station was in a mess bcos of morning rush. but we managed to secure seats on the shinkansen and made our way down to Sendai. thank u tobs for fitting it into our itinerary! :) headed straight for Triangle cos we had bars for breakfast and tt was obviously insufficient. i was SO HAPPY to be back, practically beaming with joy. they didnt have the set we had the other time but there was some other set promo. drink + salad + spaghetti.
we were early and the set was only meant for 1130 to 1400 (i think) but we explained to the waitress tt we are loyal customers who came last yr so she made an exception. yeahness! i ordered a wonderfully yummifying cream cheese drink which was so nice i spent the rest of the trip looking (unsucessfully) for it. i love my mentai soup spaghetti. i dont know how ppl can eat the shitty ones at waraku. its a royal waste of calories! i polished up the entire bowl including all the soup, desperately trying to scrape remaining mentai out of the bowl. then it was dessert at La Feng Ye. the strawberry daifuko is still super good. worth every cent of my 189Y.
after dumping our luggage at Superhotel, we went exploring Sendai. nothing much we haven't seen actually cos last yr we took a one day bus pass and rode all around to visit attractions. so this time we just strolled along the streets randomly. i love love love the whole stretch of greens in the middle of the road. Sendai is really a city of trees.
then somehow we ended up at a park and there was a family there. daddy with 2 young children. very nice to see fathers spending time with their children. those japanese fathers who're really committed spend time playing baseball or bring their kids to playgrounds. we played around in the swings and tobs learnt the art of swinging frm master pro swinger (me).
enroute back, we passed by the residence of a famous person and decided to go in to take a look. the keeper wasnt really expecting us and i think we kinda interrupted his peaceful afternoon. but still he showed us around and introduced us to this famous poet and what his life was like.
before returning to the hotel, we went back to Sendai station to sweep desserts. bought a really wonderful mango tart. and of course more more daifuku! i think tt was our dinner really. then it was a good soak in the onsen (this superhotel has one) before retiring to bed.
(errata)
obviously i was mistaken wrt to dinner. tobs reminded me tt we went to Santouka for ramen and it was heavenly. how can i forget! but i forgot to bring my camera along so when there're no pictures, it just doesnt register. i rmb we both got shio and the egg was the bestest best egg we've ever had on the entire trip. and i dare say EVER in our 3 trips. it was even better than Ichiran's even though theirs run out super fast too.
we're both very alike in tt we enjoy thick Tonkatsu broth, Kyushu style, with the exception of Santouka cos Shio has quite a different feel to it. but its still one of our first loves. think: 1st trip in Sapporo where we braved the light rain and cold winds to find Santouka. too bad the honten has been renovated so it looks super modern now. ramen love!
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