Kyoto trip
So, i went to Kyoto to check out the cherry blossoms… and it rain, pretty much non-stop all day.. bloody typical!
So, the ‘proper’ photos can be seen on my flickr www.flickr.com/photos/punkrockpete… so here are the funny ones, in keeping with the blog.
I wonder what was in this?!
Some cherry blossoms and an ooollld bike:
Cool bird of prey, no idea which type… overexposed, but came out cooool!
I found some cherry blossoms!! and some pear blossoms as well, which made a nice contrast
No idea what this was..didnt ask
Sensei!!!
Doesnt this sound good!! or not
Another day, another hairdressers!
Dinner…
So, tonight i give you 1 random packet of biscuits, and an amazing food made by myself!
First up, food!
take a packet of ramen, put it in a pan, add half the flavour sachet (that stuff is bbaaaddd for ya), a spring onion, some wholegrain noodles and boiling water. cook for 2 minutes.. then crack 2 eggs onto the noodles, put on a lid, and reduce temperature = the worlds best ramen!
The buscuits on the other hand, were strange… salty and herby and chocolaty.. i ate them of course, but they arnt a winner
Another day, another ramble in Kobe
Jon, a m8 now living on Oz, was amazing enough to send me an easter egg! so, seeing as it had been on such a long flight, i thought id show it the sights before it was eaten!
Egg at the Kobe tower:
Egg at Ikuta Shrine:
Egg and Cherry Blossoms:
Continuing my focus on hairdressers… and other photos
Went for a walk around Kobe, and look what i found, another sign!
Along with all these amazing things…. what a name for a chinese resturant!
And this, no idea what this is for! there are loads of these signes though, its great!
Healthy juice.. honest!
Look at these ingredients! how can this not be healthy!!
The one on the right was foul.. on first sip you got a nice apple juice flavour, which was quickly followed by tomatoe, which wasnt so good.
The other one wasnt bad! (They were on special at the supermarket, incase you hadnt guessed!)
Teaching in Shukogawa
While teaching in, umm. Shukogawa (something like that.. between Kobe and Osaka on on the Hankyu line) i came accross what might possibly be the worlds biggest escalator.. possibly
See what i mean!!
Now.. onto food… i thought id try something new, so enter Mitsuya Cider drink, and McVities Green tea biscuits….
Look at how cute the little guys were! and not too bad either, something id eat again for sure! which is more than can be said for the drink.. imagine getting tescos blue strip lemonade, and putting an apple in it for a while. thats what it tasted like. bland and a bit fizzy..
Was confronted by this little terror in the park while i was eating! a future Yak in the making for sure!
Kobe again… sorry for not being up to date, im busy, honest! (and the weather is pretty crappy)
Right.. so, Cherry Blossoms are out (well, they were when i took this).. and it was raining.. sooooo, here is a photo of shrine + blossoms + rain = very Japanese
Look, i have a waterfall close by! its a 25min walk or so, not too shabby eh!
In a break from rainy photos of Kobe… my ID card arrived.. IM AN ALIEN!!!
Okiyama day two…
first stop in the morning- Bic Camera.. to look at bikes. Yep, thats my kind of logic!
I couldnt be bothered to take my camera, so used my camera phone instead:
Look at these bad boys! Mountainbikes, but with 16″wheels, and they are for adults as well, Japan is wierd like that!
Teaching is hungry work, so i bought this as a ‘sweet’ snack. It was in the dessert section, so, one would assume it was a sweet yes? NO!
It was a doughnut, stuffed with bacon, cheese and potato. While it wasnt too bad, it was a bit of a shock!
In hindsite, it was called a ‘German Potato’.
Finally, dinner! i splashed out and got a 1000yen Bento, and this is what it looked like:
It was nice, but i dont think it was worth £5, oh well. for my money i got: some chicken strips, some beef, some egg, some salmon, some tuna, a shrimp, a cocktail hotdog, a meatball on a stick, some pumpkin..umm. a few other things i couldnt identify, and lots of rice 
