the spurious utterances of a food-loving geek
Back at home in the UK for a while, after 2.5 years in Nagano.
長野市で２年半暮らし、故郷に戻って来た英国人。
A couple of snowy scenes during today's heavy snowfall
I particularly liked the image of a man trying to create a seated snow figure on the bench; and the fact that in both photographs, the British flag provides almost all of the colour, in otherwise very white scenes.
My first meal back in England, a carvery roast dinner
Turkey and beef, two large Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, peas and carrots, and a good smothering of gravy. Delicious!
We went with my family and some friends - ten of us in all - for an £8.50 per person carvery, on the way home from the airport.
View from our plane window, flying over London
We've just left Nagano for Tokyo on the shinkansen. Can't believe we won't be back here for nearly two years!
The apartment block smack in the middle of the photo is where we've lived for the last nearly two-and-a-half years. So very strange, and a little sad, to think we will never return to it.
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This is what 5590 yen (£38) of sushi looks like
After the strenuous removal activities of yesterday, we ordered take- away from Kurazushi (くら寿司) for an easy dinner tonight, with my other half's parents and her younger brother's family of four.
Each two-piece plate of sushi is just 86 yen (60p) on weekdays, so it means there are 130 or so pieces of sushi in this photo! Needless to say, even with 6 adults we had lots left over, most of which can be safely eaten tomorrow. There are quite a few varieties of fish in there, as well as some meat. One of my favourites is the sukiyaki (すき焼き) - the ones with egg and beef, in the middle of the top-left tray.
