The Only Place To Buy Your Fruit 'n' Veg

I have been shopping in two places since we arrived here in Hong Kong. The open market on Graham Street, is by far the most popular one I goto. I just enjoy the hustle n bustle of the place.

It's Curry Time .....

I think this could be an English thing, but every so often if I do not have some form of Indian food, I turn into one miserable git. I crave those delectable tastes, spices and fragrances of a good curry.

We tried a couple of places in Japan for their version of a curry, which were ok, very school dinners. The katsu curry consisted of half a plate of rice with the other half with the curry sauce on and then some form of breaded meat alongside, normally chicken or pork cutlet. As I said they were ok, nice lunchtime train station chow. 

We've arrived in Hong Kong

We’ve been firmly entrenched in our small studio apartment in Sheung Wang for 2 weeks now, and it’s brilliant. We really love being here, finally we made it.

Video of our trip to Japan

The video you've all been waiting for of our trip to Japan.

Sushi Chef Video

3 very short videos of our personal sushi chef in a small restaurant in Kyoto.

Kyoto : City of the Geisha

I didn’t know what to expect from Kyoto, apart from some very fine food. I’d heard that the food was slightly more refined than in Tokyo, and they were not wrong.

Glory to the Knife

Probably the best shop in the world.

Crazy tourist show in Nara

You got to love the tourist industry sometimes.

Sashimi and Beers

Nara is a small town, close to both Kyoto and Osaka. It was at one point in history the old capital of Japan, this was many centuries ago.

Today it is more famed for the 8 UNESCO sites, so it is very popular on any trip to Japan, it is also very popular with the domestic market as well, so weekends make this town a very crowded place.

Fishy Fishy Fishy Fish

Day 2 in Tokyo, and we had a very early start to see the famous Tsukiji Fish Market. Now this was an incredible sight. There were row upon row and column upon column of stalls selling copious amounts of different types of fish.

Shotgun Noodles Tokyo Style

We arrived into Tokyo after a long 12 hour flight from London, bleary eyed and very hungry. Airline food does not do it for me anymore. I try and eat it less and less.

Somehow we managed to get to Ikebukuro quite easily using Japanese Railways. Checked into our Ryokan and headed out to grab some nosh. Priorities.