Random Travel #439…

For those who’ve never had the ‘pleasure’ of Japan…


Pretty food, right?



Only problem is the ‘way’ it’s served…


What is done is that ALL the plates are laid out before the mess is opened for folks to eat, so the spaghetti is lukewarm at best, and the pork loin salad is almost warm.  The strawberries in a clear glaze were at least chilled…


And you may not know this, but the Japanese are head over heels in love with Chocolate, and probably make more chocolate than Switzerland!!!



This is one of the little ‘gift’ chocolates you could buy in the chocolate shop… for $14!!!  And I do mean little… that box is about 2 inches on a side and 1/2 inch thick!


There are three different chocolates in this, each ball on top is a different type, and the one IN the package is yet a third type of chocolate (and no I didn’t buy one to try, so I have no idea how good or bad it was).


And lastly, I’m STILL fighting with the network types trying to recover some work email stuff, and a friend sent me this in commiseration… 



Asshole… 🙂

Comments

Random Travel #439… — 15 Comments

  1. Ahh yes.. V-day in Japan = chocolates given to males by females (there’s another day later in the year for reverse of that).

    Sounds like *THEIR* chocolate manufacturers have it all worked out!

    Pax

  2. I like the food there because as you pointed out, it’s pretty.

    As to eating in general, though, not my favorite country.

  3. Pax- You are correct, and they do!

    Julie- it’s pretty… and I’ll leave it at that…

    LL- Yep, concur! But sushi is a different story! 🙂

  4. Make sure you didn’t pick up the display version of your meal. Those dishes in the window are a little tough to digest. Shin pai nai, a shot of Suntory will fix everything.

    You’re a victim of Japanese efficiency. Gomen nasai.

  5. If you get too frustrated with the Japanese (or Germans, Italians, etc.,), just remind them who won that last war. 😉

  6. PE- Yep… sigh…

    PH- That is on the menu 🙂

    MC- LOL, if I remember, I’ll take pics when we go there!

    Rev- If you can fix my email??? 🙂

    Murph- Yeah, but in this case it’s one against millions… 🙂

  7. I would not pay that price for that little piece of chocolate either. I wonder if it goes on sale After Valentines Day 🙂