0700 Hakodate (LTD.EXP SUPER HAKUCHO 10) - 0955 Hachinohe
1006 Hachinohe (SHINKANSEN HAYATE 10) - 1308 Tokyo
1333 Tokyo (SHINKANSEN HIKARI 415 - 1630 Shin Osaka
got this fr the vending machine...but i din quite like it..shd hav bot milk instead...
the rising sun..
we sat until almost our butt ache b4 reaching Tokyo at ard 1+pm...i tink by the time the Shinkansen fr main island is linked up to hokkaido..the travelling time will b much shorter! hopefully its done when i go there again...still alot of places in Hokkaido i still wan to go!
quickly grab 2 bento set and some cakes b4 rushing for our Shinkansen to Osaka...
this is mine..some fried fish and teriyaki chicken
this is darling's..fried fish wif rice and spagatti and sausage..
camwhoring to pass some time..
my fav strawberry cake fr the Ginza again!!! and darling's choc truffle cake...the cakes fr Japan r really yummy and i always cant help but stop to admire at the counters sellings these pretty cakes!
finally reach Osaka!! still stayin at the Toyoko-Inn chain...it was 5 min walk fr the Subway station..in Osaka, most of the places r more accessible by Subway den JR..
Shinosaka (OsakaCity Midousuji Line) - Honmachi
Honmachi (OsakaCity Chuo Line) - Sakaisuji-Honmachi
sun is almost setting and we r on our way to my Okaasan's place...its amazing how long we have been in contact...i noe her since my Uni Yr 2 when I went to Osaka for homestay and exchange programme..and even thou i only stayed in her hse for 3 nites..we kept in contact all these yrs and i've visited her when i've the chance to go to Japan for work 2 times..
at her hse..she has her own tea ceremony rm where she conducts lessons...its real tatami set-up! i've already had a chance to go thru tea ceremony wif her when i stayed at her hse during my uni days..she was giving darling the experience of tea ceremony...
the sweet tat's always served b4 the start to the tea ceremony...its a sakura mochi..diff sweets r served during diff seasons..even the tea cups and tools used will change wif each season..
i din quite like this sweet..it was like eating coloured sugar cubes..
Okaasan preparing the tea..the tea served during tea ceremony is usu v thick..and is of v v gd quality..
b4 u drink the tea..u will hav to turn the cups 3 rounds..tink its clock-wise direction..
after the tea ceremony..we adjourned to the living rm to wait for dinner...
okaasan served us some pepper cheese wif crackers..and i muz rave abt the cheese!! its really gd..but unfortunately..i dun c anything similar in SG..
Ume-shu
i'm so happy to hav this again! its baby taro balls...and i loved it when okaasan 1st cooked it when i stayed at her hse...this is the 3rd time i'm visiting her and she still cook this specially for me..v touched!
Gomae..i tried to prepare something like this back home..but juz cant get the taste..
baked prawns wif cheese..darling loved this!
Sashimi-don
Garden Salad
Wan Tan Soup...the soup was v v gd!! its was light in flavour yet still can taste the sweetness...darling was v amazed by how gd the soup taste and even asked for 2nd helping!
dessert was vanilla ice cream wif strawberries!
i really had my fill tat nite..we did alot of catching up and eating until we forgot to take group photos! initially we had another dinner date 2 nites later...but okaasan was feeling sick so we din wan to disturb her rest..so we din hav the chance to take photos wif them...hopefully there will b a next time!!
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