Friday, October 15, 2010

Finish up on Friday. Old people, wierd shirts, and conveyor belt sushi.

So,we went and ate sushi! I talked to one of the ladies here, who`s name I am going to go figure out as soon as I am done, and she said that the place I was thinking of had really cheap sushi, but that it wasn`t very good quality. But since I probably can`t tell the difference and since I just want to go to conveyor belt sushi, it would be fine. We walked down the street, it was already dark. It gets dark around 5:30, and the sushi shop was about 2 minutes away. Lots of welcoming words. We sat down and as usual just sat there not knowing what to do. Thankfully we had a nice guy next to us, and he informed us that what we thought was powder wasabi was actually green tea. You put a little tiny spoonful in one of the cups and fill it with hot water from the little spicket sticking out right in front of you. We then sat and watched the sushi as it went around before us. There was a sign on the wall that had prices next to different color plates. Each sushi has a different color plate and that determines the price. Not being very hungry or wanting to spend much, we stuck with the ¥150 and ¥250 ones we got  five plates, with 2 pieces each. The guy next to us  and everyone around us had about 5 plates to themselves. Believe it or not I could tell that the sushi wasn`t very good quality and this is probably thanks to the restaurant Wild Tunas. The salmon was my favorite. All of them almost had some wasabi and it was very over powering. One we got, was something wrapped in seaweed. Not knowing what it is and seeing that it looked something like an internal organ, I thought, `Hum! I`ll try that one!` OK, it felt like I was eating a heart. Whatever that taste like. That didn`t daunt me in the slightest though, and when one came around that had whole baby squid things laying on top, I grabbed that. It was Ok.
Then we did what everyone else did. Stacked or plates and walked over to the counter to pay. A guy would walk over count your plates and what kind, write it on a paper and give it to the lady at the cash register. She would then tell us how much. It was about $9. Way to cheap for sushi! ; )
Mom and I walked around and then sat down by a small temple. We sat talking and then suddenly I saw something run past. A cockroach. Yep, one of the many things that is universal. Mom killed it.
A couple of interesting things: back at the zoo a little girl was wearing a shirt that said:
I am loved so much
and it is shameful.

Also, there are so many old people!!! They are everywhere. Riding bikes, walking, its kind of weird. Most of them are in really great shape. Oh, ya and don`t be surprised if I end up blogging abut how I got hit by a bike. People drive crazy on those bikes. I`ve almost got hit a ton already. By old people too!!

4 comments:

  1. I am so proud of you- eating hearts and baby squids. Enjoy your adventure!Oh- and go mom! kill them roaches...hehe

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  2. Actually, I though about its some more and itreminds me of what a pig bladder might be like. Mom said she thought of an eye in a sack. Cheyanne, I would only post this to you.
    I`m grossing myself out. It wasn`t that bad.

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  3. Awesome! Sounds like you are having quite the adventure already ;) Haven, you are very brave...I would probably rather starve than eat squid-thing-sushi and hearts hehe. I hope you got pictures!

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  4. OK, it sounds really gross and I know that there should be great veggies and rice. I love your descriptions and cannot wait to see your pictures.

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