Sometimes we need a break from Japanese food or the Japanese twist on other foods--examples: corn and mayonaise pizza, raw egg in the middle of your pizza, sea urchin pudding at your favorite Mexican restaurant.
I was hoping for the real Italian deal. Hiroshima is a large city so I was hoping for the best.
It was really great. We had a nice walk over to the restaurant. The weather has been perfect. Very dry and about 80 during the day and 60 at night. We are used to humid and hot now. The weather has been just perfect.
Another note. Hiroshima is very quiet. It is a large, modern city-not like Tokyo-but very modern. There city is quiet. Many ride bicycles but you never hear them coming up behind you. We are used to the cyclists in Tokyo ringing a little bell as they approach you from behind. Not here. We never heard a car horn. Of course, we don't in Okinawa either. It is just very quiet here.
Someone started out the evening as a diva. It was my birthday and it wasn't me.
So I threatened her by telling her if she didn't smile, I would post the picture on my blog. So I got this smile...
So I posted both.
She lightened up pretty quickly.
I know that I look terrible but every other shot of me is worse. That is why the picture is very small.
The kids and Bill surprised me by telling the waiter that it was my birthday. You have to know the story behind this though. Ever since the kids were little, I would tell the server that it was one of their birthdays. Not all of the time, or even most of the time. No one ever knew when I was going to do it and so they would forget about it. I still do it today with the kids and Bill. All of a sudden the wait staff comes up behind them and starts singing. It is hilarious.
Anyway, this time it was real and a great surprise. Caroline had to ask him in Japanese so I was especially proud.
Good dinner and a great birthday!
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