Posted by gardenergirl on July 18, 2008, at 18:37:21
In reply to The Japanese Hangover » gardenergirl, posted by Sigismund on July 18, 2008, at 18:06:32
> I've heard about sake hangovers, though I've not had one. As you mention, we also tried the hot plum wine. Naturally I have allergies and stick to spirits, having bought some fine Glenmorangie going into Japan.
Now I'd have to pass on that given Nardil. Actually, I'd have had to pass on the brandy, too. I didn't try saki. It was the brandy following the wine, I think. Oh, and did I mention the regional specialty? We had it for dinner with sashimi and other stuff that I was not used to. It was horsemeat. Bleah bleah bleah. Thank god they gave you a terracotta cooker-thingy for it. No way would I eat that raw. Cooked was bad enough. But you get hungry there for some reason. ;)
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> Japanese train stations filled me with wonder. The people don't use their mobile phones on the trains, we saw kids who seemd about 5 travelling unaccompanied, and even a blind man who was met at the carriage by a station attendant (they employ people!). Near Kanazawa I bought some food off a trolley. It was a huge sushi in a bamboo box and wrapped in some leaves, a round cake of it about 8 inches in diameter with salmon on top for something like $10.We had a similar meal from a vendor. Tasty, though I forget just what we got. I loved the octopus balls, though. Mmmm, mmmm. The train home from Aso to Tokyo, about 10 hours on that hangover was unpleasant at least at first. But I agree, there system has a lot of positives compared to my actually more limited experience with American train systems. I'll let you know after my upcoming Alaska trip how they compare. At least I know there will be Western toilets. Standing and swaying with the train motion over a hole in the floor is a bit difficult for those of us who are unused to peeing while standing.
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> We used to have public transport here but as climate change and the energy costs have become problematic we have embraced private car ownership.Naturally. ;)
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