Bubby Takes Japan

Hey, folks! Ole' Bubbers usually doesn't post a blog, but I figure I'll give it a go.

Cups O' Noodles. Lots O' Peoples.

Tables where you color your cup. High Art.

The kitchen. Serving dehydrated shrimp.

Joey was unfortunately not feeling well last Saturday, so I ending up going solo to Yokohama to meet a few friends from our International Exchange group. The first place we went was the Cup O' Noodles Museum. You bought a ticket, could look at large swaths of noodles cups you didn't know existed, and create your own personal Cup O' Noodles, cup and all!

Finished product.

After we were satisfied with our creations, we walked over to a local mall to have lunch. I had curry, ice cream, and then bought Joey a plush egg yolk. Trust me on this one: you want to watch this.

Be jealous. You know, if this type of thing would make you jealous.

Once we were finished walking around the mall, we walked across the way toward Landmark Tower, where the Pokemon Center is located.

Yeah. The tall one.

We were then off to Chinatown. You know, in Japan. On the way, we went to a coffee shop whose owners went to learn about being baristas in Seattle. It worked. I had a Cafe Valencia, and it was delicious. The bitterness of the cinnamon and the sweetness of the coffee were brought together by the orange zest carefully placed by the beverage artist. High falutin'.

How I feel about Japan.

 Our day ended at a restaurant in Chinatown. We ran into another International Exchange member, whose mom was visiting. We ate from a Lazy Susan. It was communal.

Lazy Susan. Can't get her own food.

Awesome people. Good times.

It probably doesn't say "Enter Here." But we did anyway.

So, I definitely had a great time. I just wish Joey could have been there. At least she got her egg yolk!