Kurashiki

We set off exploring the city this morning. We climbed the stairs to the central shrine, and there were some great views of the city from up there. After making our requests for good fortune to the Shinto gods, we descended and stopped to refuel - donuts and coffee!

We wandered through the old part of town, Binkan. The Venice of Japan, apparently - it's actually very picturesque. I was randomly interviewed by a local TV station about our visit to Kurashiki; specifically what food we ate during our stay. As people will know, we're not much into food and drink 😜

We sorted out our tickets for the next part of our journey to Onomichi for tomorrow, and then we were a bit peckish. We went to a food court at the Ario shopping centre - now, food courts are a little different in Japan, the food is actually real food here. We went for karaage for me and crumbed chicken for Snail - very appetising.

We did a bit of retail therapy at the nearby Mitsui Outlet mall before heading back for our holiday siesta.

We headed out for cocktails in the evening - found a pub that made a passable negroni and some other good attempts at other cocktails. Look, at times, you don't always get what you expect - they try to deliver what they read in the cocktail recipe book, but google translate doesn't always work - let's leave it at that 😉

It's been a fun stay in Kurashiki - it's a bit quieter and definitely off the beaten track for foreign tourists. People have been very friendly and helpful, which always gives you a great impression.Les mer