Expanding Horizons
Today we made the trek up to San Francisco to see our friends and visit Japantown. I've been around San Francisco a little bit since we moved to the area in July and I've been to Chinatown, so I was curious to see what Japantown had to offer. This is especially since our visit to the Japantown in San Jose was so disappointing. We had a pretty good visit - I enjoyed most of the things we did except for the fact that Japantown is enclosed in a mall. However, the mall was pretty nicely kept. Instead of only having stairs and elevators, they also had arched bridges that you could walk across to get from one set of stores to the next, complete with water ponds and greenery surrounding. I liked the different feel of Japantown, compared to Chinatown and places like Ranch 99. It didn't feel as crowded and small and difficult to navigate. I'm not a small gal and I don't enjoy walking through a place where my ass hits everything I walk past.
In the elevator, I noticed this sign advertising Samurai swords for sale. I couldn't help thinking of the Kill Bill movies and the importance of the all-mighty sword. I'm wondering which three pieces come with the sword set. I can visualize two - the sword and the hilt. Maybe it also comes with a do-it-yourself wound-tending kit for those who are not skilled in the ways of the sword.
The best thing I liked about Japantown besides the quirky shops featuring everything from kimonos to Anime' porn (yes, it does exist), was the soda. I've never had anything like the berry soda we picked up from the vending machine. It was very sweet and tasted sort of "creamy", but with fizz and berry. I think offering me the soda was H's master plan to get me to go back to Ranch 99, since we could definitely get more of the soda there.
We'll save that trek for another day when I'm feeling particularly brave.
In the elevator, I noticed this sign advertising Samurai swords for sale. I couldn't help thinking of the Kill Bill movies and the importance of the all-mighty sword. I'm wondering which three pieces come with the sword set. I can visualize two - the sword and the hilt. Maybe it also comes with a do-it-yourself wound-tending kit for those who are not skilled in the ways of the sword.
The best thing I liked about Japantown besides the quirky shops featuring everything from kimonos to Anime' porn (yes, it does exist), was the soda. I've never had anything like the berry soda we picked up from the vending machine. It was very sweet and tasted sort of "creamy", but with fizz and berry. I think offering me the soda was H's master plan to get me to go back to Ranch 99, since we could definitely get more of the soda there.We'll save that trek for another day when I'm feeling particularly brave.
posted by Notta Wallflower at 6:25 PM
6 Comments:
Have you ever tried Canfield's Diet Chocolate Soda? It's amazing!
I don't think they make it anymore, though. :(
I've never tried that - I'll have to look for it. Do they have it in regular? If I'm going to have something chocolate flavored, might as well go "all out". :-P
I've never seen it in regular. I always liked the idea of having chocolate flavor without the calories. If I want calories, I'll eat the chocolate. ;)
Well, that's true. :-P
Heh, I haven't been to Japantown in years. Asian sodas in general are neat, because they're so different from our sodas. Their sodas more often than not rely on a natural flavor, usually a fruit.
We frequent the Asian market nearby all the time and our custom is to get a new type of drink every time. Last time it was a tea with Basil seeds. It was actually quite good though it looked nasty.
As for those swords, any decent sword is going to cost at the bare minimum $300. They're display swords and will get snapped by a real sword.
Japanese are known for their swordmaking. I'm no expert in swords by any means, so I'm just repeating what I've heard. I've heard that their swords are best in the world because they fold them so many times. I've love to own a real one just to have one.
ZS - As long as you don't go on a "Kill Bill" type quest with your swords. :-P BTW, I think our next major trek will be to Monterey - maybe even this weekend. :-)
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