After our morning blogging session, Rachael and I set out to have some real Ramen. No dried noodles with packets of MSG here. We biked, took a train, and then walked to get to her favorite Ramen place. We had to wait a few minutes to have a seat. The shop held 6 stools and a small kitchen. Even with such a small set up, they have a vending machine where you select what type you’d like and then hand your receipt to the chef. The noodles there are house made. The pork stock is rich and flavorful. Our Ramen had two slices of pork, lots of thinly sliced green onion, and some type of purple vegetable. Then you can add what you like. I crushed a clove of fresh garlic on top, white sesame seeds, lots of pickled ginger, and some spicy pickled spinach concoction. It was worth the build up. I tried really hard to slurp it like the Japanese folks next to me but it’s harder than it seems.
We stopped at a doughnut shop on our way back. WE got two cake donuts to go. Rachael had to run an errand so I went up to the garden level where we had our sushi picnic my first day here. I ordered a Starbucks all by myself. (And by ordered, I mean I pointed to a picture in a menu and paid.)
We went to the St. Mary’s School where Brad and Rachael teach for their concert. It was fun. From there we rushed to a train station and a few hours later landed in Koyto.
This is the way lots of Japanese folks pose for photos.
People sleep (or at least pretend to) on the trains.
Our hostel is fantastic! It’s so beautiful and charming!
The interior garden at the hostel.
A common room at the hostel.
What our futon beds looked like when we got there.
Our room all set up.
Arigato gozaimas.
There’s lots to see here so we should have interesting blogs the next few days.
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