After the concert we went to "yakiniku" Japanese bbq where you cook your own meat right there at your table. Our waitress took this picture. (Clockwise from the left: Me, Shizuka, Shizuka's Mom, and Kaoru.)
It was my first time meeting Shizuka's mother, and she was so sweet and nice, and she knew a fair amount of English, so that helped too. I tried some unusual stuff that night... beef toungue, beef heart, and small intestine. A few beers really lowers your inhibitions when it comes to food.
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Outside the restaurant...
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Later on that night at Shizuka's house, they threw an early mini-surprise b-day party for me. The cake reads "O-tanjoubi omedetou Brian" or "Happy birthday Brian" and it was Oishii.
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I slept at Shizuka's because we were going to "Tokyo Disney Sea" the next morning and it's near where she lives. I slept in a Japanese style bedroom on a futon, and it was sooo comfortable. This is the room I slept in.
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I will have to remember this whole "after a few beers" theory the next time we go out to eat.
ReplyDeleteAll-you-can-eat seafood buffet - here we come!!
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I hope you saved me a piece of that cake!!!
ReplyDeleteUm, "no" on both comments. :D
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