Tokyo, day 43 (Michael and sukiyaki)
I opened my eyes at 6.30 in the morning with a really bad backpain. I must have been sleeping in the most aqward possition, hm. Anyways! After snoozing for 2 hours I decided to finally go up and eat breakfast. We got out from the house about 11 am and we decided to go for a walk. Only for quick walk! becasue we had to come back to see if Michael had written an email to us. After walking for 20 minutes we found this really rich neighbourhood! We ended up walking in that neighbourhood for quite some time until we finally decided to head back home. We didnt want to walk back since it was way too far away. We wanted to get home as fast as possible to see if Michael had written us an email, so we tried to find the metro. We walked for about an hour trying to find that stupid metro! We did find it eventually and got home by 14.30. We called Michael and we made plans to see each other in Ueno at 17.30.
We met up with Michael in Ueno and decided to go grab something to eat. Michael knew this cheap "all you can eat" restaurant in Asakusa so we went there. This restaurant was a little bit special. You cooked/simmered the food yourself. We had what you call Sukiyaki. It consists of meat (usually thinly sliced beef), or a vegetarian version made only with firm tofu, slowly cooked or simmered at the table, alongside vegetables and other ingredients, in a shallow iron pot in a mixture of soy sauce, sugar, and mirin. Before being eaten, the ingredients are usually dipped in a small bowl of raw, beaten eggs.
The food was so satisfying! One of the best dishes so far. We ate as much as we possibly could during those 90 min we had.
Afterwards we went to Tokyos oldest bar wich was just near by. It looked more like a diningplace from the 80's. Old wallpapers and old lamps. Even the fakewood on the wall looked old.
After a while Asuka and Kei came by. Asuka is a japanese girl who has been studying Swedish and also been to sweden for 4 weeks. We know her from Annex. Kei was the really cute bartender from Bar23. We had a few laughs but Michael had to go. He had work to do.
Not long after the bar closed. Can you belive that a bar closes at 10 in the evening? We took the train back home and when we finally got home I fell asleep instantly.
We met up with Michael in Ueno and decided to go grab something to eat. Michael knew this cheap "all you can eat" restaurant in Asakusa so we went there. This restaurant was a little bit special. You cooked/simmered the food yourself. We had what you call Sukiyaki. It consists of meat (usually thinly sliced beef), or a vegetarian version made only with firm tofu, slowly cooked or simmered at the table, alongside vegetables and other ingredients, in a shallow iron pot in a mixture of soy sauce, sugar, and mirin. Before being eaten, the ingredients are usually dipped in a small bowl of raw, beaten eggs.
The food was so satisfying! One of the best dishes so far. We ate as much as we possibly could during those 90 min we had.
Afterwards we went to Tokyos oldest bar wich was just near by. It looked more like a diningplace from the 80's. Old wallpapers and old lamps. Even the fakewood on the wall looked old.
After a while Asuka and Kei came by. Asuka is a japanese girl who has been studying Swedish and also been to sweden for 4 weeks. We know her from Annex. Kei was the really cute bartender from Bar23. We had a few laughs but Michael had to go. He had work to do.
Not long after the bar closed. Can you belive that a bar closes at 10 in the evening? We took the train back home and when we finally got home I fell asleep instantly.
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