Makan in Thailand

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After work a local friend came to meet me brought me for Wuhan restaurant dinner,

When you order beer it comes in many

Friend ordered 5 dishes, first is spinach

Meatball in fish soup really savoury and delicious 

Vegetable slim spring rolls

Stir fry frogs anbd chili

Stewed beef

Dinner spread

Drink and drive is very serious crime in China and often have roadblocks, so you could use your WeChat app to call for a driver who arrives in less than 5mins with an electric foldable bike

So this is how it works

 

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Next morning wake up early had a quicl breakfast iun hotel and hurry to the Wuhan train station which is only 400m walk away from hotel

Hotel lobby

Breakfast spread

 

 

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After a quick breakfast at the hotel took me about 7 minutes to arrive at the Wuhan Station for my ride back to Beijing to catch my flight back to Bangkok

The platform

My ride

Once agin took the comfy class

Was quickly given breakfast which I accepted it our of curiosity

and just before arrival was given lunch

 

 

 

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Arrived at the Beijing hotel (which I did not sleep there the night before as I was in Wuhan) took a shower and reqady to leave for the airport

Barely 48 hours arriving in Beijing and its time to leave

My corner

Good to have a long awaited shot

Time to take a nap and then wake up for dinner

Starter

Sweet and sour fish and rice

Finish off with

Finally home

 

 

 

 

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Was home from China only a day and then off to my 2 weeks holiday in Hokkaido the next day. Taking a midnight flight will arrive at Sapporo in the morning.

Leaving Bangkok

 

Nightcap 

Menu for the flight

Supper

Slept 3 hours and then awaken for breakfast a bento

Chicken

Sides

Miso soup

Finally arrive at Chitose Airport of Hokkaido

 

 

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First meal during this holiday

Katsudon

Tempura set

 

 

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Since couldn't check-in as its still too early went for a walk at Odori Park

 

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First day of holiday in Hokkaido we had dinner at an interesting restaurant specialising in salmon roe over hot rice.

Starter

Beer

Meshed cucumber

Pickled cucumber and quail eggs

Grilled scallop

Corn

Grilled mackerel

Ikura over hot rice

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Second day woke up late so had brunch at a very nice cafe

Outdoor dining

Soup

Sandwich

Crab meat with egg over rice

Stew beef burger meat with rice

 

 

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I am always a fan of shabu shabu in Hokkaido

The restaurant

Dining in individual room

Setting

Our wine

Sauce with quail egg

Slice stew beef and fish sashimi

Turnip salad

Serving the condiment and sauce for shabu-shabu

Condiments for sauce

Grilled sliced wagyu

Crab meat

Server helping us and giving instruction

Wagyu A5

Ready to cook

 

Ordered one more plate of beef

Finally some fruits

Considering inexpensive with such exceptional quality and freshness and quantity

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After the above dinner on the second day went to a Japanese sake bar to chill out

 

 

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Next two days will be staying in a Ryokan at a place known as Kutchan (Ainu language) 105km from Sapporo a 2 hours drive. But before leaving the hotel we had breakfast at a ramen shop next to the Sapporo Station below the railway track

Miso ramen

Shoyu ramen

Gyoza

 

 

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Its the 3rd day of the holiday and the plan is to go to Kutchan and enjoy onsen for the next 3 days in a very nice ryokan. So after the ramen breakfast we took a taxi to the ryokan 105km away when we almost arrive at the ryokan we were welcomed by this magnificent sight of Mt. Yotei