Day 17, July 9

Well another interesting and delicious Japanese breakfast then Tara and I had one last look around town and a quick run down to a small fuit and veggie market. Then it was off to the station to catch two trains to Kanazawa. We checked in after a quick lunch at the station and then walked to have a look at the Gyokusen Inmaru garden. Tess found a Vegan burger restaurant so we went there for her dinner whilst the rest of us had baked potato chips and a drink as a snack before our dinner. I had my second glass of wine for the whole trip there. There is not a lot of wine other than sake around Japan.

We then went in search of a restaurant for us. This was our most daring restaurant where there was no English at all on the menu and they spoke very little. The outside of the restaurant is very unassuming and you would not know it was a restaurant. We ventured in and again it is a mother and son team. The son handed us 3 pages (I think hand written) of Japanese characters and told us that was the menu and the drinks list. They looked lovely but we had no idea which way was up let alone what was written on them. Anyway the waiter managed to say “sashimi, tempura and chicken” words which we recognised so that was what we ordered. Tess was a little disgusted at the sashimi that Gerard ate. The meal was delicious and it was a lovely experience. The people here are all so nice!