Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Day 21 - Wakayama & Rinku

decided to head down to Wakayama over Beppu cos i thought the ramen would be more worth it than seeing hell. turned out to be quite a bad decision but hey at least we now know what Wakayama ramen tastes like.

the tourist information centre directed us to the #1 ramen in Wakayama and when we got there, there was already quite a long queue outside. so of course u think this must be good! but as we queued outside, i smelled a weird pungent odour and wondered where it came frm. when our time came, we stepped into the shop and realised *drumroll the pungent smell came frm in there! very discomforting indeed.

ordered our ramen + egg. the noodles were very springy indeed. but the soup base and the char siew wasnt very much to our liking. it was too pork. i guess tts where the pungent smell came frm. and the pork fat was very very hard to stomach bcos it felt like it hasnt been processed properly. oh well. been there, done that.

nxt stop - Rinku Premium Outlets. it was quite some distance frm the JR station but it was also located near the bayside so the coastal winds were very refreshing. more GAP buys! and after spending what seemed like an eternity at Reebok, we each ended up with a pair of Taikan shoes. and because they were display pieces, they were only like 2500Y each! plus we got like a % discount off tt price cos we bought 2 pairs! but the only regretful thing was i think i either took the wrong size while making the final payment or underestimated my feet's expansion capabilities cos i cant seem to wear them properly now? sads.

this was also the wonderful day we got to check into MY DEAR 2 at Juso!!! this must be the bestest best hotel in the entire trip. most value for money, most comfortable too. we even made a short video showcasing highlights of the room - spacious bed, tv in the bathroom, tsubaki and kose toiletries, toilet bowl seat tt lifts up when u enter, free video on demand, what more can u ask for!

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