Business trip

Business trip again.

Today's lunch was at Suzu Cafe near Hiroshima station.

Website: https://www.hotpepper.jp/strJ000987849/

I ordered their lunch set which came with drink, soup, bread and a main dish.

Look at how big the main dish is! 

Overall, I am very happy with the food there because the portion is big and the food is good. The only thing that I am not happy about is the seat that I got. As there were other customers at their table area, I was given a seat at the sofa area and it is not comfortable to sit and eat at the sofa. 

After that, I went to get myself a dessert before checking in at Hotel Granvia Hiroshima. 

A view of the interior of the shinkansen to Tokuyama Station. The brown seats give a totally different feel from the usual blue.

The familiar view from the shinkansen.

This time we did not have to spend the night as our work ended in time for us to catch an evening flight back to Tokyo.

This was my first time at Iwakuni Airport. It was a small airport and there was no place to grab dinner before the flight. Due to the pandemic, the restaurants were all closed. 

Luckily, there was a small souvenir shop that was still open and we managed to buy some bread for dinner. Super thankful for that as I was really hungry so I needed dinner before boarding.

There weren't many people on my flight. I was seated in the back rows and I was the only one in my row.

This made me feel safe to travel on the plane.

Hotel Granvia Hiroshima (ホテルグランヴィア広島)

Business trip day again.

Took the Shinkansen to Hiroshima and stopped by the same teishoku restaurant that I went to last time for late lunch.

After that, I immediately checked in to Hotel Granvia Hiroshima (ホテルグランヴィア広島) as I had a meeting to catch.

This time, I am on the 7th floor, in room 721. My room has a very big table for work. There is even a small table at the side, which I barely used.

I spent the next night at Route Inn Tokuyama Ekimae Hotel (ホテルルートイン徳山駅前) after work and managed to snap a picture of the sunset from my room.

My simple dinner from Lawson.

Breakfast the next morning from Lawson.

It is easy to just eat in my room as it saves time and I am able to eat while I reply emails at the same time.

Lunch with colleagues the next day. We went for ramen again at the ramen place that serves this big bowl of moyashi ramen.

Lol, the bigger bowl belongs to me and the smaller one belong to our service engineer!

There here was taken from my hotel room the next morning.

After checking out, I immediately took the shinkansen back. I was very lucky to be in the new shinkansen. Hence, it is very clean and bright. I prefer the newer trains as the are cleaner and more comfortable.

 

Daiwa Roynet Hotel Hiroshima-ekimae (ダイワロイネットホテル 広島駅前) stay

Business trip kinda day again.

Snapped this while on the shikansen.

Arrived at Hiroshima station and immediately grabbed late lunch.

Went it this teishoku place and got myself this double main dish set as I was super hungry!

The food there was delicious and feels healthy. I like that they have a nice selection of veg.

After that, I moved to the hotel.

Checked in to Daiwa Roynet Hotel Hiroshima-ekimae (ダイワロイネットホテル 広島駅前).

Website: https://www.daiwaroynet.jp/hiroshima-ekimae/

The room is not bad, it had a nice big table for me to work and a massage chair!

The bathroom also has a separate bath which was nice.

I managed to soak for about 5 minutes before my sleeping as I was so busy the entire evening replying emails.

This was my room, on the 15th floor.

Dinner that night was this Hakata Paitan Ramen that I bought from the supermarket.

The next day, I moved to Tokuyama station for work and spent the night at Route Inn Tokuyama Ekimae Hotel (ホテルルートイン徳山駅前)

My big bowl of moyahsi ramen which I could only finish half because of the ridiculous amount of moyashi on it. But I guess it should be healthy in a way as I was eating so much bean sprouts.

Dinner that night at the hotel restaurant was this dry soba.

This here is breakfast the next morning. This place is always filled with men and I am usually one of the few ladies there. Sometimes, I am the only lady there. 

Shinkansen back home. As I have accumulated some point on my app, I managed to upgrade my seat from the normal class to the green class. I like the green cars as the seats are wider. They have less people and hence, provides a quiet environment for work.

 

Hotel Granvia Hiroshima (ホテルグランヴィア広島)

Another work trip stay at Hiroshima.

I arrived at Hiroshima and dropped by Ekie dining for some Hiroshimayaki again before checking into my hotel.

This time I chose to stay at Hotel Granvia Hiroshima (ホテルグランヴィア広島) because it is a lot nearer to the station compared to Daiwa Roynet.

Website: https://www.hgh.co.jp/

The view from the door.

The room is very spacious. And I like that they have a separate table and chair, other than just the work desk.

The bathroom here is smaller than Daiwa Roynet's, which has a separate bath and toilet. But this bathroom here is clean and I like the bathtub too, despite it being a shared bathroom and toilet.

The genkan area.

My view of the hotel on the opposite side. The station is on the right side.

After checking in, I dropped by BOSTON (Patissier KURISU) which is located on the same building, right outside the breakfast area. Got myself a little strawberry cake for dessert. The cake was lovely and while the size is small, it was quite pricey. I guess it is because of the location that I am in.

Here is breakfast the next morning. I chose the western set with eggs benedict. 

The eggs benedict was interesting because it came with rice instead of bread. Not sure if it was intentional because there is already a separate bread basket. Overall I am very happy with the breakfast. The portion is big and the food is good. My favourite is the egg custard pudding that you have to take yourself from near the drinks corner.

I will definitely stay here again. The only complaint is their that their breakfast do not start early enough. As I usually need to travel the next morning for work. I prefer if hotels start their breakfast early at 6am.

Daiwa Roynet Hiroshima

Work trip to Hiroshima.

I grabbed a super late lunch at Mitchan Sohonten ekie-branch (みっちゃん総本店 広島駅新幹線口 ekie店). As it was way after lunch time, there was no queue.

Website: https://www.okonomi.co.jp/menu.html

After lunch, I stopped by the super market nearby to buy dinner and immediately checked into the hotel for my web meeting. The timing was just right for the start of the meeting.

This time I stayed at Daiwa Roynet Hiroshima.

The room was small, but I liked that they had an extra table. I used the main table for work and placed my food on the small table.

As the room was small, I was super surprised by how big the bathroom was! This here is the toilet and sink area.

Then there is this whole separate bath area! I did not expect that the bathroom will be this huge. It was so tempting and I had to take a late night bath in it after dinner, right before bed.

For dinner, I had salad and Sumire instant ramen. There was so many meetings in the evening, I almost barely had time for dinner.  I was working and eating at the same time, so it was good to have this other table to put my food on.

I also bought this Ringo apply pie for dessert. Super glad that I got it because dinner was not enough for me. We had this 3 day conference thing that runs for several hours in the evening, so it was great to have this as a snack.

My view from the room in the morning. 

Spotted a supermarket down there. I think the next time, I will stop by to see what is available there.

Again, no breakfast at the hotel for me, as I am in a rush to Tokuyama.

The shinkansen always passes by this area with lots of old factories.

Once there, I grabbed breakfast from the convenient store as I wait for my colleagues to arrive at the station. I like Tokuyama station because right outside the shinkansen gates, there are tables and chairs that are free for all to use.

Tables and chairs are usually hard to come by at the stations. Here, people will usually be grabbing a quick meal or working at these tables, while waiting to group up with their colleagues or friends.