought it was through speakers but I looked down and there was a man down below playing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476129429353-1REVLWSK3WVFGJU8LL0L/IMG_3780.JPG Home - Day 47: Happy 50th Birthday, Nobile Di Montepulciano! Doing what so many people before me have done – made their husbands/partners/boyfriends photograph them in this thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476440108670-OW55JSP0MX7YB437T9JQ/IMG_3789.JPG Home - Day 47: Happy 50th Birthday, Nobile Di Montepulciano! Goose! Guy wasn't scared of us at all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476440201183-YZ5VN2HEW7V920UUCW3X/IMG_3792.JPG Home - Day 47: Happy 50th Birthday, Nobile Di Montepulciano! After lunch we explored the town. Just down the road from our B&B was De Ricci which housed their barrels in this spooky underground cellar below the streets of the town. It was cool but super creepy. I'd hate to imagine getting stuck down there at night. Or during the day. Any time really. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476440364505-M6I79GF2O12ZVI4RU7X7/IMG_3795.JPG Home - Day 47: Happy 50th Birthday, Nobile Di Montepulciano! Views are everywhere in this town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476440571634-7HINMTPF2TG2F0X2OASS/IMG_3797.JPG Home - Day 47: Happy 50th Birthday, Nobile Di Montepulciano! Even littler walkways. Mind your head. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476440000851-OHOSO8JSXCR14YN9CRS4/IMG_3784.JPG Home - Day 47: Happy 50th Birthday, Nobile Di Montepulciano! I still don't know how to properly taste wine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476440160974-MSLA1XIJQDKPUECNYZI4/IMG_3790.JPG Home - Day 47: Happy 50th Birthday, Nobile Di Montepulciano! A simple pasta lunch we made at home – tagliatelle, tomato, basil and pepper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476439796001-1AS1NBHMK0ACMW3FNYW5/IMG_3783.JPG Home - Day 47: Happy 50th Birthday, Nobile Di Montepulciano! This winery is so cool – it's fully sustainable and uses natural lighting from solar tubes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476440458757-XDOKYJH5K7M2XBJRN5XS/IMG_3796.JPG Home - Day 47: Happy 50th Birthday, Nobile Di Montepulciano! Little streets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476440260531-DVI8W2VUH10UNT56KJOA/IMG_3793.JPG Home - Day 47: Happy 50th Birthday, Nobile Di Montepulciano! You can dine in a cellar! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476440063504-NTLCXTLO1K0NPB0FH5CU/IMG_3788.JPG Home - Day 47: Happy 50th Birthday, Nobile Di Montepulciano! Outside, there is a green wall to naturally insulate the building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476440310599-N8YRUC6X55A1DY9FBHQ4/IMG_3794.JPG Home - Day 47: Happy 50th Birthday, Nobile Di Montepulciano! We stumbled upon this enoteca which (besides playing Foo Fighters on repeat) had a tonne of wines you could try. You just collected a card from the staff, which was loaded with €50 and you wandered around the cellars selecting the wines you wanted. Adam was in heaven. I was a bit wined out by this point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476129348454-U44URWPKDW8X7ULWP9YS/IMG_3777.JPG Home - Day 47: Happy 50th Birthday, Nobile Di Montepulciano! Looking back toward Montepulciano from Salcheto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476440744942-D23WHOS2386D2UEVJ9XM/IMG_3798.JPG Home - Day 47: Happy 50th Birthday, Nobile Di Montepulciano! We booked in dinner at our B&B's restaurant – Osteria Del Borgo. It was truffle season so we took full advantage of this by ordering two courses of things topped with truffle. The first was a vegetable "pie". The thing about pies in other countries is that you never know what you're going to get. One country's definition of pie can greatly vary from your own, so I've had some interesting pies in my time. This vegetable pie was essentially mashed potato with some bread, topped with a cream sauce and a tonne of truffle. Not what I expected, but as an advocate for mashed potato, this was delicious. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/3/10/2016/day-40-a-holiday-record monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475577966972-4787KY3RCFA9MSZSX4O3/IMG_3554.JPG Home - Day 40: A Holiday Record Another unsuccessful attempt to enter the Duomo. Florence is lovely and beautiful but it's ruined by the sheer number of tourists. The line up to get into the Duomo at any given time was about two hours and I had no desire to wait in line for that. So we just looked at it from the outside. And that's a bird photobombing my shot of the tower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475578019822-5YBSISWE29Q9NUFNZ7M8/IMG_3555.JPG Home - Day 40: A Holiday Record Conversely, the Gucci Museo was pretty much empty. I'd never really thought much of Gucci until visiting this museum. The vintage travel accessories and clothes were stunning and I need this Gucci car in my life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475579968905-B8DI6ZLXPYX7OK1Q7PHY/IMG_3571.JPG Home - Day 40: A Holiday Record Ahh, Florence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475579445420-T8YGJEUBI47XLD7WKKH7/IMG_3570.JPG Home - Day 40: A Holiday Record Ponte Vecchio. I thought it would be a nightmare, but this bridge that is lined with shops that sell gold was actually really quite cool. The stores are tiny and look quite personal and luxurious even though it's an old bridge and there are a tonne of people around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475578131700-IVBBVU9O2P4GROSREZ8P/IMG_3558.JPG Home - Day 40: A Holiday Record I'm all about the Gucci detailing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475579211922-QTCE3OPPTNDGR4ESQMHT/IMG_3563.JPG Home - Day 40: A Holiday Record No country for vegans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475580068433-8V4E5TSFYE7NOL2VQLU9/IMG_3572.JPG Home - Day 40: A Holiday Record Our little Airbnb haven that overlooks the city from all sides. We feet were sore and we had no plans to leave again after that 18km walk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475578174606-FWDYSHR04MGSSKFBXKW3/IMG_3561.JPG Home - Day 40: A Holiday Record This plush dust pink wall! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475578696242-SHFNXKAZZ5VJWRZQBO79/IMG_3562.JPG Home - Day 40: A Holiday Record A few friends said the panini from All'Antico Vinaio was a life changing sandwich. I'm partial to a good sandwich, so we headed there for lunch. Like most things in Florence, there was a line but we were commited – we were getting this panini no matter what. There are five panini you can choose from and don't even think of going off menu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1475579150210-FT9ROTHXSOZR194WD11I/IMG_3576.JPG Home - Day 40: A Holiday Record The plan was to get one panini to save on money and calories but considering the wait, we decided it would be crazy to just get one. These guys (we ordered the La Favolosa and La Dante – see menu above) were massive and I had to agree – these were some of the best sandwiches I've ever had. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/9/10/2016/day-44-another-day-another-winery monthly 0.5 2017-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476014856333-MCW3U90THWXRDTEBOHPL/IMG_3712.JPG Home - Day 44: Another Day, Another Winery On the road with our little Fiat 500. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476015154394-FTBOZ5TLITKVRPFHUERV/IMG_3699.JPG Home - Day 44: Another Day, Another Winery Ravioli with ragu. I always feel like you never get enough ravioli in a serving. Even when you buy 250g of say tagliatelle vs 250g of ravioli, you always feel like you get way more from the tagliatelle. Why is that? Is this a ravioli conspiracy? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476015198920-853EAKUAWFZANURVYKST/IMG_3702.JPG Home - Day 44: Another Day, Another Winery We stopped by a roadside restaurant for a quick lunch before hitting the winery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476015167396-J9L7DON2HDV5NQ5IESSK/IMG_3704.JPG Home - Day 44: Another Day, Another Winery Rolling hills? Check. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476015371553-9RKQFD64U9F4M8BSTWWN/IMG_3703.JPG Home - Day 44: Another Day, Another Winery We visited a small winery, Villa Trasqua for a tour and tasting. I loved how friendly and passionate about the product they were. Sadly, we weren't able to buy many wines because we're travelling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476015158046-RYXB0IL6MU46E1JLXKM0/IMG_3694.JPG Home - Day 44: Another Day, Another Winery This idiot thought this exact spot would be a great spot for a photo and didn't even notice the red and white tape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476015408444-5QBPUPHLIE0YS7LYRB1A/IMG_3717.JPG Home - Day 44: Another Day, Another Winery Back in Greve in Chianti at that butcher we kept going to, three lambos pulled up. It was fun to watch people going nuts over the cars. Even the police (just behind) just let them park illegally there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1476015418519-WD5CPD18CUC66IJZNE87/IMG_3719.JPG Home - Day 44: Another Day, Another Winery These guys specialise in tartare so we had to try it at least once. It was pretty intense with the lard and raw egg, but I'm glad we tried it. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/24/10/2016/day-59-finding-nemo monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477308450457-879EU9N7CYKOLKPFIN7U/IMG_4228.JPG Home - Day 59: Finding Nemo I opted for the noodles that were made with local peppers. This was so good and made even better when you added a splash of the super spicy Okinawan pepper sauce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477308282892-P1NWVRUX0BMIU8M8AAS9/IMG_4206.JPG Home - Day 59: Finding Nemo They are really easy to miss, but if you stand still for a bit and look down you'll see a whole host of hermit crabs scuttling about and getting smashed constantly by waves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477308267501-EX42WO82E0H3GW3THG4S/IMG_4200.JPG Home - Day 59: Finding Nemo But first, breakfast. There is this little bakery in Kabira Bay called Pinacolada which do delicious Japanese-style baked goods including curry buns and mini pizzas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477308466487-NUUKXN86B52FV296SPVK/IMG_4229.JPG Home - Day 59: Finding Nemo Kabira Bay is full of tourists, but if you walk just a few metres away you find little paths like this that lead to... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477308476406-I9SN2AUJJ98IX9SNQW89/IMG_4230.JPG Home - Day 59: Finding Nemo Scenes like this. Not shown: the incessant and strong wind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477308430589-8PZFJ2V7NYA9042L1QWH/IMG_4220.JPG Home - Day 59: Finding Nemo Don't get sand in your pants, Adam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477308298828-61X0S15TFMA9796EEKKB/IMG_4205.JPG Home - Day 59: Finding Nemo Adam trying to video some. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477308484259-W94E4CUTX4SZERGCSKIS/IMG_4238.JPG Home - Day 59: Finding Nemo This is now my phone background and makes me relaxed every time I look at it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477308424417-N0E0ESGVD46O2HIJU09S/IMG_4213.JPG Home - Day 59: Finding Nemo You don't even want to know how many photos we took just to get one. Jumping shots are hard work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477308304525-ICWKUHY7IR20842V63BC/FullSizeRender.jpg Home - Day 59: Finding Nemo When the clouds went away the beach looked like this. It doesn't look real! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477308404112-ZR7KQAPRQAYUWBUAHHPQ/IMG_4211.JPG Home - Day 59: Finding Nemo That Okinawan sun is strong. Much stronger than that weak European sun. Sunscreen is a must. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477308442034-ZQF7JOTYK3NH8RMR6PTH/IMG_4227.JPG Home - Day 59: Finding Nemo After snorkelling we went to this local restaurant (Oisi.sa.gu) for hand made soba noodles. They do soba a bit differently in Okinawa with the noodles not being made from buckwheat but being made from regular wheat. They also look more like hand chopped noodles, Chinese style. And yes, I have a snorkel indentation on my sans make up face. That mark insisted on staying put for the entire afternoon. Not pretty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477308270223-EX716N4TX1WTYOE0HMAN/IMG_4201.JPG Home - Day 59: Finding Nemo Mini pizza with a tonne of vegetables. Actually delicious. We also got this curious croissant which had ham and a stick of that fake tasting cheese inserted into it. No photo because it was still warm and I wanted to eat it straight away. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/7/11/2016/day-68-real-life-tokyo-drift monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478479087546-4EJR016KIHOV56RHCDVR/IMG_4524.JPG Home - Day 68: Real Life Tokyo Drift There's a lot going on in this picture. The bloody medical practitioners, the bloody car, the fact that it's so lowered that the wheels are at an angle, the teeth on the grill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478478383333-3OUO81CE425R7FNK59AG/IMG_4498.JPG Home - Day 68: Real Life Tokyo Drift The sushi here is also incredible cheap. You can have a solid, fish-filled lunch for less than ¥1000. Also, if you're interested (which I am), the menu also lists how many calories each menu item has. Just don't let that turn you off your favourites like my grilled salmon nigiri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478478467302-T81CMYJVNFP6TUTL4XJA/IMG_4502.JPG Home - Day 68: Real Life Tokyo Drift On the way to getting my hair cut there was a huge Halloween parade down the main street full of ridiculously cute dressed up kids dancing away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478479041090-ZIG4HS1AHHUL6BJ2XEAX/IMG_4512.JPG Home - Day 68: Real Life Tokyo Drift Death ute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478478932896-LXXISNAM6RAYHVO8MIHT/IMG_4507.JPG Home - Day 68: Real Life Tokyo Drift After dinner we decided to call it a night (too much party from the previous evenings) but as we were walking to the station, we couldn't miss the thumping thumping techno beats from this crazy car which was about 74% speakers. It was so loud that it made the ground shake. And the police stop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478478995262-LLRI88WALX7Z1OOLLOIB/IMG_4511.JPG Home - Day 68: Real Life Tokyo Drift My new shorter hair and Liana's purple hair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478478552595-O8XZ3X5L4ID9YQVRS204/IMG_4505.JPG Home - Day 68: Real Life Tokyo Drift Crossing the road was... challenging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478478755196-SFPSYFANHIHDSRK30OXG/IMG_4521.JPG Home - Day 68: Real Life Tokyo Drift Burger crew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478478402648-KWGOYWRTCTWG99PHT8W2/IMG_4500.JPG Home - Day 68: Real Life Tokyo Drift The thing that's different about Uobei is that you order off a touch screen (there is English available) and your sushi comes speeding out toward you on one of three conveyer belts. Once to take it off the belt, you press a button and the tray flies back to the kitchen from which it came. No muss, no fuss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478479287938-C137KPVL7NXH3MAMR5RR/IMG_4516.JPG Home - Day 68: Real Life Tokyo Drift I couldn't quite capture it, but there are so many police at the intersection controlling the traffic (both human and car variety) and even more people waiting to cross. It was controlled hecticness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478479116445-9GGRCZO1CX3P2SH109YA/IMG_4525.JPG Home - Day 68: Real Life Tokyo Drift RIP Paul Walker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478479224124-PQTVSJAZHR92APT9TU88/IMG_4510.JPG Home - Day 68: Real Life Tokyo Drift Team Tokyolo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478479175904-SBE2BTHVX3M0CX0BIFD3/IMG_4514.JPG Home - Day 68: Real Life Tokyo Drift In an effort to keep the streets tidy during this time of year, there were a bunch of people assigned to help clean up or to direct people to rubbish bins. Which look like this. Themed garbage bags! Nice touch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478478668759-K0BFROIJA2Y6X9TIM95P/IMG_4519.JPG Home - Day 68: Real Life Tokyo Drift We headed out to one of our faves, The Great Burger, for dinner with a few friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478478836659-0KCVYNRMKJCA3HAXG13H/IMG_4522.JPG Home - Day 68: Real Life Tokyo Drift My usual – avocado, chilli cheese burger. So many calories. Not enough fries. The burgers here are so good. Soft bun, good cheese, crisp lettuce and a good quality patty. They also aren't stingy with their avocado which is a win for me. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/30/10/2016/day-63-pool-hangs monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477786366337-72ICFQKLAFQS478FIXSR/IMG_4369.JPG Home - Day 63: Pool Hangs You don't know how many photos I took of these buildings to try and get a good one that showed off the baby pink and Miami vibes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477973631687-HXB24YM30WRPL525KCZ4/IMG_4371.JPG Home - Day 63: Pool Hangs And that was Day 63. Thank you and good night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478048669514-R6YSO4IGJGYPN128EBZN/IMG_4365.JPG Home - Day 63: Pool Hangs I case you didn't know I am very much into resort life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477973403948-CGKM6L1X1HJ4811ZOZ7W/IMG_4343.JPG Home - Day 63: Pool Hangs The extent of our moving on this day was to roll down to Lecco, a pizza place down the road from the resort. Part of the lunch special includes a salad with umibudo (sea grapes) plucked straight from the tank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478048642307-EKSNNOSO0BN5AH0O6TUX/IMG_4344.JPG Home - Day 63: Pool Hangs The cute restaurant set up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477973513350-XK73TRA24DEDWG8Q0P7J/IMG_4351.JPG Home - Day 63: Pool Hangs Smug pizza face. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477973610399-UZINJY1V3U9OS0PVJO7R/IMG_4353.JPG Home - Day 63: Pool Hangs Blue Seal ice cream was everywhere on the island so I had to give it a go. Pineapple flavour, because that's one of their signature flavours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478048718116-XPSCH424MZRL3ZLF86O3/IMG_4355.JPG Home - Day 63: Pool Hangs There were bits of pineapple (or so I think it was pineapple?) in the sorbet. Eating this in the hot Okinawan sun was a race against time. It was melting faster than I could eat it, hence the serious concentration face. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477973441513-FQEK9KMT9234EKZAB6TR/IMG_4348.JPG Home - Day 63: Pool Hangs The size of this was kind of like a personal pan pizza. The base was pretty good and he actually used mozzarella cheese. Not bad for a remote island farrrrr away from Italy! https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/24/11/2016/day-82-curry-rice-and-thats-about-it monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479981071184-92YSFKLYZNPK8NQBPVCL/IMG_4950.JPG Home - Day 82: Curry Rice And That's About It Adam serving up our vegetarian curry. It's vegetarian because we had no meat and had no plans to leave the house to buy some. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479981057119-72FJQZXZBC1F0XC5E7LO/IMG_4949.JPG Home - Day 82: Curry Rice And That's About It We probably spent about 12 hours of the day in this position. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479981089071-5PJJQJRSJMK1UU2N18FS/IMG_4952.JPG Home - Day 82: Curry Rice And That's About It Not a bad effort for some incredibly lazy people! https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/25/10/2016/day-60-closed-beach-schmosed-beach monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477397737123-GHUL0NF7AMUY1GJE9QRX/IMG_4248.JPG Home - Day 60: Closed Beach, Schmosed Beach Adam to me just before this photo was taken, "Ew, you're wet. Don't touch me. I'm trying to stay dry." He's a real beach lover, obviously. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477397798344-XTSUKIT83N1G9B1X2CM7/IMG_4280.JPG Home - Day 60: Closed Beach, Schmosed Beach I love me some pineapples! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477397712032-MMX473HWRS009D5EL7EL/IMG_4279.JPG Home - Day 60: Closed Beach, Schmosed Beach We drove past this pineapple farm on the way to the beach and I was so keen to come back and check out their little shop. Here they sold fresh cut pineapples from their farm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477874857681-UDQUDNY0ESNGJPF1DOXU/IMG_4527.JPG Home - Day 60: Closed Beach, Schmosed Beach There's not all that much choice if restaurants in Kabira Bay, but at least there are a few and they seem to be pretty good (not those usual god awful small town restaurants you often come across). This place was called Yui and served Okinawan food (do they serve anything else around here?). He had the baseball on and some pretty great wallpaper, as well as good food which he cooked himself in his tiny kitchen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477397800735-AHFHSMCNT1U95G5NEQMJ/IMG_4258.JPG Home - Day 60: Closed Beach, Schmosed Beach ¥500 for a fresh cut pineapple. This was the sweetest pineapple I've ever had. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477397856666-3DGYFMB14OOQI34S2088/IMG_4271.JPG Home - Day 60: Closed Beach, Schmosed Beach Excuse the weird pose but there was a huge ass wasp flying around just as this photo was being taken. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477397868957-RGHLMIPK0SDI728HI7B9/IMG_4273.JPG Home - Day 60: Closed Beach, Schmosed Beach On the way back to Kabira Bay we stopped at Yaeyama-Yashi which is a pine tree forest. While pretty cool, it was literally about a 2 minute walk into the forest and that's it. I wouldn't go out of my way to go there. But hey, palm trees are pretty awesome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477874926132-2ZE22K60E5W7E0EPFN5W/IMG_4529.JPG Home - Day 60: Closed Beach, Schmosed Beach Okinawan "soba" pasta with cod roe. Actually delicious.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477397646445-K90FNXGOK3G1B3XW6JAU/IMG_4242.JPG Home - Day 60: Closed Beach, Schmosed Beach I'm into these beaches that don't have waves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477397899739-8CA534IPHN7CIG9KDX44/IMG_4272.JPG Home - Day 60: Closed Beach, Schmosed Beach Welcome to the jungle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477397776860-IDD64DQERVBGSVXU3L3W/IMG_4256.JPG Home - Day 60: Closed Beach, Schmosed Beach Okinawan roadside diner style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477397796308-YZL1LAKOLYUU4BU7ISZF/IMG_4257.JPG Home - Day 60: Closed Beach, Schmosed Beach Fresh pineapples! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477397819721-KWMOXWR3ATUG98OZK6BX/IMG_4262.JPG Home - Day 60: Closed Beach, Schmosed Beach This place also had this random "zoo". What was even more strange was that there was an emu in the next pen. How did they get an emu to Okinawa? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477874884713-O5FMV1W5QI7XIGFJPU42/IMG_4528.JPG Home - Day 60: Closed Beach, Schmosed Beach Mackerel with salad, soup and rice. I like this diet.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477397906536-DAU9B7HNVGNOCK929UYF/IMG_4277.JPG Home - Day 60: Closed Beach, Schmosed Beach Taking shelter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477397841292-DKR2I9YOL1SYFU9URJYY/IMG_4270.JPG Home - Day 60: Closed Beach, Schmosed Beach Let Adam take you for a spin in our budget Toyota Aqua. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477397598921-Z1LABTOGN5CZE8X8B07J/IMG_4239.JPG Home - Day 60: Closed Beach, Schmosed Beach In true Adam style, he finds a shady place. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/18/11/2016/day-79-cup-noodles monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479435548830-VSYXJ6DZTIWDWJGT0I9R/IMG_4724.JPG Home - Day 79: Masters Of Cup Noodles This was the staircase leading up to the museum where you're greeted by an oversized Cup Noodle and his chicken-y friend. And this is me posing awkwardly next to them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479695544657-BW4NHJCSORSV4KZWMGMP/IMG_4727.JPG Home - Day 79: Masters Of Cup Noodles In true Japanese style you select your cup from a vending machine. *decisions, decisions...* https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479696395725-VG1TZUHPIK2U0K7PEM9R/IMG_4778.JPG Home - Day 79: Masters Of Cup Noodles Hungry for noodles (I wonder why?) we went to one of our favourite tsukemen places in Tokyo – Yasube in Shibuya. There's usually a line but because we went at one of those weird times, we were almost alone in the restaurant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479695705392-42N5Z18KWKTJ435MYMT7/IMG_4725.JPG Home - Day 79: Masters Of Cup Noodles First stop, the My CUPNOODLES Factory where we were set to make our own concoctions. These are the design stations where you can draw on your Cup Noodles cup AKA masterpieces. We honestly thought there might be scouts in the crowd ready to pick out our amazing artworks and give us jobs as Cup Noodles designers. Okay, not really but one can dream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479696268309-UHIYPW5R6CHX6TKV3J5P/IMG_4769.JPG Home - Day 79: Masters Of Cup Noodles We left Cup Noodles Museum and headed out to a grey Yokohama. There is this amusement park right in the middle of everything which actually looked awesome (it was currently closed). They have this rollercoaster which disappears into water! Next time, Yokohama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479696372357-XT59ISTBT1GG40PVAY28/IMG_4773.JPG Home - Day 79: Masters Of Cup Noodles And we're back to Shibuya! There is some crazy construction going on at the moment and it feels like it's been going on for years. There are some men down there from what I assume is the company seeing the progress firsthand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479696005604-7O8HP3P1ER3GQRLNHK39/IMG_4744.JPG Home - Day 79: Masters Of Cup Noodles Sealing our masterpieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479695474002-M3I6CZD3Z9EP5P5ARLTU/IMG_4735.JPG Home - Day 79: Masters Of Cup Noodles After designing our cups (we only had about 40 minutes to do so, which actually goes quite quickly) we moved to the Noodling Station* where noodles were added to our cups. The staff member places your cup upside down on this machine and you turn the crank to get the noodles to fall into your cup. *not its actual name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479695906407-QR3NC4UJR77XL71A3BUF/IMG_5079.JPG Home - Day 79: Masters Of Cup Noodles Pictured here: Old mate sick of my indecisiveness. Just choose the damn flavours already he was probably thinking. Or maybe he was thinking are you really choosing THAT flavour combo? Rookie. I ended up choosing a seafood base with crab, shallots, corn (of course) and fish cakes with little faces on them 100% because they had little faces on them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479696405529-CVBDMERUCX28NIYEY72Z/IMG_4812.JPG Home - Day 79: Masters Of Cup Noodles I love the thick noodles here. We always order the small serving of noodles (which gets you a free topping) and share a plate of sides so we get to try everything. The tsukemen costs the same amount here regardless of what size noodles you order, but make sure you don't get greedy and order the large just because you can and then don't finish it. It's apparently a bad look. Anyway, I love this place and no doubt I'll be back again eating their chewy noodles and getting the broth all over myself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479695829224-O36GXM53V8NKH08W8FYJ/IMG_4736.JPG Home - Day 79: Masters Of Cup Noodles Here are the topping station you get to choose which toppings you want. It was overwhelming. What if I made the worst Cup Noodle flavour combination of all time? Would they throw me out and tell me never to return? Would I shame the Cup Noodles name? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479696177927-AVD171RG0SVJ8117NVJ5/IMG_4763.JPG Home - Day 79: Masters Of Cup Noodles There was a room that featured every design of Cup Noodles that ever existed. AMAZING. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479696123567-0LZNJCONM70MDGXP0SIN/IMG_4767.JPG Home - Day 79: Masters Of Cup Noodles After the joy that was making our own Cup Noodles, we visited the other parts of the museum which had some pretty cool exhibits, take for example this crazy sculpture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479696286746-OC7U4YCW9GXSUF56UVU2/IMG_4771.JPG Home - Day 79: Masters Of Cup Noodles Heading back to the train station I had to take a photo of these friendly fruity fellows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479696412806-HRACLY6K4PED8SCQ8QN0/IMG_4779.JPG Home - Day 79: Masters Of Cup Noodles They've actually become slightly more English friendly since we were last there as now they have little signs to tell you can order a free topping (if you get a small serving of noodles) and then when your food comes they give you some instructions on how to eat tsukemen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479696047534-QXDWMBX5IKWKJWG9GSEA/IMG_4764.JPG Home - Day 79: Masters Of Cup Noodles And we're done! Cup Noodles glory is ours... To take home... And eat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479696277763-GNL3MG80ITISREPYN1VT/IMG_4770.JPG Home - Day 79: Masters Of Cup Noodles They've also got a colourful theme park lining the banks of the river too which are pastel and bright compared to the grey buildings behind it. We decided Yokohama might be a good place to find some Japanese whisky because there are less whisky mad tourists in this part of town and we were right. We purchased a couple of bottles of the somewhat rare Nikka Taketsuru 17 year from a department store which Adam was over the moon about so it was a bit of a winning day all round. Cup Noodles and whisky... A winning combination? https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/28/11/2016/day-83-exploring-koenji monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480333421525-ZU834LBFG3VT9SOX83KW/IMG_4919.JPG Home - Day 83: Exploring Koenji Feeling happy about our lunching decision. It doesn't look like a whole bunch of food but don't be fooled, you can actually get quite full from this. Well, I did anyway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480417268141-4BQB954NM1VVPD8U06UP/IMG_4886.JPG Home - Day 83: Exploring Koenji The bar had a huge selection of whiskies and if you don't know what to choose or if you want to try a few things, the tasting set is the best way to go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480417307016-2VQRXWRQQJMJ81JNH631/IMG_4888.JPG Home - Day 83: Exploring Koenji One of the tasting sets. It's pretty easy to rack up a large bill here so be careful! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480417446592-JEJC2S4K47KA32AZQWKQ/IMG_4895.JPG Home - Day 83: Exploring Koenji Here are said juicy dumplings. While they were indeed juicy, they weren't the best gyoza I've ever had. Oh well, gyoza is gyoza and gyoza is good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480417091988-KCRVPLJYULCG0JGWTLCY/IMG_4883.JPG Home - Day 83: Exploring Koenji Sooooo many second hand stores. If you search hard enough you can find some pretty good things including a whole bunch of vintage Burberry trench coats from back when Burberry was called Burberry's. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480752552764-B3A6N4MG90JGT4DZLH5J/IMG_4909.JPG Home - Day 83: Exploring Koenji As a sucker for homewares (Adam knows this all too well), I had to check out this mug store. My obaachan had this set of mugs with prints of fruit on them, I claimed them as my own because I thought they were cute but then I found them in this store valued at over $100 each! Daaaamn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480333544549-RE8OLLC3BIKE5KDZCZP1/IMG_4903.JPG Home - Day 83: Exploring Koenji Simple and good. And for ¥1000, I was happy. I wish Sydney had spots like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480417405703-JFT28C1UTI6KSMVN6M18/IMG_4897.JPG Home - Day 83: Exploring Koenji Feeling hungry, we went to our local gyoza restaurant who claim they do "juicy dumplings". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480416894483-8LX5AMO9UZJGPG6GPEN4/IMG_4907.JPG Home - Day 83: Exploring Koenji Just near the station there is a covered shopping street which is perfect for rainy days when you *may have* forgotten your umbrella. There are a tonne of different shops on this street ranging from shoe stores to vintage shops to pet stores. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480333346461-1AQVI5XKEK8QMAS5ZA0Z/IMG_4899.JPG Home - Day 83: Exploring Koenji At Kouzushi they have a couple of lunch options with the most popular being the nigiri lunch set for ¥1000 which includes a selection of today's nigiri, tea and miso soup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480417006877-UKK7GZQLXLLD8VS5V18N/IMG_4912.JPG Home - Day 83: Exploring Koenji While I am not a fan of tequila, I am a fan of avocado so I was interested in their dedicated avocado menu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480333481695-7QEVUMXXJERS39G5EXW0/IMG_4902.JPG Home - Day 83: Exploring Koenji I am the sushi monster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480417174087-FJOQKBSULGHBMR6AM8T9/IMG_4884.JPG Home - Day 83: Exploring Koenji Chupa Chup bouquet? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480417378791-XI9W3FRUIHW8309CJJTV/IMG_4893.JPG Home - Day 83: Exploring Koenji I haven't actually been into Kabukicho this trip. This is about as close to it as I have come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480336870441-H1LS49QMSNEMMV2353L0/IMG_4906.JPG Home - Day 83: Exploring Koenji We got there just before they took last orders for lunch. Whew. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/30/10/2016/day-64-orion-happy-park monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478071787118-3SZFB035FN4L6XDC4CLY/IMG_4380.JPG Home - Day 64: Orion Happy Park Feat. Free Beer! Poor Adam was the designated driver so they gave him a badge that won't let anyone serve him beer. Not even a sip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478071889134-XDDR0EK57QI0562E91YG/IMG_4405.JPG Home - Day 64: Orion Happy Park Feat. Free Beer! A creepy treat from Family Mart before heading to the beach. This guy was filled with fake tasting meat and onions. It wasn't delicious but it was worth the photo? We then drove to Sesoko Island where we were originally intending on staying instead of the resort, and headed to Sesoko Beach. The water here was amazingly clear and blue and you could walk about 50 metres in the water before you couldn't touch the ground any more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478071708823-7VBPVED5JES2C5IZSKJV/IMG_4378.JPG Home - Day 64: Orion Happy Park Feat. Free Beer! I appreciate the baby pink machine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478071693732-8X8AHAZ0CY9XWIVNGS8V/IMG_4376.JPG Home - Day 64: Orion Happy Park Feat. Free Beer! The beer line. So. Much. Beer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478071963210-3QHVJL9SPOS3WO3FVORI/IMG_4403.JPG Home - Day 64: Orion Happy Park Feat. Free Beer! Adam is drawn to shade like I am to egg sandwiches at Japanese convenient stores. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478071793748-XYZ8WNONS982P4WX8FFA/IMG_4381.JPG Home - Day 64: Orion Happy Park Feat. Free Beer! For our happy time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477786260855-3KF9K373DQ93EFCULBTK/IMG_4372.JPG Home - Day 64: Orion Happy Park Feat. Free Beer! The tour waiting area complete with vintage shop front. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478071995147-HDGJ4SIKOAO8GJS4VRE2/IMG_4401.JPG Home - Day 64: Orion Happy Park Feat. Free Beer! How's the serenity? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478071679548-HFUILFOIVPXC8NAUNHAZ/IMG_4375.JPG Home - Day 64: Orion Happy Park Feat. Free Beer! Beer cans through the ages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478071770493-0KCTFUKUN1MS6X72PGJG/IMG_4379.JPG Home - Day 64: Orion Happy Park Feat. Free Beer! And this is how many cans they produce in one minute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478071866877-HLGCZJSPBLIGL1I25NER/IMG_4392.JPG Home - Day 64: Orion Happy Park Feat. Free Beer! I have this photo saved in my favourites in case anyone asks me to go camping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478071824329-H4YK2XP8OBY6UY99W36Z/IMG_4383.JPG Home - Day 64: Orion Happy Park Feat. Free Beer! At the end of the tour you get either two beers or one soft drink or alcohol free beer. Here is Adam about to "enjoy" his alcohol free beer. We then spent more time than most at the gift shop choosing between Orion sweat towels. Yes, towels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478072047515-4XPUEGSEKPI05AYIZLZ1/IMG_4406.JPG Home - Day 64: Orion Happy Park Feat. Free Beer! There was this sea cucumber (or something like that) that some man picked up and left on the shore. It was getting smashed by the waves so I tried to pick it up to get it to calmer waters but ewww squishy so had to get a thong to get it into the water a bit more. After a bit of manoeuvring and a lot of shuddering from me every time I touched the squishy creature, I got him to safety. Here's hoping no one stepped on him after we left the beach. Also, does this cloud look like a shark to you too? https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/1/11/2016/day-65-the-greatest-aquarium-in-the-world monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478072816906-GLSJC2G2L2ZFB3KZOXW2/IMG_4579.JPG Home - Day 65: The Greatest Aquarium In The World After a bit of wandering, and finding out that the restaurant we'd been planning on going to shuts at 6pm (who does that?!) we found this little soba restaurant called Sanchome. It was cute, cheap and was exactly what we wanted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478072494559-97FC2DND3FIFL0GEY0KA/IMG_4422.JPG Home - Day 65: The Greatest Aquarium In The World Hello up there! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478072402966-T5FNV9UC2VZ0J04ZGWH7/IMG_4427.JPG Home - Day 65: The Greatest Aquarium In The World I'm more than ready to see me some fish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478072506180-RMFTLRP3MIV2S4LXJW0V/IMG_4419.JPG Home - Day 65: The Greatest Aquarium In The World A rare moment where *almost* no one got into my shot. Except for that guy on the right. Thanks, guy. There were a few manta rays, which always seemed like were having a good time. They even swam vertically upwards and jumped out of the water seemingly just for shits and giggles. Manta rays are great. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478072153217-DXQ4RUPX3H13YLZ5BUBU/IMG_4411.JPG Home - Day 65: The Greatest Aquarium In The World Fugu just chilling in the tank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478072265830-5YWTVO9P7MRMIX2JMQCZ/IMG_4416.JPG Home - Day 65: The Greatest Aquarium In The World Whale shark! It's hard to tell the scale of these creatures but all signs point to "friggin' massive." This tank is huge and while there are a tonne of people in the room, it's really quite quiet and somewhat relaxing... kind of like having an aquarium in your house. If you invited over 250 people. Wait, that sounds awful. Nonetheless, it was pretty great and you can take a break in the cinema-like seating and just watch these sea creatures swim around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478072882265-PPS9644P09RN5CTE8T6C/IMG_4576.JPG Home - Day 65: The Greatest Aquarium In The World After the aquarium we had one night in the main city of Okinawa before heading back to Tokyo. We stayed at probably the most cool hotel in Okinawa – Estinate Hotel – in probably the smallest hotel room we've ever stayed in. No matter, it was one night only and it was a cool hotel and close to a bunch of restaurants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478072612012-2ULUK5MSAFK7031MXW76/IMG_4430.JPG Home - Day 65: The Greatest Aquarium In The World Fitting in with the locals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478072953413-W7V1F8VNLW8EFMHV5ZO2/IMG_4577.JPG Home - Day 65: The Greatest Aquarium In The World The steam kept fogging up my screen! The pork here was pig's trotters which is fairly typical to the area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478072428932-OI8ZQU8AKSYT8IITBFEM/IMG_4425.JPG Home - Day 65: The Greatest Aquarium In The World We were walking around after seeing the main part of the aquarium and discovered a Halloween dolphin show where they dolphins were dancing to Thriller. Sure, why not? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478072176834-CMWNIK5LGKLKOQD31GDS/IMG_4412.JPG Home - Day 65: The Greatest Aquarium In The World Eels typically freak me out (just like snakes of any kind) but these guys are just so damn cute. Look at them popping their heads out to say hello. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478073030357-3HOPBSGLXEDYC1QMZ6YH/IMG_4578.JPG Home - Day 65: The Greatest Aquarium In The World Some thing I noticed about people in Okinawa which I never mentioned here was that so many people wore Hawaiian shirts. At first I thought it was people who worked at tourist destinations but I actually think it's a thing. And I get it, it's hot and Hawaiian shirts keep you cool (in more ways than one?). After nearly two weeks on the islands, I was even considering buying a Hawaiian shirt for myself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478072608273-DIQXEGXN2T8W2Z172F0V/IMG_4428.JPG Home - Day 65: The Greatest Aquarium In The World Planning on making this a new addition to our future garden. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/1/11/2016/day-66-touchdown-tokyo monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478073590090-9G1NNRPQOZ1GRSSFESXH/IMG_4445.JPG Home - Day 66: Touchdown Tokyo! ... somewhere like here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478073419965-J10N6N6QJHAR13VY5LM2/IMG_4452.JPG Home - Day 66: Touchdown Tokyo! We tried one of each type of gyoza.You know, for the full breadth of the experience. After we'd sufficiently lined our stomachs with those little parcels of joy, we got a cab over to Park Hyatt's Peak Lounge in Shinjuku. This is something I do every time I am in Tokyo because it ticks a lot of boxes – great views, all you can drink and snacks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478073205126-WMR01B1RQ2Q92GMAQ0K4/IMG_4437.JPG Home - Day 66: Touchdown Tokyo! We left a humid Naha in the morning, but not before I burnt my tongue on Estinate Hotel's free, extra delicious and extra hot breakfast. This is their "dome pancake" which comes out kind of puffy, with fresh fruit, maple syrup and in a hotter-than-the-earth's-core pan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478073386584-69H489MBPG37FF8TPZ07/IMG_4450.JPG Home - Day 66: Touchdown Tokyo! First stop, Harajuku Gyoza Rou. It's somewhat touristy but it's so, so good. We went there at 4.30pm so we didn't have to wait in line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478073321863-0OPXKCDTB3Z4KVFM6XWO/IMG_4449.JPG Home - Day 66: Touchdown Tokyo! Adam's getting cash and all I want is said cash to get ice cream. When we landed in Tokyo is was pouring and my one umbrella was deep in my suitcase. So when we finally got to our Airbnb in Meidaimae we were resembling drowned rats. But no time to dwell on that, my friend Mel and her boyfriend were in town (our Tokyo paths crossed for one night only) so we had to pull ourselves together and head into town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478309596630-CW1SNV38X8U0V4RGM1Z1/IMG_4458.JPG Home - Day 66: Touchdown Tokyo! I've said this before but I prefer the Peak Lounge to its more famous brother, the New York Bar because it still has a great view and has the little known all you can drink Peak of Joy menu for just over ¥5,000 per person. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478073388157-35C2UHU60PE2NV3T3IJ3/IMG_4460.JPG Home - Day 66: Touchdown Tokyo! Come to me, friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478073511874-D151D88ZNTHQXQVTEJVN/IMG_4454.JPG Home - Day 66: Touchdown Tokyo! These drinks always start so refined and then usually end up... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478073703672-MR60PT7O3GI64KEDCINJ/IMG_4443.JPG Home - Day 66: Touchdown Tokyo! We met my friend Tania and her boyfriend Piet for two hours of karaoke and yes, more all you can drink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478073604986-QEQUFWIW7Y62DLYPG9DS/IMG_4444.JPG Home - Day 66: Touchdown Tokyo! Mel and Rob had an early flight the next morning and stayed out till 2am. I salute them for staying out that late and still somewhat functioning the next morning on the plane to London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478073301011-WJGSKMPG4ARYJ9HDVKFA/IMG_4448.JPG Home - Day 66: Touchdown Tokyo! Checking directions to get to the monorail. Have I mentioned how much I enjoy that a legitimate form of transport in Naha is the monorail? It just reminds me of The Simpsons... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478073759635-VYP1CM7VMXQAWHINHSDC/IMG_4446.JPG Home - Day 66: Touchdown Tokyo! After we murdered a few great songs, we wandered to a bar called Koara in Shibuya and met a bunch of Adam's friends. Honestly, after two solid all you can drink sessions I was done. So done. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/14/11/2016/day-75-avocado-lovers-inc monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479258144099-TNA9YHFT32BD24VVQO38/IMG_4661.JPG Home - Day 75: Avocado Lovers Inc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479258211072-1NUPK6STW6HABHO7EFR9/IMG_4664.JPG Home - Day 75: Avocado Lovers Inc. While walking back to Shibuya we came across a farmer's market which was full of a tonne of things I wanted to buy. Fresh produce, sake, clothing and accessories, there was even a kombi van that was converted into a mobile woodfired pizza truck. With actual fire. I was impressed. After Nina left to head back to Sydney we pretty much headed straight home to begin our Terrace House journey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479088942113-ZPNABWSK6U8JU7WWQHCE/IMG_4651.JPG Home - Day 75: Avocado Lovers Inc. I've been walking past this damn avocado light for years. In fact, I've taken many photos of myself with said avocado (check the main pic) but had never gone to eat at the avocado cafe... UNTIL NOW. Nina is also an avocado enthusiast and had been here on her last trip so she was more than happy to head here again for a slice of avocado paradise. Madosh! cafe (note: it's not actually called avocado cafe) is a little bit Okinawan, a little bit Hawaiian and a little bit Japanese. It's cute and cosy and their avocado smoothies are fantastic. Also, if you head to their website they call themselves "AVOCADO POWER COMPANY" which is a name I can totally get behind and one that I wish I came up with for my imaginary future company. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479258271464-AFEC4CYUW79HKP0DR3PZ/IMG_4665.JPG Home - Day 75: Avocado Lovers Inc. Buuuut not before we saw this curiously named sticker photo booth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479257994367-U83PQU2QT10JMDTCR7PG/IMG_4653.JPG Home - Day 75: Avocado Lovers Inc. I love taco rice. I love taco rice a lot. So I ordered taco rice. The others got poke bowls with a generous helping of avocados (of course). It's not exactly cheap, but for about ¥1,800 you get an avo smoothie, main and drink bar so it's not so bad. Adam and I being freeloading losers forgot to bring any cash with us so Nina had to be our sugar mama. Nina, if you're reading this we owe you lunch when we come back to Sydney. Feeling sufficiently avocadoed, we hit the streets and found ourselves at Cafe Kitsune in Aoyama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479257946175-FQM7H9JJ1KAUJFEPAYF1/IMG_4659.JPG Home - Day 75: Avocado Lovers Inc. Enjoying the coffees. Nina was probably telling us something about Terrace House and I was probably making mental notes to watch it. If only we knew about Terrace House earlier because we would have taken her to Barista's cafe which was a few streets over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479088878945-JPWCGMNUXN10MCKA1X6M/IMG_4650.JPG Home - Day 75: Avocado Lovers Inc. These Mario Kart things where you drive around the streets of Tokyo are kind of touristy but I really want to do it one day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479258096222-FMXZS401RXQUREZ6HUBG/IMG_4662.JPG Home - Day 75: Avocado Lovers Inc. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/8/11/2016/day-69-halloweening monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478562083036-8IUWRB4RBAEXBC2GLF9V/IMG_4546.JPG Home - Day 69: Halloweening Insert eggplant emoji. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478561756587-12VVI88R6WUNI7XRAIJD/IMG_4544.JPG Home - Day 69: Halloweening Liana and Mace looking terrifying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478561389376-RJ3EHXEV1F9GD8GY7PKJ/IMG_4554.JPG Home - Day 69: Halloweening Heyyyy cheesy fries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478561031513-S5SBII049OISOKWH0ZQ1/IMG_4532.JPG Home - Day 69: Halloweening Ippudo is still one of my favourite ramen spots in this whole world and fortunately there is one right near my house which is both a dangerous and wonderful thing. This was my first time seeing Vivian this trip and it definitely wouldn't be the last. Anri has grown up so much since I last saw him (he was about two months old the last time) and now that he is nearly one, he has learnt to cry around certain people. Aaaand unfortunately he seems to not be that cool with me. Don't worry, Anri... I'll win you over soon enough. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478561438951-G71RAWM4DOU5ITWUAE7C/IMG_4555.JPG Home - Day 69: Halloweening The menu was entirely in Japanese but a waitress spoke English so helped us order some pretty delicious yakitori. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478561691498-1ZHVEIRM0EW22Y9OWTT2/IMG_4543.JPG Home - Day 69: Halloweening Just hectic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478562368637-7RTGCC8207FGOUM1TCLT/IMG_4551.JPG Home - Day 69: Halloweening Me and the colonel. After standing outside Family Mart waiting for friends for what felt like ages, my feet in heels decided they'd had enough so I decided to high tail it home before my feet well and truly called it quits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478561484916-QYUG02XOZMYO855DV8GG/IMG_4625.JPG Home - Day 69: Halloweening Like, a lot of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478562187265-0FCMUD7IW36BCQV8FRA2/IMG_4549.JPG Home - Day 69: Halloweening I'm pretty sure they aren't real cops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478561540028-43YR6A77YSMU48IGJQB8/IMG_4557.JPG Home - Day 69: Halloweening While we were eating a cigarette promo girl came to our table and offered us free packets of cigarettes. Most of us were non-smokers but Mace took her up on her offer. You would never see something like that happen in Sydney. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478561597727-64IZEJDKW9EFIQM4BBRE/IMG_4542.JPG Home - Day 69: Halloweening Battling the crazy streets of Shibuya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478561823428-ZDVMCTMK84JVS2AHVE1F/IMG_4545.JPG Home - Day 69: Halloweening Dogs on Halloween. The poor things were terrified. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478561147586-RQDVQJISONHKIZURF92D/IMG_4533.JPG Home - Day 69: Halloweening Spicy ramen for me. With a side of gyoza because I have a weakness for gyoza. After ramen and a catch up at my place, Adam and I got ready to go out for dinner with our friends who were in town. Yakitori in Shibuya was on the cards, so we went to Sumile a yakitori izakaya hidden away from the Halloween craziness happening downstairs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478562253469-6FF9I7KK7BKYDXE7K0UC/IMG_4550.JPG Home - Day 69: Halloweening Just a coupla Jokers enjoying some dinner. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/11/11/2016/day-72-jimbocho-den-x-shake-shack-burgers monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478823551105-4GBNVDPMGPUDBY5JN091/IMG_4612.JPG Home - Day 72: Jimbocho Den x Shake Shack Burgers For dinner, our friend Lani (another hafu!) invited us over to her apartment for dinner. Girl made pulled pork, mac and cheese and papaya salad and it was goooooood. Did we do anything else today other than eat?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478823085395-6R98BX4ODV5004XBCI1O/IMG_4592.JPG Home - Day 72: Jimbocho Den x Shake Shack Burgers Jimbocho Den's Zaiyu Hasegawa came out and was thanking people in the line for coming (cute) so I fanned out and asked to get a photo with him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478823202368-K4T1NLVO66HKR5D7Y0J7/IMG_4595.JPG Home - Day 72: Jimbocho Den x Shake Shack Burgers The burger had a patty, bacon, cheese, miso sauce and cucumbers in it and was created to help celebrate Shake Shack's one year anniversary in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478823275722-GTFFH4G7S5RXS3XCNSTD/IMG_4597.JPG Home - Day 72: Jimbocho Den x Shake Shack Burgers Kitchen crew hard at work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478823435390-4SSEWB304OKTT3F1FRPH/IMG_4603.JPG Home - Day 72: Jimbocho Den x Shake Shack Burgers Adam to me: Stop taking photos and let's eat the damn burgers. Good call, Adam. Good call. The burgers tasted quite – for want of a better word – Japanese. The miso and the cucumbers probably had something to do with it. It was good but intense and I'm happy that we bothered waking up early(ish) and heading out there to try it. Yay us! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478823148071-S6EKAHACAP3WGT2WX38G/IMG_4594.JPG Home - Day 72: Jimbocho Den x Shake Shack Burgers Finally! After an hour in line we got to the front. DEN Shack burgers for all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478823490748-B3YQKQX1O9ACLPHEPC6F/IMG_4607.JPG Home - Day 72: Jimbocho Den x Shake Shack Burgers More and more people lining up for the burgers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478823338541-R6ADPMSJBHB91SAGE456/IMG_4608.JPG Home - Day 72: Jimbocho Den x Shake Shack Burgers After waiting another 15 minutes for our burgers, shakes and fries, Adam triumphantly bought them back to our table. For a crew that were pumping out these burgers, they actually look a lot like the picture which is a pretty impressive feat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478822989609-RN7I9OQ81SYXQ56UJRUW/IMG_4591.JPG Home - Day 72: Jimbocho Den x Shake Shack Burgers The line for the burgers. Fortunately being Japan it was neat and orderly. Plus it was good weather so it was quite pleasant being outside (thank god). https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/24/11/2016/day-81-bowling monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479979665837-D4DSN1LB7EKV0V63V3ZN/IMG_4843.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! Lattest in Omotesando! I'd just watched the Terrace House episode that showed where Mizuki worked and we completely by chance happened to walk past it while we were trying to find me some lunch. We acted like we were interested in the coffee and peeked our heads in to see if she was working. SHE WAS!!! So in we went and ordered coffee from Mizuki (in the green). I was fanning out but tried to play it cool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479979877008-BZQ4LVM25HBX1XD1JMKS/IMG_4823.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! I decided to wait until I was finished before embarrassing myself and asking for a photo with her. She seemed completely unfazed by the whole thing and even had lipstick on hand for the photo. Now that's a pro. And look at my dorky, overexcited face. Ugh. And to think that was the best of about 12 photos Adam took. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479980319510-PUWYO8DZON4LO69UR8FH/IMG_4869.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! A taste of Australia in the 90s. Sweet chilli and sour cream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479979739706-L83WY2CK0LUJ88R3S87D/IMG_4844.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! I'm not sure how good a job we were doing at playing it cool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479980109855-LZDLD5X3AOOQQXTSDJ5S/IMG_4861.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! So and Tiia, the dangerous duo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479978952328-3EWRHE50E9X6OMMHK0CR/IMG_4833.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! And this guy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479979952686-DMZ9BBBAAJ02RKITKDYZ/IMG_4848.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! We had plans to meet or friends So and his girlfriend Tiia for drinks in Yoyogi Uehara and we had some time to kill so wandered slowly from Omotesando to dinner. If you look closely at this picture you can see a crazy cute dog in the window looking thoughtfully out of the window. What are you thinking about, little guy? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479980129962-I6YANJ02QRD3MDYT0DYZ/IMG_4863.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! Team kushikatsu! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479979440184-G3NSZLZNFLRSWRUWBKQU/IMG_4838.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! Like this little jerk who tried to pee on my shoes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479978943629-Q1NQA9NPN36RJWI5S0E9/IMG_4832.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! Like this sad looking fellow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479979394071-7Q7DJO5G06DSW38OOAMO/IMG_4837.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! We just so happened to come across a dog park. Here they divide the sections into dog sizes so that dogs of the same weight can play with each other. And, as hoped for, most of the dogs were wearing clothes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479980062247-2SRQI4NRG1Z6ORFS75M2/IMG_4879.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! This kushikatsu restaurant is a whole lot of fun and super cheap. And when you order a highball they give you some die to throw and if you get a particular number you get your highball for free or half price. The place is called Kushikatsu Tanaka and it's a whole bunch of fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479980399834-IA1H19NSGMN4SK731EQM/IMG_4873.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! I suck at bowling. I just can't seem to get the hang of it which is super frustrating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479979022243-1WTDRCNAVFLDNXY1RC8R/IMG_4835.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! I love going to Yoyogi Park. It's kind of like a Tokyo version of Centennial Park in Sydney. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479980217237-3VH0FU0MOQ04EA1E3MJR/IMG_4866.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! And this is why we were in Yoyogi Uehara. Esola does all you can drink wine for ¥2000 with no time limit. You go up and pour your own wine from a selection of apparently 50 (though I didn't see 50 when I went up there). It's a wonderfully dangerous place. There was a group of Japanese people next to us who were so excited about us being foreigners. After a few wines the girl most excited about us got the confidence to talk to us and said she really wanted to meet foreigners but she didn't know how to. We told her to get on Tinder! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479980300310-OBJ05YG18TVPNSRKVMIA/IMG_4868.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! Pacing ourselves. We thought that Esola was open until 3am or thereabouts but we made a mistake and they closed at 12am which meant that we spent so much time pacing ourselves that we ended up only drinking a couple of glasses of wine each! We have to go back and make up for it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479980472482-EDL0HGF1W00YX7H5AQNQ/IMG_4876.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! Ramen makes everything better. Whew lawdy, what a big day. It was time to sleep for about 24 hours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479980182585-7SM1O2VRGFSOICB5NOM5/IMG_4864.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! Believe it or not, this place is family friendly. There was a family next to us where the kids where pouring chocolate sauce all over their banana kushikatsu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479980379396-X70HCD88TXW6TWJ5OAOE/IMG_4870.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! When we were ejected from the bar we decided to fulfil Adam's goal of going bowling in Japan. It was about 2am and bowling was well and truly still going. It's one of the things I love about Japan – things are open late and you can do something silly like go bowling at any time of the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479979868043-P4PFK9YTBK6P114AB0SV/IMG_4842.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! Here is a ginger latte that Mizuki made JUST FOR ME. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479979526318-9MQI5RBUHXJDWZ4JBRBQ/IMG_4839.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! Everyone was out enjoying the sunshine. I am trying to forget that winter is just around the corner. *shudder* https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479979999438-GK6042FRHMVFNHCBM65U/IMG_4853.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! Adam now goes into every liquor store in search of whisky. I find these large bottles of whisky scary and incredible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479980447116-RCV5OMDFTTV0LNYFGOL6/IMG_4875.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! Tiia and So probably giving me encouragement because I was so terrible at the sport. After we finished bowling (yes, I lost by far) we needed some ramen to complete the night. We ended up at a place down the road which did some pretty fantastic ramen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479980039854-XTRVSC0TBO837ZICZCO4/IMG_4856.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! We walked past a fugu restaurant. I enjoy how mindless they look. We had plans to eat at a gyoza restaurant in Yoyogi Uehara but the wait was too long so we went to this kushikatsu restaurant to line our stomachs before all you can drink wine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479979610779-KZGXGVRR9OJED3OOK772/IMG_4840.JPG Home - Day 81: Dogs, Terrace House Spotting And... 3am Bowling?! After the park we tried to go to Afuri in Harajuku but the line was stupidly long. I don't understand why it was so long considering there are quite a few other Afuri branches around Tokyo now. We decided to skip Afuri and try and find something else for lunch. Which led us to... https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/1/11/2016/day-67-all-you-can-drink-champagne-exists monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478074051171-49WNHAMTBJR2G0AYLBVE/IMG_4473.JPG Home - Day 67: All You Can Drink Champagne Exists (And It's A Wonderful Thing) Tania and Piet. The terrifying couple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478475924877-LRELEQZ08LPW0BIASPKH/IMG_4538.JPG Home - Day 67: All You Can Drink Champagne Exists (And It's A Wonderful Thing) Hungover days in our little Airbnb in Meidaimae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478073910178-F7CGW81U2CJDHK9KPJIO/IMG_4485.JPG Home - Day 67: All You Can Drink Champagne Exists (And It's A Wonderful Thing) After placing the tattoos on various parts of our bodies and probably drinking too much champagne, we headed out for dinner in Shimokitazawa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478475916812-YQWWFCRIPAO1XBSI68LR/IMG_4541.JPG Home - Day 67: All You Can Drink Champagne Exists (And It's A Wonderful Thing) I had a nail appointment booked in at Espoir in Shibuya. I'd been looking forward to this for a while (I loooove going to Japanese nail salons) but the hangover was real and I was unable to string a sentence together in English let along Japanese. Fortunately the reclining chairs were crazy comfortable, I'd already pre-chosen my design and all I had to do was sit there for 75 minutes while she worked her magic. And voila, nails that are wayyyy prettier than I felt! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478074194739-9PSMYBKEEB1HMTV78M88/IMG_4479.JPG Home - Day 67: All You Can Drink Champagne Exists (And It's A Wonderful Thing) So much sashimi. Surprisingly we made it in time for the last train, so no cab for us. Also, after two nights of all you can drink, we have decided to take a much needed break from nomihodai lest our bodies rebel against us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478074175951-XJFHS0BK9GSYRLC078F7/IMG_4476.JPG Home - Day 67: All You Can Drink Champagne Exists (And It's A Wonderful Thing) Sashimi platter as modelled by Adam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478073873146-YKI2V6UGYM2GBHFIPP2O/IMG_4484.JPG Home - Day 67: All You Can Drink Champagne Exists (And It's A Wonderful Thing) After consuming approximately at least one bottle of Veuve each, the staff then gave us temporary Veuve tattoos. Champagne drunk people and temporary tattoos a dangerous combination make. Those temporary tattoos were a nightmare to take off the next day. Fortunately mine was only on my wrist, I have no idea what Klara did with the tattoo on her face. Yikes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478073863894-5AX6WHABL4RWZ9T1V0EQ/IMG_4483.JPG Home - Day 67: All You Can Drink Champagne Exists (And It's A Wonderful Thing) We had a small group of us turn up at 6.30pm at the Hilton for the two hour champagne fest. I swear no one else in Tokyo had heard of this deal so we were pretty much the only people there. Every year, I have plans to be super creative and organised for Halloween and as usual I left it to the last minute and ended up with only glittery face stickers and colourful false eyelashes. Maybe I'll do better next year, but in reality I probably won't. S/O to Tania for going all in on the Halloween thing though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478074000925-37VFGU4R9MBOHLD0VVOF/IMG_4471.JPG Home - Day 67: All You Can Drink Champagne Exists (And It's A Wonderful Thing) But not before taking a few street snaps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478074111600-ZNL5YDBRR2R2O9G6L044/IMG_4474.JPG Home - Day 67: All You Can Drink Champagne Exists (And It's A Wonderful Thing) Lani took us to an izakaya in Shimo called Kokera who specialise in seafood. The food here is incredible and not expensive either. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/18/11/2016/day-78-hafu-catch-up monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479435370125-2HG8KPAPVCJEBU9UTYHX/IMG_4846.JPG Home - Day 78: Hafu Catch Up We had plans to catch up for a coffee at Fuglen (pictured) but it was completely full so we had to go around the corner to Bondi Cafe. Yes, I come all the way to Tokyo and end up at Bondi Cafe with a green juice. Oh life. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/13/11/2016/day-74-picnics-in-the-park-and-a-change-of-plans monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479024258495-TW9MB8MH87LL2UDL88O5/IMG_4618.JPG Home - Day 74: Picnics In The Park And A Change Of Plans Enjoying the weather while it lasts. It's going to get cold soon. Real cold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479029731361-U2WOMOVZIN40KHRDMGSS/IMG_4647.JPG Home - Day 74: Picnics In The Park And A Change Of Plans Getting my protein fix before heading out. Oh and a highball to get things started. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479030056951-8TMUJO7U0YMOA0VIF1VG/IMG_4666.JPG Home - Day 74: Picnics In The Park And A Change Of Plans Yes! Ichiran Ramen as a post going out treat to myself. Go on Sophia, you deserve it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479029644470-B8ZCMZ6GPWDFZ6ZNBSGR/IMG_4624.JPG Home - Day 74: Picnics In The Park And A Change Of Plans Walking from the park to the station. I don't think I've ever been into Tower Records even though I've walked past it a million times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479029818437-KSHN7A82IJ1ARWNXQMCF/IMG_4632.JPG Home - Day 74: Picnics In The Park And A Change Of Plans Lani and Tsubasa. Tokyo kids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479029951401-YE62JT8V48QBMJWE3ONW/IMG_4638.JPG Home - Day 74: Picnics In The Park And A Change Of Plans Tigarah performing before Nina. Get it girl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479029791586-KI07KIYTWLC9PXS742NP/IMG_4630.JPG Home - Day 74: Picnics In The Park And A Change Of Plans Party poppers to pop when a mystery birthday boy walked through the door. We had no idea who we were waiting for, but that didn't stop us cheering and singing happy birthday as if we knew him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479029899082-XP2KW3DVIE2PIS8N92MX/IMG_4635.JPG Home - Day 74: Picnics In The Park And A Change Of Plans Nina Las Vegas and her Nina Las Vagas poster. She was the headline act and she had a bit of a fanbase in Tokyo – lots of guys came up to her giving her presents and getting photos with her. It was cute! One guy even bought an Australian flag along with him as well as giving her a Totoro toy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479024331639-QXJM2R4OZBYR0GLK72DM/IMG_4619.JPG Home - Day 74: Picnics In The Park And A Change Of Plans The last of the t-shirt weather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479029879258-SLGLJJOQ0A8E7H2GVHKN/IMG_4634.JPG Home - Day 74: Picnics In The Park And A Change Of Plans Crossing bridges to Daikanyama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479029724297-OQU86TC58OWU0PGM0R46/IMG_4626.JPG Home - Day 74: Picnics In The Park And A Change Of Plans We decided on a cheap and cheerful dinner at Yoshinoya. They also have a stamp campaign going on at the moment where if you get seven stamps you get to choose a special Yoshinoya gift. I want this gift, so I will eat at Yoshinoya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479025044863-CREI51UMVW3WTB2V60D1/IMG_4622.JPG Home - Day 74: Picnics In The Park And A Change Of Plans Park life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479029612312-48WCIX1F3WEQLT57L4D4/IMG_4623.JPG Home - Day 74: Picnics In The Park And A Change Of Plans See ya, sunshine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479030063147-KP9H44A70F20G04ITEJH/IMG_4639.JPG Home - Day 74: Picnics In The Park And A Change Of Plans I am too old for club life these days so ended up leaving about 45 minutes into Nina's set. I needed ramen and I needed sleep. I also needed to get a photo of this statue in Shibuya who recently acquired a denim varsity jacket. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479024977106-UR6YDN61O874KHJL45ZN/IMG_4621.JPG Home - Day 74: Picnics In The Park And A Change Of Plans Picnic pals – Lani and Adam. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/16/11/2016/day-77-bike-race monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479259178159-GRSR2EW29VYV5DKHD9UZ/IMG_4695.JPG Home - Day 77: Bike Race After the race, So took us to this giant gyoza restaurant called New Gyoza 1059 famous for their giant gyozas. I didn't know what to expect but daaaamn the gyozas were big and you could choose a variety of fillings including oysters and cheese (!!!). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479258982580-TPHBV5RYLYY92HFT2GOY/IMG_4683.JPG Home - Day 77: Bike Race So and Adam trying to work out how to bet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479435039721-M3XYVTOLQNFDNLJ4ECJM/IMG_4710.JPG Home - Day 77: Bike Race Heading back to the station through the streets of Nakano. I like it around this area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479259210863-CDGXMZPHX3WL5IIQOET5/IMG_4696.JPG Home - Day 77: Bike Race We ordered three plates of gyoza and opted for the corn, crab and mushroom versions. As a lover of corn, the corn gyoza was my favourite and we were so full after these mega-dumplings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479258913192-G02S8SA5VFJ5AEFS4YJ4/IMG_4679.JPG Home - Day 77: Bike Race Keirin is one of the few places in Japan where you can legally gamble. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479258863266-KJ3GVKTWU5C4JPSXSVEY/IMG_4678.JPG Home - Day 77: Bike Race So and Adam getting orientated at the Keirin track out in Tachikawa (it's about 50 minutes from Shinjuku and costs 50 yen to enter). It was a cold Tuesday afternoon and the place was filled with old Japanese men holding gambling sheets. What I found odd was that not many people actually watched the race IRL, they would watch it on TVs inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479259076458-O948D9G39ZCB0548Z98E/IMG_4688.JPG Home - Day 77: Bike Race I made a bet... And I won!!! Well, I only bet ¥100 and I won ¥210. Dinner's on me, guys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479435006598-M87DSME89BR7COE9I796/IMG_4702.JPG Home - Day 77: Bike Race Keirin krew has a hard earned thirst. After we had a drink at this tiny little bar, So wanted to take us to this restaurant which does smoked edamame. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479259124052-EFYAKBPBETHWZLSNYGK5/IMG_4689.JPG Home - Day 77: Bike Race Race day is done. Following the old boys to the station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479259037674-E3QF1A6QI0R6CME3LMN1/IMG_4686.JPG Home - Day 77: Bike Race See... Not many people actually watch the race. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479630898078-SXY4A8XU826FTF34MZDD/IMG_4697.JPG Home - Day 77: Bike Race Strangely not tired, we ventured to Nakano – a cute suburb not too far from Shinjuku which has a lot of small bars and restaurants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479434934737-2WH6JZF0SWSKQGQ9UGUL/IMG_4701.JPG Home - Day 77: Bike Race We went to this tiny little bar in one of the side streets which seated only about seven people at a time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479435086887-5O5Q57LKBACLEFVII4HW/IMG_4708.JPG Home - Day 77: Bike Race There were no seats in the restaurant but the owner of the soba restaurant next door had sold out of soba so let us sit in his restaurant even though we weren't eating his food. Sadly the restaurant had sold out of this mysterious smoked edamame so we ordered a few other dishes. The owner felt bad that he'd ran out of edamame but somehow managed to find a few leftover edamame to let us try them. By this point we were full and sleepy so it was time to call it a day. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/27/10/2016/day-61-beaches-and-beefing monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477971316535-ME3PQCYM9S7YZGC4O1WQ/IMG_4315.JPG Home - Day 61: Beaches And Beefing We also ordered the chanpuru lunch which is like an Okinawan stir fry. This had a heap of tofu, sausage and veggies in it and tasted a little bit Chinese.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477971189614-G9JNFGBHX4P8Y3R4H7WM/IMG_4319.JPG Home - Day 61: Beaches And Beefing Large soba set with naked onigiri. It only cost ¥650! The soba was so big we couldn't finish it.  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477874608479-I916ZA95ENOY0TDIIQ3V/IMG_4320.JPG Home - Day 61: Beaches And Beefing We drove to Ishigaki city to meet Yusuke and his girlfriend for Ishigaki beef yakiniku. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477555229178-EU8VTRYTSBEOIFBX3I1O/IMG_4292.JPG Home - Day 61: Beaches And Beefing We found these beach swings! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477555294697-N7ZYEWOE18HCLHM8EHY9/IMG_4301.JPG Home - Day 61: Beaches And Beefing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477555315267-P5B2V86VULATXDLUPQ3C/IMG_4303.JPG Home - Day 61: Beaches And Beefing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477555076432-2X4MTVO8U6OH6P9O3GQE/IMG_4311.JPG Home - Day 61: Beaches And Beefing We saw rain clouds coming so hightailed it away from the beach and made it back to our place just before the rain hit. Oh god, when the tropics rains it really does rain. We got soaked on the way to lunch! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477874557253-2DMCWX34AZEEEK4XXIMO/IMG_4316.JPG Home - Day 61: Beaches And Beefing This is another cute restaurant in Kabira Bay. It's called Hidechan and serves (you guessed it) local Okinawan cuisine including super cheap soba noodles. It's also one of those places where you have to take your shoes off, so keep that in mind when making your sock and shoe selection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477874629318-B2L9O8ATAKGQRWRDTS41/IMG_4323.JPG Home - Day 61: Beaches And Beefing Look at all that marbling! This place was called Yakiniku Kitauchi and had a range of Ishigaki beef options. But what is Ishigaki beef? It's the local wagyu found on the island and it's about as good quality as Kobe beef. The fat melts at a lower temperature which means that it's super tender and the fat doesn't stick around in your mouth. It's so good, I wish I could afford to eat it more (it ain't cheap). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477555196311-YUNQEGXKIYRPO38DFK09/IMG_4290.JPG Home - Day 61: Beaches And Beefing This place is heaven. If you are planning to go to Japan, Okinawa should be on your must visit list. And here's a bit of a trick which saved us a tonne of money in getting around Japan... Both JAL and ANA have special tourist fares which they don't seem to advertise very well. Basically, you can fly up to five legs anywhere in Japan for around ¥10,000 per flight. It's so much cheaper than buying your tickets the normal way and gets you to places you thought might be too hard to get to (like Ishigaki). Oh, and if you're a Qantas Frequent Flyer, you get a tonne of status credits for flying these routes too. Here are the links – Japan Airlines and ANA. You're welcome. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/30/10/2016/day-62-resort-life monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477786008648-P8DO76X6HH112Z5X9UGK/IMG_4329.JPG Home - Day 62: Resort Life Bye Ishigaki! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477786126602-KQRZXMSEBTHQOK1M3U8H/IMG_4327.JPG Home - Day 62: Resort Life I do love how everyone seems to get behind Halloween in this country. This was near the check in counter at the airport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477786069424-JEYLD81QYSO26KFLVTBR/IMG_4334.JPG Home - Day 62: Resort Life I am all about this baby pink detailing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477786026776-TSG003LP7G2M4QY91WGO/IMG_4330.JPG Home - Day 62: Resort Life Hellooooo huge hotel room! This was the cheapest room at Mahaina Wellness Resort but it was on the top floor and was massive. It even had a mini kitchen?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1477786084505-UXZTL5EF0GYFCQ9SYWXO/IMG_4336.JPG Home - Day 62: Resort Life Resort wear! They give you these super comfy outfits to wear in your room and around the hotel. I basically lived in this. Oh and dinner? We had a very classy hotel room dinner courtesy of Family Mart. Budgeting and losing the holiday weight is real. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/10/11/2016/day-70-coin-game-addiction monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478771701791-GCZW8MAHE4OKIV0Z1A39/IMG_4568.JPG Home - Day 70: Coin Game Addiction Grilled eggplant – I need to start making this at home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478771808691-O0UDWAS55Z3ZQZ7AW5F2/IMG_4570.JPG Home - Day 70: Coin Game Addiction Deep fried mentaiko to finish. Our waiter chose really well. Turns out he was so panicked when we asked him to choose because he was worried we would not eat a lot of the dishes, but we're all pretty open minded and it ended up being awesome. As we were leaving, he asked us where we were from and he was so excited when we said we were from Sydney because he used to live there. In Surry Hills. On Campbell Street. Ha! He used to work at Fujiyama Izakaya for a couple of years. So there you go, small world or something like that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478772017127-8XWKQLSP1GMXPQ2F3CEE/IMG_4562.JPG Home - Day 70: Coin Game Addiction Look at them. Addicted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478820880719-6E2OBCGTC0153QW0OA7R/IMG_4766.JPG Home - Day 70: Coin Game Addiction After we dragged ourselves away from the game (also known as "we lost all our money") we headdd downstairs for some classic whack-a-mole themed activities. And with that, we were spent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478771643208-7XHR43D4X2V6LXSXQMJ0/IMG_4567.JPG Home - Day 70: Coin Game Addiction Asparagus topped with cheese and mushrooms. I appreciate things covered in cheese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478771515239-77X40LP1UX5I03BHA8ND/IMG_4564.JPG Home - Day 70: Coin Game Addiction First up, fried fish bones. Could be seen as terrifying and a little creepy but these are amazing. Like seafoody chips with (probably) a whole lot of calcium in them, so they are kind of healthy, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478771753408-UV2M3HGMTQKDR7G764Z7/IMG_4569.JPG Home - Day 70: Coin Game Addiction Avocado with salmon and ikura. Aaaand probably a whole heap of calories thanks to the mayonnaise sauce. Load it onto some crackers and I'm happy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478771585137-CHOZJ43QVR5HIMI13I39/IMG_4566.JPG Home - Day 70: Coin Game Addiction Sashimi platter with some kinds of fish I'd never had before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478771866057-0ORYEEV4ZYNDWOURG4MT/IMG_4765.JPG Home - Day 70: Coin Game Addiction I've been playing these god forsaken games for years. If you go into any Japanese gaming centre chances are you'll see a variation of this game. Basically you shoot coins down a slot onto a platform and hope that they will push coins off the bottom platform and into your cup. And that's about it. It's strangely addictive and I managed to recruit some more coin game junkies. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/16/11/2016/day-76-coffee-dates monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479258470093-4B0771FU2RF1FW4V8DSL/IMG_4671.JPG Home - Day 76: Coffee Dates Sarutahiko Coffee is one of the many new coffee shops that have opened up in Tokyo in the last year or so. Tokyo used to be a deadzone for good coffee, but in typical Japanese fashion, a few people decided to take on the world of coffee and get as close to perfection as possible. Now you can get cold brews and pour overs alongside your super sweet caramel lattes (which I'm into) and seasonal coffees. Sarutahiko Coffee roasts there own coffee beans and you can kind of see it up the back of the photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479258633369-G62PERB23UZJRAQHAB98/IMG_4672.JPG Home - Day 76: Coffee Dates After coffee we took a walk to the chemist while passing this cute kids' play equipment. Now if you've been to a Japanese chemist you know how amazing they are. Vivian took me around and showed me the various cult beauty products and I stocked up on a bunch of "very necessary" things. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479258511184-JKPBZ9GLJCDQDDYVDIMX/IMG_4668.JPG Home - Day 76: Coffee Dates This is me awkwardly holding a coffee cup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479258554601-K90EZG622JSQ9AB49XJK/IMG_4670.JPG Home - Day 76: Coffee Dates I laughed at first when I saw this on the menu. It was called Sarutahiko's Slut. I thought maybe it was a mistake but apparently they were inspired by Eggslut in LA and tried to do their own version. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479258686706-PT3N8QNRTU1TPAICFK5F/IMG_4673.JPG Home - Day 76: Coffee Dates Vivian lives on the same train line as me so we jumped on this horse train (they are really pushing the horse racing here at the moment) and headed home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479371751951-IEPWRSZ36K9KYS2EN9MM/IMG_4998.JPG Home - Day 76: Coffee Dates This is me awkwardly holding a baby.  https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/11/11/2016/day-71-for-the-love-of-limited-edition-mcdonalds-burgers monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478822584108-D4WXGKCHLJHNEQ017CAF/IMG_4575.JPG Home - Day 71: For The Love Of Limited Edition McDonald's Burgers Cheeeeeesy! It was actually pretty good. I might try and get another one before November is over. We then hopped on a train to Kichijoji to explore a different area and do some grocery shopping. But then I got distracted by a shop selling taiyaki (fish shaped pancake-like things). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478822761835-HLZVPDH7ZOG00TRHGCO4/IMG_4588.JPG Home - Day 71: For The Love Of Limited Edition McDonald's Burgers Happy birthday, Gordon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478822538307-PSPRTNGX35MXQ1GNKQ97/IMG_4716.JPG Home - Day 71: For The Love Of Limited Edition McDonald's Burgers Kurikoan do taiyaki and only taiyaki and it was good. I love the custard cream flavour and how deliciously warm it is. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478822626386-KLWVRBSWRIEYNM5QPTML/IMG_4581.JPG Home - Day 71: For The Love Of Limited Edition McDonald's Burgers I now have a point card for this place but I'm pretty sure I won't end up filling it up, sadly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478822678701-KR5JW0FEVHYUZW45Q1LE/IMG_4585.JPG Home - Day 71: For The Love Of Limited Edition McDonald's Burgers Later that evening we went to our friend Gordon's birthday dinner at his (maybe) boyfriend's house not too far from us. It was a nabe party so there was a big nabe pot on the table (this one was soy milk based) and a whole bunch of veggies and meats being thrown into the mix. It's simple, tasty and a whole lot of fun – I'm planning on having a nabe party next winter at home and you're all invited.* *I'm kidding. Chances are I'll be living in a shoe box with no room for a dining table. It's Sydney after all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478822815259-RJSD7T28GS0K7B1DQDPM/IMG_4589.JPG Home - Day 71: For The Love Of Limited Edition McDonald's Burgers Cuuuuuuute. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/11/11/2016/day-73-you-never-not-look-scary-in-a-face-mask-sheet monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478823619365-W73M5JCSDI2ULIDKSWT3/IMG_4614.JPG Home - Day 73: You Never Not Look Scary In A Face Mask Sheet The dinner set at Tamana Shokudo. It doesn't look pretty but I tell you it was good to have a tonne of veggies (I've been sadly lacking in the vegetable department). For just under ¥3000 you get a bunch of different dishes to try all of which are organic and vegetarian, hence the slightly higher price tag. But truth be told, I've been treating my body more like a garbage tip rather than a temple of late so this was very welcome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478823717124-C9XGL8J6LZO0OG4SWH88/IMG_4610.JPG Home - Day 73: You Never Not Look Scary In A Face Mask Sheet The sun sets so early here! 4.30pm and it's already getting dark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1478823646053-O7TTAVT6HHELM6LTYXMN/IMG_4616.JPG Home - Day 73: You Never Not Look Scary In A Face Mask Sheet I seriously freak myself out when I see myself in a face mask. Ugh, not cute. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/24/11/2016/day-80-a-disappointing-festival-of-cheese monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479978626887-I3JGCTMSKOPKTT4XVXQG/IMG_4809.JPG Home - Day 80: A (Disappointing) Festival Of Cheese A highly original Shibuya crossing photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479978368903-WWEZ639I0UHLCLL2Y2KS/IMG_4800.JPG Home - Day 80: A (Disappointing) Festival Of Cheese Aaaand we're back at old faithful – the Yebisu Beer Museum. We didn't need to do the museum part, we just wanted to pay a visit to the beer tasting area and just sit somewhere warm for a little while. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479978767750-JH1JVN467OZFUYJIV7B2/IMG_4815.JPG Home - Day 80: A (Disappointing) Festival Of Cheese Mio suggested Martiniburger in Kagurazaka for (you guessed it) martinis and burgers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479978026785-RGNARS2036YVF6X06KKK/IMG_4786.JPG Home - Day 80: A (Disappointing) Festival Of Cheese Here the ladies from Kraft are demonstrating how to make a grilled cheese sandwich. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479978784693-O45W0Y8CS9YK65LVB65R/IMG_4817.JPG Home - Day 80: A (Disappointing) Festival Of Cheese Okay, so the burgers aren't my favourite in Tokyo and there's no fries to be seen but it's still a decent burger with a good amount of avocado (I loooove avocados on my burgers) and the martinis were wonderfully daaatyyy (dirty). After some good chats and a couple of martinis, we were the last in the restaurant so it was time to head back home. Cheese, beers, burgers ad martinis... Not a bad Friday in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479978524087-NACXJORU2RJN702XMHGM/IMG_4804.JPG Home - Day 80: A (Disappointing) Festival Of Cheese Beer sculpture? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479978252733-V22TB055LHTG9Y84V174/IMG_4794.JPG Home - Day 80: A (Disappointing) Festival Of Cheese I'd heard that the famous Napoli pizza place, L'Antica Pizzeria Da Michele had an outpost in Tokyo and we just happened to walk by it on the way to the Yebisu Beer Museum. It looked quite cute and while it served more pizza variations than its Italian sister, it seemed like they would do good pizzas. I made a mental note to check this spot out before we left Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479978463385-PTCA4Q0RDOPW7A0WJWTJ/IMG_4797.JPG Home - Day 80: A (Disappointing) Festival Of Cheese After exchanging your token for something on the menu, a somewhat dapper beer man will pour you a glass of delicious beer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480037030894-YZM48Y9W3PDKKEMMIVAI/IMG_4808.JPG Home - Day 80: A (Disappointing) Festival Of Cheese We headed back into Shibuya and picked up a Maisen katsu sando. One day I want to try a fresh version of these sandwiches because, while they are good, the bread isn't super fresh and the katsu isn't warm. One day I will make my dream a reality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479978158974-N3L64WNNXDAAICPWCDJ8/IMG_4791.JPG Home - Day 80: A (Disappointing) Festival Of Cheese The cheese platter. Okay, the cheese was pretty grim but hey... free cheese? After we ate this we promptly left in search of coffee/beer/lunch/anything else. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479978087967-2RATDOTGOSLLIDVRKFK4/IMG_4789.JPG Home - Day 80: A (Disappointing) Festival Of Cheese Our free cheese token gave us a selection of four cheeses of the world to sample. There were designated times you could pick up your cheese "platter" and the lines got crazy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479978740008-O1RC3ZA2DZS1IHKUN0I6/IMG_4814.JPG Home - Day 80: A (Disappointing) Festival Of Cheese I had plans on Friday evening to eat burgers with my friend Vivian and a girl called Mio. I'd never met Mio before but we were friends on various social media channels and was a hafu from Sydney too so we decided to finally meet. I'm honestly surprised I'd not met her before because she's friends with my friends and has been living in Tokyo for ten years but hey, no time like the present, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479978441524-OO864EY05YDFG4BIEYMH/IMG_4796.JPG Home - Day 80: A (Disappointing) Festival Of Cheese You go to a vending machine (of course) and pay your ¥400 in exchange for a Yebisu coin. Oh, and please excuse my grown out gel nails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479978477990-90HDECK8E3BTJJ3P7MQH/IMG_4798.JPG Home - Day 80: A (Disappointing) Festival Of Cheese As usual, I chose the seasonal beer – today's being yuzu. It was like a beer cocktail and was actually really good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1479978554430-HK9B756A1KLOZQ1SQW0Y/IMG_4807.JPG Home - Day 80: A (Disappointing) Festival Of Cheese Back out into the cold we go... https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/8/12/2016/day-88-gyoza-gang monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481254842851-6HGY13B6PPC9IHK99D0N/IMG_5048.JPG Home - Day 88: Gyoza Gang Adam being put to work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481254569440-CXD0IUL49WY8HLPC1YEN/IMG_5046.JPG Home - Day 88: Gyoza Gang Pre-dinner snacks with wonderful names. The avocado one has a bit of wasabi in it which is actually really good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481254970053-UMWCUA99JLXTGR6EB37V/IMG_5050.JPG Home - Day 88: Gyoza Gang Pupper wants in on the gyoza action. Those eyes nearly had me making a plate just for her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481254901084-2699EZ8VX5MTGGISXUGT/IMG_5049.JPG Home - Day 88: Gyoza Gang First round! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481254284012-MIEP34FI0Y4JMEC85J5K/IMG_5045.JPG Home - Day 88: Gyoza Gang Illumination on Tiia's street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481255050637-TRWH7FRV9C37XWI4KPNG/IMG_5051.JPG Home - Day 88: Gyoza Gang Gyoza skills! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481254640033-F6ORFKSWK7GJ06Z1Z8T5/IMG_5047.JPG Home - Day 88: Gyoza Gang Ingredients for gyoza. Yes, that's cheese. We tried putting cheese in a few but it didn't add anything to the dumplings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481255116160-SXJ2KXHLCJKQR71UC1R4/IMG_5055.JPG Home - Day 88: Gyoza Gang And we finally get to eat. Everyone took turns cooking up a batch. Incidentally, Adam's were the best – I need him to teach me the ways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481255177131-Y3X0K3RCVONECXGPGSIT/IMG_5056.JPG Home - Day 88: Gyoza Gang A beautiful thing. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/21/12/2016/day-101-sake-sake-sake monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484530573083-50SO4N720MUJJ785Y8YG/IMG_5626.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake And the fish market! It was pretty quiet, which is a nice change from the crazy markets and shops in Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484532714793-EQHKX0BHNGKBKC28WDVO/IMG_5644.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484532529327-94OYSTJ82F85Q09YB4OT/IMG_5641.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake He showed us the original parts of the brewery and showed us how they make the sake these days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484533567562-FN7PD45E5O2Z2RQSH2X3/IMG_5657.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake Getting to know the local Niigata culture, one sip at a time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484530097924-3NLXGMVBDQONB8JKZAF4/IMG_5619.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake We stopped in at this cute little cafe who seemed really into their coffee (but not in a snobby way). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484532899385-Y2MSMDSDTGWLPAAE8KID/IMG_5646.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake And so the sake tasting begins. I've not done a sake tasting properly before and so many sakes taste more or less the same to me, but after doing this I was able to taste the differences between them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484531938551-ZON4YEGGREO7HBL8HW1H/IMG_5634.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake Ze lunch. It cost about ¥1,500 and had some amazing sashimi, pickles, miso and, of course, Niigata rice. So good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484531261293-SNBC7HMBE45A7XEYZXMA/IMG_5633.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake After we'd finished at the markets, we headed to the other side of town to check out this sushi restaurant for lunch. Now, I'm a terrible person and I have no idea what this place was called and I didn't Instagram is so I can't tell you what it is. I'm sorrrrrrrryyyy!!! Anyway, we got our own private room and ladies dressed up in kimonos served us. I had no idea it would be so fancy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484532047914-I1HFWZWIVIG6RMDNDRKY/IMG_5635.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake Come to me, my pretty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484533428662-NGMZWLB9N9JRDW4JVQS5/IMG_5652.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake There were also a range of salts and miso pastes you could try too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484531008524-LVYW9KVG19H91FCKPP2B/IMG_5630.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake This place does everything with Niigata rice... onigiri, rice bowls, just rice. Rice, rice, rice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484533157064-PE0PF9YPYG8TJJ3WBOX5/IMG_5649.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake One of the best things about Niigata is the sake tasting room at the train station. Make sure you leave some time before you get on your train to do this! For ¥500 you get five tokens where you can choose from around 120 sakes to taste. Put your token in the vintage vending machines and get your tasting. Easy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484532242892-4WOXG1BFS927BGXU88QO/IMG_5638.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake Just wandering around on the way to the sake brewery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484530434881-GZLNBODTKKZKDCELRAGT/IMG_5624.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake Daikon drying in the sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484530909168-LJ5VS2REZ26V1TX4HBTD/IMG_5629.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake A pre-lunch yaki onigiri (made with Niigata rice). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484530682646-JDMXB9GAICB5CBRV9XJP/IMG_5627.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484532377042-L4JHGIJ50G0AKCFB0B0H/IMG_5640.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake Imayo Tsukasa is a sake brewery in Niigata which makes award winning sake and also runs daily tours in English. After taking off our shoes and putting on some slippers (they don't allow outside shoes on in the brewery), we met our American tour guide who was also their marketing guy who took us around the brewery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484530805890-443JCFJMBXFB8HLLREEJ/IMG_5628.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake Dem crabs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484533089804-WROSMAYJ59JSF5HZ4HD2/IMG_5639.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake We ended up buying one bottle and also trying our hand at the lucky sake machine where you insert a coin, open the ball and see which coloured token you get. Adam got the one he wanted and I wasn't all the fussy, but they made for very good company on the train. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484532821801-MTJSSOARYR7HUUDM51G8/IMG_5645.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake As much as we loved our tour guide, he had no idea how to use a camera so all the photos he took of us were blurry. This was the least blurry of the lot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484531099447-QAWJF5NS3XU8C6WR6BU9/IMG_5632.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake I had to have some sake to accompany lunch and it came out in this amazing cup and saucer. I WANT THIS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483941207142-COW677V68ULJOQPGO573/IMG_5616.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake The view from our hotel over a grey Niigata. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484533975944-YE3EC3HWE8LGWAKKMGL6/IMG_5666.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake Look at that serving of salmon! Onigiri is one of my favourite things and this is my favourite of all the onigiris I've ever had. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484532161161-80UGX4Q6TQD4H8DM6HOY/IMG_5637.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake You have to walk past the kitchen to go into the eating area. They had a lot of their ingredients displayed so you could see what was going into your meal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484532629190-YDXK7R0AORMWQ8NN4AKR/IMG_5643.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484533855238-I940I05K7Q94QMGMSDQS/IMG_5665.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake After a few delicious sakes, we had to jump on the Shinkansen back to Tokyo. Before this, we got ourselves a train snack (of course), this one being the biggest and best onigiri I've ever had. We were in a conbini and were thinking about getting one of their onigiris but being in Niigata that would have been a huge waste of an opportunity so I wandered off and found an onigiri bar that made onigiris fresh to order. They were absolutely massive, filled with an ingredient of your choice and served to you still warm. Oh god it was heaven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484533689868-N7IB51LGBSIJNZDM3E0H/IMG_5659.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake In hindsight I should have purchased these drunk salaryman figurine and phone dangles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484532056607-U04NRABQLM93DAJIYK0D/IMG_5636.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake Doing my best to taste the difference between the variation of rice. I'm not doing too well, tbh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483941292371-1HP9Q96ZZ4UMTQW2WG7T/IMG_5617.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake You can't tell here, but it was super windy and a bit rainy (AKA, my least favourite weather conditions) so after one broken umbrella, some half hearted running and a pit stop at a liquor shop we found ourselves at the market. And it was cooler than we expected. There were a few restaurants and cafes set up in old shipping containers which included American BBQ, coffee merchants, and a few other bits and pieces. Not bad, Niigata! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484530201230-GCV2FGCU8NQDFRGUR701/IMG_5620.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake And they made me this! Also, shout outs to the camo mug. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484533326504-R8ZV29UD9KJWQI2SH6XP/IMG_5650.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake So many different sakes line the walls, each of them with details of where they are from, their sweetness/dryness level and alcohol content. I loved this place! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484533756702-7XGPY25P48QEKFJBW0IL/IMG_5658.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake Token in, cup under the tap, press the yellow button and drink up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1484530380176-PGWLR6Z9UPGT3UI0LSG7/IMG_5622.JPG Home - Day 101: Sake, Sake, Sake Hectic fishing boat. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/21/12/2016/day-99-whisky-in-the-mountains monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483575190733-3VWXLJ38QK7ECD2W8UDN/IMG_5475.JPG Home - Day 99: Whisky In The Mountains And now the tasting! We got to try four different whiskies and he taught us how to make a proper highball. They provided snacks and chocolates plus two types of water that use the water from the area. Amazing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483575371276-W3SRY0OD5WWTX16AX0SN/IMG_5476.JPG Home - Day 99: Whisky In The Mountains Our own highballs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483495240828-5EDSIRR20932U2SO3YEK/IMG_5460.JPG Home - Day 99: Whisky In The Mountains All booked in for the tour! The tour costs ¥1000 which was well worth it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483575039035-1I5BEBTH1TT81P667SK5/IMG_5469.JPG Home - Day 99: Whisky In The Mountains After catching a special bus to the next building – it was a 20 second bus ride! – we reached the barrel room. The tour guide warned us before going in that it had a super strong smell, which he was not wrong about. After a little bit you did get used to it though, I think it was a mix of alcohol aromas and wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483576698160-0LIIQ0T13LP1OVCQ54I1/IMG_5504.JPG Home - Day 99: Whisky In The Mountains We made it to Komagane and after checking into Linx resort (thank you for the upgrade!) we took a walk around the town. It's strange going to snow resorts when there is no snow because they look odd and a little creepy, a la this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483575886575-IUM00ZN49TYWG6QT2XDH/IMG_5485.JPG Home - Day 99: Whisky In The Mountains Nothing was open except for this soba stand at the station. The soba was cheap (only ¥400!) and warm and the home made onigiri made a great train snack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483494875159-2VG3C7TEO5RCQN5BL1AF/IMG_5461.JPG Home - Day 99: Whisky In The Mountains We had our suitcases with us (as we were staying overnight in Komagane) and in true Japanese convenience, there were coin lockers for us to put our bags in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483576066841-PUKLJC8XI20VKOITXMJ3/IMG_5486.JPG Home - Day 99: Whisky In The Mountains Mmm soba... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483604103039-I6KI5DFQRYK7CSMOLOUF/IMG_5516.JPG Home - Day 99: Whisky In The Mountains Hey, it's one of those inceptiony iPhone photos! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483495401098-SKGD2ITKWMT0M1R39EYH/IMG_5465.JPG Home - Day 99: Whisky In The Mountains The tour guide did the tour in Japanese, but we were given audio guides (which actually worked!) and he spoke English so he was able to go into more detail for us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483604745288-N1OKD9N31HFA9XA17Z93/IMG_5519.JPG Home - Day 99: Whisky In The Mountains Trying to make the suspension bridge shake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483605113008-4PDRW4SJ5U0GDXPNUHXV/IMG_5544.JPG Home - Day 99: Whisky In The Mountains We felt as though we needed a good wine after yesterday's unsuccessful wine tasting so splurged on a Beaujolais Nouveau wine that was a Tomorrowland collaboration (because we're suckers for a collab). Ugh... it was not good. Ughhhhhhhhh. I just want some good wine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483576445040-363WZDZUS32G1X0MYKYH/IMG_5502.JPG Home - Day 99: Whisky In The Mountains Neighbours walking in a mountain town. I like the serenity of this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483495012256-UL5MQ7UOTEF9BMOCNA6B/IMG_5459.JPG Home - Day 99: Whisky In The Mountains On the way to the whisky lair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483604669250-UK6BRRFL9PJO6IAY31NC/IMG_5509.JPG Home - Day 99: Whisky In The Mountains We underestimated how cold it would be and we nearly froze our underdressed butts off. I resorted to stealing Adam's beanie to try and get warm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483575550732-HX4WFI9LOLTKHP7W2716/IMG_5480.JPG Home - Day 99: Whisky In The Mountains Little birdhouses in the trees! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483603970020-U62EGCH69LPFGRPP9TGI/IMG_5503.JPG Home - Day 99: Whisky In The Mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483575703071-XHT2Y8TMJDTJKAYC5N8U/IMG_5482.JPG Home - Day 99: Whisky In The Mountains We had a bit of time to kill before the train to Komagane in Nagano, so we walked around the deserted town in search for lunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483605543808-GRAGUI09VWYOZXP8P3WH/IMG_5545.JPG Home - Day 99: Whisky In The Mountains And because there was nothing really open in this town except for the hotel buffet we sadly couldn't afford, it was cup noodles, which was actually really satisfying. Cup noodles, average wine and Hypernormalisation. What an odd, but strangely good night in the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483576279791-7C9ZC4ZYKHNTQ03AFMOY/IMG_5496.JPG Home - Day 99: Whisky In The Mountains My train onigiri (and my wonderful nails). https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/13/12/2016/day-92-pizza-and-miscommunication monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481852223278-30ZZED2H93BXSEPRIUI5/IMG_5169.JPG Home - Day 92: Pizza And Miscommunication Cute little hair salon on the walk home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481852360702-F1XWZJ1CS27BSP0T1Q54/IMG_5175.JPG Home - Day 92: Pizza And Miscommunication Adam picking up yet another thing to hang off his bags. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481852480156-J6E4J98BH8F9N31RSEFP/IMG_5183.JPG Home - Day 92: Pizza And Miscommunication After lunch we headed to Nakameguro as a friend has a bar there called Berry. Because we are old and the concept of a bar opening at 10pm is completely foreign to us we turned up there at 7pm and it was completely closed. Boo. We ended up walking around Nakame for a while in the freezing cold before giving up and going to meet our reliable friend So in Hatagaya for dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481852052574-IRGAQ548U6F9FOJ8MQRX/IMG_5168.JPG Home - Day 92: Pizza And Miscommunication Tsubasa and Lani have both lived in Australia but are now living in Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481851958513-2B8GEC30U05NW3M2UPUC/IMG_5167.JPG Home - Day 92: Pizza And Miscommunication Slightly misshapen but still very delicious. They know how to do a Napoli pizza right in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481852550029-QKH2Q78EKGEI30FSM9RX/IMG_5179.JPG Home - Day 92: Pizza And Miscommunication As usual, my reward for staying out late is food so tonight I treated myself to a "pizza sando" with ham and cheese. I'm such a sucker for these. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481768813530-JBZ6UZ874M9R2SLW36V2/IMG_5164.JPG Home - Day 92: Pizza And Miscommunication https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481852296599-AHPCRO3EL3ODVI9H6KGD/IMG_5174.JPG Home - Day 92: Pizza And Miscommunication So took us to this Chinese restaurant where everything was ¥300. Not bad! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481852418365-EKC6OCGDTA67DSH4YMF1/IMG_5178.JPG Home - Day 92: Pizza And Miscommunication With dinner and getting photos with giant yakitori out of the way, we went to So's house, drank whisky and watched YouTube videos until late. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/21/12/2016/day-97-please-dont-rain-on-us monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482661706737-AJ7QGVJ4VLGHP6O45Z7B/IMG_5408.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482660308312-HRE2XRR1222IQ2XMBQYW/IMG_5388.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482660786211-7DUTEAOP9G4PT8BFWLNE/IMG_5392.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482660895129-PHXACZI7MKDRQMPU3Q3V/IMG_5399.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us Trying not to get sprayed with water by passing trucks. We were... unsuccessful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482660506718-MB0XGPUVY3G5R6D8V3A6/IMG_5390.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us You get to try three different whiskies and add ice/water if you want. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482660558997-GRO5KRHXYTLSC09D7ZZF/IMG_5391.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us Aaaaand the gift shop. Here you can get distillery only bottles which are basically a reward for making the effort to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482660806924-35HO0BZVGTPQFJ295E8A/IMG_5398.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us Mountain pizza and pasta, anyone? Basically the only restaurant for miles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482661375757-672M1AU7EDB8SF3FHJ74/IMG_5404.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482661571057-F6BOOL3VN2UCFRUDE83N/IMG_5406.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482659731546-6MF2UGO8BRT291Q0SG6Y/IMG_5380.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us I hate this photo of me but it kind of captures what we went through to get to this distillery. When we got to the train station, we realised we'd forgotten our umbrellas and this town had no convenient stores (how un-Japan like!) so we were stuck walking for 30 minutes with rain looming and nowhere to find shelter. Fortunately it only rained a small amount when we were about 10 minutes from the distillery so we managed to avoid getting soaked. But my god, it was stressful. Far too stressful for those who are hungover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482660039853-K5N4ZLSZQRCC253EBKBM/IMG_5383.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us Distilleries are always located in such scenic spots (because they need that freshhhh water). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482661491724-KRSCFD3UT00O1UG5UE0S/IMG_5405.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us We got back to Sendai to pick up our bags before jumping on a shinkansen back to Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482661158273-05NBTTSXSFIE5T6FFUGK/IMG_5397.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us After learning from our mistakes in walking to the distillery, we ended up "borrowing" the yellow Nikka Whisky umbrellas from the distillery to walk home. And good thing we did because it started raining. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482660174124-NWOVJASMI88XQBXX61KP/IMG_5387.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us The barrel room where you get to smell the difference between the aged whiskies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482661202755-OOYWJ1STTRNLQT0XW0PX/IMG_5401.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482659656939-KRVNNTVIF0YQWU7DG1NH/IMG_5379.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us The train into the mountains complete with on board toilet. Now that's convenience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482659864701-EMLME42B6BQH4J79VOBM/IMG_5381.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us After checking into the tour and thawing out in the waiting room, we took a guided tour with a bunch of other Japanese people and one Australian family. I'm surprised that on a random weekday in the mountains, that there are enough people coming through to have tours on the hour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482660393444-DGHA09JNUC0B1DHIORLP/IMG_5389.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us Tastings? We are SO ready for this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482661635179-8QZ1XWU1QX5ETDWFETPY/IMG_5407.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us I wanted to get one more gyutan meal in so spent about 10 minutes at the station selecting my ekiben. I wasn't even hungry but it was one last chance for gyutan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482659966457-DJQDBF4KTZY08VXO4XP5/IMG_5382.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us The tour was entirely in Japanese but we were given English audio guides which didn't really work and made really aggressive beeping sounds if you pressed the wrong button. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482660215785-R3WP90DY9MFOJMK9QPCR/IMG_5385.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482661268304-72K0B8026PYVITIP0GJK/IMG_5403.JPG Home - Day 97: Please Don't Rain On Us Corn soup to warm me up before jumping on the train. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/21/12/2016/day-100-a-journey-not-a-destination monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483940339426-7BT761CNX4HLVN7WXEZZ/IMG_5593.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination This shinkansen to Niigata looked kind of cool because it was a double decker but now we realise this is the crappiest shinkansen there is. Why? Well, you're in a tunnel most of the time which means there is no phone reception for a good portion of the journey, the seats are old, there are no power points on board and the snack lady can't bring her usual trolley onto the train as it's a double decker so she just has snacks strapped to her body as she walks through the carriage. It's not great. It's also not the worst thing ever as it is Japan so at least it's clean and comfortable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483940878894-0FAVOFRPRCVH6WWJHD50/IMG_5610.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination Niigata is also well known for their sake soooo... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483674358377-SWUQJDFLFFZ5YW5NIJXI/IMG_5579.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination Spoooooky. Can you see the two figures walking toward us on the bridge? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483748875349-XWXM7K0SBCVJXBHBXKF1/IMG_5563.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination A deserted skate park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483674004905-RIE81X7MO1Z8CF1I6OW1/IMG_5547.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483749379505-E19NYRIQYRPMJX6TSO84/IMG_5568.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination We had to follow the river to get to the Mars Distillery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483749132492-N212JN9N5NNC8YFF5WDY/IMG_5565.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483940750299-WC17N6KDDB95LIDC08PN/IMG_5605.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination Amazingly amazing sashimi, tempura and seafood rice with natto. I've actually come around to natto a bit on this trip – but it's usually the home made natto that doesn't have the super intense flavours as the store bought stuff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483674350648-PTGPG6SM9AHJ2QYRDEHZ/IMG_5551.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination OMG monkeys! I'm actually terrified of these beasts but it was exciting seeing them just hanging out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483940651570-GACXE3MUUCCY5WQC8LM2/IMG_5603.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination Seafood salad for our veggie intake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483940452826-0BS5KEG6T7EJN92A28Q2/IMG_5598.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination I picked up a strawberry and cream sandwich for the train. It was my first one and I have to say I'm a fan even if this one wasn't the best one I could get. I want another, please. After checking into the Crowne Plaza with some pretty great views over Niigata, we did some restaurant research and found a little seafood spot not too far from our hotel. Gorou is a bit of a local's spot and there is no English menu or English speaking staff (which is totally fine) but even with my small amount of Japanese skills it was really challenging to order. Buuuuut we got there in the end after some perseverance from both the waitstaff and myself. And hey, it was worth it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483939990940-XV63PFRE5LPFEIDHI5N4/IMG_5574.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination Tasting an expensive whisky. And then he spilled the water everywhere. Classic Bozzetto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483941099113-O36FPCJWLEURDQJY5E63/IMG_5613.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination Gorou might be a bit tricky to find but once you do, seafood heaven will be yours, all yours! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483674598311-5XA3TSTDDCQQ9BPPIYE1/IMG_5559.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483940090722-KACHW2UFLWG8M7H2BLRP/IMG_5581.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination The people from the hotel were kind enough to drive us to the station. I was able to practice my bad Japanese with the lady who drove us, but she was able to speak a bit of English and even more Italian because she used to live there with her husband. Must have been a big change for him coming to live in this mountain town in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483940193215-PV6KML8363PPY2YGDKYP/IMG_5583.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination Waiting for the train to take us back to Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483674473061-8AVYBC4KEM1KJGA2KDI9/IMG_5552.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination A cold looking monkey hanging out by the bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483940861301-MMPORPFYJ5SQZSNK3EON/IMG_5608.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination Niigata is know for their seafood so it made sense to get this. Look at it! I think this may have cost about $30, maybe even less. Lawd, it was good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483939855796-8OTLMXS6AYF9VLBGD923/IMG_5572.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483940488097-GGH26WKZ63W39SW26D4N/IMG_5576.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination On the upside, they had a tonne of these cardboard cut outs to take your photo with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483939795332-XTDUYELTJ1T9JQB48HDR/IMG_5569.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination And there it is! We went inside to see about a tour but they just had self guided tours which meant getting a laminated map and wandering around the place. We didn't get much out of it but hey, it was a pretty spot and getting there was a lot of fun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483674697235-YUFNRUDVU7EMETRGCOMH/IMG_5578.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination Picking fights with the locals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483940990721-WBPF14ZRL1PWYBXVSZ33/IMG_5612.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination The cosy little restaurant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483940298595-F2A7C5IXU9R7V5582DWC/IMG_5584.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination Train snacks! On the way back into Tokyo, we decided at the last minute to go to Niigata for the night. It's so easy with the JR Pass and our phones to be able to just do things like that on a whim. So off to Niigata we went! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483674086760-KUWDT4Q0GWDEH2RUVN2B/IMG_5549.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination We checked out of the hotel in the morning and made our way to the distillery. The mist stayed over us all the way to the distillery which made for some great photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483940575395-CKTRYETY8299CP5N054F/IMG_5601.JPG Home - Day 100: A Journey Not A Destination The table snack – sea snails. Adam looked unsure but they were great. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/29/11/2016/day-85-emoji-in-real-life monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/29/11/2016/day-86-a-a-a-afuri monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480924537870-213Z9V3GSLZ5FKXASTDX/IMG_5012.JPG Home - Day 86: A-a-a-afuri! Aaaand Terrace House. A very critical scene is going on right here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480420680724-IER6O5SA3X7QEJ21VU5V/IMG_4989.JPG Home - Day 86: A-a-a-afuri! It's so easy to go days without eating a single piece of fruit or some veggies. Honey's Bar was at Ebisu station so I picked up a green juice which I just hope had some actual veggies in it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480923822932-18K89WXNFMMG7G6BLS0N/IMG_4996.JPG Home - Day 86: A-a-a-afuri! Tsukemen is one of my favourite things and the Afuri ramen version with yuzu is light and fresh. The pork was kinda fatty, but I still love this ramen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480924442706-HLOR76UF75XK7M5VWBHJ/IMG_5006.JPG Home - Day 86: A-a-a-afuri! If I could work out a way to avoid having to battle the crowds at Shibuya most days I would. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480924504141-8HIHRQT4RDEH2D0XFGW5/IMG_5009.JPG Home - Day 86: A-a-a-afuri! Big news, guys! Meidaimae has a brand new vending machine. What a time to be alive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480924336260-647P0E4S96W9L30Z43Y5/IMG_5002.JPG Home - Day 86: A-a-a-afuri! How is it nearly winter? We are wearing t-shirts! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480924086041-V06ZD6GAHTMY0ETRNFXV/IMG_5004.JPG Home - Day 86: A-a-a-afuri! After some window shopping we headed back home for some cheap and healthy home made nabe and Terrace House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480924259074-WF2SIYWX8ON271LA6Y46/IMG_5005.JPG Home - Day 86: A-a-a-afuri! A bit of Surry Hills in Tokyo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480923738961-6M6S2B46QG85TMYR2NLK/IMG_4990.JPG Home - Day 86: A-a-a-afuri! The Ebisu Afuri is waaaayyy more quiet than the Harajuku one so we didn't have to wait at all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480923883512-4TNW7R3PJACZ4GOU59FF/IMG_4995.JPG Home - Day 86: A-a-a-afuri! After lunch we wandered to Daikanyama for some Starbucks (I swear I only seem to drink Starbucks in Japan and I love the seasonal flavours). Today's flavour was gingerbread which was good but not as amazing at the snow pecan nut one going around. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/29/11/2016/day-84-the-underprepared-hikers monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480418092435-CF10ALTSG37W5II2FRYX/IMG_4926.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers We decided to take the trail less travelled and go on Trail no.6. We chose it because it goes past a waterfall and was estimated to take about 1.5 hours. Easy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480418396177-Y79HNOYO75RTL2AUGQQV/IMG_4937.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers Change rooms? Do people swim in the water on warmer days? If so, I want in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480419854917-NUSO68YC5B74OKVSTQIT/IMG_4971.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers Back on the train to Tokyo... After all that exercise, we headed over to Vivian's house for some well deserved Domino's. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480417804124-0XI2YKVD37KULGF6TQ7C/IMG_4921.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers It's a town that looks like it pressed the pause button about 100 years ago. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480417965233-5V8PE6QVTK373K6XCHV0/IMG_4923.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers The momiji (maple) leaves were showing off for the crowds. The colours were incredible! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480419554129-NYK5PXAMAXEKCGDWLD50/IMG_4977.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers Back down the bottom we were greeted by these leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480419023900-EK7CA8PB3YM99T7J9Y2J/IMG_4956.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers Enjoying my mountainy reward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480419170069-YKI87XZ047JKNY9Z0PNT/IMG_4960.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers More dango. If you haven't dangoed have you even mountained? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480755704372-R3HLS6VANKWBO61031X8/IMG_4976.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers For the most part, the trail was fairly easy even for those who were poorly dressed for anything active. There were some spots which were a little rocky and wet, but fortunately for me it was nothing too bad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480418680101-CHTN1EH25B8YO1W6LWGY/IMG_4945.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers These steps were the devil. Seriously the devil. They just kept on going and I wanted them to die. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480419769218-Q3VY7S6KEDPJVJJIIOXS/IMG_4978.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers I used to eat home delivered Domino's regularly when I lived in Tokyo because it was easy and they had an English website. Yes, it can be crazy expensive but if you get the deals it's not too bad. This is Adam choosing the toppings for our pizzas. As you can see he is quite pleased about the whole thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480418285934-XIZT9RP81STNWQCZKSB1/IMG_4934.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480419688042-G17UBRY15F1VF7I6QRVC/IMG_4970.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers A semi-rare photo of Adam and I that's been taken by someone else. We usually do pretty terrible selfies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480418025227-D1EM8KG8OBDHPX8KVGAL/IMG_4925.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers Roadside fruit and vegetable store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480419965002-3YK42UN5LKQY4UZXCVZE/IMG_4979.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers This is Anri. He doesn't know it yet but he'll one day find out that pizza is one of the best things in the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480418191857-6W8AS6KC0Z3MQR4OULM1/IMG_4932.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers Soooo, I think this was the "waterfall". Not much of a waterfall, but the shrine was cool and it was virtually empty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480419424517-6WEDKN20GGUYS94I4ZVK/IMG_4965.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers It was a good call. The views were great, the colours were fun and there were men strategically placed on the mountain who were employed to take photos of people going past on the chairlift. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480418852435-DI98I1VDC4T3G530QO0W/IMG_4947.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers I don't know what these are but they are pretty but will most likely kill you if you try and eat them. That's just a guess. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480419248606-FHOXVABQBXPABHTMHHZ9/IMG_4962.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers Hazy view over to Tokyo. TBH, we couldn't see a thing. But hey, the leaves look okay, right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480419296310-MTRMWUTK4U9MY2LP6NB1/IMG_4963.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers Due to the god awful stairs from earlier, we decided to get the colourful chairlift down. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480419083228-QAV3F6EVDN0VFB67GW32/IMG_4959.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480417652855-UFHLQG9L6KEPA3DVZQSH/IMG_4920.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers The empty train to Takao. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480420093911-BML140WS72BVLY4A8C4M/IMG_4984.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers The Domino's pizzas have arrived! So. Much. Excitement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480420217900-QIXB20FRGYUSQIG74UHM/IMG_4982.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers Look at these glorious creatures. I made a Hawaiian type pizza with corn because, as I have mentioned on numerous occasions, corn is the best. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480418766741-6ULXLM70RPHLJ1IGT40F/IMG_4946.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers We made it to the top! We may be smiling but our legs and butts are screaming in pain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480418923217-ELMYI7HHAAAPRL25EEV4/IMG_4948.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers There's a shrine on the mountain where people lined up and walked through that concrete circle, hit the metal rings with a stick and prayed for something. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480418962440-WW7WMYEBC2W3BKV2J961/IMG_4954.JPG Home - Day 84: The Underprepared Hikers Dango is a mountain essential. They get warm and crispy over the charcoals and are like a little reward for your mountain climbing efforts. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/12/12/2016/day-90-cheap-sushi-expensive-whisky monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481503344260-W8XFRLYCXTUBXEKOI5Y8/IMG_5090.JPG Home - Day 90: Cheap Sushi, Expensive Whisky I've become accustomed to the Tokyo life – bed late, up late. It makes sense because very little is open early and really, what am I rushing out the door for? After a solo coffee stop at Starbucks (I got the snow pecan nut latte because seasonal flavour) I headed to Loft in Shibuya to stock up things I don't really need. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481504727115-1VBV9T38AJ7PZ19IV0MW/IMG_5091.JPG Home - Day 90: Cheap Sushi, Expensive Whisky The Christmas card section at this time of year is mental. The cards are consistently playing their high-pitched Christmas carols and I can imagine you might lose your brain if you are unfortunate enough to be rostered onto this section. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481506049986-MB4S8ZCVRT4VP5PF7LPB/IMG_5108.JPG Home - Day 90: Cheap Sushi, Expensive Whisky A spooky looking Tokyo tonight. Kind of looks like Batman might live nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481506147371-4IQH5X5NMPQ0PDGUTP0G/IMG_5112.JPG Home - Day 90: Cheap Sushi, Expensive Whisky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481504619314-WAEO51G3TS23XA9AA6V5/IMG_5085.JPG Home - Day 90: Cheap Sushi, Expensive Whisky There's this section in Loft which sells really specific but really clever utensils. I want this corn kernal remover thing so bad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481505085949-HN6BQGNQW1MC5N3AR4FQ/IMG_5096.JPG Home - Day 90: Cheap Sushi, Expensive Whisky Most dishes here are ¥108 which means you can eat a tonne and it won't cost you much. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481505406178-7TY4KAP9WMC0NKV3XGPJ/IMG_5101.JPG Home - Day 90: Cheap Sushi, Expensive Whisky The chairs even have "Nikka" carved into the backs of the seats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481505180941-5871UZ1UDKJ71NCWW8B4/IMG_5097.JPG Home - Day 90: Cheap Sushi, Expensive Whisky Wish a satisfying dinner sorted, we headed through a rainy Shibuya to a whisky bar in Aoyama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481506542190-ORQ1089M9R80HEICOHU8/IMG_5119.JPG Home - Day 90: Cheap Sushi, Expensive Whisky Pachinko Boyzzzzz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481505293532-MPXR5YXV01LC5XO9CW1Z/IMG_5100.JPG Home - Day 90: Cheap Sushi, Expensive Whisky They have a tonne of whiskies available, but the tasting sets is your best option if you want to try a selection of Nikka whiskies. The ones on the left aren't aged and are only available from the distillery and the ones on the right are aged and are apparently quite hard to come by. Both sets cost about ¥3000 each, so while the title of this post says it's expensive, it's not really considering what you're drinking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481503410820-L2SVTF16ISO4S2R9I3RE/IMG_5086.JPG Home - Day 90: Cheap Sushi, Expensive Whisky They sell mini sake barrels! I wanted to get one because we had one at our wedding (a full sized version) and would have made a nice little memoir in our house but because we are taking as much whisky home as legally allowed, there is no room for sake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481505554402-DR0F3C3YKUDPZCEU2J1O/IMG_5103.JPG Home - Day 90: Cheap Sushi, Expensive Whisky A safe haven from the rain, Nikka Blender's Bar is quiet, cosy and looks like it hasn't been updated since it opened (which I kind of loved about the place). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481622093008-P9SP5PAXXF6D8OWJETM0/IMG_5094.JPG Home - Day 90: Cheap Sushi, Expensive Whisky After meeting up with Adam and doing some whisky shopping near Meguro, we headed back to the super touristy, but wonderful Uobei for cheap as chips (actually cheaper) sushi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481506647564-0Y580SBNRUEBX9OSCI67/IMG_5120.JPG Home - Day 90: Cheap Sushi, Expensive Whisky Back to Shibuya station, back to Meidaimae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481505481212-NS3HKGE0GYE3OAT7NPUH/IMG_5102.JPG Home - Day 90: Cheap Sushi, Expensive Whisky We were the only ones in the bar! But on a cold and wet Monday night, I'm not really surprised. I hope more people go here as it's a pretty great place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481505649270-AIA9ZRSZS7WN497MUDVO/IMG_5105.JPG Home - Day 90: Cheap Sushi, Expensive Whisky BRB, just making a call to the whisky gods on this baby pink phone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481506218905-R8J97O5YGYR070H6EBDT/IMG_5113.JPG Home - Day 90: Cheap Sushi, Expensive Whisky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481506406762-HEKXLFEFBKL0TZLARKLE/IMG_5118.JPG Home - Day 90: Cheap Sushi, Expensive Whisky Where am I? Oh yes, I'm in Sexy Zone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481504995664-H6CRF5N58G48YC3LAC7Q/IMG_5095.JPG Home - Day 90: Cheap Sushi, Expensive Whisky This is one of Adam's favourite places. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481506313552-3BAQDV9HNDZ9K79BKLZP/IMG_5114.JPG Home - Day 90: Cheap Sushi, Expensive Whisky https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/13/12/2016/day-91-meet-the-leafers monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481767509039-S7HA23U2HB6A0JXELU36/IMG_5131.JPG Home - Day 91: Meet The Leafers Hooray for self timers and mini tripods! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481767914643-YL6OZQSQGY95IAVQGS92/IMG_5149.JPG Home - Day 91: Meet The Leafers A leafer in full effect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481768048359-BFVW330Z6SBLUPFOAED2/IMG_5146.JPG Home - Day 91: Meet The Leafers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481766862203-MRG2NRV8JJ0QIGO74IK4/IMG_5126.JPG Home - Day 91: Meet The Leafers Picnic spread for two. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481769036186-ELCIE42W2J4R8BVZVO4K/IMG_5170.JPG Home - Day 91: Meet The Leafers After a long day of leafing, I headed over Vivian's house where Vivian, Kumraz and I drank champagne which Vivian happened to "find" in her fridge and eat some poorly put together snacks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481767007117-O53SC8IV7GBT5QAE36OE/IMG_5124.JPG Home - Day 91: Meet The Leafers We headed to Isetan's food basement to stock up on bits and pieces for the picnic. Doing it like this, we soon realised, was very expensive buuuuut we were already too far into the food purchasing we couldn't turn back now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481768441028-V64SR9MWSY48DNT642TM/IMG_5159.JPG Home - Day 91: Meet The Leafers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481767573374-UYFK06PQ7YNJ4ENHA717/IMG_5133.JPG Home - Day 91: Meet The Leafers I saw a whole bunch of people taking photos of these so I thought I would join them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481767783880-V5YSN1YNHM7VNDL7YMCO/IMG_5143.JPG Home - Day 91: Meet The Leafers In love with this spot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481767386706-D41XH44TI9H4WBPNNK9X/IMG_5129.JPG Home - Day 91: Meet The Leafers Adam loves his yakitori. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481767659779-8A43KTAD2LGB3Y1A1RZG/IMG_5140.JPG Home - Day 91: Meet The Leafers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481768577241-FBFY1Z3VZXYXXRZ5YF6C/IMG_5155.JPG Home - Day 91: Meet The Leafers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481768160743-KNSKY6PZT9XNOB6TSXPQ/IMG_5152.JPG Home - Day 91: Meet The Leafers Another leafer in full effect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481768339756-AEFCGKBSJV2E5Q2LFDZW/IMG_5157.JPG Home - Day 91: Meet The Leafers https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/21/12/2016/day-96-visiting-the-fam-in-utsunomiya monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482658916469-2RJB95SIPTGM7H89N37A/IMG_5352.JPG Home - Day 96: Visiting The Fam In Utsunomiya Patiently waiting for the train. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482475751595-07Q4VO6TN3IOU0HWOAIF/IMG_5339.JPG Home - Day 96: Visiting The Fam In Utsunomiya The train cleaning lady ready for action. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482475965526-MM2PYAUKJXEW2L1Y46KI/IMG_5343.JPG Home - Day 96: Visiting The Fam In Utsunomiya This restaurant gets their fish from Tsukiji and transport it to the restaurant every day. Lunch ended up being about $18 which was actually amazing considering how good it was. After lots of waving good bye, we headed back to the station and jumped on our train bound for Sendai. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482659346026-JEBJN7P4E76WBDJ47NXV/IMG_5367.JPG Home - Day 96: Visiting The Fam In Utsunomiya https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482475467055-OKJX1P413JD1IIV3SRF5/IMG_5337.JPG Home - Day 96: Visiting The Fam In Utsunomiya Adam fanning out over these shinkansens. He has both of these in model form on his desk at home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482475861437-JM795A8KCWQIGMS3GU67/IMG_5341.JPG Home - Day 96: Visiting The Fam In Utsunomiya So enamoured were we with the katsu sando from yesterday that we bought one each today and ditched the ekiben. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482659322490-KUZV3F3NDCKFU6IM3MNY/IMG_5372.JPG Home - Day 96: Visiting The Fam In Utsunomiya Grill boyz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482659040326-9UJWWWRKUPMB62NU1JCB/IMG_5347.JPG Home - Day 96: Visiting The Fam In Utsunomiya We met up with Sachiko, my aunt who isn't really my aunt but my Dad's cousin. Does that make her my second cousin? Anyway, we met up with her, her daughters Seira and Riri, Seira's boyfriend and Kunchan (Sachiko's mum) for a sushi lunch near the station. It was so nice to see them and it was pretty convenient that they could speak a bit of English too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482659090940-M6XDHUVVOUU2Y2SRZZ2E/IMG_5360.JPG Home - Day 96: Visiting The Fam In Utsunomiya Kunchan packed us a snack pack with these rice balls and some senbei. So good! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482659164318-T7G3SONUAG0G6E2K4SO0/IMG_5361.JPG Home - Day 96: Visiting The Fam In Utsunomiya It was a rainy night in Sendai and the gyutan (beef tongue) restaurant we had planned to go to was closed that night so we had to try and find another spot. Fortunately there are a tonne of gyutan restaurants in Sendai so we found one pretty easily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482659494202-7IPNIW3Q01EVYV6WAOUH/IMG_5373.JPG Home - Day 96: Visiting The Fam In Utsunomiya After drinking our fair share of wine, we found ourselves a conbini (of course), some snacks and crashed in our comfortable hotel bed awaiting tomorrow's hangover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482659446647-XJK3VZAIP35XP70F1YAT/IMG_5375.JPG Home - Day 96: Visiting The Fam In Utsunomiya At least we weren't the most drunk people at this place. The guy directly in front was well asleep and the guy to the right had a sleep while his girlfriend chowed down on some noodle soup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482659417062-K3M7850FE1ZSM4T8P00E/IMG_5371.JPG Home - Day 96: Visiting The Fam In Utsunomiya We didn't want to go straight back to the hotel so we found a wine bar not too far from us. It was a dangerous place because they offered all you can drink wine for ¥1300 for 100 minutes. Of course we said yes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482659290618-U46W07DPEHCYU7OHV897/IMG_5366.JPG Home - Day 96: Visiting The Fam In Utsunomiya Gyutan sits in a big pile and the old boy places them on the grill as the orders come in. For such a small place with such a small menu there were a large number of staff. Odd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482475610050-TI2NGYBRHSX45AYVCR0M/IMG_5331.JPG Home - Day 96: Visiting The Fam In Utsunomiya Another early(ish) start. This is the bridge that goes over the train tracks to our station. I think these ladies are volunteers who help to keep the bridge clean or something? Not sure, but there is a photo of them in their orange jackets on the bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482659195673-99SKEJG1OLLZ4NQYWOMQ/IMG_5363.JPG Home - Day 96: Visiting The Fam In Utsunomiya The guys here do gyutan sets and that's about it. Small or large. That's about the level of choice you get. Makes it easy for someone as indecisive as me. The set comes with a few slices of gyutan, pickles, rice and ox tail soup. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/21/12/2016/day-98-ever-tried-japanese-wine monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483232091347-EAFD0WKXL8D61SYFFAQO/IMG_5427.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? ... And then designing our own bottle label! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483232331963-95KX3N1IEHNBBEECP4CJ/IMG_5430.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? After we were done, the owner wanted to get a photo of us so I decided I would too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483233394278-HC9HTZOKMLR7OQYCGC0N/IMG_5491.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? New nails! Conveniently I was about to book a nail appointment at Fast Nail on the train ride home because my gels had grown out and were looking super weird. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483233763853-XRPISOSTX4XT34GU38RG/IMG_5454.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483231780983-Z96APMMO2PBWMFPAGORQ/IMG_5422.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? We paid to bottle our own wine which involved pouring some wine from a barrel into a blank wine bottle... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483232555026-4AUWC84NRQU88MC8GRCN/IMG_5436.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? Grape covers. They cover all the grapes manually which must take them ages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483232739953-9SC71KKIU57YZ5M5D586/IMG_5443.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? The tasting dish. We quickly discovered that Japanese wines aren't really to our taste so what was meant to be a wined up afternoon was actually about 15 minutes of us trying to find a wine we actually liked. No wins there. At least we saw Yone (a kind of well known Japanese photographer) there. That was kind of exciting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483233034750-041KUVRUNJH0VED7PPWJ/IMG_5446.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? There's snow on those mountains in the background! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483232452023-I2TZXDJIZ68K65MVF7FC/IMG_5435.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483172365366-02IF131E96AKPOD8SZP6/IMG_5419.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? Japanese grappa, anybody? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483234024936-G2N0A567EBCRD4DH9FK3/IMG_5455.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? We cooked up a soy nabe for dinner because it's simple, cheap and healthy. A winner on all counts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483075626122-ZU3EB140VRZUSCOR6MM1/IMG_5417.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? About an hour and a half from Tokyo is Yamanashishi, where a bunch of wineries can be found. Shirayuri Winery is one place which offers tours in English if you make a reservation. They were so cute when we arrived – the owner greeted us and spoke a little bit of English and he was super excited that we came all the way to visit his winery. He'd arranged for the winemaker to show us around as she spoke some English. The grow their vines differently here because they get a lot of rain so this kind of set up is best for their grapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483232696420-23VURYHIRVMD0ZALKPGR/IMG_5441.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? We'd heard about this magical place called Buda No Oka where they have an all you can taste wine cave where you can sample around 1000 Japanese wines for ¥1,100. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483232072170-L7H0DZVR97211YXPZ23W/IMG_5425.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483233405448-6DWKZLOZ8V5TJZY7805O/IMG_5448.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483234047756-XIIMT0GWR0OWYQ84PW7O/IMG_5457.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? The wine we made! W https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483233082464-XN1IMNFDPLHD5IDLKJAA/IMG_5447.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? Adam actually looks scary in this photo. Scary and about 45. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483074868254-LB0044KPNC45PDO3QWYJ/IMG_5413.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? I am very into the train design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483233737950-INTIUU2HLIRE1OZ3ER95/IMG_5453.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? We finished up just after lunchtime so were able to get to Tokyo before 5pm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483232226154-GQ72GEDM6YP3X44KYZCM/IMG_5428.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? You can select the label you want to design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1483075535498-N4FWPHYLRDRCUCCJXGEG/IMG_5418.JPG Home - Day 98: Ever Tried Japanese Wine? Koshu is the typical grape they use. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/16/12/2016/day-94-cooking-school monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481854914092-C2OCNDDMC6C87SUHKQ6B/IMG_5254.JPG Home - Day 94: Cooking School Me taking great care in mixing the rice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481855806464-8GX3UNFLGWXQ1208UKDY/IMG_5270.JPG Home - Day 94: Cooking School There was a happy hour here until 6pm so there were a few people taking advantage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481855522676-5QLR1QXHWIMDG00WWTMT/IMG_5267.JPG Home - Day 94: Cooking School The entrees we made. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481855657850-1BUA0Y8BOW2T2DGVTFK3/IMG_5268.JPG Home - Day 94: Cooking School Fancy rice. The best thing is that we got leftovers to eat the next day/when we got home. This was a super fun afternoon, if you're keen on doing a cooking class in Tokyo let me know and I can put you in touch with them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481855008579-2F2RAF5CJ72CG131K6GW/IMG_5258.JPG Home - Day 94: Cooking School Plating up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481855290687-ODNUS5EPNXH8JQDWSS7D/IMG_5264.JPG Home - Day 94: Cooking School What am I even doing? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481854814073-7HRJJAYRYZ2KAUQQT17T/IMG_5252.JPG Home - Day 94: Cooking School Adam making tamago-yaki. It's haaaaard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481855360224-87KGDRODXOB6DJZ3KUR5/IMG_5266.JPG Home - Day 94: Cooking School The view from the balcony. See Mt Fuji in the background? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481854222013-O84YSTKKNU2NQDWNJK43/IMG_5236.JPG Home - Day 94: Cooking School Adam learning how to properly prepare rice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481854736785-UB948FKB43NW1ZNBE0NR/IMG_5249.JPG Home - Day 94: Cooking School Serious concentration right here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481856046475-5EI59QCXD37J967GNYQE/IMG_5273.JPG Home - Day 94: Cooking School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481855121701-XGPSMN037QVGFXWUQBXE/IMG_5260.JPG Home - Day 94: Cooking School Ta-da! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481855979621-4348D5A3WSQJY6A7GQ3D/IMG_5272.JPG Home - Day 94: Cooking School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482315603468-8G6KLTJMYT712BWD3TOW/IMG_5242.JPG Home - Day 94: Cooking School Fried tofu. I was in the process of finally chopping this for the rice dish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481855724248-21FHHUT1N9VO3TDQVWBC/IMG_5269.JPG Home - Day 94: Cooking School After the class we decided to celebrate the day's success with ¥300 drinks down the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481854414386-CSHJUD1Q7C6WESHB6S2E/IMG_5238.JPG Home - Day 94: Cooking School Frankly terrifying cutting methods. I tried this but feared for my fingers and travel insurance so ended up cheating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481854605831-9HY9WU2IHJN7Q25HDNJE/IMG_5244.JPG Home - Day 94: Cooking School These faces say "we're a little too excited about the whole thing." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481855885555-6BF2IP1ZHMXC1RF3BA8N/IMG_5271.JPG Home - Day 94: Cooking School We then headed to SuperDeluxe in Roppongi for an arts and music showcase called This & That. While it's not 100% my thing, it's pretty great they have this kind of night for people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481855197399-E4LWZ0D531O6NFLPVF54/IMG_5261.JPG Home - Day 94: Cooking School Food photo shoot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481856132215-AT2MNMHCNJPFWNJ5976D/IMG_5274.JPG Home - Day 94: Cooking School https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/16/12/2016/day-93-snow-day monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481853108641-R9PDBKPSAKNO7SF99U2C/IMG_5205.JPG Home - Day 93: Snow Day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481853354271-PW0EOL2649AHCO7E3IV2/IMG_5211.JPG Home - Day 93: Snow Day! My most probable response: "Shut up Adam and take a photo of me with the snow." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481852783936-JECIBRLUJPCYYR8VR9GA/IMG_5188.JPG Home - Day 93: Snow Day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481852992378-EY3VQESX9DOCA3KY2LIA/IMG_5199.JPG Home - Day 93: Snow Day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481854053518-4VF1ABGH5AYE4INF2UVZ/IMG_5234.JPG Home - Day 93: Snow Day! Team cosy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481853206097-0EDLS3O442BMUGX804JR/IMG_5195.JPG Home - Day 93: Snow Day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481853474720-D39SANQW52WZ8J5XCTW4/IMG_5219.JPG Home - Day 93: Snow Day! Just down the road from the park was a burger place called Crown House. It's actually owned by the Freshness Burger chain but does more premium burgers and looks more like an individually owned burger shop. We needed to defrost from the cold so burgers in the warmth seemed like a good idea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481853635931-NG95N3K9LT1TIPBRUKBR/IMG_5223.JPG Home - Day 93: Snow Day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481852880655-P89BLBAGD9FVAMYGAVJP/IMG_5190.JPG Home - Day 93: Snow Day! Adam needed to do some shopping in Kichijoji so we thought it would be a great idea to go to Inokashira Park and take photos of the snow. It would have been a better idea if we had warmer clothes because we were clearly not dressed for the weather. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481852699379-Z9ODYRA85TP039RY7BDX/IMG_5184.JPG Home - Day 93: Snow Day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481853986578-I17TVM2SU3DTV72UW2MP/IMG_5233.JPG Home - Day 93: Snow Day! We were meant to meet some friends who were in Tokyo from Sydney but it was so cold I couldn't bear to leave the house again. The only thing I was going to do was eat this glorious soy milk nabe and watch Terrace House (surprise, surprise). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481853766943-L4H1DY8LA4XU8H63XWQK/IMG_5226.JPG Home - Day 93: Snow Day! The walk back to the station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481853868942-I9M04R7S9EI7ERQL8LI5/IMG_5227.JPG Home - Day 93: Snow Day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481853307869-3ZXL4FUM7KCZFHEKRWXL/IMG_5206.JPG Home - Day 93: Snow Day! Adam is probably saying something along the lines of "Phi, I can't feel my hands. Can we get lunch now?" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481853387191-TBQBK57VQNO61SFPWARM/IMG_5217.JPG Home - Day 93: Snow Day! Exhibit A. Don't worry, I am wearing thermal tights under my jeans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481853682635-8W1YMHB6WH3F3E8VPMEO/IMG_5230.JPG Home - Day 93: Snow Day! Looks like a proper burger, no? Pretty good for a chain store. Shout outs to the potatoes from Hokkaido too. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/9/12/2016/day-89-a-full-english-breakfast monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481255388881-GEH0OA2AF7CN346EZ7X7/IMG_5062.JPG Home - Day 89: A Full English Breakfast Bit cold to eat outside but it'd be nice to do that on a warmer day. I'm also aware that this comment is superfluous but I really didn't know what to say. I guess I kept this photo in to "set the scene". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481255896088-4GW66R8HZD9KD4KTAU9V/IMG_5066.JPG Home - Day 89: A Full English Breakfast I'm into the font of this hotel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481256019075-VZGUJ05K1DI5WC1SLD48/IMG_5067.JPG Home - Day 89: A Full English Breakfast I also appreciate the colours of the MIKI building which I didn't seem to be able to capture very well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481255686589-U429TQIMGAHV3KQRO034/IMG_5064.JPG Home - Day 89: A Full English Breakfast While we were walking back to Shibuya about ten Ferraris driving by. Faaaancy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481255598105-0WQKK8YMY9KN24OP9UBK/IMG_5059.JPG Home - Day 89: A Full English Breakfast We sat around chatting about the ins and outs of camel's milk (among other things) for about three hours until they not-so-subtly got us to leave by bringing us the cheque we didn't ask for. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481255457340-RS54TZ1TQYGP0EA810YK/IMG_5063.JPG Home - Day 89: A Full English Breakfast Same with this jolly old chap here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481255797302-OTFMT2TNBH4D90PJMFEJ/IMG_5065.JPG Home - Day 89: A Full English Breakfast The leafy walk back to Shibuya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481256081378-1XBEZ57336O38H2EXY2T/IMG_5068.JPG Home - Day 89: A Full English Breakfast Shibs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481255522900-D135989JZERXG9LA7PBD/IMG_5058.JPG Home - Day 89: A Full English Breakfast Eggs benedict! I honestly can't remember the last time I had this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481256144353-RDTY2830JDQU0PHF6KHT/IMG_5076.JPG Home - Day 89: A Full English Breakfast Back to home base, Meidaimae. I love this little local area. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/5/12/2016/day-87-now-that-was-a-long-karaoke-session monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481156453585-WYG39ZC0HNPU3P7VO4A9/IMG_5040.JPG Home - Day 87: Now That Was A Long Karaoke Session Speaking of which, this is me murdering Taylor Swift's New Romantics. It was my homage to Terrace House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480924934869-RR94HZEWHAX18WOWP7H9/IMG_5020.JPG Home - Day 87: Now That Was A Long Karaoke Session There's this newish mall called NEWoMan and while it has an awkward name (I just picture a 90s style hair shampoo commercial with a woman turning around to the camera announcing "I feel like a newwwww woman"), it's actually a really great place with a tonne of beautifully designed stores filled with lots of things I want to buy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481156268165-R86DREX7O625YILMOZQ8/IMG_5036.JPG Home - Day 87: Now That Was A Long Karaoke Session Vincent with said mega dessert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481156358299-XBAIZVA3KAKDXIWG19EM/IMG_5038.JPG Home - Day 87: Now That Was A Long Karaoke Session Photos at karaoke are allowed. Videos are a no-no. No one wants to hear their god-awful rendition of Taylor Swift's New Romantics. No one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480924878217-8GA1GKDSGRV2HO8AZOTE/IMG_5019.JPG Home - Day 87: Now That Was A Long Karaoke Session The glamorous hallway to our apartment (our door is on the left). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481156091235-M6K410QYLY8SNW0VR7MH/IMG_5033.JPG Home - Day 87: Now That Was A Long Karaoke Session Fried chicken and sashimi. A match made in izakaya heaven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481155785115-BIGCMFGG1HYTMH66E4OE/IMG_5025.JPG Home - Day 87: Now That Was A Long Karaoke Session After buying a jumper (I am still in desperate need of warmer clothes) I headed home and prepared myself for the night ahead. Ukon no Chikara is a turmeric based drink which is said to help prevent/cure hangovers. I don't know if this is true but I wasn't taking the risk so I had an ukon before we left the house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481155865131-N4F1FCLS3HOJS16CA9T2/IMG_5026.JPG Home - Day 87: Now That Was A Long Karaoke Session We headed to Shimokitazawa which isn't too far from our house for some pre-izakaya drinks. Though it was a little chilly we sat outside at Cage (literally in a cage) and met our future karaoke buddies. This place would be perfect for warm nights in Tokyo, less so in the winter months for obvious reasons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1480924764522-J1U5JLEPO7G3C6QQM0QH/IMG_5018.JPG Home - Day 87: Now That Was A Long Karaoke Session My thing here is "one activity a day" so I ventured out in the afternoon to Shinjuku. This is the not so exciting view from outside our front door We overlook a highway but fortunately our main windows don't face this so we don't hear the sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481156338258-FEFZJRQB6IDIJDN24N3U/IMG_5037.JPG Home - Day 87: Now That Was A Long Karaoke Session Off to karaoke we go. We went to Cote D'azur because it's well priced and the name is pretty fantastic. After a bit of negotiating we got a free plan which involves all you can drink and all you can sing. It's a dangerous combination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481155918955-B46W85TTRF3YRZYMS53O/IMG_5042.JPG Home - Day 87: Now That Was A Long Karaoke Session We had a reservation at Shirube which is a popular izakaya serving lots of seafood. I love me a bit of mackerel and this one was torched right at our table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481156163669-M9Z1UTCYFADU0VFWS3L9/IMG_5034.JPG Home - Day 87: Now That Was A Long Karaoke Session Shirube gang. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481155713414-BIDHBPVJ958624TAJGDW/IMG_5021.JPG Home - Day 87: Now That Was A Long Karaoke Session Even the bathrooms are nice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481156020985-5KP8HF4CZS2SNK2E1Z60/IMG_5031.JPG Home - Day 87: Now That Was A Long Karaoke Session After the grilling I was asked to squeeze the lemon on the fish. I must have done a good job (!!) because the waiter congratulated my skills by saying "nice lemon". Could this be my future calling? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1481156217359-CCBKHJ5BEPAKW32LFR3V/IMG_5035.JPG Home - Day 87: Now That Was A Long Karaoke Session And the mega dessert which came out at the end. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/18/12/2016/day-95-kobe-beef-in-kobe monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482062231376-CFT9T6CRIHKZP2P6B8C1/IMG_5288.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe Made it to Kobe! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482223465507-Y9H2WLW8FNJKJNUWIO96/IMG_5311.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe We accidentally found ourselves in Chinatown. If we weren't so full of steak I would have 100% done some snacking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482062163915-K6R5IYWBNDPGCRZF53UA/IMG_5287.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe OMG shinkansen themed ekiben! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482062483719-XNA9VK1015EZLT12OOAF/IMG_5297.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe The first cut of steak which you dip into the various sauces. Plain old salt was actually my favourite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482062323197-H8FXXDSUJAVOEEB3951M/IMG_5304.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe The glorious steak. They sit it in front of you for a while so you can marvel in its marbled glory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482218805722-4B705CGDOVJFM7SDON58/IMG_5302.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe Ice cream for dessert. The lady next to us got a special birthday dessert and started crying, actually it was more bawling when she got it. She was so touched (and maybe a little boozed?) that she started crying uncontrollably. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482219232924-7L3V1R6UWCSZJ0ZFH3XM/IMG_5308.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482061961216-E5HQ3SXC4EDDGGO9JFC7/IMG_5280.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe About to board our Shinkansen to Kobe. We had reserved seats but it turns out there was a miscommunication and the ticket guy gave us tickets for the week before, which was a bit of a pain. Halfway through the trip we had to embarrassingly move from what we thought were our seats into a very busy unreserved section. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482377814707-S3H8708ONEX0YLFU970K/IMG_5321.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482316827339-XKXJDQUKZLZ5PQ1YNO4V/IMG_5313.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482377372390-HQEF0U9G4FY9G7BRP9LH/IMG_5317.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe Before jumping back on the Shinkansen, we headed up the cable car to get a view of Kobe. It's not cheap but you can see a waterfall on the way up and once you get to the top there are some nice gardens to hang out in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482218949891-9L48IHHJKL590KDFY2ZH/IMG_5305.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe After lunch we decided to walk around Kobe to see what was around. Truth be told, there wasn't all that much but I did see this guy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482219100165-NIPVO3JYIUEZXDZX5Q0P/IMG_5306.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe And a statue of Elvis who plays songs every half hour or something. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482062286607-34LF9BZQD38D9MJ5RYCB/IMG_5289.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe We'd booked lunch at Wakkoqu, a Kobe beef restaurant which had good reviews. It was tucked away in this depressing mall near to the station but was pretty full when we showed up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482061942044-Q1GIHGYS6FIO9TVP2CEC/IMG_5285.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe We also found a place that did ekiben so that was breakfast sorted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482061888018-C88HQBXM14GDNGPRJ1S2/IMG_5282.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe Train snacks! Our shinkansen left so early that the ekiben (train bento boxes) stores weren't open so we had to make do with bakery treats. This katsu sando was probably one of the best ones I've ever had. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482062086521-VCIZ4E1S144VX6VGNYPE/IMG_5286.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482062530814-2937SQOBB7O8DFKEUYT4/IMG_5300.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe We paid a bit extra for the garlic fried rice. It was good but I never go nuts for fried rice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482378024668-WWDQNJCMZJIILWDJ8PJ9/IMG_5327.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe Heading back "home" to Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482062012748-6W2CFWJ11QEMW3UJNHMS/IMG_5283.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482062439913-UGYVTMKBZ26A2197GW7B/IMG_5293.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe He cuts of the fatty bit and uses that to cook with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482377093848-OLUL0PKY128KC6B4TRAB/IMG_5751.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482062378929-3WHN20VXTI4WV77YULIH/IMG_5292.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe The starter: cream of mushroom soup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482223350535-SJBUQSO8CIMFHHLWM5QK/IMG_5309.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe Little girl waving good bye to the ships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1482377772507-K2L75TQKNDSXIAPTBV4Q/IMG_5318.JPG Home - Day 95: Kobe Beef In Kobe Chasing waterfalls. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/22/1/2017/day-103-roast-chicken-in-tokyo monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485311304641-M0FP7LYRA8PPOSS716I5/IMG_5688.JPG Home - Day 103: Roast Chicken In Tokyo?! It's hard to make chicken look good but trust me when I say it was. The fries also deserve an honourable mention too. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/22/1/2017/day-113-sugar-high-followed-by-a-sugar-crash monthly 0.5 2017-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485919900971-ZATUTNCND8QXRUZWLZQY/IMG_5943.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) They had police set up at the crossings ensuring people didn't stop to take photos which leads me to ask, "if you can't take photos of an illumination, did it even illuminate?" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485919952035-UUYKFQ86N5G9ALXTW0KX/IMG_5944.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) We met up with Vivian "for a coffee" at the famous Dominique Ansel bakery in Tokyo (this guy was famous for the cronut which spawned all manner of croissant/doughnut variations) before she had to go to work. What was meant to be a coffee turned in to a whooooole lot of sweet treats which left me feeling satisfied and somewhat ill. This cookie was potentially one of the best cookies I've ever had in my life. Chewy and chocolatey, it's the kind of cookie I would totally dunk into some milk. But no matter because they have that sorted here too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488881845886-CF0GV1Z3WQCEVFLFX89H/IMG_5967.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) Sushi eventually calmed me down and sushi roulette was a bit of fun (even though we didn't win).  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485919468321-83IZ5CXQ72I2MDY52GMZ/IMG_5937.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) Going up... in United Arrows AKA one of my favourite shops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485919090405-5LDD7ZL50094P3VN9TB6/IMG_5926.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) Come to me you sweet thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485919674596-LSNZRDJV273YZ36EYCXR/IMG_5939.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) Beep, beep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485919222033-CYZWIWU8ZBIIKVJKDOGQ/IMG_5933.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) The sun sets quite early in December so even though this was about 3pm, it felt way later. We just wandered the streets of Omotesando for a little while. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485918837687-ETXXHVM8IC0AU56Y00O9/IMG_5924.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) After ordering Jun Hasegawa's limited edition burger the last time we were here, we had to go classic with the ShackBurger and fries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485919820380-04CLOMKXEPEDENLRZD62/IMG_5941.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) Bape kids is the only Bape stuff I can get behind. Especially when it involved a "ball pit" filled with foam bananas. I wanted to get a photo of me in said pit but was too embarrassed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485919605385-CRUAFVHK42FCN6NXBYHF/IMG_5938.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488881712779-T1KXJ35MVJFWDSLRSM7N/IMG_5964.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) Eyeing this bad boy off. A portable yakitori grill!  https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485918955185-4NM87KBIBX7OONCO1RKG/IMG_5927.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) A very attractive photo of the happy couple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485919364834-SKN1DTONR7FQLGEBK2GX/IMG_5935.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485918758133-QJQ7WANOINEHH5D9TAWD/IMG_5930.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) No lines, no worries. It wasn't a super cold day so we were able to sit out on the deck (under some heaters). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485918765651-7L49UKH857DIHKKDGIQ4/IMG_5923.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) Waiting patiently for our order... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485920212030-2SCW6Z56LWVUUC0E8XCQ/IMG_5952.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) Behold the cookie shot. A cookie cup filled to the brim with vanilla milk. More than a novelty, this thing was so delicious I wish I wasn't so full from my coffee and the cookie and the frozen s'mores to enjoy them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485919711981-XBGQQYQMTUKSMQEGRRQU/IMG_5940.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) There's this shop that specialises in these toys. A whole shop for this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485920073896-PH88SVWDQ0OC3QQ970J8/IMG_5948.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) The frozen s'mores are another popular item here. Vanilla ice cream covered in chocolate flakes covered in marshmallow and then blow-torched to a crispy, burny level of deliciousness. Served to you on an actual, real life stick, it's kind of what I imagine American kids camping would have eaten. Only fancier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485920176762-L76LBG2Z3JPR7J6S8MVJ/IMG_5950.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) S'more me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485919428216-SVVXAS51SZ85NEN2CRG8/IMG_5936.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) It's funny, you can be on a crazy busy street one moment and then walk two streets over and it's super quiet and residential. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488881842234-7ABZU9NYNUCO0OQED9FS/IMG_5965.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) Still full from all that sugar, we decided to keep dinner simple at old fave, Uobei. Though, still hepped up on sugar, when some douchebag pushed in front of everyone in the line, Adam and I let him have it. I should know better than to argue with idiots but I didn't want him to get away with pushing in without any consequence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485919096282-HAR2UB4RX2SQETMC1S81/IMG_5932.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) A quiet day in burger town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485920048352-WWKLHWD3808F7ECDA6PP/IMG_5946.JPG Home - Day 113: Sugar High (Followed By A Sugar Crash) Sugar gang. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/22/1/2017/day-104-coffee-kings monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485311825304-17O156QFN45TVBDJ154I/IMG_5698.JPG Home - Day 104: Coffee Kings After lunch Kumraz took me to this impressive cafe about a ten minute walk from the restaurant. Factory & Labo is set up in this huge warehouse-like space and is set over two floors with their coffee roastery taking up a big chunk of the space. If you look at the top photo the baristas wear lab coats and when they are making the coffees, they put them on this section which lights up. Kumraz asked one of them what it was all about and he said that they were heat lamps set to keep the coffee at the perfect temperature while they were making it. Well, well... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485312104624-1UYPAK8NSJQEOCJBSUIL/IMG_5703.JPG Home - Day 104: Coffee Kings I'm amazed they can have this huge space for coffee in the middle of Tokyo. I really liked it here and if I can bare spending that much money on coffee again, I would definitely do it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485311903687-Z3AHFBB5V19UL963KHL1/IMG_5696.JPG Home - Day 104: Coffee Kings Okay, so the coffees are anything but cheap here. I think my ice latte was about ¥700 or something. But I suppose nobody kicks you out if you've been there a while which meant we could chat for a goof hour or so on their comfy couches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485311793842-VJQM596AILP555LVCEAT/IMG_5695.JPG Home - Day 104: Coffee Kings I am Sophia and I approve the name of this apartment building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485312267380-0GPYFFXUDUY7VKHOBB3H/IMG_5704.JPG Home - Day 104: Coffee Kings His doughnuts were delicious (I loved the cinnamon ones) and you should definitely try the weekly special flavour he makes too. Apparently the owner (pictured) was a designer who decided to quit his job and open up a little doughnut shop. Good work, dear man!   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485311460093-XWBOWG83U1N3UBYZMK6A/IMG_5692.JPG Home - Day 104: Coffee Kings It's not the prettiest of things, I know, but I enjoyed it. A healthy dose of pickles, salmon and mayo was exactly what I needed. Also, I don't hate those martini sandwich spikes either. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485312035697-GPKNIZUZMZCDFCCE2OPZ/IMG_5701.JPG Home - Day 104: Coffee Kings The serious coffee machine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485311614751-O1U5IXJUCOGB4U13T09S/IMG_5694.JPG Home - Day 104: Coffee Kings See, it's kind of lodge-y? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485312244896-4T1ME181N1HLLHSW3G35/IMG_5706.JPG Home - Day 104: Coffee Kings Kumraz then took me for some fresh made doughnuts. Now I am not one of those people that go crazy for doughnuts but this guys makes some gooooood doughnuts. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/22/1/2017/day-105-whats-a-burger-without-fries monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485318814256-07QFH4WLYLOXP0AGHAW8/IMG_5715.JPG Home - Day 105: What's A Burger Without Fries? They keep things simple here. You either get a cheese burger or a double cheeseburger. That's it. I like it. Unfortunately and confusingly, they didn't have fries at the time which led me to ask "what's a burger without fries?!". Sadly, not 100% satisfying but definitely way more healthier, I suppose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485643837632-EZZULG6UTC8O80KSYOBC/IMG_5714.JPG Home - Day 105: What's A Burger Without Fries? She's a simple burger, but so very, very good. While the bun looks like it could be crunchy (ew) it's actually super soft and holds everything together, like the matriarch of the burger family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485319176620-52ZHYSKYH05BPOXRWW4N/IMG_5725.JPG Home - Day 105: What's A Burger Without Fries? Ah Japan, the only place in the world I drink Starbucks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485318909522-1JWQTTH4LRUBBXE5V7K2/IMG_5716.JPG Home - Day 105: What's A Burger Without Fries? Henry's isn't exactly 'baby friendly" but we made do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485319035738-7JFBM85F6XQPGUGTTCMP/IMG_5828.JPG Home - Day 105: What's A Burger Without Fries? The coolest FamilyMart in town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485319012463-VV4NSERI5D96APLU549J/IMG_5718.JPG Home - Day 105: What's A Burger Without Fries? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485319134478-1ZEL98JJV5JYY9NIKQCB/IMG_5722.JPG Home - Day 105: What's A Burger Without Fries? After a really quick lunch at Henry's we headed to Starbucks for a seasonal coffee (apple pie this time) and to give Anri his birthday present. We got him a little Shinkansen card with some money in it and a whale shark toy from Okinawa. We didn't realise this but the whale had a ring pull and then you pulled it the toy would vibrate. It shocked all of us, especially Anri who wasn't about it at all and shortly after this photo was taken started crying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485319291848-NPG6Z0L3COYIVQB672RF/IMG_5723.JPG Home - Day 105: What's A Burger Without Fries? Aaaaand just doing some more accidental Terrace House stalking. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/22/1/2017/day-119-the-final-day monthly 0.5 2017-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489815387064-WP0QKSCXY3JGK6LP220E/IMG_6121.JPG Home - Day 119: The Final Day The final meal in Tokyo. Golden Brown is one of my favourite burgers in Tokyo. It may seem like an odd choice for a final meal (like, why didn't we get something Japanese), but I feel like we'd been in Japan for two months so we'd already gotten our fill of everything we could possibly want. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489815221566-RKL8MCTZABK69QPK1CRA/IMG_6116.JPG Home - Day 119: The Final Day We packed up our little apartment which became home for the past six weeks and then made our way to Shinjuku where we decided to post our suitcases to the airport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489816761763-A2ZPQYB2YEMRQL1A7X5J/IMG_6154.JPG Home - Day 119: The Final Day Home! We landed to a not-so-warm Sydney with our rice cooker intact. I like how our bags fly business but we do not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489815678342-OM4MHMR9FZNQ9WYECHHN/IMG_6133.JPG Home - Day 119: The Final Day We met up with the ever-present So and Tiia for a final drink and last minute yakitori at this outdoor space called 246 Common which is a communal space made up of lots of little vendors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489816502130-N1MNXNXUO0STYNWZNS4A/IMG_6138.JPG Home - Day 119: The Final Day For two people that didn't really do any shopping over the last few months, we somehow ended up with a crap tonne of luggage. So much so that when we landed in Sydney, we accidentally left one of our bags on the carousel and had already left the airport before we realised. Iiiiiidiots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489816566514-OPXUKK3JO3VAC8WQKNXK/IMG_6152.JPG Home - Day 119: The Final Day Some last minute blog uploading before boarding. I didn't realise but the lounge in Tokyo has massage chairs! I only found this out 10 minutes before we had to board. BOO. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489815223149-CH4MYIGPRF5NLV1BT5RP/IMG_6117.JPG Home - Day 119: The Final Day Japan has this amazing baggage service where they will transport your bags to the airport. This means no lugging your bags around like a schmuck all day. It costs a little bit (maybe like ¥2000 per bag) but it's so worth it if you want to actually do things on your last day. Plus, not having to deal with it on the trains is a real bonus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489815953767-RNT2RHKJXX238RVWWSLE/IMG_6151.JPG Home - Day 119: The Final Day Rokurinsha (aka one of Tokyo's best tsukemen) is in the airport, so we decided to share a bowl before heading to the lounge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489815647762-1VDTTCCXOP79KFLVVUHB/IMG_6131.JPG Home - Day 119: The Final Day Aaaaand looking over the mess of Shibuya. I wonder when the construction will be finished. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489816690354-F3TS6ZRCCFIPDU4PY1CM/IMG_6142.JPG Home - Day 119: The Final Day Almost time for take off! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489815864067-ZSGGYEAYGBJ549TV0EO4/IMG_6139.JPG Home - Day 119: The Final Day It's time to go to the airport. Wahhhhhh! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489815836500-WR3N6YXD0IJVP88RGI0U/IMG_6135.JPG Home - Day 119: The Final Day You can grab German, Mexican, Japanese, fish and chips plus a whole lot of different street foods here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489815268452-UZAZUI0D38C2WMNQB5JH/IMG_6119.JPG Home - Day 119: The Final Day It's weird, I can spend hours just looking at shops and doing not that much on usual days in Tokyo. But when it's the final day I always feel so lost and I can't think of anything to do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489815491966-MDPMZACT8FKYFVWFI11P/IMG_6130.JPG Home - Day 119: The Final Day Passing time playing Mario Kart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489816650402-JGNT2KIB75LI9YKQLKQ9/IMG_6143.JPG Home - Day 119: The Final Day Ironic because neither of us can sleep on planes. I'm always jealous of people who can. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/22/1/2017/day-112-did-someone-say-free-chocolate monthly 0.5 2017-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485917951155-W26CPZAYIN2M410XMXI6/IMG_5908.JPG Home - Day 112: Did Someone Say Free Chocolate?! With only a few days left we headed into Shibuya to do some last minute Christmas shopping. In hindsight this coffee cup garbage bin would have been a great addition to our future study. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485917546673-2JDPU69NUHOR3R98W2TJ/IMG_5895.JPG Home - Day 112: Did Someone Say Free Chocolate?! Adam and I just got regular tsukemen, which was really, really good. But I can't help to think what the green curry one would have been like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485917622656-9LALJKHI9RKK3O1PH0XA/IMG_5896.JPG Home - Day 112: Did Someone Say Free Chocolate?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485917697782-YCYKYXFK80E3NB1366UA/IMG_5898.JPG Home - Day 112: Did Someone Say Free Chocolate?! Dat chashu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485918082815-P0TCHPZA1F3D5GTPBNWY/IMG_5909.JPG Home - Day 112: Did Someone Say Free Chocolate?! In Cat Street there was a Ferrero Rocher activation. It looked a bit daunting to walk in but there was someone out front offering free chocolate and ushering people in so we thought why not? We entered this super dark space where we were lead down some stairs into a dark room. We were instructed to place our chocolates (which we'd already eaten... oops) onto this sculpture and then the whole room started to sparkle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485918297201-B5VBF151T1TEFCDK60ZX/IMG_5913.JPG Home - Day 112: Did Someone Say Free Chocolate?! I always wonder how much these activations must cost. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485917485941-BKYVOG5RWKK5VRF3GVF0/IMG_5894.JPG Home - Day 112: Did Someone Say Free Chocolate?! The guys are Bassanova are famous for their green curry tsukemen. Whiiiich I feel like I should have know about before ordering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485917398779-W9J4RDBGYUUOMUJ09XGF/IMG_5893.JPG Home - Day 112: Did Someone Say Free Chocolate?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485918126272-N7ZO7RHWDKALRJLLBJSG/IMG_5912.JPG Home - Day 112: Did Someone Say Free Chocolate?! Upstairs you could order Ferrero chocolate cocktails (we had no cash so no dice for us) and had various Ferrero themed decorations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485917917057-R7MNKQJNUPNSJ0GEM0VH/IMG_5907.JPG Home - Day 112: Did Someone Say Free Chocolate?! Bassanova! I don't think these guys were thrilled about being in my photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485917812911-PCKOA4PD6ZRVT6ALGJB5/IMG_5906.JPG Home - Day 112: Did Someone Say Free Chocolate?! They offer bibs so you don't get soup splashes on your clothes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485917340789-67XEFLIXDZUB6ZQAG3HY/IMG_5892.JPG Home - Day 112: Did Someone Say Free Chocolate?! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485917763485-PUPZJ9H0RYI6TLQ7EC2Y/IMG_5904.JPG Home - Day 112: Did Someone Say Free Chocolate?! Yes, yes, yes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485916580841-FK8Y1TDM0F4H6Y306YXI/IMG_5891.JPG Home - Day 112: Did Someone Say Free Chocolate?! I like walking around suburban streets and checking out the houses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485918318320-NER9DRD5G4DG5ZYCGTZC/IMG_5914.JPG Home - Day 112: Did Someone Say Free Chocolate?! https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/22/1/2017/day-108-dont-go-steaking-my-heart monthly 0.5 2017-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485848398068-U2HYGEKHRL8OP4XQLJ46/IMG_5835.JPG Home - Day 108: Don't Go Steaking My Heart Ordering is simple (made even more simple with an English menu). You order your lunch which costs about $20 and cook your steak on a mini hot plate in front of you. The steak is wonderfully tender and, though I hate this term, is melt in your mouth delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485848475801-0P7PGKK3PGIE8WGXMGRE/IMG_5836.JPG Home - Day 108: Don't Go Steaking My Heart One day there was a house. The next day there wasn't. Things move quickly in Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485848198209-X26WQDWGQVFTNA9MBSCF/IMG_5831.JPG Home - Day 108: Don't Go Steaking My Heart Even at 11.30am there was a bit of a wait. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485848319590-D5H5OG6ZTYMZJ8G0UO6S/IMG_5832.JPG Home - Day 108: Don't Go Steaking My Heart There isn't much else on the menu besides gyukatsu and its accompaniments. But really, the gyukatsu is why you're here. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/22/1/2017/day-111-merry-scam-mas monthly 0.5 2017-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485915988178-X9XG2V04RNC45QMCHB5R/IMG_5874.JPG Home - Day 111: Merry Scam-mas! Can't beat these views. And with all you can eat and drink for about ¥3500 it's a bargain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485916318368-CGWSDUGY3YDIOSL39MNO/IMG_5886.JPG Home - Day 111: Merry Scam-mas! Merry Scam-mas! This was the name of the event so I'm aware this probably makes sense to very few people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485916324947-GV0LZE7T6BXA5XRLR5CA/IMG_5883.JPG Home - Day 111: Merry Scam-mas! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485916399763-H1XFBD0UZ9FC848QHD5F/IMG_5884.JPG Home - Day 111: Merry Scam-mas! Pastel prettiness on the way to the station and more importantly, on the way to BED. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485916090041-K59FRN8QJGGC6O93DOTJ/IMG_5877.JPG Home - Day 111: Merry Scam-mas! We weren't the greatest of conversationalists that night. To the poor folk seated at our table, I apologise. Tom and Gordon organised the dinner as well as a Secret Santa where we had to pass the presents around the table pass-the-parcel style and when Rudy The Big Booty Reindeer stopped that was the present we were assigned. We took turns to open the present and had to openly insult it, which most of us did a poor job of. I ended up with some Thai ingredients and Adam got a bottle of sparkling. The guy who got my toilet basketball ring was actually quite pleased, so that was a win. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485916140264-BXGKDB7VQR2BZ1ROKSVL/IMG_5878.JPG Home - Day 111: Merry Scam-mas! The pizzas have actually improved over the years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485916200429-8AYGV44Y0U9ZQWCV0YU9/IMG_5881.JPG Home - Day 111: Merry Scam-mas! Japanese fortunes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485916257638-YUFUC7E0U3Q8DWM8DSX4/IMG_5882.JPG Home - Day 111: Merry Scam-mas! After dinner there was a lot of hanging about wondering what to do next. I could barely think so the next stop for us was bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485916019401-UAD32HZ1V8ZFPKBWTQV2/IMG_5876.JPG Home - Day 111: Merry Scam-mas! https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/22/1/2017/day-109-you-just-got-hypernormalised monthly 0.5 2017-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485848803266-HG341DTR0N451UHOCOOC/IMG_5838.JPG Home - Day 109: You Just Got Hypernormalised Japanese salads are great. Avocados for days and often smothered in a sesame type dressing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485848668428-VR2AXS6ZJYYO2TB7A6C9/IMG_5837.JPG Home - Day 109: You Just Got Hypernormalised The sun sets so early in Tokyo in winter. This is at about 5pm! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485848932466-11E1EUEWTNWJP17FGE0N/IMG_5840.JPG Home - Day 109: You Just Got Hypernormalised Hot oysters, comin' thruuuuu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485848862723-08OF005GAODACI4G8844/IMG_5839.JPG Home - Day 109: You Just Got Hypernormalised Fries with anchovy mayo are so damn good. My heart stops and thighs grow fatter just thinking of these. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485848760292-U1XP0Y6FPGYE3PG90YDR/IMG_5841.JPG Home - Day 109: You Just Got Hypernormalised These guys specialise in oysters, oysters and more oysters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485848983398-JKYR499YWIT9VR8LXAEQ/IMG_5844.JPG Home - Day 109: You Just Got Hypernormalised Walking around the streets of Ebisu trying to find a wine bar that wasn't packed. We failed but did stumble upon this shrine. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/22/1/2017/day-107-my-relatives-have-hollow-legs monthly 0.5 2017-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485839099485-B0QWDAAYWD116CHA6UAY/IMG_5809.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs With a light show interior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485839422364-QB7J4N4O9CG81WJDTHKF/IMG_5816.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs Star Bar is a blink and you'll miss it bar hidden away in a basement in Ginza. They have a man who works there that speaks perfect English and made us feel so comfortable right away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485847382536-FPYDXK81YDQ20CXJH352/IMG_5823.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs After our pre-game takoyaki we headed to Yasubee for some of my favourite tsukemen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485839803270-GVYLC9Y75I9A3CEPTMSO/IMG_5819.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs Gindaco is a highball/takoyaki bar in Shibuya and is basically a match made in heaven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485838939792-DYIBIRUYY2V7ON3MK8QU/IMG_5804.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs Sleepy polar bears. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485478510391-2JUS4P5UXIW2T0BEBDCW/IMG_5790.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs They had shark fin dumplings which I'd never had before. I felt kind of bad eating it and just hoped they used the rest of the shark in another dish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485838821553-HU2DDSAGI5QI4XYTEPG8/IMG_5802.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs Pancake heaven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485839295413-1GT663M9UZNG2IE30UGD/IMG_5810.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs The glittery streets of Ginza. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485839514884-QC1QH5O8SDZBSBR77D87/IMG_5812.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485838597916-BU4UUPKG92Y7L30KA473/IMG_5794.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs Diamantes make everything classy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485839363826-0IOCA0963C8H4GK8QRR4/IMG_5811.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs We tried to go to a whisky bar in Ginza but unfortunately it was entirely booked out for the evening so we ended up at this other whisky bar which was fantastic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485839648713-CQM3JQK5CGK4IM3P5K5X/IMG_5818.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485839569877-AJB2KIT4V6CD649QKHK8/IMG_5817.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs After two cocktails each (that's all we could afford) we headed back to Shibuya for some cheap drinks and dinner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485838687280-IE5RZL4HLQSS1E6EX5AL/IMG_5801.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs After lunch we went for a second meal at Eggs 'N Things. I'd been partially interested in going here for years but the lines in Harajuku were always absurdly and confusingly long. The Ginza one had no lines so we just rolled right on in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485839233755-DTDWEJH0I1Y2V5Y37BLN/IMG_5808.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs Dorking out with VR part II. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485839010261-EFGNPK1WQWSB8XPNH5WH/IMG_5805.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs Crazy future car at Nissan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485847210228-QXZ8UZL8OAQPCG1X7Z9D/IMG_5821.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs Cheesy takoyaki and classic takoyaki with my fruity variation of a highball. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485847267280-ISAYF7E9JX7Y8LK4D0NV/IMG_5822.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485838766846-EDFO82HQ1MR67G04K1O9/IMG_5798.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs Thankfully we shared pancakes but even then there so just so much. I honestly don't know how my aunt and uncle finished this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485838890125-GM0O52KONIYBBCPVNZRS/IMG_5803.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs This building really messed with my eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485839118908-6Y58QRSIFZL5SEVK2U7W/IMG_5807.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs Dorking out with VR part I. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485838570442-FGR1K3GA6LU3NOHVVUQZ/IMG_5793.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs It looks small in this photo but it actually felt really huge in here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485847428940-R4IJSSL8KGCNGRTCWXQL/IMG_5825.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs Hello friend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485838508027-J8J5S4K2RZKHTXL4GZTJ/IMG_5791.JPG Home - Day 107: My Relatives Have Hollow Legs The fam and my clip on earrings that I'm using the test drive to see if I want actual real life earrings (I do). https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/22/1/2017/day-110-harlem-in-tokyo monthly 0.5 2017-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485904852524-1WXRVPB5GQTZHCFC7LYJ/IMG_5870.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights Who wore it better? This is at yet another bar we visited that night. I don't remember exactly where this is or what it was called or any details so that's useful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485903808209-F0H7EBE58TNZF81J0EGG/IMG_5855.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights After some drinks inside and outside Opening Ceremony we went to a local izakaya for some much needed food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488097503883-FE249FR8S7N3AO2L656K/image-asset.jpeg Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485905042327-21KC1Z2QLZRLZWB4MAP2/IMG_5873.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485904982091-ZIEPAOTUL0AZYX861W9F/IMG_5851.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights Q: How would you describe the Illumination in Omotesando? A: It's lit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488097860743-8C1PWZ64GN20WGDL0SG1/image-asset.jpeg Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485904415043-VW3M7ZDJKZQLHMCQ1B61/IMG_5865.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485904893164-Z75MOLXF2WYEN66GQJ50/IMG_5871.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights Oh god and now for the Harlem part of the evening. Harlem is a hip hop/RnB club in Shibuya and I've only ever been there once in my life. Josh knew someone there so we got in for ¥1000 which included two drinks, so it was super cheap. It was a mix of Japanese people who didn't really dance and a few aggressive foreigners cornering girls. Those guys aside, it was a tonne of fun but Adam and I had to send ourselves home at about 3am. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485903437800-U8T5NY8GBWTLME6INB5V/IMG_5849.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights This photo may not look like much but it's got a pretty good story behind it. After coffee I headed to the business end of town to meet with Lani and Adam. Lani saw this salaryman bar featured on Japanese TV and wanted to check it out. This bar is typically a mens only place which serves cheap sake and highballs out of vintage vending machines and self-cooked yakitori on open grills. It's hidden behind a garage (seen above) and you literally have to walk through cars to get to it. After a little bit of searching we found the bar and walked in. We were in there for all of 10 seconds before the owner of the bar came marching up to us and told us we had to leave because women weren't allowed. Whaaaat?! Okay, I kind of expected it but when it happened it was a bit of a shock. What is this secret world that I wasn't allowed to see because I am a woman? Damn you hidden bar. Lani and I will return dressed as men and see what's up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485903339785-U5PRXY743YEQUI7ERSAM/IMG_5848.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights I then wandered into Omotesando and met up with Vivian for Sarutahiko Coffee. Sure, it's winter but I do love an iced latter. The cafe itself sat within a travel agent, which was kind of interesting because you could pick up travel brochures and dream of a holiday while you drink your coffee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488097362628-MBD1G0WT8CMC6KY5QOM3/P1050425.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights A surprisingly large crew of us ended up at this packed izakaya in Harajuku. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485903234292-Z06M0COPVZH0252Y1STT/IMG_5846.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights The day started somewhat in reverse with a cheeky solo bowl of Ippudo ramen for lunch. It's so close to home and wayyyyy cheaper than the Sydney version of the stuff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485904623205-O45F8Y4WBBL10JS4CJRX/IMG_5868.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights As I mentioned before, you should never expect to be going home early. I thought we would be done after the izakaya buuuuuut no. On to Shibuya we go... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485904256976-EC9W7NZWENK6JWKAXAAY/IMG_5863.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights This is where it ends and begins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485903692837-2EF8X5F8SAQV9YXBRJBJ/IMG_5854.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights We headed to a party at Opening Ceremony in Meiji-Jingumae. A bunch of Lani's friends were there and there was free beer so helloooo fashion party. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485904556117-ABZO3UE6CEPGMC2JU81K/IMG_5867.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485903465770-EMG0U2OS52SXUA6OELHT/IMG_5850.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights From the low of the salaryman bar we went to a riverside bar down the road. While riverside sounds lovely, the river isn't exactly beautiful and we were sitting beneath an underpass but anything by the water is nice and happy hour prices are even nicer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485903870926-PLLCB1YX84B0AO3O76X9/IMG_5856.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485904205412-HE2XS3Z8UPKNCDXFXXNV/IMG_5861.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights Japanese Aussies in Tokyo. <3 you, Lani and Tsubasa! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488097751989-JEJGVLY4RK8XBPGJJ1YM/image-asset.jpeg Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights Stocking up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485903977393-WZEPD97SMR49Q1C4P6P7/IMG_5857.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights Someone ordered everyone wasabi sushi which was painful and hilarious and dear-god-make-it-stop all at the same time as demonstrated in the faces of everyone in this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485904081184-90U9H5DPGF5FSGU11B0O/IMG_5859.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights Say cheeeeese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485904457735-LU1F6SW0SMHINSE1KQH0/IMG_5866.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights Order everything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485904316351-UU49YT86QV22560WCQKA/IMG_5864.JPG Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights Forever documenting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488098005640-QR4D29MA7WWBYKDMRVAT/image-asset.jpeg Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488097651870-PBJQ8QERQMEJ9QVYAAL7/image-asset.jpeg Home - Day 110: Tokyo Nights We walked past a queue of very cold looking people waiting patiently. Apparently there was a Supreme drop or something. Now that's commitment. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/22/1/2017/day-114-street-pasta-company monthly 0.5 2017-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1486636439936-P2CWQQ4WSXE7HQ0BUNX2/IMG_5968.JPG Home - Day 114: Street Pasta Company We chose a Japanese style pasta with roe and seaweed. Sounds crazy but I love this kind of thing and it was really good. Adam is squeezing some lemon on it, in case you were wondering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488277234058-15L3ESRO9YGHF67L716S/IMG_5987.JPG Home - Day 114: Street Pasta Company Just off one of the busiest strips in Harajuku is this little sanctuary. There's a tea house (I think) there and spots where you can just sit and escape the craziness that's only 50 metres away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1486636482290-WIGIKXPP50FLL5FCUOK5/IMG_5975.JPG Home - Day 114: Street Pasta Company There's a lot going on in the window, but really it's all about pasta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488277084825-O2VM5BSIEKE2NNGF84V4/IMG_5986.JPG Home - Day 114: Street Pasta Company Needing a bit of a pick me up and a thaw me out, we found a cafe and ordered some hot drinks. I love these almost purpose built buildings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488277375802-CUY2U1FYULOEG7Y6Y8AG/IMG_5994.JPG Home - Day 114: Street Pasta Company Oh, and we bought a yakitori grill! It's THE BEST. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488276549886-VT7F0HUWBYSILDLJ2J5G/IMG_5980.JPG Home - Day 114: Street Pasta Company After getting a bit lost, we found our way back to familiar streets but not before seeing some pretty great homes. Like these. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488276883046-YOR01M6SIU8O9NA5JJ57/IMG_5983.JPG Home - Day 114: Street Pasta Company Admiring their small selection of international products. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1486636926463-6C4TSIS1RBWZXQQ2KQ7C/IMG_5974.JPG Home - Day 114: Street Pasta Company Your choice of pasta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1486636629565-RI8LD683E5HIM2IWH777/IMG_5971.JPG Home - Day 114: Street Pasta Company Me looking pleased about this situation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488881540984-P7Q1SXUNXZBFU8IOM7JL/IMG_5969.JPG Home - Day 114: Street Pasta Company A slightly more Italian-style pasta that was actually quite chilli. After months in Italy and Japan I'd really been missing the spice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1486636965359-MLR7LMR2ACPGLJTWGF8E/IMG_5976.JPG Home - Day 114: Street Pasta Company After lunch we took a sneaky trip to Sega. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1486636550310-8QOQE33QIUFMIYNPM68M/IMG_5970.JPG Home - Day 114: Street Pasta Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488276722751-UUA42KNH35DLJNRB5V1V/IMG_5981.JPG Home - Day 114: Street Pasta Company Kids after school and the last of the autumn leaves. This photo calms me for some reason. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488276923041-UWW1JYHB0G66A64U62ED/IMG_5984.JPG Home - Day 114: Street Pasta Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488277286909-20DB9X9AAR7U0B9EBU6L/IMG_5992.JPG Home - Day 114: Street Pasta Company Nabe is our go to for home dinners in Tokyo. Warming, cheap and healthy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488276386089-S9IFNHSC5I4NG6ZLCF7X/IMG_5977.JPG Home - Day 114: Street Pasta Company Umeboshi skill tester, anyone? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488276737134-TPTF8N678F3RGAX06P28/IMG_5982.JPG Home - Day 114: Street Pasta Company Street curry? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488276486823-W67W40J2YLN2K48U4V5S/IMG_5979.JPG Home - Day 114: Street Pasta Company Walking around we stumbled upon this new shopping/eating space called Yoyogi Village. My friend Kumraz recommended it to me and while we didn't spend much time there, it was a pretty nice spot. Note to you, if you do go to a shop upstairs that sells homewares make sure you take your shoes off before going in. I didn't realise this until the shop assistant had a near panic attack when I walked in with my boots on. I sheepishly took them off and pretended to be interested in the products but all I really wanted to do was leave but needed to at least spend some time in there considering I had a) embarrassed myself and b) spent a bit of time actually taking off my boots. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/22/1/2017/day-102-juicy-juicy-katsu monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485310725882-N3G5S8Y553SNY6KSSPKA/IMG_5668.JPG Home - Day 102: Juicy, Juicy Katsu I love these places with very small menus. It makes even the most indecisive of people decisive. All I had to decide was which cut of pork and then what size. Easy. The tonkatsu here was so juicy and soooooo delicious. It was crispy on the outside and heaven on the inside. Highly recommend this spot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485310867329-2OMMWX7LEUGX05C2T1R3/IMG_5676.JPG Home - Day 102: Juicy, Juicy Katsu After the wonderfulness that was tonkatsu, we took a walk around the area which is filled with little shops and cafes. It's all pretty calm and quiet and you really don't feel like you're a short walk from Shibuya. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485310649577-OYNQ82P4BZ1GO7JO9AL6/IMG_5674.JPG Home - Day 102: Juicy, Juicy Katsu When we turned up, there was no line (hooray!) and were sat down straight away upstairs. Thank goodness because I was hungry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485311087790-51GJB6O100MBK2RVWF56/IMG_5679.JPG Home - Day 102: Juicy, Juicy Katsu The last of the autumn leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485311046591-7O1VA980V7QEQN3JHI8O/IMG_5682.JPG Home - Day 102: Juicy, Juicy Katsu Aaaaaan in another success story for today, I had to buy a new toothbrush, which would usually be boring but no. This one is called "Profits" and is baby pink. I feel nothing but positive about this toothbrush. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485310976881-4RYY2EHI0MAS73DC3GDC/IMG_5678.JPG Home - Day 102: Juicy, Juicy Katsu A new cheese shop is about to open! By the time we left Tokyo this place was open for business. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/22/1/2017/day-117-the-highs-to-the-lows monthly 0.5 2017-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489303678387-IMH3Z9ML6HRYFH0X5ASX/IMG_6082.JPG Home - Day 117: The Highs To The Lows I'm not sure how we're still functioning. Though, we didn't know it at the time but Lani had lost her wallet somewhere between the club and this wine bar. Fast forward 15 minutes and panic ensues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489303055066-NSYFFOPRMDW4CGQR83Z6/IMG_6072.JPG Home - Day 117: The Highs To The Lows How about those chandeliers? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489303230214-H014S08NIVKAW59MP00D/IMG_6078.JPG Home - Day 117: The Highs To The Lows We then found ourselves at Bridge in Shibuya. I'm thinking this is like the new Trump Room (the club I used to go to all the time when I lived in Tokyo). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489303191631-S9X53XPU83KP5GIXPBK6/IMG_6075.JPG Home - Day 117: The Highs To The Lows Deep fried avocado and Lani's amazing nails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489302988508-N44UB6PYTP6GCWVMNUGH/IMG_6070.JPG Home - Day 117: The Highs To The Lows Champagne and whisky crew. We fancy. Half priced fancy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489302737879-CJDQ0PIG5HB9WADJRT27/IMG_6065.JPG Home - Day 117: The Highs To The Lows I'm enjoying my "training" hoop earrings. I've been wanting to get my ears pierced for a little while and am giving clip ons a go to see if I like the look of earrings on me. I do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489303306048-ZX9DKLJ7STNHHDE4CVSI/IMG_6079.JPG Home - Day 117: The Highs To The Lows I'm not sure what's so funny. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489302810584-5TJUJLSYRE7SDFY9HOC6/IMG_6067.JPG Home - Day 117: The Highs To The Lows I am not going to mess with this angry kitty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489302841927-XFUYN9ABXR7UXZHV92P8/IMG_6069.JPG Home - Day 117: The Highs To The Lows Our friend Lani is the queen of happy hour. We went to the Hyatt Regency in Shinjuku for 50% off all drinks – even whisky and champagne! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489302914784-JZQJ161NMONG288RY79A/IMG_6068.JPG Home - Day 117: The Highs To The Lows Eau de Vie is a dark and moody cocktail bar and I was allllll about the half priced drinks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489303106564-8T4I9Q4WON806VV6ECVN/IMG_6073.JPG Home - Day 117: The Highs To The Lows We then went to a cheap izakaya near Shibuya where some of Lani's friend also happened to be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489303719813-LWJ0IAVFLHSWJ6S95183/IMG_6083.JPG Home - Day 117: The Highs To The Lows Off to a little wine bar which was amazingly and wonderfully still open and serving snacks. Japan's late night business is the best. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489303492765-1CAZ4JV2DJ91QQFN69SP/IMG_6081.JPG Home - Day 117: The Highs To The Lows Late night/early morning cured meats? No problems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489302645374-Q6PBPF653VFDG427G372/IMG_6084.JPG Home - Day 117: The Highs To The Lows Getting in one last well-priced Ippudo ramen before going back to Sydney's expensive Ippudo. I was a little ambitious with the spice level and ended up sweating my way through half of the bowl before giving up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489303477409-DU8UR1D10611UPZNI132/IMG_6080.JPG Home - Day 117: The Highs To The Lows 2am(ish) and we weren't ready to go home. Sooooo... https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/22/1/2017/day-118-a-tofu-degustation monthly 0.5 2017-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489813734198-Q7S95P6D7JED9BM0M9J2/IMG_6104.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation Sake and crab. A winning combination. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489813230602-CG957H2PD87IB3ZSZQ75/IMG_6099.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation We sadly left So and Tiia and made our way home to our half packed suitcases. Wow, our adventure is nearly over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489813661598-JFXVREF6ZLRAQA67WHDQ/IMG_6103.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation So much crab. And it wasn't expensive at all! I am going to miss this when I go back to Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489812533230-NHNWS7HQWDRJEOE1CU7G/IMG_6090.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation More tasty tofu-y things. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489813884030-G5VNLIPVLUTPR4UX911T/IMG_6106.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation Some sushi for good measure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489814054907-DH3HM1S1NIS59QFVQLRM/IMG_6108.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation And mochi to really finish off dinner. This restaurant was one of the best places I've eaten at this trip and I have no idea what it was called (sorry). Mystery seafood izakaya, we will be back! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489813408601-S3Y8LEO1C4QSBLLLNV0G/IMG_6100.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation We just let So order everything and it was all fresh and amazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489813594024-CPTD641YLGZ6I89QA8O6/IMG_6102.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation Seafood dates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489304031087-TNBH7UT28XB13FDDPX8N/IMG_6087.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation While I would love to tell you what we ate. I can't. I don't know exactly what each dish was. All I know is that they made me think differently about the humble tofu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489813781146-L49FM4KTXFK2DK6TXMDU/IMG_6105.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation Ooft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489812806185-57V4SU7N93KRXZXCPL4W/IMG_6093.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation The view from lunch. We were there for a few hours so the sun was beginning to set. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489303997379-EUI5QFGE77UI2JEHU1O6/IMG_6094.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation Don't get lost on the way back from the bathroom. You don't want to end up crashing someone else's meal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489812681393-X5L9957MH3W209X9CUQD/IMG_6092.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation I love Japanese ceramics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489813987363-S9S57HFFBNTLW007XM4S/IMG_6107.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation Finishing off the meal with some tamagoyaki (a rolled omelette which is a little sweet and savoury). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489814427503-LITFRLARE462FGV7P57O/IMG_6114.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation I wish I knew about this game earlier! It's like Dance, Dance Revolution but for your hands. It's one of the few arcade games that I'm actually good at. Look... 1st! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489814227874-G2149D515JQC1Q6PG29C/IMG_6112.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation More is more when it comes to purikura. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489812854682-GQ6R71DD5JL6X0V5KK9Q/IMG_6096.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation I like how in some Japanese restaurants they have a gift section. Thank you Masa, Vivian and Anri for taking us out to lunch! I hated saying good bye to Vivian because we hung out so much while I was in Tokyo and who knows when I will get to see her again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489813044779-0XHC34B346FB4CICMXBF/IMG_6113.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation And if you watch Terrace House, you will know this is Rikopin. She was one of the random Japanese girls on our sticker photo machine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489814452918-0FW5BOUXE6P3V4IAL9KE/IMG_6115.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation I wanted a glory shot of me winning first place but we were too slow so... Next Track! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489303887803-HCFHD6NA8PMWU084Z0YS/IMG_6095.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation There are only private rooms here, which I quite like. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489814161724-ESKZ93A636ZTKDJGLQE9/IMG_6110.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation To commemorate our time we got purikura (sticker photos) done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489812607558-IOLDLIGH08AWO9I33XZE/IMG_6091.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation And some more. That implement in the back squeezes lemon so you don't get your hands lemony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489813504300-WR5BL5WL7CT4D33VN0VN/IMG_6101.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation I love Japanese style seafood salad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489812518145-U2RK9M2NOXB8EQQQ6GUG/IMG_6088.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation The Hondas and the Bozzetto-Fukunishis*. *Not actually our last name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489813312240-P4EQUC29T6BYO66UATFV/IMG_6109.JPG Home - Day 118: A Tofu Degustation After the wonderful lunch, we met up with So and Tiia for a farewell dinner. We said we wanted a whole lot of seafood in an izakaya style and that's exactly what we got. Unlike our usual dinners with these two, we had to keep things tame because we were checking out the next day and still had to pack. Sigh. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/22/1/2017/day-106-fujiyama-rama monthly 0.5 2017-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485475687971-5RM595SSKHZIQ3QCQOXM/IMG_5755.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama We then drove to this forest place that had a few tracks and started to walk through this quiet and a little creepy forest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485476532094-5W98PC88T059RUKSK9NB/IMG_5774.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama Mt Fuji was proving to be rather elusive but as we were driving to lunch, we saw him in all his glory. We quickly stopped at a FamilyMart car park to get this shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485476914769-3XEK9POSSCFT1CN4Q5RH/IMG_5730.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama After the tour there was the very important tasting. I was the designated driver so I got to taste some alcohol free chu hi but the guys got to sample a few whiskies. Not bad for a free tour! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485477502818-YOIJNQ1GJSYA4OF172QF/IMG_5748.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama We had some time left after the tour so we headed to an outlet shopping centre. To be honest, I wasn't super excited about the whole thing but when we got to Gotemba Premium Outlets I was actually really impressed by all the brands they had. If I had more money I could have easily bought a few things. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485477488570-H3L5IQABOHIL2QSCR6P9/IMG_5747.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485475913151-QAULRW3FEPZ1OYS93NBQ/IMG_5762.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama After our random little hike, we headed to this old-style village for a bit of sightseeing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485477134565-D53085TQMWKM02KYSYJF/IMG_5739.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama After stocking up on gifts from the gift store (one of my favourite part of any tour in Japan) we took some obligatory tourist photos and headed to the rooftop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485477287712-F1SWMKZQ3Q77R2C6NJZ3/IMG_5744.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485477676773-OEBMAELL8AM92G8OWXH1/IMG_5750.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama It felt a bit like a shopping theme park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485477089463-O539MT96NIV9KV1I2XB5/IMG_5735.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485476443562-QTKY7VMQ1KRGRI4TU13O/IMG_5771.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama Spooky scarecrow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485476337256-VLM3IO8B93V8EPNLZMNS/IMG_5768.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485477206279-HG98XAVH626U6CYD24IQ/IMG_5743.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama A pretty good view from the rooftop. It's a shame we couldn't have a few drinks up here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485478364555-Y4LG96GXLNDYKMM06CZ5/IMG_5789.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama Keep an eye out for the shisa (the traditional Okinawan lion/dog). See these guys and you know you're close to the Okinawan restaurant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485476646845-VFQS8YNH0D8ZEF863CD0/IMG_5778.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama It was lunch time and the first place we tried to go for lunch was (surprise, surprise) closed, so we ended up at this mountain soba spot. We were a bit unsure about this place but it ended up being so good. This was their specialty – mountain soba made with a tonne of veggies and served in a ridiculously hot iron pot. Honestly, one would have served two of us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485476057333-6CTH4MLRFY4BCV53SXE6/IMG_5766.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485476719654-KTWLQKFR8W04V02CLUDA/IMG_5726.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama After lunch we headed to the Fuji Gotemba distillery for a tour. We didn't expect much from this tour but it was actually really well done. They had a little movie theatre and a few interactive displays including this one where you can smell the different ingredients and characteristics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485476671474-550OHBHH0RGUO1JRRCIJ/IMG_5776.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama See, the bowls are massive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485477008588-KNFYCDIHPBBX56ZTN5U2/IMG_5737.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama After the official tasting, we moved to the bar and the guys did another sampling of their more premium whiskies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485478156893-NZ7ITZ6GP2UWOGZ28BI1/IMG_5783.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485478171077-DPKUOTDFZIKIP8B561P4/IMG_5784.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama Rafute is Okinawan pork belly is a slow cooked pork that's one of the iconic dishes of the islands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485476001533-PFCQYKO9N5NXSXP5HRMW/IMG_5764.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama And some snacks. The grilled ayu was smoky and delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485476766243-M8V60ERMKB83K74P79SC/IMG_5727.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485477952176-9WSBM0HXC07Z2PJ7U41I/IMG_5788.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama Clearly not sick of each other yet, we headed back to Tokyo and to an Okinawan restaurant in our neighbourhood. Sabani is tucked away in a narrow street and hidden within a mini-mall. It's hard to find but well worth it if you're after some great Okinawan food in Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485477861656-L97DUMYZOXXXJ162PT6I/IMG_5753.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama We got to the ropeway and it was closed!!! What a disappointment. We jumped back in the car, did some quick phone research and headed to a bat cave (random). Aaaand what did we find when we turned up there? It was closed too! Not a good start to the Fuji trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485478185611-HHIRT334H797TD0BCBYT/IMG_5785.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama Awamori is Okinawan liquor and will get. you. drunk. Proceed with caution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485475587631-YQSFD4GS43CN1166GSW3/IMG_5754.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama The k-car was actually really spacious and remarkably taller than expected. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485477851800-YPVMRJT6Z6RORG0I9YC5/IMG_5752.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama We headed to Fuji Five Lakes first as there was a ropeway that took us up a small mountain. Even though it was sunny, it was freezing and as usual, Adam and I weren't prepared for the cold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485475824850-014E4H0WPP01UO7EF239/IMG_5760.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama This is not what we expected we would be doing today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485478364460-5NOU5SRL6XEBJSMQODML/IMG_5786.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485476452851-J0G4F4T4EG0JN9FOVGQW/IMG_5772.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama Driving around the Five Lakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485476222048-UOY2VEK2SLJDRIAO9PMY/IMG_5770.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama The old style village with their traditional thatched roofs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485478586882-3ELVQM4T2WO6ICSVXLFU/IMG_5920.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama Love this car! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485476895611-ZQ71ZL68LZGPG4T7UGJQ/IMG_5728.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama I can't believe how many bottles come through this factory every day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1485478569373-7SUWN7JUYZAHX2YI85R7/IMG_5919.JPG Home - Day 106: Fujiyama-rama https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/22/1/2017/day-115-pizzas-planets-and-dinner-parties monthly 0.5 2017-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488279149625-DMG9GMGNPAZ3QRM04IZ0/IMG_6037.JPG Home - Day 115: Pizzas, Planets And Dinner Parties Cute fruit desserts made by Kumraz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488278529271-OKLBGF8DWNTSZN9KOOLJ/IMG_6017.JPG Home - Day 115: Pizzas, Planets And Dinner Parties You've been warned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488278883175-TOMO2AR8QG50OHSOL7FT/IMG_6020.JPG Home - Day 115: Pizzas, Planets And Dinner Parties https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488277762120-Z0NMJRFKAWASISYQ9BRA/IMG_6002.JPG Home - Day 115: Pizzas, Planets And Dinner Parties It's a tiny, weeny restaurant just down the road from Roppongi Hills and sits maybe about 10 people at a time. As usual, there was a lunch special where you got a pizza of your choice and bottomless iced tea for something like ¥1200 (I could be wrong on the price here). We went classic and got the margherita and the marinara which was made expertly (and quickly) but the pizziaolo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488277849415-Q3445YOZ0NHYY85DOLHP/IMG_6003.JPG Home - Day 115: Pizzas, Planets And Dinner Parties Both pizzas were delicious. Light, fluffy and chewy bases topped with just enough of everything. The pizza man eventually built up enough confidence to try and talk to us about the pizza and our cameras. He was such a nice guy I wish I could have talked to him more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488277608997-EQT4CAWEY2Y7BASVXV8H/IMG_5999.JPG Home - Day 115: Pizzas, Planets And Dinner Parties There's this pizza place in Roppongi that I've heard people rave about. Now, I haven't had much in the way of pizza since the gorging that was Napoli, but I figured it was time to get some more pizza into the old pie hole. And Savoy was just the pizza place to do that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488278072860-5B69F9CLIGFZPENFS2AR/IMG_6006.JPG Home - Day 115: Pizzas, Planets And Dinner Parties After the sweet taste of delicious pizza, we headed over to Roppongi Hills where a Rolls Royce was being casually dropped off to a lucky owner. Incidentally, another Rolls rolled past just after I took this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488278197633-5J4ASVC1CEY7M4QBA1AL/IMG_6010.JPG Home - Day 115: Pizzas, Planets And Dinner Parties We made it to the art museum! It's not exactly cheap to go, but when in Tokyo... There was a space themed exhibition on at the time which was pretty crazy. They started with ancient artefacts and moved the Galileo's works and then got weird with some of the more modern stuff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488279067180-6PGZVW0XMGBZJ2QPRJS4/IMG_6036.JPG Home - Day 115: Pizzas, Planets And Dinner Parties But it was no rest for the wicked. After being warmed up by a bit of whisky, we headed to Kumraz and Paul's apartment for a home cooked meal. This would be the last time I see this apartment in Tokyo as they are opting for the quieter life and moving to Saitama. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488278072181-CS63KZLBFDPC0JV9K6MX/IMG_6007.JPG Home - Day 115: Pizzas, Planets And Dinner Parties They'd set up Christmas markets at Roppongi Hills which were actually full of Christmassy things I wanted to decorate my non-existent house with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488278276866-MXQSFSN8D4E7EZCUIZ2C/IMG_6011.JPG Home - Day 115: Pizzas, Planets And Dinner Parties https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488278663595-GWMHLDO99D548ZK9OT6W/IMG_6018.JPG Home - Day 115: Pizzas, Planets And Dinner Parties With our art/design/space fix uhhh fixed, we walked past a Suntory whisky pop up. How convenient? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488278522141-K07CUGFBXNWZINAJCNWR/IMG_6014.JPG Home - Day 115: Pizzas, Planets And Dinner Parties View from the tower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488276225827-CY47XWE8MBCUASX7GZ6I/IMG_5997.JPG Home - Day 115: Pizzas, Planets And Dinner Parties Squeeee! A real life sumo just walking around in Shibuya station. He was huuuuuge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488279032795-EGN4NZMT5NHNCXQ5GW0L/IMG_6021.JPG Home - Day 115: Pizzas, Planets And Dinner Parties https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488278343096-5OJZ8HHING5Q7YOEK7GG/IMG_6012.JPG Home - Day 115: Pizzas, Planets And Dinner Parties This is me if I were an astronaut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1488278710412-QCUSYWP21K0C4OQ6C0KM/IMG_6019.JPG Home - Day 115: Pizzas, Planets And Dinner Parties Offering tasting flights and interesting takes on the classic highball, we couldn't resist and just had to take a seat by the (fake) fireplace and enjoy some relaxing times. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/22/1/2017/day-116-so-the-enabler monthly 0.5 2017-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489300854016-W4IWLOCABOCDE22W082R/IMG_6040.JPG Home - Day 116: So The Enabler Tokyu Food Show in Shibuya now has a place for you to eat your snacks, which is so much better than before. I got this katsu sando for a snack but I should have stuck with Maisen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489302021951-OLM8C87PW7U0K4VM8UIH/IMG_6057.JPG Home - Day 116: So The Enabler Car game. I am not 100% sure what's happening here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489302191096-DC6QWWOHRHLM7AA6332I/IMG_6058.JPG Home - Day 116: So The Enabler We then went to have rum and milk at this tiny hidden bar. You have to walk up a few flights of stairs to get there. I sometimes wonder how these places stay open. Oh, and why rum and milk? It's this bar's specialty. And you know what? They were amazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489302482670-PCKRJ9JXBKTTCR5EE22O/IMG_6062.JPG Home - Day 116: So The Enabler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489301704049-0MEH81N9EHQ6QZPO3BGN/IMG_6052.JPG Home - Day 116: So The Enabler Grillin' that onigiri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489300951913-FNWJ6G9X3AW2R8OXL01X/IMG_6041.JPG Home - Day 116: So The Enabler Adam and So had been at Boat Race so we met up after they got back into town for some pre-dinner drinks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489302012947-UQGRLHDNNZW1S1WRR6T4/IMG_6055.JPG Home - Day 116: So The Enabler Punching game. I was terrible. Adam wasn't much better. So kicked our butts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489300769921-IGIXMGIJBMBZQHJFSSO8/IMG_6038.JPG Home - Day 116: So The Enabler Going to my usual place – Fast Nail – I strategically chose a manicure that would grow out easily because I was heading back home in a few days. After the unsurprising panic on the exact colour, I made a hasty decision to choose peach with a glitter line which ended up looking a little too girly for my liking. Damn it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489301515401-Y9FM9E53WBMQWU0O53TT/IMG_6050.JPG Home - Day 116: So The Enabler Yakitori satisfaction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489302301108-0SHT5GGWWTYGJXI7EU2Y/IMG_6060.JPG Home - Day 116: So The Enabler And because we weren't done, we ended up at a shisha bar. I've never done it before but it was actually pretty fun. We chose some different flavoured tobacco and hung out there for a few hours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489301327746-06UZTU9C2ND19WI2WAOK/IMG_6047.JPG Home - Day 116: So The Enabler We jumped on a train and headed to Shimokita for some yakiniku. People can be so freaked out by tongue but they are missing out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489302509027-HNVCZQGH4140QUXINNJW/IMG_6063.JPG Home - Day 116: So The Enabler Cosy little shisha bar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489301480868-YY2P511TGZYQVO0MDOBM/IMG_6049.JPG Home - Day 116: So The Enabler Chef So on the grill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489301168843-8Z70ERXNWM00NN945SB6/IMG_6042.JPG Home - Day 116: So The Enabler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489301805029-XYL111BVGRMEBE88KYOV/IMG_6053.JPG Home - Day 116: So The Enabler Brushin' that onigiri. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489301626436-IV0UJON2SBGB5VTHLJ41/IMG_6051.JPG Home - Day 116: So The Enabler They say that a couple who grills together, stays together. Well, they don't but they should. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489301294497-3FF1XVG2HYW0KNRWY83P/IMG_6044.JPG Home - Day 116: So The Enabler Walking down the streets of Yoyohi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489301018568-RZ0GK5K9OV1FWTFQ0RAT/IMG_6043.JPG Home - Day 116: So The Enabler This bar is a few minutes walk from the craziness that is Shibuya. I like it here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489301888532-KBGO80LAOKBWXC2J0K2E/IMG_6045.JPG Home - Day 116: So The Enabler Basketball showdown. This actually took a lot of energy and while Adam won, I wasn't too far behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1489302212066-53ZRZ1WCQTCT4RVML15D/IMG_6059.JPG Home - Day 116: So The Enabler I have a feeling this guy sleeps in his bar. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/15/7/2018/japan-tips monthly 0.5 2019-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1531654629466-Q9SHQHWT0U5E8VBUQUN5/IMG_3561+2.JPG Home - Japan Tips! Deliciousness at The Great Burger. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1531654489071-DM4M64YB5FL1PIYBLOE6/IMG_2742.jpg Home - Japan Tips! The always-photographed staircase at Opening Ceremony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1531654891925-C3LRZZR000PKLSM7LFG9/4035f25d-2a02-4cce-8ceb-ea0ac1eee8cd.JPG Home - Japan Tips! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1531655107600-LIB2MJZM0ABHR1XVBB5S/IMG_2811.JPG Home - Japan Tips! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1531654405983-4CZAQNULN5YE5OWCRWXJ/IMG_3187.jpg Home - Japan Tips! Takachiho Gorge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1531654704217-HDVPHVLZUDAORT9DFDVX/IMG_2671.JPG Home - Japan Tips! The view from the Park Hyatt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1531655040123-Z4JRT5A0J0U4O0B27BBC/IMG_3045.JPG Home - Japan Tips! Driving around Kyushu. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/16/9/2021/yoyogi-park-rockabillies monthly 0.5 2021-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631752954478-63KOWX0EIAF7B8O12CJN/IMGP74271.jpg Home - Yoyogi Park Rockabillies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631752863873-JXRMF8U2Z9WJJOU2CI8X/IMGP74332.jpg Home - Yoyogi Park Rockabillies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631752940914-8H1TOIPIPUKW992QTZHP/IMGP74211.jpg Home - Yoyogi Park Rockabillies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631752990090-SXYB0DGX7FCABKWR2M9U/IMGP74171.jpg Home - Yoyogi Park Rockabillies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631752980632-NAD50UBAFOYFOF99QZO0/IMGP74131.jpg Home - Yoyogi Park Rockabillies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/16/9/2021/rainy-day-in-tokyo monthly 0.5 2021-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631753273370-V86HVQWX6U0AJXYJ0WBW/IMGP8218.jpg Home - Rainy day in Tokyo - Make it stand out One of my malnourished plants outside my house thankful for the watering. As Demetri Martin would say, "I'm less nourishing than a desert." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631753288178-K39X8UHBU40NMLBBCI55/IMGP8212.jpg Home - Rainy day in Tokyo - Make it stand out It is such a nice change from the face melting heat. Hello Autumn! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631753296598-BIP6E2P61099L7MWZNFK/IMGP8217.jpg Home - Rainy day in Tokyo - Make it stand out The alleyway next to my house. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631753343133-AK5FNJ2D18UP3PJRXTLS/IMGP8227.jpg Home - Rainy day in Tokyo - Make it stand out Yes, I really wish I had my gumboots. I'd be splashing in that right this moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631753259876-4KYMM9G9XEX28ZSILWR8/IMGP8226.jpg Home - Rainy day in Tokyo - Make it stand out Mr Drainy - He's drinking the water! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631753333712-52C9DUCDTIBBC973PRNH/IMGP8221.jpg Home - Rainy day in Tokyo - Make it stand out The rain through my clear Japanese umbrella. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/17/9/2021/festival-in-waseda monthly 0.5 2021-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631839317098-SA3XWEXZWE3BRV05RF2T/IMG_0105.jpg Home - Festival in Waseda - Make it stand out Everyone was dancing to traditional Japanese music. They all knew the dance moves too! I liken it to a Japanese version of the "Nut Bush." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631839338497-EK6OW4XN2TZWY17G2KPE/stalls.jpg Home - Festival in Waseda - Make it stand out Takoyaki man and the yakitori guy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631839327618-JY44J87U0SYIYC4J0XC0/IMG_0152.jpg Home - Festival in Waseda - Make it stand out Food stalls and dancing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631839520556-RMM5XM4BP6WUJQMPY5EA/IMG_0087-1.jpg Home - Festival in Waseda - Make it stand out Okonomiyaki lady. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631839357991-5WSONQQ2R737IQVBF35F/IMG_0144.jpg Home - Festival in Waseda - Make it stand out Choc dipped bananas. Way to turn something healthy into something unhealthy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631839533492-PA91Q47KC8S31QW2NYKD/IMG_0135-1.jpg Home - Festival in Waseda - Make it stand out Games for the kids, food for all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631839349203-O2DGYIJ1O7N7C86KGUOY/IMG_0083.jpg Home - Festival in Waseda - Make it stand out Games for the kids, food for all. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/17/9/2021/i-my-pantone-universe-city-bicycle monthly 0.5 2021-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631839847800-I6FM5FN0V4IXWGQSY687/IMG_0784.jpg Home - I ♥ my Pantone Universe City Bicycle - Make it stand out Marc Jacobs pear watch necklace, James Perse tee, Toga Archives for Opening Ceremony skirt, tortoiseshell Ray Bans. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631839763663-KFF35M5DOQGQOY9HQ7RW/IMG_0800.jpg Home - I ♥ my Pantone Universe City Bicycle - Make it stand out Hanging out with my bike ♥ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631839792612-75HWZMEZASYDZQSJ3UPP/IMGP8398.jpg Home - I ♥ my Pantone Universe City Bicycle - Make it stand out Pantone Bike = Awesome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631839814786-T4CLV8Y5EYIXY0Z6HZRT/IMG_0807.jpg Home - I ♥ my Pantone Universe City Bicycle - Make it stand out On my bike! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631839885688-7K5U4ZLUFBC4NCZZBETF/IMG_0841.jpg Home - I ♥ my Pantone Universe City Bicycle - Make it stand out Pantone bike complete with basket, gears and headlight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631839830561-35TSJYJ4VXUZET42FXAF/IMG_0335.jpg Home - I ♥ my Pantone Universe City Bicycle - Make it stand out Pantone Universe City Bicycle in Blue Depths. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631839872592-D6EHSLBL7B2VC8BCWRHI/IMGP8396.jpg Home - I ♥ my Pantone Universe City Bicycle - Make it stand out Lili suede ankle boots. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/17/9/2021/a-tokyo-halloween monthly 0.5 2021-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631857753802-DRHGB78TRQMNWQYQEX5B/catPumpkin.jpg Home - A Tokyo Halloween - Make it stand out Strong Zeros got me through the night. And the cutest pumpkin in town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631857782232-2HZZZ5R2ALVUYYNHALDC/IMG_6696.jpg Home - A Tokyo Halloween - Make it stand out A witch, a cat, a nurse and Prince. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631857967345-UQE1TEP72FYN3OB19Q4O/IMG_6697.jpg Home - A Tokyo Halloween - Make it stand out Sophia the cat and Camille the pirate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631857992279-KFWL3F8CMLW98PNLTK9J/IMG_6714.jpg Home - A Tokyo Halloween - Make it stand out Where's Wally? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631857838984-561CQ12F9GKZKI0HRTZT/IMG_6711.jpg Home - A Tokyo Halloween - Make it stand out Some kind of jungle cat and a phantom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631857865306-1W3II4YSS3IR4YAC5V01/IMG_6699.jpg Home - A Tokyo Halloween - Make it stand out The bar at Trump House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631857886101-KJOR94V48QE2A0SM0YS3/IMG_6702.jpg Home - A Tokyo Halloween - Make it stand out What is with that weird strand of hair on my face? It's all I can look at. Stop looking at it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631857814193-V0G0VOUO4DHDD0YKD09O/IMG_6706.jpg Home - A Tokyo Halloween - Make it stand out What would Jesus do? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631857926865-AMJETMWDROVAWBY2JS2M/IMG_6718.jpg Home - A Tokyo Halloween - Make it stand out Hanging out in Trump House. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631857913236-WWWTRE7070H4WNAAQF8K/IMG_6715.jpg Home - A Tokyo Halloween - Make it stand out A Clockwork Orange, Tokyo style. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/17/9/2021/drunk-salaryman-on-the-train monthly 0.5 2021-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631858274519-V72HLGVPPGJZ3NRZ7OOY/IMG_1532.jpg Home - Drunk salaryman on the train - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/17/9/2021/things-ive-found-part-1 monthly 0.5 2021-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631858464689-XJ32TV2OYZIUC75EMGP7/IMG_0760.jpg Home - Things I’ve found (Part 1) - Make it stand out Face soaps. Creepy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631858637771-82TI5WUOZ5GEI9WKJ5K8/IMG_1446.jpg Home - Things I’ve found (Part 1) - Make it stand out The only time you'll ever see me on the cover of a magazine. I peaked young. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631858480929-Y3E9PVFUNKVG4ZH3TVOP/IMG_0425.jpg Home - Things I’ve found (Part 1) - Make it stand out Thermos with "Boo-Bee" on the label. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631858616957-16XOLQ4U4UFQWKH67K1P/IMG_0193-1.jpg Home - Things I’ve found (Part 1) - Make it stand out Vintage Mos Burger mug. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631858431204-96QIAAKE9294ERXXUY26/IMG_0758.jpg Home - Things I’ve found (Part 1) - Make it stand out Old packets of matches. I like the Playboy one. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/18/9/2021/autumn-in-mitake monthly 0.5 2021-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631925822606-ENNMPPDOT8RSHEBNYZXK/IMG_1856.jpg Home - Autumn in Mitake - Make it stand out Japanese children are genetically programmed to be 10.54% cuter than average. FACT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631925992538-9DFYEESNC3FLVW5R7DGB/IMG_1967.jpg Home - Autumn in Mitake - Make it stand out Dear lord this dog is hideous. It looks like it had a stroke. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631925595920-2HCOHKX3TEY5O7ZI7B9D/trees.jpg Home - Autumn in Mitake - Make it stand out The trees were so tall, skinny and neatly organised. What happened to the tree on the right? We couldn't work it out. Lightning strike? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631925701035-TUKFOL5KVBSUBIJMU2BO/IMG_1848.jpg Home - Autumn in Mitake - Make it stand out When you reach the top of the cable car, you're greeted with this view. A nice place to eat your 7 Eleven egg sandwiches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631925869288-2BC8BFRNPCH262DCCX61/IMG_1857.jpg Home - Autumn in Mitake - Make it stand out Where am I? THIS PLACE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631925883466-HE0NHDENN1XKHKQ2E0DO/IMG_1888.jpg Home - Autumn in Mitake - Make it stand out Best tree ever. This looks like something from a Tim Burton movie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631925921346-AYRGLTEB8648XH5IMOM6/IMG_1885.jpg Home - Autumn in Mitake - Make it stand out Birdhouses in the trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631925980999-1OKD401ZCUBSXRS5W4RE/IMG_1956.jpg Home - Autumn in Mitake - Make it stand out Before Tommy Lee Jones posed for Suntory Boss, there was this guy. Not sure if someone else added the smoking pipe and moustache though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631925959355-KOELB9TB8MMU0WEQYERX/IMG_1961.jpg Home - Autumn in Mitake - Make it stand out The Japanese love marathons. I saw one being held on Mt Fuji and there is one held in Mitake. IN THE SNOW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631925529650-V42JH4PS6LGL8T97IJBK/scene.jpg Home - Autumn in Mitake - Make it stand out Mitake is such a pretty place. Why anyone would want to kayak in the cold is beyond me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631925796991-5Q7JX93SVITER5G6E0QG/IMG_1844.jpg Home - Autumn in Mitake - Make it stand out I love dango. I particularly love dango when it's covered in sticky soy sauce, smoked and served on a stick. Chewy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631925553204-PU1NHNARQU33Q3NYQDNU/food.jpg Home - Autumn in Mitake - Make it stand out Little food stall outside the station and smoked fish on a stick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631925404155-O2V82QGHLE7DDL6N8GCK/IMG_1836.jpg Home - Autumn in Mitake - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631925945677-HB99DQJAS865K3AHC0MJ/IMG_1906.jpg Home - Autumn in Mitake - Make it stand out So many colours! I can see why the Japanese go nuts over coloured leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1631925845111-SRHRTQFT2OOEL9FMJIA6/IMG_1910.jpg Home - Autumn in Mitake - Make it stand out My hiking boots. Still covered in the ash from my hike up Mt Fuji in the summer. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/20/9/2021/9905lz2wlmg4665oaclf4abigdkk3h monthly 0.5 2021-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112146827-T7R9WTBBERJY1YJTMJ0J/IMG_1935.jpg Home - What Japanese people wear when they go hiking - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632111974633-KQVG3WGI3564SK1QYL73/IMG_1905.jpg Home - What Japanese people wear when they go hiking - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632111955644-4Y45J55OVXLTHR4S2YZN/IMG_1923.jpg Home - What Japanese people wear when they go hiking - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112162310-ZK9LQWGUUQ63AA5M20SE/IMG_1949.jpg Home - What Japanese people wear when they go hiking - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112090906-ZCFO8QKUUND124ETPXVN/IMG_1954.jpg Home - What Japanese people wear when they go hiking - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112113471-7UWDYQ16OJRCYDUQM3LT/IMG_1937.jpg Home - What Japanese people wear when they go hiking - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112131895-I0F7JRME9FL8RPJ282B2/IMG_1912.jpg Home - What Japanese people wear when they go hiking - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112017543-NYMLVADZ31S1RBWDFUL0/IMG_1853.jpg Home - What Japanese people wear when they go hiking - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112001638-M09RVDPM6AD99P6F83RP/IMG_1946.jpg Home - What Japanese people wear when they go hiking - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112059911-6IXDZRTKNDHWYSKRQ7NG/IMG_1927.jpg Home - What Japanese people wear when they go hiking - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112102891-G2P0JDPS40X32RVYQEP6/IMG_1931.jpg Home - What Japanese people wear when they go hiking - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/20/9/2021/marc-jacobs-aoyama-store-opening-after-party-le-baron monthly 0.5 2021-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112545153-0PL7QE2LFZLEKWLQCMDF/IMG_6821.jpg Home - Marc Jacobs Aoyama store opening after party, Le Baron - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112676510-B7DM4BNI19TQB6GE2WKK/201865857.jpg Home - Marc Jacobs Aoyama store opening after party, Le Baron - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112512877-B57J13Y6H3ZO5GDQNROX/IMG_6810.jpg Home - Marc Jacobs Aoyama store opening after party, Le Baron - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112559213-X5GT9BLXX8P03UT804QF/IMG_6767.jpg Home - Marc Jacobs Aoyama store opening after party, Le Baron - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112590905-CAM8I65LENAU3316EZSQ/IMG_6804.jpg Home - Marc Jacobs Aoyama store opening after party, Le Baron - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112399149-AC9C11X11NJI8D6AJJW6/IMG_6775.jpg Home - Marc Jacobs Aoyama store opening after party, Le Baron - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112620210-VZC4O4RHU6AB538WVHGO/IMG_6785.jpg Home - Marc Jacobs Aoyama store opening after party, Le Baron - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112632584-VF3R6DYXZLK7DQKUOAKH/IMG_6817.jpg Home - Marc Jacobs Aoyama store opening after party, Le Baron - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112664311-MLTMVEILC7F2AKEQS42I/IMG_6766.jpg Home - Marc Jacobs Aoyama store opening after party, Le Baron - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112499821-2O32RFPK4DKHFV9DL0D9/IMG_6802.jpg Home - Marc Jacobs Aoyama store opening after party, Le Baron - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112350128-ZJZXXSF1NJ43BA3FDHVA/IMG_6765.jpg Home - Marc Jacobs Aoyama store opening after party, Le Baron - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112436058-01I7M4LPAT2VFUGAVE6G/IMG_6798.jpg Home - Marc Jacobs Aoyama store opening after party, Le Baron - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632112483023-1O2SV12RMJ08SHLL7L9G/IMG_6783.jpg Home - Marc Jacobs Aoyama store opening after party, Le Baron - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/20/9/2021/picture-me-rollin monthly 0.5 2021-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632113114677-QRDU0DDK5ACCJL8W8A9X/IMG_2175.jpg Home - Picture me rollin’ - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632113135261-OH5ZJNQH9J2BADBOIDM9/IMG_2174.jpg Home - Picture me rollin’ - Make it stand out I don't think this lady liked the creepy foreign girl taking photos of these children. But how could I not?! 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Back in the Day - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632700145064-I0KJCMLRRGNL12I9KG51/IMG_5209.jpg Home - Back in the Day - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/28/9/2021/japan-earthquake monthly 0.5 2021-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632785193987-JN1PW4MINUEO0H0E5QO5/DSC_0209-1.jpg Home - Japan Earthquake - Make it stand out The sky just after the earthquake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632785213066-1GSU3ZT7T7C5L8TMKZRN/DSC_0203-1.jpg Home - Japan Earthquake - Make it stand out Ominous sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632785274930-BHFV0975QXQRXXVGDPQV/DSC_0239-1.jpg Home - Japan Earthquake - Make it stand out Waiting for the trains to start running. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632785345895-DUTFGUXQQAFXH2AAWU0P/DSC_0261-1.jpg Home - Japan Earthquake - Make it stand out Protective headgear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632785397699-U0ZI2MPHXUUN7UF49WN8/DSC_0060-1.jpg Home - Japan Earthquake - Make it stand out At Yoyogi Park with friends. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632785155778-9EMPYEVJQEW469G1XNW4/DSC_0247-1.jpg Home - Japan Earthquake - Make it stand out Stranded and trying to hitchhike to Shinagawa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632785323917-ZT86UC582DK4DJICN4CH/DSC_0237-1.jpg Home - Japan Earthquake - Make it stand out Mobiles and laptops keeping people occupied whilst waiting for who knows how long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632785232860-2UIZZ0PNUMW9J14H5DXP/DSC_0266-1.jpg Home - Japan Earthquake - Make it stand out Panic sets in and people hoard any food they can. This convenient store was cleaned out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632785299441-K6FD2ZXIG65THDVYM9NP/DSC_0240-1.jpg Home - Japan Earthquake - Make it stand out Stranded family waiting inside the warm station. It was a particularly cold night in Tokyo. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/29/9/2021/hafu-film-promo-shoot monthly 0.5 2021-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632872432943-CD2A2VP902UPVOC8C2TS/DSC_0408.jpg Home - Hafu Film Promo Shoot - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632872449827-9L8BWLA1HYL213CWIMBT/DSC_0429-1.jpg Home - Hafu Film Promo Shoot - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632872375252-LL9SK85J9Y2NKERERVD8/DSC_0358-1.jpg Home - Hafu Film Promo Shoot - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/30/9/2021/hello-hanami-goodbye-hanami monthly 0.5 2021-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632954531102-YT6WJV1FN1R1NKQI046B/IMG_28531.jpg Home - Hello Hanami, Goodbye Hanami - Make it stand out One of the "shorter" lines for the bathroom. Although, once in, it was surprisingly clean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632954604747-HCN3GDSL2POFT3OFED8W/IMG_2855.jpg Home - Hello Hanami, Goodbye Hanami - Make it stand out Homeless man's set up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632954658784-SM4SE8X6AN9MUVZH34WW/IMG_2849.jpg Home - Hello Hanami, Goodbye Hanami - Make it stand out Too cute! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632954463579-8BZ18U9QHT8WFMI9TYKI/IMG_2854.jpg Home - Hello Hanami, Goodbye Hanami - Make it stand out Dusty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632954641046-D0VIG3Z52ZULVKF99VHI/IMG_2861.jpg Home - Hello Hanami, Goodbye Hanami - Make it stand out So many picnics! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632954419853-51PJ30UJ72AZGCXTNZTX/IMG_2857.jpg Home - Hello Hanami, Goodbye Hanami - Make it stand out Shoes off before sitting on the tarpaulin, please. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632954562289-5FVC9GRN8ZRAG5SLXP2D/IMG_2860.jpg Home - Hello Hanami, Goodbye Hanami - Make it stand out Getting carried away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632954624133-V84BGLOOWKQ29Z6SQWSI/IMG_2876.jpg Home - Hello Hanami, Goodbye Hanami - Make it stand out Dancing up a (dust) storm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632954588026-IBEQ141I6KS0QG8AC8UJ/IMG_2864.jpg Home - Hello Hanami, Goodbye Hanami - Make it stand out High touch! (Japanese for "high five") https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632954447847-HUBB0XTSPX0V3IWIQW1R/IMG_2859.jpg Home - Hello Hanami, Goodbye Hanami - Make it stand out DJ set up. I wonder how long it took before they were told to turn it off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632954673228-QWYL1AWG44B3P5HUV6QJ/IMG_2900.jpg Home - Hello Hanami, Goodbye Hanami - Make it stand out Cherry blossom canopy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1632954485684-C28SZX4XBMC5059MPBAM/IMG_2879.jpg Home - Hello Hanami, Goodbye Hanami - Make it stand out Best spot in the park. PS. 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Another Night In Tokyo… Sniff Sniff, Trump Room - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633042441139-D9DWT5XNMLY53183WAFK/DSC_0754-1.jpg Home - Another Night In Tokyo… Sniff Sniff, Trump Room - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633042293994-W4WV965Z16A1G2YS42Y8/DSC_0593-2.jpg Home - Another Night In Tokyo… Sniff Sniff, Trump Room - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633042474546-N6GGQ49OARTYK2ZM92O0/DSC_0763-2.jpg Home - Another Night In Tokyo… Sniff Sniff, Trump Room - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633042495592-6WVAJQ3YWZA348Q57D9C/DSC_0817-4.jpg Home - 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The Children of Fuji Rock : Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633562457627-W6OE4H25WEXNHBBEZ2ST/DSC_0285.jpg Home - The Children of Fuji Rock : Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633562442554-L35CINUVFMCP1LRE7CL0/DSC_0291.jpg Home - The Children of Fuji Rock : Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633562677509-J9V9IDCTLDEB17GA4BR6/DSC_0300.jpg Home - The Children of Fuji Rock : Part 1 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/11/10/2021/snapshots-from-belgium monthly 0.5 2021-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633904079168-WABROJYZXTIGZ2BT6SFP/IMG_4010.jpg Home - Snapshots from Belgium - Make it stand out Lamb rack and lots of potatoes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633904115317-S4AY9DHSNXDSINTLXPDO/IMG_3845.jpg Home - Snapshots from Belgium - Make it stand out Belgian beer. BEST. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633904136436-35GTE9CUURPTQ1V7PU7H/IMG_4051.jpg Home - Snapshots from Belgium - Make it stand out Creepy antiquing in Antwerp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633904053052-29FYY6M4LOO9OS9S66UY/IMG_3857.jpg Home - Snapshots from Belgium - Make it stand out Fresh picked red berries from the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633904160277-9Z8Y8Q0ASJC7NVB85O96/IMG_3959.jpg Home - Snapshots from Belgium - Make it stand out Europe loves fancy churches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633903994930-BZVVFU7NYD3GICFWH8WT/IMG_3787.jpg Home - Snapshots from Belgium - Make it stand out Walking Clea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633903917651-LYP3X48PDXPO4XJ7I762/IMG_4049.jpg Home - Snapshots from Belgium - Make it stand out Heavy rain! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633903972509-MKL0SRK90T4CCPSKUC0V/IMG_3747.jpg Home - Snapshots from Belgium - Make it stand out Meet Clea, the cocker spaniel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633903875773-JELH84GUNFNBPRKSXBVA/IMG_4045.jpg Home - Snapshots from Belgium - Make it stand out Before the storm in Antwerp. We managed to make it back to the car just before it hit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633904095338-GQK9IMH9TOA80G6K59XG/IMG_4013.jpg Home - Snapshots from Belgium - Make it stand out A very generous serving of profiteroles. I'm surprised that Belgians aren't a fatter people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633903945895-LKI7J089V3T79IQ3O8IX/IMG_4058.jpg Home - Snapshots from Belgium - Make it stand out Double rainbow all the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633904029182-J3VAHLWBVRSNBVH1PY1E/IMG_3811.jpg Home - Snapshots from Belgium - Make it stand out I always imagined castles to be more... Castley. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/12/10/2021/snapshots-from-london monthly 0.5 2021-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633992461459-M9P7TBGSZJE0C6QXWS2U/IMG_4251.jpg Home - Snapshots from London - Make it stand out Mini cupcakes. What flavour would you choose? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633992536950-OHULUQ3NC8GQ4UJEMVUW/IMG_4184.jpg Home - Snapshots from London - Make it stand out High time for pie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633992649965-KCLMVR2FPC1YZJ633VZ9/IMG_4101.jpg Home - Snapshots from London - Make it stand out Pakistani feast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633992681678-BUIMS8B8JXP1Q5UNFML8/IMG_4233.jpg Home - Snapshots from London - Make it stand out Bánh mì in Shoreditch. Seriously amazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633992593898-G0D284CXOUE86XPLVQP1/IMG_4119.jpg Home - Snapshots from London - Make it stand out How do the British drink so much cider in one go? It boggles my mind and hurts my belly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633992697539-4GCYF53QSVU1GFZHSXUI/IMG_4277.jpg Home - Snapshots from London - Make it stand out Mandatory Sunday roast with Jen and a Pimms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633992662397-1IHLBASTLAD6G4I82EJE/IMG_4213.jpg Home - Snapshots from London - Make it stand out Drinking in the gutter. Classy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633992576223-T76YA78LXV9JZDF1DZD3/IMG_4111.jpg Home - Snapshots from London - Make it stand out Cute pub - The Winchester in Angel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633992518301-U1SWU4U8F14LIPKKXLLF/IMG_4272.jpg Home - Snapshots from London - Make it stand out Ostrich omelette, anyone? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633992559842-ZTIK1LWEZV614JA091NQ/IMG_4202.jpg Home - Snapshots from London - Make it stand out Jamie Oliver and Adam Perry Lang's Butchery. Looked amazing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633992435460-2641OMYJOOFGRATKVVYT/IMG_4241.jpg Home - Snapshots from London - Make it stand out Market bound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633992609743-0ZA2IUF9O77AQNQHD9BD/IMG_4092.jpg Home - Snapshots from London - Make it stand out Best lamp chops at this Pakistani restaurant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633992385759-2FAPFZTGD50IZNA2ZCPS/IMG_4255.jpg Home - Snapshots from London - Make it stand out Little cakes from Broadway Market. Lemony deliciousness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1633992491156-GGSV8YQ5SHE785R9RBSW/IMG_4259.jpg Home - Snapshots from London - Make it stand out Market ladies. Feeling pretty full after eating a variety of market goodies - cakes and pies mainly. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/13/10/2021/my-personal-paradise-san-sebastian monthly 0.5 2021-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634079782393-JN2BMFKPAFT2SNXQRDG5/IMG_4607.jpg Home - My Personal Paradise: San Sebastian - Make it stand out I've said this before - mini foods taste better. This burger was no exception. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634079521701-9CLLMTA7QXESSSRN81D1/IMG_43161.jpg Home - My Personal Paradise: San Sebastian - Make it stand out 1 litre mojitos. What's not to love? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634079664196-3I4YCTY33DEM3KWKUXUU/IMG_4530.jpg Home - My Personal Paradise: San Sebastian - Make it stand out Every night there were fireworks. It would have cost a fortune. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634079648945-CRNJA1CFCMQLAAGGKESW/IMG_4493.jpg Home - My Personal Paradise: San Sebastian - Make it stand out Being creepy in an alley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634079607897-IBCML7UFKFM4MI55NTFG/IMG_4671.jpg Home - My Personal Paradise: San Sebastian - Make it stand out For the best anchovies you'll ever eat go to Bar Txepetxa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634079711120-JLUMH8CJSAZ991XBUT74/IMG_4306.jpg Home - My Personal Paradise: San Sebastian - Make it stand out San Sebastian by night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634079564824-9G400BULK6TVD1MHI880/IMG_4288.jpg Home - My Personal Paradise: San Sebastian - Make it stand out Not the best weather, but you take what you can get. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634079794426-OTM1LI4R3G55ZYRN7OH8/harbour.jpg Home - My Personal Paradise: San Sebastian - Make it stand out The harbour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634079546380-VXUFYBC4WMFZZETWN8GR/IMG_4286.jpg Home - My Personal Paradise: San Sebastian - Make it stand out They're going to get some pretty awful shorts tanlines. 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At A Fuego Negro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634079631156-JY1ADJKBQ76Z2MXEBHE4/IMG_4428.jpg Home - My Personal Paradise: San Sebastian - Make it stand out Fun park by the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634079585466-IUDZ8BOHHCL8DMGCP2UC/IMG_4290.jpg Home - My Personal Paradise: San Sebastian - Make it stand out The old town. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/14/10/2021/on-my-way-to-the-supermarket monthly 0.5 2021-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634163531300-6BOK43Y3A787RK6WRTGP/IMG_5102.jpg Home - On My Way to the Supermarket - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634163516429-VZ13P9WXBD3ZNT2ZBJ9S/IMG_5095.jpg Home - On My Way to the Supermarket - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634163499616-X5Z45KGN7VOBK9BEE4X3/IMG_5098.jpg Home - 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On My Way to the Supermarket - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634163563927-Z57564GM2BFNZ6TA931B/IMG_5108.jpg Home - On My Way to the Supermarket - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/14/10/2021/lrg-research-japan-tour-2011-skaters-and-stuff monthly 0.5 2021-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634177052130-C92DIQP2MPBBUUY2QX0E/IMG_5224.jpg Home - LRG Research Japan Tour 2011 : Skaters and Stuff - Make it stand out Waiting their turn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634177133662-ZVZT23IWRLHN2459UMH6/IMG_5227.jpg Home - LRG Research Japan Tour 2011 : Skaters and Stuff - Make it stand out Ladies... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634177032468-9WPKY6IPLEZGSSR2FFN9/IMG_5212.jpg Home - LRG Research Japan Tour 2011 : Skaters and Stuff - Make it stand out Note: Watch your head for flying skateboards/skaters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634177077177-54FDIB4U8OMKX86SFDDL/IMG_5216.jpg Home - LRG Research Japan Tour 2011 : Skaters and Stuff - Make it stand out Hello. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634177095326-2X7RRHDBXWU8D5M0BHOY/IMG_5235.jpg Home - LRG Research Japan Tour 2011 : Skaters and Stuff - Make it stand out And hello to you too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634177116300-BE3L3BZEUHJ845LATV47/IMG_5226.jpg Home - LRG Research Japan Tour 2011 : Skaters and Stuff - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634176937637-J39GN25V3QBFY8LT4073/IMG_5233.jpg Home - LRG Research Japan Tour 2011 : Skaters and Stuff - Make it stand out Some actual females at this club! My friends - Nargiz and Lani. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634176978901-WHI52HZ26T8I3X72BCB3/skateClub.jpg Home - LRG Research Japan Tour 2011 : Skaters and Stuff - Make it stand out But WHERE is the dance floor?! https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/18/10/2021/s-n-i-f-f-s-n-i-f-f-d-e-l-u-x-e monthly 0.5 2021-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634511911248-GX0KTDOGODV8F9I8VCDL/IMG_5424.jpg Home - S N I F F S N I F F D E L U X E - Make it stand out Is there a child in this photo or just a small man? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634511875817-44V3SBH6NMO7B8KC7H8I/IMG_5383.jpg Home - S N I F F S N I F F D E L U X E - Make it stand out Wallflower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634511820806-0F4T8KSL3O15Q4FD9ENL/IMG_5347.jpg Home - S N I F F S N I F F D E L U X E - Make it stand out My new buddy, Vivian. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634511895388-TB0DWOWFI0LIHDWY5RCC/IMG_5376.jpg Home - S N I F F S N I F F D E L U X E - Make it stand out Guiiiiiiiiii Martinez. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634511961509-OAL3VA89OZ3QZ1V9A599/IMG_5475.jpg Home - S N I F F S N I F F D E L U X E - Make it stand out Jay Zimmerman (Red Melon) with Maimi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634511772114-9P6L9MKSGQ070I2F4YQR/IMG_5288.jpg Home - S N I F F S N I F F D E L U X E - Make it stand out Alex, Jinny and Natsumi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634511699991-8CG68KUOTBOL97X60B0W/IMG_5289.jpg Home - S N I F F S N I F F D E L U X E - Make it stand out I was being a fool with the camera and accidentally snapped this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634511976151-GI390U7VLYWDMJS53A3I/IMG_5451.jpg Home - S N I F F S N I F F D E L U X E - Make it stand out My new Facebook profile photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634511739783-RHMS98FIZKJ8FWD3HQIJ/IMG_5287.jpg Home - S N I F F S N I F F D E L U X E - Make it stand out New bag excitement! This was before a whole drink was spilt all over it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634511860531-J8THG38RO5PS19ZKJGL5/IMG_5341.jpg Home - S N I F F S N I F F D E L U X E - Make it stand out Ladies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634511837807-MK55TT2JUQC50V4MK2CN/IMG_5415.jpg Home - S N I F F S N I F F D E L U X E - Make it stand out My new buddy, Vivian, with her new buddy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634511927898-IL59N2YX5QZP8DT2Z13F/IMG_5427.jpg Home - S N I F F S N I F F D E L U X E - Make it stand out Midriff advocate, fashion blogger and dj - Jillian Kate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634511786795-912HBISZ2TIWCA3PMFT2/IMG_5382.jpg Home - S N I F F S N I F F D E L U X E - Make it stand out Duuuuuuuude. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634511945204-WEYF3BKFGR5T1EJQ2L5U/IMG_5399.jpg Home - S N I F F S N I F F D E L U X E - Make it stand out Frank the tank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634511802736-GEYKOP7GCQW2D2M03QZ7/IMG_5305.jpg Home - S N I F F S N I F F D E L U X E - Make it stand out Trent AKA Mr Sniff Sniff. https://fashimi.squarespace.com/home/19/10/2021/caught-in-the-rain monthly 0.5 2021-10-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634594363046-VINEA4P1QMN9X2D1PKO5/IMG_5615.jpg Home - Caught in the Rain - Make it stand out This look says "get me out of the rain". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57b44763893fc0bed59e8482/1634594347575-PID6GJIU75G16L3D6DFF/IMG_5614.jpg Home - Caught in the Rain - Make it stand out This is what happens when you wear thongs in the rain. 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