Friday, October 23, 2009

Dinner Adventures


While I was in Matsuyama, I had a variation of the "boil an egg in a paper cup" trick I learned in Boy Scouts. In this version, the paper was folded nicely with some broth in the bottom. The waitress came by and lit the burner. She told us to put the sliced meat in first and then the vegetables. In a few minutes, we had a nice soup. And, the paper never caught on fire.


Of course, what would dinner be without a fish to look at. Unfortunately, this one was looking back at me.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Matsuyama


I went to Matsuyama this week for some meetings. I arrived and dropped off my bag at the hotel. On my way to the train station, I passed a wedding party in the middle of getting their picture taken.

I had to snap a photo myself.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Bento


I arrived in Tokyo last night and went over to Queen's Isaten, a local super market. The store is located inside the Shinagawa train station and has a great selection of "Bento" lunch boxes.

I wandered around and decided on the one above. It was great.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Fall Colors


My parents were in town last week and wanted to see some fall foliage. We took them to the Old North Bridge in Concord where the leaves were just turning.

Then, we drove past Walden Pond and over to the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park. As we were exploring, I noticed this wall covered in ivy.