OK so I need a holiday from my holiday...don't we all?! Today is flickr day and I will get some pics up. It was a really good break and I have to say that I have fallen in love with Japan's Shinkansen (bullet train). I wish every continent had one making travelling across states so accessible. It is also carbon friendly compared to the airplanes we take!
Japan is definitely a place you need to add to your list of must sees. The only trouble is that you will need someone who reads and speaks Japanese at least so that you get a taste of the 'real' Japan. Because I spoke no Japanese even I found it difficult to get around on my own + get through some of the menu lists having travelled quite abit in my life. Thank god for the hubby...I have to say -I am utterly at awe with his linguistics skills. We were even able to book our reserved tickets on the train in Kanji!My culinary escapade also included 'globefish', eel livers and raw horse. It sounds terrible but trust me the Japanese makes it so very delicious. There is also the tofu that tasted like snort - apparently a delicacy in Mount Koyasan where we stayed at our temple retreat!
Autumn too was something else. The colours were overwhelming from the ginko trees to the japanese maple it was unreal and if you are into Magnolias (Japonicas) then you're in for a treat. It was really tranquil which makes it even harder to come back to Australia.
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Okay, so with the train. Did you feel like you're moving extremely fast?
Japan seems like another world. I'd have to find someone to speak the language? I'd be lost and would stick out like a sore thumb.
Describe the raw horse. Did it taste like chicken?
No not at all. Everything else was though and when it picked up speed it was really hard to photograph things out the window. The kept the tracks well-maintained - hardly any bumps.
Trust me you'll have no problem finding someone that speaks the language to help you out especially in Tokyo and Kyoto/Osaka. When you head on further into the countryside that is when it gets harder. You just have to come with me and the hubby and we can drag Peter and Pinoyboy along.
It looks like raw beef sashimi - the way that is was sliced. Tasted like beef and doesn't really have that lamb/venison 'gamey' taste/odour. A little tougher on the edges but less flavoursome than the 3 meats I've mentioned. I have to say quite 'clean' in terms of how it went down but I guess it is meant to be delicate.
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