japan countdown

can’t wait for Tokyo (he signed off already) (here i come matcha terrine) (every tokyo restaurant in ugly delicious season two)

1. tokyo (1993)
2. tokyo (2007)
3. osaka + koyasan + kumano kodo + kyoto (2017)
4. hokkaido (2019)
5. planning trip with mum and dad revisiting kyoto (2021)
6. tokyo + aizu (2022)
7. tokyo + hida (2023)
8. planning trip with ZoZo revisiting hokkaido (tbd)

p.s. france countdown

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grateful (COUNT=1891)

i++ meetup with benise, sariphen + 2 featuring cake from little pebbles

i++ meetup with carlron + 2 featuring carl’s roasted tomato soup

canada october visit (COUNT=1877)

i++ congee queen with mum & dad

i++ running with leaves

i++ herbal jelly + matcha (pic above)

coffee date (COUNT=1754)

i++ coffee (actually matcha for me) date @ victoire cafe preceded by

i++ scenic bus ride to st georges preceded by

i++ breakfast at cafe 4

grateful (COUNT=1637)

i++ lunch for six @ adamson bbq

i++ hojicha parfait @ saryo

i++ matcha tiramisu @ butter baker for denise and sari

i++ coffee date @ press books

i++ solo coffee date @ press books

terminal 3 (COUNT=1572)

i++ Matcha Matsu White Chocolate Covered Hazelnuts

i++ vanilla mint rooibos

i++ burrito (still using coupons from delayed flights to STL)

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muji (COUNT=1515)

In Kyoto
i++ matcha coated wheatpuff
i++ double soy rice crackers

i++ set meal @ muji cafe
i++ new blue shoes!

In Toronto
i++ black soybean tea
i++ mini egg biscuits
i++ new blue shirt!

Getting dangerously close to 99 gotta clean closet!

extra day in kyoto

Even though Kiyomizu-dera is under construction, there is still so much to do in Kyoto so spending an extra day there.

Segment #7: Walk around Nijō Castle from 3 pm to 5 pm (supposedly this place is very busy in the middle of the day). Tour Sanjo-kai Shotengai. Gotta see the Matatabi-sha Shrine which is right inside the shopping arcade. Also panscape, sesame crepe, yakiniku

Segment #8: 9 am paper shopping at Kamiji Kakimoto followed by 10 am tea at Ippodo. What should I buy at KIX? Last time got Hiyoko (ひよ子) at NRT (see picture above).

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apricot & maple keys (COUNT=1399)

In STL last Sunday so celebrated mother’s day this long weekend. Mostly according to plan but I couldn’t find any plums anywhere. Apricot with an extra touch of rice vinegar seemed to do the job.

Walking to Tsujiri to pick up the matcha desserts, he said: look, maple keys. Indeed, bright tulips floating on a sea of maple keys.

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grateful (COUNT=1319)

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A few European snacks as a follow up to the Asian snack entry

i++ bahlsen dark chocolate afrika (German)
i++ trancetto cacao (Italian)
i++ whole wheat paris toast (French)

But of course the above are best paired with beverages invented in China five thousand years ago 🙂

i++ matcha
i++ earl grey: According to one legend, a grateful Chinese mandarin whose son was rescued from drowning by one of Lord Grey’s men first presented the blend to the Earl in 1803