Mystery Meat-Saitama

I have no idea what kind of meat this was, other than some kind of ground pork. I was more amused by concept of compressed mystery meat on a stick. I insisted on a picture as we each held our meat on a stick. (While I was rather amused with the picture, my wife wasn't amused with my jacket and shirt combination.)

Doggy's Soul Bar-Tokyo

A colleage and myself spent a bit too much time in Doggy's Soul Bar one Saturday evening. One interesting tidbit was that the bars in this particular area (Ginza)close earlier on the weekends than during the work week since most folks have headed home (a hour or two out of Tokyo) for the weekend.) During the work week everyone is staying in Tokyo.


At breakfast the next morning I could tell that my colleage was seeking comfort food, AKA McDonalds. I opted for this instead. It was amusing to see my co-worker suffer so much at the sight of my food!

Mirror Mirror

My height is an issue when I'm traveling in Japan. In this particular hotel, I captured a picture of what it was like when I tried to use the mirror on the wall. At a different hotel, I had to kneel in the shower so that I could fit under the shower head. Strangely enough, I didn't take a picture of that experience!

Saitama-Food hang ups

I was working in Saitama for a spell when this picture was snapped. Saitama is, uh, a bit "rural" when compared to Tokyo. The person I was traveling with had a hang up about Japanese food and was rather picky. I say, pick up the chopsticks, toss in the food and see what happens. I've only had a few bad experiences following this method of operation, and the Japanese really seem to appreciate folks that are willing to sample something other than cooked chicken.

The deep fried chicken tails were delicious.

Asakusa

I've visited Asakusa so many times now that I could give tours myself. As a matter of fact, I do give tours. I visit this site on a regualr basis when I have customers with me in Tokyo. It's a nice morning trip. On this particular trip, I went with a colleague who was seeking (in vain) a cheap, yet authentic kimono.