Kate went to Yagishita san's our neighbor's home to make tako yaki. I have had tako yaki on the web site before, but it it the fried bread ball with an octopus center. Kate said these were the best she has had since arriving in Japan. She got the recipe to make them so we will have to try making them a few times before we return to the states to hone our tako yaki skills a little.
Also this week was a fair well party for one of the other neighbors Komine san. The party was at a local restaurant and so when the party was over all the ladies walked home. There was a variety of food including a huge pot of nabe.
They also had natto, fermented soybean. Kate said this kind did not have such a strong odor and so it was easier to eat. I am at the point that I can eat natto, but I can not honestly say that I enjoy it. Colleen on the other hand loves it and eats it regularly.
Komine san is on the right in the picture below. The home they were living in was a rental. The previously lived in the US (Alabama) for a number of years. Recently they purchased a new home so they are moving away.
On Sunday we went with the Shionome sans to the Utsunomiya science museum. It actually reminded me a little of COSI in Columbus. While walking in there were cut outs for taking pictures.
Colleen went crazy during her picture.
There were a number of different displays to see. This was in the area with optical illusions.
In the same area they had one of the rooms that are made at crazy angles. The rooms can be very disorienting and both Kate and I felt a little ill after walking through it. They also had many displays on energy and transportation. There was even a mini mag lev train that was pretty cool to watch. The children also got to experience what it was like to be on TV.
This display was an old Japanese mechanical toy. It only operated at certain times throughout the day, but we only had to wait about 7 minutes to watch it go. The children really enjoyed watching it operate.
After eating lunch we headed outside to the playground. There were a number of things to play on outside, one of which was this crazy tube slide. We all walked to the top of the hill to watch the children play. They would have played for hours, but all the adults got too cold from the wind. When we couldn't take it anymore we rounded up the children and then slid down the slide to get back to the museum. It was a great day to get out and enjoy.
Finally , I thought our Diva was pimp with the spoiler, sports suspension, and blue foot lighting.
When we were out and about recently we saw this Diva.. It puts ours to shame with the huge wing and awesome body kit. Unfortunately with only 660cc of engine I don't think the huge wing will help make it go faster..
Have a good week...
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