Chasing the perfect Fuji shot

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The Flying Goose bridge.The first time we came here you could still walk over it. Not now.

 

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This is one of 2 elevated areas in the gardens that I hoped would allow me to get an overview. Both were closed. The official story is because they are unstable after the December earthquake.

 

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This is the last of the flowering plums which come earlier than the cherries.

 

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Then I came to the food stalls.


I had a stick of scallops (the middle stick). They were very tasty.


But then I came to this.




Looks messy but probably the best takoyaki I have ever had. Nice big tender pieces of octopus and a delicious sauce,

 

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I now set off back to Kanazawa station. first walking through the castle grounds.

 

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Black kites were circling in numbers. A fellow was feeding them something.

 

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I had walked the grounds on top of the hill of Kanazawa castle and walked down to Hirosaka park and the Museum of Contemporary art before but never the lower gardens on this side of the castle. A pretty picture at this time of year.

 

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I was coming back the next day and would visit the Omicho market so walked straight back to the station and the shuttle bus.


















I had about a 20 minute wait for the shuttle bus. In That time there were 3 shuttles for the Diamond Princess. All full to the max. Staff going back had to stand. Lots of complaints from them that there were no signs up although 3 people had signs up saying Diamond Princess shuttle. Queuing was a foreign concept to most of the passengers and they had to have a ticket to get on the shuttle. several tried to get on our shuttle when it arrived. Sorry but I am not going on a Princess cruise.

 

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Back to the Muse.




The Diamond Princess is leaving.


Dinner again in Atlantide. I had the Octopus and the filet. Enjoyable.




And mrsdrron had a different desert. A chocolate brownie.


The next morning I took a ship's excursion for Japanese sweet making, Kenrokuen gardens and the Omico markets. I did my own thing at the gardens and the market. One interesting view on the way.


Some liked the sweet making but there were over 80 there. I found it just average though maybe because my sweets were probably the worst. The set up.


Our ingredients.


And what it should look like.


As far as I am aware all evidence of my efforts have been destroyed.

 

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I took off to the gardens early as I didn't need time to shop for souvenirs. Today I walked up the road between the Gardens and the castle. A great display.

 

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These weren't Takoyaki as I had had my fill when entering the gardens.


These were Number 7 from one of the older restaurants in the garden

 

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A bit of the garden I didn't go to the day before.












The secound mound closed.