A Singaporean's guide to living in Thailand

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How's all the bloodwork? Hope you're feeling fit and healthy the food still looks just as yummy.

All is good thanks. Just back from 11 days onsen holiday in Japan.

 

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Dude, all u eat is chinese food in Thailand. Why?

Not really la I do have plenty of Thai.

 

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got kiam chye or not?

Unfortunately don't have

 

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Just back from 11 days holiday in Japan started in Tokyo 2 nights and next 6 nights at 3 ryokan enjoying onsen then another 2 nights in Tokyo left on the 11th day; share some photos here.

Our ride to Tokyo, my first time on JAL

Welcome drink

Starters

Beef cheek with pepper sauce

Sakura o almond tofu

Cheese

Arrived

 

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Arriving into Tokoy's Ginza

 

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Was a pretty nice cozy hotel for our first 2 nights in Japan

 

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First meal of the trip, Japanese of course

Silky and creamy Japanese draft beer

Starters

Sushi

Special prawn tempura

Sea urchin tempura

Shabu shabu set

and more A5 wagyu

Finally taro ice cream

 

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The second day we had our first lunch in Tokyo at Misuji Restaurant on the 46th floor of Caretta Shiodome Building.

The restaurant

Fantastic view over Ginza

Our sake for lunch

Sakura chawanmushi

Sakura salad

Mackerel sashimi

Chef and heklper came to present their tuna to us

The prized tuna sashimi

Uni sushi

Sushi platter

Tempura

 

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Went for a walk on the second night

 

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We are currently still having the Sonkrang holiday. Basically for me its staying at home watch Netflix nothing much. Monday the 13th was the actual Sonkrang day I passed by a bakery saw hot and freshly baked French loaves suddenly had a craving for chicken curry with French loaf. Very next day went market came back with all the necessary stuff and made this



I had it from breakfast too yesterday



Wonderful breakfast

 

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On the third day in Japan we started our onsen trip that will be 6 days in 3 ryokans all around Mt Fuji.

Our first leg

 

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Because its a ryokan breakfasts and dinners are included. The first night we dined at their French restaurant.

My fav Japanese beer

Asparagus abd salmon starter

Prawn soup

Pan fry fish

Wagyu steak

Creme brulee

 

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Taking a walk at the Ashinoko lakeside

 

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First breakfast in the ryokan. Coffee served like this

Salad

Toast and croissant

Omelette and ham

 

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Found a great place for lunch near the hotel its a beer and grill restaurant known as Gora Brewery & Grill.

Beers

Great salads

Lamb chops

Wagyu

Fried chicken

Fish and chips

Caviar

Cheese cake

 

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As its sakura season on our way back to the hotel we visited a canal lined with sakura

 

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In the evening we had dinner at the ryokan

Choose your own sake glass

Starters

Chawanmushi

Sashimi

Potato dumpling with meat

Tempura fish

Bamboo shoot and peas

Dessert

 

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The next morning the sky was all cleared up and we woke up to this

 

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Had breakfast