A Singaporean's guide to living in Thailand

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It was the 5th day and time to move to our next onsen hotel. Was a long drive to Kawaguchiko so we stopped for lunch

Soup

Salad

Tuna

Abalone

Had different mains and this is lamp

wagyu

lobster

pan fry fish

Mochi

 

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Arrived at Lake Kawaguchiko

 

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Finally arrive at the onsen hotel

Room overlooking Mt. Fuji

Traditional Japanese style room

 

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Japanese dinner at te ryokan

Our sake

Tuna sashimi for starter

Steamed egg - chawanmushi

Having shabu today

Dessert

 

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Next morning I woke up to this smack right at my window, what a wonderful sight

And then time for breakfast

 

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Japanese dinner at the ryokan

Starters

Sashimi

Pork soup

Mains

Dessert

 

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Before i continue the Japan trip here's a video I took on Monday Sonkrang Day at Chokchai 4 road of Bangkok

 

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This is probably my favourite breakfast in Bangkok - Beef Hot Pot. Had this this morning



The restaurant

Its 8.20am so not many customers yet

My hot pot coming

My breakfast

Vegetables

Beef briskets

Beef slices

Hot pot

Sunday breakfast

 

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So on day 6 our lunch brought us to this French restaurant

We booked for lunch for 6 people and the owner let us have the whole restaurant

Cosy little restaurant

Old stove

Marching pigs on stove

Starting drink

The setting

Menu

Crustacean consommé jelly, snow crab, firefly squid, sweet shrimp, cauliflower

Marinated Kai salmon and turnip, pickled root vegetables and bottarga.

Foie gras confit marinated in sake lees, sea bream cured in kelp and bamboo shoots

Steamed abalone in white wine and pie-crusted Fuji no Kuni pork.

Most exquisite steamed abalone in white wine and pie-crusted Fuji no Kuni pork.

Grilled European duck breast with magnolia leaf aroma and chicken thigh cassoulet

Strawberry and lentil pastry wrapped in phyllo dough.

Wrapped up with a good coffee and pudding

 

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On Day 7 we had to check out of our second onsen hotel. Waving to Mt Fuji from my room

Selling hand made brollies in the hotel

Free coffee 24hrs

Wine dispenser

Departed hotel at a nearby cafe

 

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On the way to the next onsen we stopped for lunch, shabu-shabu lunch

Starters

Vegetables for shabu-shabu

My seafood shabu-shabu

Beef shabu-shabu

Dessert

 

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Checked into a new onsen hotel

Traditional Japanese drum stage

Pink sakura arrangement

White sakura

Traditional Japanese room

Another room facing Mt Fuji

 

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Day 7 had live abalone dinner in the hotel

Menu

Starters

Clear soup

Sashimi

Grilled seabream

Wagyu

Live abalone

Butters

Cooked abalone in butter soup

Rice and miso soup

Dessert