The sakura aren’t quite in full bloom, but many trees in Kyoto are already covered with flowers. This against the remaining Edo architecture can make the simple turning of a street corner feel like a leap back in time to the world depicted by movies and history books. But then you see the vending machines…
I found them!! Ever since watching that. Japan episode of Top Gear, I’ve wanted to try the little crunchy crabs that Jeremy Clarkson got for a driving snack. Happy to report they’re quite tasty and moreish if you’re into flavours such as ikan bilis and dried cuttlefish. Don’t think I can bring any home, but…
Today, I have consumed: Some edamame Half a yakiniku onigiri A hot can of coffee A bowl of ramen with a soft-yolk hard boiled egg and pork belly Two ‘puri’ from Freshness Burger A MOS burger A sakura macaron Half a matcha tea latte A cup of sake A bite of space kimchi A cherry…
Time to say bye to Melbourne. I’ve had a lovely time full of food, lots of sleeping in; got to catch up with family, old friends. Now waiting for the choo-choo-plane to Sydney then onto Tokyo. Yay! Still got a couple hours til boarding, so here are a few pictures from the last few days……
Pleasure to make your acquaintance, little penguin. :) Spent yesterday wandering around town. Had breakfast at a little café called Gianni’s, strong coffee, then to the aquarium. Many friendly penguins in the first exhibit. I wish they were viable pets – so cute! Aaaaaaa~ I’m in love! The Melbourne Aquarium is bigger than I expected….
I’m re-building my collection of dine-in & takeaway menus for Perth restaurants and cafés. Slowly, slowly since I’m starting from scratch. This is by no means a complete collection – just my personal list of links and files for making my eating life easier. Will be more relevant to you if you’re in the central…
Let me tell you about this small bar in Subiaco. Tucked behind a little hippy art supply cum garden/homewares shop on Rokeby Road is a quiet establishment named Juanita’s, after the lady who runs it. It doesn’t look like much when you first arrive, but therein lies the charm.
Doug is my deskmate at work. We’ve been trying to level up our gardening skills because plants are cool and working with computers is soul-sucking if you don’t have other hobbies to keep you sane. Inspired by the cress postcarden from Swee, we took to growing microgreens. Microgreens are germinated seeds that are allowed to…
Chinese New Year is this Sunday. Usually, we have noodles, meat & rice, low hai and sometimes shark’s fin soup. But my family are umming and ahhing this year because of the sad, sad shark video we saw today. Not gory, but – wow – how difficult to watch. Even if you try not to think…
A dinner at Lapa, as we would learn, consists of meat. Lots of meat. Joe told us about this place just before Christmas, selling us on their $49 all you can eat deal. Yeah, you heard me. I was skeptical at first, picturing a Sizzler-esque buffet chamber – or maybe $49 was a special Scoopon…