japan trip day 2
Saturday, January 03, 2009 @ 4:13 pm
Day 2:
started off the day with breakfast at uncle and auntie's house.. tried different kind of things.. like the 饭团、纳豆、温泉蛋 and some cereal that i really love.. hahaha.. bought a few packets back to singapore.. haha.. good good
温泉蛋: it is cold one.. cold half boiled egg.. we dont have to cook it.. just break open de egg and put in the sauce they provide.. nice.. my youngest bro likes it..
纳豆: haha.. tiah cherng yew put them in the bread.. fermentated (how to spell ah?) taste.. dont really like it.. thou i like kimchi..=x
yoghurt.. this yoghurt is very very smooth.. haha.. love it.. we bought alot back.. it was on promotion on the last night of our tour.. so we decide to buy more back hahaha...
den we went to Asakusa (issit spelt this way?).. there is one guanyin temple there.. and a very crowded street selling more cultural stuffs.. good place...
from left: auntie poey kee, mum, me!
tiah cherng yew
me.. washing hands and rinse mouth before praying.. the water is COOOLLLDDD~
very "old colour old fragrant" building..
den we had our lunch at this place.. ate tempura don... is very delicious.. because at many places, the flour mixture that they dipped in to fry tempura is often very bland and very "flour".. but this one.. the flour mixture is fragrant and less greasy.. haha.. and the sauce for its don.. not salty.. delicious~
den we proceed to Ginza, a street full of branded shops and all..
we first arrived at this 歌舞伎院.. a place of performance by their cultural dance members.. and is all men.. we did not watch it lah anyway, not so interested and waste time.. hahaa...
we were taking photos there.. den suddenly a woman in kimono came to approach me to help her take photo on her camera.. haha.. den as a nice person, i agreed.. haha.. den i realised her camera is not digital camera.. haha.. den find it so weird to look through the small hole to take photo.. haha.. den after that.. my bro and i approached her to take a photo together.. haha.. the both of us had always wanted to approach one.. so.. WE DID IT! HAHA
it is very common to see japanese woman (regardless young or old) in kimono on the street or train.. because they often wear kimono to temples for praying or even attend formal occasions.. and they are really very beautiful and 端庄 in kimonos.. haha.. singaporeans shld learn to accept such traditional stuffss, instead of finding it wierd..
ok ginza~ full of branded shops.. and each brand will occupy one whole building.. of course.. didnt buy anything there.. is all burberry... gucci.... bla blablabla... A to Z...
this is some chiffon cake that japanese are crazy over.. this shop is full of customers.. but my auntie says it is just like our "kueh lapis".. layer by layer.. haha.. their marts sell too.. but maybe not as good as this shop since many ppl is queuing
entered a swatch shop.. it is a building of all watch brands.. and they have individual lifts to bring u to the specific shop.. this is the decoration of the lift of swatch.. full of swatch watches... dott.. hahaha
beautiful cake seen in one shop... are u sure it is edible? i think so.. but would u bear to eat it???? i wouldn't..
den the later part of the day... we didnt take photos cuz it started raining.. and all of us didnt wear enough clothings.. hahha........................ BRRRR~~~