Quick Visit…Narita, Tokyo

Smiling faces everywhere

All this travelling has left me no time to post. I’m behind about 6 entries but I’ll get there. I recently had 12 hours transisting in Narita which is Tokyo’s airport hub. Not much time to venture into Tokyo itself (I was so bloody tired!) but enough time to take a few snaps and indulge in some food of course!! These lovely ladies posed for me as I wandered the narrow streets of Narita. (It’s an interesting place, sort of a “waiting room” for travellers who are waiting for connections on to other destinations). Anyway, these lovely, friendly ladies had just been to the temple and were returning home and through broken Japanese and English we worked out which way I should head to grab a meal.

Narrow, winding streets

I navigated the streets snapping away like a madman! Here are some shots.

The Golden Arches are everywhere!

Vending machines. These sell everything…

Cute little houses

I came across this restaurant and it was open.

Hello!…Anyone home?

I was promptly greeted and showed a menu. Thank god it had an English version on one side. On previous visits here, I have always eaten well. There is a mythconception, about Japan and how “expensive” it is. The yen and the dollar are quite comparable now, so prices are quite cheap. Also, if you think like a local, you can eat like one too. I ordered a set meal and for under 10 Aussie bucks this is what I got.

Mmmmm…feast on this

On my walk back I discovered heaps of other places all selling a variety of food for less than 10 Aussie dollars. Lets break my meal down:

Japanese fried rice with pork and egg

Iceberg salad with tomatoes and corn smothered with 1000 island dressing

Sweet corn and chicken soup

Japanese Gyoza

Of course you will hear me say how delicious and filling it was. And it was. I also had 2 deep fried and breaded cutlets delivered (I forgot to photograph them!). Next time I hope to get into Tokyo itself and take some pics and munch on a variety of other foods.
Enjoy folks.

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