2017年03月20日
Bananas About Banana Bread
Today, I made banana bread! I have been looking for the best recipe that would produce the most flavorful and delicious banana bread and I think I finally found it. Baking here in Japan has been a little different than baking back home in the U.S., the main difference being the oven. Other things that play into the differences are finding certain ingredients. Nonetheless, I managed to make a tasty banana bread and I am so thrilled! I will definitely be using this recipe again. (-:
Until next time,
Cristina
Until next time,
Cristina
2017年03月20日
Kochi castle
I took a day trip to Kochi.
When I was there, I went to Kochi castle for the first time. It's one of only 12 original castles left in Japan. Climbing the main part of the castle was really cool, but the old wood stairs were super steep!
One of the things I always do when I visit a castle is to imagine what it would be like to attack it, and how I would defend it from attackers. Kochi seems relatively easy to attack really. compared to Imabari, it's a pushover. There's no moat and no extensive outer wall, only the walls of the central tower.
Anyway, I like visiting castles. :)
When I was there, I went to Kochi castle for the first time. It's one of only 12 original castles left in Japan. Climbing the main part of the castle was really cool, but the old wood stairs were super steep!
One of the things I always do when I visit a castle is to imagine what it would be like to attack it, and how I would defend it from attackers. Kochi seems relatively easy to attack really. compared to Imabari, it's a pushover. There's no moat and no extensive outer wall, only the walls of the central tower.
Anyway, I like visiting castles. :)
2017年03月20日
An interesting find in Kochi.
I found something interesting in Kochi the other day.
This is a stone monument to one of the fight songs for Kochi's "higher school". The lyrics to the song refer to "feeling the waves crash on the shores of California" or something like that. Katsurahama always makes me feel nostalgic for California, and seeing the word written in stone just intensified that feeling.
This is a stone monument to one of the fight songs for Kochi's "higher school". The lyrics to the song refer to "feeling the waves crash on the shores of California" or something like that. Katsurahama always makes me feel nostalgic for California, and seeing the word written in stone just intensified that feeling.
