Again… woke up on a beautiful morning and headed to breakfast. It was similar to the one yesterday, but each item was different. We were very impressed by the variety of foods they serve you here. The servers are extremely knowledgable about the food and I could talk with them about it forever. Hilary gave me a look that signaled it was time to stop talking and start eating.
After breakfast we had initially decided to check out Beppu, the other hot spring town, but thought since we didn't want to be on a bus we'd rather just repeat the day we had before, minus a few shops… I also stopped to call my mom cause it is her Birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM! I am so glad you found your passport.
We headed to town and walked around a bit again, and then found a path leading towards various farms along the way. Thats when a new photo obsession came over me; farm shed panels. I don't know why, but I was really drawn to the architecture of these, and so I started photographing them. The walk along the way was another beautiful one, passing several kaki (persimmon) trees. We still had some time, so we went back to the town to walk around more.
We headed back to the hotel to sit in the onsen for a while. It was still pretty early (around 5PM) and I realized that I was experiencing serious internet withdraw. I hadn't checked my email in three days and I had no access to the internet. (None was provided at our hotel) Hence the lack of posting the last five or so days. I guess it is a good thing, but we were both feeling pretty anxious about who won the election!
Dinner: Tai (Sea Bream) shabu shabu along with all the yummy side dishes and some new ones. The Tai was cut up into sashimi thin pieces which you would quickly cook in just a few seconds by lifting it in the hot pot for just a few seconds. From there it goes into one of two sauces: a creamy sesame sauce (not milk based) or a ponzu sauce (yuzu + soy sauce) and from there into my mouth. I preferred the sesame sauce and Hilary liked the ponzu better. We discovered if you added a little yuzu kosho (yuzu hot chili pepper paste) on top of the rare cooked fish, and then dipped it into the ponzu sauce, it was extra good, like a bonus round! We finished with a yogurt sorbet; light and delicious.
I headed into the onsen for one last onsen hurrah and then back to the room where we watched "Under Siege" (or just "Siege?") Great movie, and I highly recommend you see it. We were both surprised how good it was.
Wandering walk around the area
Shed Studies
Dinner - Tai Shabu-Shabu
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