Thursday, June 6, 2013
157/365: Pickles
We are traveling in Japan and enjoyed a traditional 12 course seasonal Japanese meal at the 200 year old ryokan (guesthouse) where we are staying. By course, I should qualify that a course is usually a bite or two. Everything was fantastic and, surprisingly, included very little sushi. Instead there were wonderful pickled vegetables such as this pumpkin and cucumber. Did I mention that Andy ate nearly thirty vegetables and loved them all? Pretty good for an Englishman. The story here: leftcoastcowboys.com/2013/06/07/fast-food-flush/
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
156/365: Tiny Godzilla and Cheese
I'm traveling to Japan to meet Andy after his Taiwan trip. Amazingly, I got bumped up to First Class! This being a trip to Japan, I packed an appropriate monster who I've named Tiny Godzilla. Tiny Godzilla is thrilled to be going back to the homeland. And he agrees with me that, on long flights, a cheese plate is always nice. Read about our first day's adventure here: leftcoastcowboys.com/2013/06/05/konnichiwa-bitches-2/
Sunday, June 2, 2013
153/365: Martini!
One of the best places for Martinis in San Jose is in a hipster Chinese restaurant called Sino in Santana Row. Surprising how well a Martini goes with Chinese food.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
152/365: Poppies
On the hottest day of the year so far, my hiking group decided on a force march up Windy Hill in Portola Valley. This is a crazy scramble with 1500 feet of elevation change in less than two miles on a 10% grade (which is steeper than it sounds.) Did I mention the hill is completely exposed to the South side? Needless to say, it was brutal, but the view was fairly good once you took into account the smog and haze. But I think I'll table this particular hike until the cool weather returns.
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