Tonight at Ikebana (flower arranging class) we did an arrangement with some very pretty flowers which I unfortunately don't know the names of!
Tuesday 14 December 2010
Ikebana Lessons!
June 15th
Tonight at Ikebana (flower arranging class) we did an arrangement with some very pretty flowers which I unfortunately don't know the names of!
Tonight at Ikebana (flower arranging class) we did an arrangement with some very pretty flowers which I unfortunately don't know the names of!
Cooking lesson!
June 14th
Tonight's cooking lesson we made tonkatsu (fried pork cutlet), vinegar octopus and seaweed, pumpkin and miso soup! Yum!
Tonight's cooking lesson we made tonkatsu (fried pork cutlet), vinegar octopus and seaweed, pumpkin and miso soup! Yum!
Shirahama, Wakayama!
June 11th, 12th and 13th
We headed to Shirahama in Wakayama-ken for a long weekend at the beach! Shirahama is also known for its onsens (natural hot springs) and there are many around the town.
I had wanted to go to Shirahama for a long time as the beach is beautiful and the white sand is from Australia! We caught a bus from Osaka which took about 4 hours and then we set up camp and headed to the beach.
Our campsite
Amazing beach!
Such clear water :-)
Aussie sand!
Everyone at the beach at sunset
Beautiful sunset
For dinner we found a cool restaurant which had seats outside with a foot bath!
Me in the foot bath at dinner
The next day we tried the outdoor onsen right on the ocean - unfortunately the waves weren't big enough to come in! And then spent the afternoon at the beach.
Outdoor onsen right on the ocean
Eggs cooking in onsen water
Taube and I at the beach
The last day was a little rainy so we spent a bit of time in the onsen near the campsite and we were the only ones in there!
The outdoor onsen
Taube and I in the indoor onsen
We then got some lunch before catching the bus back to Osaka and the train home. Such a great weekend!
We headed to Shirahama in Wakayama-ken for a long weekend at the beach! Shirahama is also known for its onsens (natural hot springs) and there are many around the town.
I had wanted to go to Shirahama for a long time as the beach is beautiful and the white sand is from Australia! We caught a bus from Osaka which took about 4 hours and then we set up camp and headed to the beach.
Our campsite
Amazing beach!
Such clear water :-)
Aussie sand!
Everyone at the beach at sunset
Beautiful sunset
For dinner we found a cool restaurant which had seats outside with a foot bath!
Me in the foot bath at dinner
The next day we tried the outdoor onsen right on the ocean - unfortunately the waves weren't big enough to come in! And then spent the afternoon at the beach.
Outdoor onsen right on the ocean
Eggs cooking in onsen water
Taube and I at the beach
The last day was a little rainy so we spent a bit of time in the onsen near the campsite and we were the only ones in there!
The outdoor onsen
Taube and I in the indoor onsen
We then got some lunch before catching the bus back to Osaka and the train home. Such a great weekend!
Ikebana Lessons!
June 1st
Tonight at Ikebana (flower arranging class) we did an arrangement with gladiolas and calla lillies.
Tonight at Ikebana (flower arranging class) we did an arrangement with gladiolas and calla lillies.
Sunday 12 December 2010
Food!! Glorious Food!! May
May
Amazing foods and drinks from this month -
Guacamole
Bubble tea - coconut!
Nachos
Taco salad
Sizzler main meal - steak and chicken parmigiana
Hamburger and fries in Tokyo
Homemade eggs benedict, my first time!
Amazing foods and drinks from this month -
Guacamole
Bubble tea - coconut!
Nachos
Taco salad
Sizzler main meal - steak and chicken parmigiana
Hamburger and fries in Tokyo
Homemade eggs benedict, my first time!
All night in Osaka!
May 29th
Well sadly Rachel is leaving in a few months so we needed to get in some 'last' things! We went to Osaka for a late Mexican dinner before heading out for a night of dancing. We all lasted till the morning and caught the first train home! :-)
Amazing Mexican at El Panchos
All of us at dinner
Pat and Jing
Taube and Rach
Em and I
Osaka lights
Rach rocking the dancefloor
Rach, Taube, Stef and I on the dancefloor - too hot!
Well sadly Rachel is leaving in a few months so we needed to get in some 'last' things! We went to Osaka for a late Mexican dinner before heading out for a night of dancing. We all lasted till the morning and caught the first train home! :-)
Amazing Mexican at El Panchos
All of us at dinner
Pat and Jing
Taube and Rach
Em and I
Osaka lights
Rach rocking the dancefloor
Rach, Taube, Stef and I on the dancefloor - too hot!
Ikebana Lessons!
May 11th and 18th
At Ikebana (flower arranging class) this month we did two different arrangements.
At Ikebana (flower arranging class) this month we did two different arrangements.
Japanese cooking lesson!
May 17th
This month in our cooking lesson we made fried tofu with snowpeas, seared bonito and Nebaru fish with soysauce, yum!
This month in our cooking lesson we made fried tofu with snowpeas, seared bonito and Nebaru fish with soysauce, yum!
Tokyo with Rachel!
May 1st - 4th
For Golden week (3 national holidays in a row) Rachel and I decided to spend 4 days in Tokyo.
Day one - we caught the overnight bus there on Friday night which meant we arrived at 7am, dropped our luggage off at the hotel and headed out sight seeing. We went up the Metropolitan Government building which has an amazing view of Tokyo, found the LOVE sculpture, found Burger King, Rachel tried the batting cages, had a nap, met up with our friend Makoto before going out dancing all night with Em and Jody!
View of Tokyo
I miss Burger King - it only exists in Tokyo!
Rach, me and Makoto
Out at a nightclub and the captain was there!
Walking home with the sun coming up!
Day two - we slept in and then headed to Harajuku for shopping and people watching, Yoyogi park and met Em and Jody. We went to probably the most amazing Mexican restaurant ever near Harajuku - thanks to Jody!
Harajuku
People dressed up near Harajuku
Rach and I in Yoyogi park
Em and Jody
Amazing enchilada
Cool poster in Shibuya
Day three - we went to Shibuya, Meiji shrine, Sizzler with Em and Jody and then to a cool theme bar - Lock Up!
Shibuya crossing
Meiji Shrine
Meiji Shrine
Sizzler!
My chemistry set drink!
My second drink - an eyeball!
Day four - we met Makoto and Yuki for lunch and then met Em and Jody for dinner before catching the shinkansen home!
Rach and Jody enjoying hamburgers!
Em and I enjoying hamburgers!
An amazing trip with an amazing girl!
For Golden week (3 national holidays in a row) Rachel and I decided to spend 4 days in Tokyo.
Day one - we caught the overnight bus there on Friday night which meant we arrived at 7am, dropped our luggage off at the hotel and headed out sight seeing. We went up the Metropolitan Government building which has an amazing view of Tokyo, found the LOVE sculpture, found Burger King, Rachel tried the batting cages, had a nap, met up with our friend Makoto before going out dancing all night with Em and Jody!
View of Tokyo
I miss Burger King - it only exists in Tokyo!
Rach, me and Makoto
Out at a nightclub and the captain was there!
Walking home with the sun coming up!
Day two - we slept in and then headed to Harajuku for shopping and people watching, Yoyogi park and met Em and Jody. We went to probably the most amazing Mexican restaurant ever near Harajuku - thanks to Jody!
Harajuku
People dressed up near Harajuku
Rach and I in Yoyogi park
Em and Jody
Amazing enchilada
Cool poster in Shibuya
Day three - we went to Shibuya, Meiji shrine, Sizzler with Em and Jody and then to a cool theme bar - Lock Up!
Shibuya crossing
Meiji Shrine
Meiji Shrine
Sizzler!
My chemistry set drink!
My second drink - an eyeball!
Day four - we met Makoto and Yuki for lunch and then met Em and Jody for dinner before catching the shinkansen home!
Rach and Jody enjoying hamburgers!
Em and I enjoying hamburgers!
An amazing trip with an amazing girl!
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