Kurashiki - Okayama sidetrip

We decided we needed to visit another castle, so we took the train to Okayama - it's about 20 minutes on a local train. It's always fun being on holidays while everyone is going to work; they seem to start late here.

Arriving in Okayama, we took a streetcar 🚊 (not named Desire) to the castle. It's a black castle; that's not a racial slur; It's just coloured black instead of white. It was a bit cooler today, which was great. We walked around the castle and checked out the nearby gardens.

When we got back to Kurashiki, we were a bit peckish, so we went to a Tonkatsu restaurant and shared a set of crumbed and fried goodness with a cold beer, of course. For not the first time, our food was delivered by a robot waiter - what would the unions in Australia say!

In the evening, we went to the other side of railway tracks (quite literally) in search of okonomoyaki. For those that are not familiar, this is a very filling pancake of cabbage, sometimes noodles, and other additions - very addictive. Our restaurant was owned and operated by an older lady whom, whilst speaking no English, made us feel very welcome, and the food and accompanying beers went down well.

We stopped for dessert on the way home at an Italian restaurant, Saizeriya; a chain restaurant with reasonably priced wine. They also have robot waiters 😄 🤣 A fun day.Read more