First Breakfast

Went to Royal Host (looks a little like Denny's) for my favorite Japanese breakfast but they were not open yet. Walked around the neighborhood and discovered a tiny coffee shop (2 tables and a few stools) run by an elderly man who made yummy pancakes for David and a very good egg sandwich for me. A good find that we will most likely return to again.

David spent much of the afternoon trying to to straighten out the problem we are having with getting wi-fi. (The service provider will no longer take foreign credit card) Not connected yet at the house however David found a very temporary solution to get a few e-mails by using some live wi-fi he found floating around in the sky above  one corner of the playground across the street.

Not as tired on the first day as we have been in past trips. Don't know if it is because we flew at a different time or if we are just getting used to 22 hours of travel before we arrive.

A New Restaurant

One of the enjoyable things about being in Japan is discovering restaurants. The fun part is the variety. We have: an "Italian" restaurant we like. It's part of a chain: quite modern where we can order a crisp chef's salad, a nice little one-person pizza, paella, au gratin, and/or of course, spaghetti. 

We have a wonderful little hole-in-the-wall noodle and rice bowl ma-and-pa restaurant we eat at where the cook and his wife know us and serve us our favorite things along with whatever meal we order. Mary and I can both order the tempura meal and the cook will put an extra bit of pumpkin tempura on Mary's tray and a special pickle on mine. (more story and pictures after the jump)

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