Friday, February 4, 2011

Japan 2011-Hakodate

It was time for lunch after the long long train trip. A guide map showed an area of restaurants in the downtown portion of the cityh. We walked over there and in an area of maybe half a city block, there were these quaint looking restaurants

We stopped into the place that sold primarily yakitori and other grilled meats on a stick. However, they were not limited to that. We began with a chicken skins and pork cheeks. We sampled dark meat chicken and pork tongues. The list goes on and on but the thing I enjoyed the most was the duck. It was served two ways and they were basically minced duck meat with or without leeks. In my opinion the best thing on the menu. They also had grilled fish and a few other things. The elderly couple were very kind and the husband knew enough english to helps us order what we wanted

Later in the evening, we went up to Mt Hakodate to get a bird's eye view of the city. Here you can see the land that just s into the sea. A tram ropeway brings you up to the observation deck that overlooks the city.

After sightseeing from the high peak, we came back down to sea level and walked back to the hotel. Along the way there are a number of red brick warehouses thats a popular destination for shopping. By 7pm, many places were closed as it seems Hakodate sleeps early.

Worn and waery from the days travels and activities, dinner was pleaseantly located within a stones throw of the hotels front doors. A chinese resstaurant that serves both chinese and japanese cuisine as well as sushi and seafood. I settled on the shoyu ramen. The flavors were nice and the noodles had good texture but wished them to be a little thicker