DaddyDear

Today is the last night we’ll stay in Japan, and the vendor took us out for a very special 8 course Kyoto style dinner.

The food is very delicious from the very first dish till the last, completed with Sake and beer. The restaurant setting is very high class and very beautiful – they even has an outdoor garden with waterfall.

1st dish: Appetizer – Sushi, bamboo shoot. bean, etc.

2nd dish: Sashimi

3rd dish: Steamed tofu with fish

4th dish: Baked prawn & fish (wrapped in bamboo leaf)

5th dish: fish, prawn & vegetables boiled in soy-based soup

6th dish: steamed crab meat wrapped in 竹笙

7th dish: Rice with shrimps, some pickled veggie & miso soup

8th dish: Dessert – Tea & dunno what, but taste superb

The weather is extremely good today as compared to past few days. Took a very long train ride from Hachioji to Shimbashi via Tokyo station, and switch to a monorail and alight at Odaiba-kaihin Park station.

Odaiba is an artificial island built on landfill in Tokyo Bay, and is a showcase for some of the most futuristic and interesting architectures and objects. For example, take a look at this “Water Bus”. It looks more like a space ship than a water transport to me.

Odaiba is also a great place for family and shopping, unfortunately, mDear and my two princesses are not here with me, and I’m not in a mood for shopping either.

Luckily, this place is full of photographic opportunities. For example, take a look at these flowers.

Also, the Ferris wheel is magnificently huge and awesome. Not sure whether it’s bigger than Singapore’s? The queue is rather long, so I didn’t bother to queue up for the ride.

The greatest find today is this little “town” call “Partire Tokyo Bay Wedding Village”, which is not even mentioned in the latest edition of Lonely Planet. This is an one-stop service provider for those who are planning for a wedding. The “town” is setup like a small French town with lovely flowers all over the place complimenting the lovely shop fronts and classy architecture.

Lastly … here’s Japan’s version of Statue of Liberty with the Rainbow Bridge as backdrop.

I’m currently in Japan on a business trip. Though this is not the first time I’ve come here, I’ve always found this place amazing and gaining new experience every time I’m here.

Went to a restaurant for dinner just now, and was giving a fresh wasabi when I ordered a tempura cold noodle set. Here’s how I grate a piece of fresh wasabi:

Here’s a picture of the a piece of fresh wasabi with some freshly grated wasbi paste: