It's really made in Japan.
No wonder we are so happy here.
No wonder we are so happy here.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Time on her hands when the hubby is away...
So I am getting a little bored with the whole making food thing now that Adam is gone for a month. Now that I don't have to think "What would WE want for dinner tonight?" I get to make whatever I want so this is what I did.
Why eat regular cheese slices when you can have flower shaped ones? Who needs Subway anyways?
Why eat regular cheese slices when you can have flower shaped ones? Who needs Subway anyways?
Seaside Park
Today the neighbor lady and I went for a walk at a near by children's/water ride/walking/cycling ring/track park. One section of the walking route takes you next to the ocean.
Large and mini coy flags, there was a bit of a breeze today.
This sign was randomly posted around the trail.
This last picture just reminds me of the moon.
Large and mini coy flags, there was a bit of a breeze today.
This sign was randomly posted around the trail.
This last picture just reminds me of the moon.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Around Town (And at Home)
Here are some random pictures from our travels around town.
A&W Rootbeer restaurants are everywhere here. It is the typical American food you know.
I thought this was a clever name for a bar, if you can make it out it says Septem Bar.
Typical streets look like the above. The cars aren't that different but there are a ton of little Japanese cars that are most likely powered by hamsters in a wheel or lawnmower engines. You actually pay less for vehicle registration here based on the size of your engine. Our cars are the 2nd cheapest, so we won't be entering any Japan 500 races any time soon.
Ya thats per liter not gallon and if you do the math its a lot more than what we pay per gallon.
Here is one of only about 3 McDonald's I have seen so far. A&W outnumber them 10 to 1.
This is the Garlic House restaurant. The picture above and below are the same picture, just processed a different way. Everything here is not only cooked in garlic, but basted, marinated, soaked, encompassed, and drowned.
Everything is a la carte, you can sort of make out the menu below. You don't need to be able to read it, just to see that each line is a separate item. This was our garlic fries and pasta, not shown is a garlic pizza and garlic bread. It was awesome and extremly garlicky.
The Pachinko places are on nearly every corner here. Not 100% sure what Pachinko is but I like to think it involves Bob Barker and dropping hockey pucks down a peg board.
After our Garlic dinner we went to the Blue Seal ice cream Shoppe. They are about as common here as 31 flavors are in the states. Christine really likes the ice cream there. I just think it looks trippy.
Here is our Teryaki boat. It was huge, and loaded with Tery chicken, beef and rice. This is what I enjoyed, Christine had about 200 rolls, and enjoyed each and everyone of them.
This is my car. Its like an English taxi cab inside. It looks like a normal car from the outside but inside it is similar to a van. It has three rows of seats. The center row folds down and becomes a table, with cupholders. The front passenger seat spins around and faces the back. Its for picnics.
I took the center row out and it is currently resting in the garage. This leaves ample room for Bubba sized people in the backseat. Of course, being the little japanese car with the little japanese engine you need to lean forward and kill the AC when going up hills. But it eventually gets there.
Today (the 22nd) Christine got her toes done. She said they use actual paint, which makes me question the size of the brushes. I also wonder if they wear those white painting suits, or if they are just really careful. If you look closely you can see the little beads/crystals/rocks they affixed to her toe nails.
And finally, brinner. Tonight Christine wanted breakfast for dinner. So we had pancakes, french toast (france toast) and kielbasa. It was pretty good.
A&W Rootbeer restaurants are everywhere here. It is the typical American food you know.
I thought this was a clever name for a bar, if you can make it out it says Septem Bar.
Typical streets look like the above. The cars aren't that different but there are a ton of little Japanese cars that are most likely powered by hamsters in a wheel or lawnmower engines. You actually pay less for vehicle registration here based on the size of your engine. Our cars are the 2nd cheapest, so we won't be entering any Japan 500 races any time soon.
Ya thats per liter not gallon and if you do the math its a lot more than what we pay per gallon.
Here is one of only about 3 McDonald's I have seen so far. A&W outnumber them 10 to 1.
This is the Garlic House restaurant. The picture above and below are the same picture, just processed a different way. Everything here is not only cooked in garlic, but basted, marinated, soaked, encompassed, and drowned.
Everything is a la carte, you can sort of make out the menu below. You don't need to be able to read it, just to see that each line is a separate item. This was our garlic fries and pasta, not shown is a garlic pizza and garlic bread. It was awesome and extremly garlicky.
The Pachinko places are on nearly every corner here. Not 100% sure what Pachinko is but I like to think it involves Bob Barker and dropping hockey pucks down a peg board.
After our Garlic dinner we went to the Blue Seal ice cream Shoppe. They are about as common here as 31 flavors are in the states. Christine really likes the ice cream there. I just think it looks trippy.
Here is our Teryaki boat. It was huge, and loaded with Tery chicken, beef and rice. This is what I enjoyed, Christine had about 200 rolls, and enjoyed each and everyone of them.
This is my car. Its like an English taxi cab inside. It looks like a normal car from the outside but inside it is similar to a van. It has three rows of seats. The center row folds down and becomes a table, with cupholders. The front passenger seat spins around and faces the back. Its for picnics.I took the center row out and it is currently resting in the garage. This leaves ample room for Bubba sized people in the backseat. Of course, being the little japanese car with the little japanese engine you need to lean forward and kill the AC when going up hills. But it eventually gets there.
Today (the 22nd) Christine got her toes done. She said they use actual paint, which makes me question the size of the brushes. I also wonder if they wear those white painting suits, or if they are just really careful. If you look closely you can see the little beads/crystals/rocks they affixed to her toe nails.
And finally, brinner. Tonight Christine wanted breakfast for dinner. So we had pancakes, french toast (france toast) and kielbasa. It was pretty good.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
The Lighthouse
Today we went to the Zanba (I think it was Zanba, it was Za something) lighthouse.
This is a little crab hanging out on the cliff.
I think something was lost in translation, this is the Japanese Navy Seal.....
This is a little crab hanging out on the cliff.
I think something was lost in translation, this is the Japanese Navy Seal.....
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Auction Eggstravaganza
This past weekend we went to a charity auction. We heard there were great deals on furniture (we still need a few things) and other odds and ends. The deals were there but not for anything we really wanted or needed. I bid on a few things but it soon lost its cost effectiveness. Its for charity and all but there comes a point where your paying twice the fair market value for something just to beat out the other person.
I participated in a silent auction, one where you just write your bid on a piece of paper and someone can come up and outbid you immediately. They had a few tables for the silent auction and closed them at certain times. The item I wanted was on the first table so I left Christine to the live auction and went to watch my item for the last ten minutes of the silent auction. I got into a little bidding war with a lady but she eventually backed off. This is what I got:
Click on it to make it larger. They are swords made out of bone. I like to pretend its the elephant mans bones.
I then went back to Christine and the live auction. Around hour three they brought out the Coup de grace. Words cannot really describe it. Christine was shocked and amazed. I was weary. I knew she was going to bid on it and we figure she should be the first person to bid on it. That way when the bidding got out of control she could at least hold her head up and say she bid on it. So they start the bidding and Christine raises our number, and then........ Silence. No bids. None. Going once, going twice, Sold.
And this is what we got.
Thats right, its a 90 million (approximately) year old dinosaur egg. I can't make this up people.
And of course this is what she did with it, using supplies from the 100 yen store:
We have our own little dinosaur egg shrine now.
This is what I think of when I see it:
And this is our Roomba, no relation to the auction. I just think its cool. It supposedly vacuums for you, but we have yet to officially test it. If it works that will be awesome and save me a ton of time, because the last time Christine vacuumed was when that egg was hatched....
I participated in a silent auction, one where you just write your bid on a piece of paper and someone can come up and outbid you immediately. They had a few tables for the silent auction and closed them at certain times. The item I wanted was on the first table so I left Christine to the live auction and went to watch my item for the last ten minutes of the silent auction. I got into a little bidding war with a lady but she eventually backed off. This is what I got:
Click on it to make it larger. They are swords made out of bone. I like to pretend its the elephant mans bones.I then went back to Christine and the live auction. Around hour three they brought out the Coup de grace. Words cannot really describe it. Christine was shocked and amazed. I was weary. I knew she was going to bid on it and we figure she should be the first person to bid on it. That way when the bidding got out of control she could at least hold her head up and say she bid on it. So they start the bidding and Christine raises our number, and then........ Silence. No bids. None. Going once, going twice, Sold.
And this is what we got.
Thats right, its a 90 million (approximately) year old dinosaur egg. I can't make this up people.And of course this is what she did with it, using supplies from the 100 yen store:
We have our own little dinosaur egg shrine now.This is what I think of when I see it:
And this is our Roomba, no relation to the auction. I just think its cool. It supposedly vacuums for you, but we have yet to officially test it. If it works that will be awesome and save me a ton of time, because the last time Christine vacuumed was when that egg was hatched....
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Around Town
Here are just a few pictures from around town.
There are a lot of these little games of "chance" around here. They are also very much in love with the Claw games, they have entire arcades full of them.
This is the ferris wheel down at American Village.
This is the hardware store, their version of home depot. Its called Make Man. Their logo at another store is the monkey riding a dolphin, because you know, nothing says home improvement like a monkey riding a dolphin.
This is a little Turkish restaurant that we had lunch at today. Run by full on Turks.
This was Christine's Gyro, which was meat, a tomato based sauce and pita chunks.
This was my Gyro, which was basically a Turkish burrito.
There are a lot of these little games of "chance" around here. They are also very much in love with the Claw games, they have entire arcades full of them.
This is the ferris wheel down at American Village.
This is the hardware store, their version of home depot. Its called Make Man. Their logo at another store is the monkey riding a dolphin, because you know, nothing says home improvement like a monkey riding a dolphin.
This is a little Turkish restaurant that we had lunch at today. Run by full on Turks.
This was Christine's Gyro, which was meat, a tomato based sauce and pita chunks.
This was my Gyro, which was basically a Turkish burrito.
