Indian lunch

I searched on Google and found that there was an Indian restaurant some 10 mins walk away that served really good briyani rice. Even though it was 10 mins away, I knew I had to go and try it!

Here's the menu. They serve lunch buffet too.

I ordered the chicken briyani which came with a salad.

The briyani was delicious~!!!! I was super happy when I first tasted it and found that it was the flavour that I was looking for!

The dhaal and onion raita was also good and went well with the briyani.

Only problem for me was that the serving was big and as I did't want to waste anything. I swallowed everything that was on my plate.

First overnight work trip - Osaka Tokyu Rei Hotel

Had my first overnight work trip in Osaka. 

We had to meet with clients in the morning, afternoon and again the next day. So we had to spend the night there.

We stayed at Osaka Tokyu Rei Hotel.

Website: https://www.tokyuhotels.co.jp/osaka-r/

Here's the entrance of my single room. Everything in this room was clean~

The basic bathroom and toilet unit. As you can see here, the toilet bowl is turned at and angle towards the bathtub and the bathtub's width is narrower where the basin is. This kind of configuration is common for smaller units.

My table with lots of papers on it!

There's even a handy phone which I will not use.

Quite convenient actually. It's the first time I've seen one and I can imagine how useful this would be for tourists and it will definitely safe them money too as they do not need to rent a portable wifi for their trip.

View from my room. Not bad actually....I can see the HEP Five ferris wheel from my room.

My room plan comes with a buffet breakfast in the morning which looks decent.

Later that night, I went for dinner with my colleague at Botejyu for some okonomiyaki and got treated since I was the kouhai~ Yay!

In return, I treated my senpai to Pablo cheese tart. I got the Pablo cheese pie as I've never seen it before. Had it later that night in my hotel room and it was surprisingly good! Will definitely grab one again next time.

While I thought that I was up early for breakfast, my colleague was already done when I was on the way in. The breakfast was really good as it had a wide selection.

As we had to check out in the morning and our meeting won't be till 2 in the afternoon, we went to the Afternoon tea cafe to work and grab some lunch. Here is my sandwich which was ok.

Before boarding the shinkansen, I bought this Kobe pudding to try as it was one of the souvenirs that had an award mark on it. So it must be good right?

Verdict: It's good but I don't think it is something that I will buy again as it is too sweet to my liking.

Miura Kaigan Sakura Part 2

After sakura viewing, we went to grab lunch at my favourite kaiten sushi in Japan - Sushi Ro!

This was their seasonal fried tuna ramen which was good.

The creamy creamy seafood croquette was ok. But I guess for the price, they can't pack too much seafood in it.

I got a hotate ramen which was delicious.

Ebi furai sushi is always good.

J got coffee and I got the tobikko lol.

The lightly torched hotate was delicious. This plate here allows you to compare the torched one to the raw one. Juicy and sweet~

One thing that I really like about Sushi Ro is that they change their seasonal menu frequently. So you always get to try new things there.

This kabhocha tempura is a must order every single time I visit!

Fried squid~

For dessert, they had this fondant chocolate which was really good actually for the price that you pay.

After lunch, we slowly made our way back to the station and we passed by a beach along the way.

Love the clear blue sky during winter.

Even though it was cold, it feels nice to just get some sea breeze.

Near the station, we spotted a stall selling locally produced vegetables and we decided to buy some.

They had this red daikon which I have never seen before. I was really tempted to get it but decided not to because I was already getting the miura daikon which was HUGE!

Look at the size of this daikon~

I've never seen a daikon that's that fat before, I had to pose with it with the sakuras too.

Bye-bye Miura-kaigan, you had been beautiful and fun!

Once home, I immediately made good use of the daikon for oden and salad. Look at it's width!!!

I made 2 pots of oden and I still had extra!

Miura Kaigan Sakura Part 1

Miura Kaigan for Sakura~

The species here is Kawazu sakura, just like the ones in Kawazu area, which is why they bloom early that the somei-yoshino.

The very moment you step out of the staion, you will be greeted by this beautiful view.

Kawazu sakura trees are everywhere!

There are signs from the station that leads you to where the main sakura area is. But when you're unsure, just follow the crowds.

Soon you will arrive at a path with nanohana below the sakura trees.

The contrast between the pink and yellow is really nice.

From an over head bridge, one can take very nice pictures of the sakura tress.

We took a slightly different route on the way back to the station and walked past this cabbage patch.

Look at all the daikon!

Love all these cabbage like flowers!

Not sure what they're called, but they're common during winter.

There were still many people along the path as we returned.