Sayonara Tokyo

It is already time we said goodbye. I am in the A380 between Tokyo and Singapore as I am writing this. Most memorable of the whole Japanese stay will have evidently been the food. It is anyway always the case for any trip but there is nothing more intriguing and varied than Japanese food. And it is not all Sushi and Yakitori as many people who have not visited the place might think. From the highlights I will always remember the Hiroshima Okonomiyaki, the hour long queue to eat the freshest sahimi at the Tokyo Fishmarket but mainly that little boutique in Asakusa specialising in sweet potatoes. The baked apple with sweet potato and the sweet potato calissons (picture above) are something from another world! But there are also all those bizarre things (which I am also a fan of) like the White Pepsi drink sold in the convenience stores and that is actually Pepsi and Yogurt flavoured. And the quest for the endless choice of Kit Kat limited editions. It is as if Kit Kat had decided to scatter a different product in each store (Green Tea Kit Kat, Soy Sauce Kit Kat, Blueberry Cheesecake Kit Kat, watermelon Kit Kat, French Salt Kit Kat, Chestnut Kit Kat just to name a few).