Japan's two saving graces, in my opinion, are the delicious food and the fantastic flowers. New Zealand had lots of flowers, too, but not the simple good taste of the food in Japan. Saying that, I must admit that I didn't eat in every restaurant in NZ. And there were many I liked. The fish and chips at Broadway in MataMata are the best I've found in New Zealand. Yorkshire Roast Dinners at Centre Place were excellent for their price. But almost every sushi shop was run by ethnic Koreans and the product was not the same as the excellent sushi at say Choshimaru here in Chiba. At about the same price, I may add. Indian food in NZ was on a par with the fast-food type here in Japan, but nowhere near Moti or Ashoka.
Enough. Here's the beauty. At this time of the year in Japan, the hydrangeas bloom. They are beautiful here. They are beautiful in NZ. Here are three pics from my front yard.
I am definitely agree with you, "Japan's two saving graces, are the delicious food and the fantastic flowers." and this flowers are really beautiful. Looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing.
-fern-
Posted by: philippine flower delivery | June 24, 2009 at 12:07 PM
Well, those flowers were so lovely! Wish I can go to Japan so that I can personally see it. Anyway, thanks for sharing the information. I enjoyed reading it.
-krisha-
Posted by: send flowers to philippines | August 13, 2009 at 06:12 PM