The Purple Penguin

Well, we’re fairly well sorted now – our last week. We are just now getting ready to head up north where there may not be any internet access. If we can find computers we’ll keep you updated! Joe is waiting at the train station while I get this done. We have our last couple of days planned as well – we are heading down from the north and going to the Fuji five lakes area. We have been told we can’t climb Fuji so that’s something for next time. Then we are off for – Disneyland Tokyo! Oh dear. Expensive but pretty much all is included and it will be our last blow out. Then we have a day in Tokyo before flying out. Not enough time! We want to stay longer!

I’ve gotten an e-mail complaining that we’ve not said anything about food or TV. So here goes –
Russia: yummy cabbage rolls, blinzis, pelmeni (sort of like ravioli but more meat and less pasta served with sour cream or in soup), smoked omul (bought by our house stay by Lake Baikal so hopefully not contributing to the decline), stews, so-so food on the train. TV was MTV, loud MTV, no make that very very loud MTV. In Russian.
Mongolia: dried mutton stew with noodles, weird pizza, more pelmeni. No TV.
China: even more pelmeni, noodles, food that reminded me of take aways at home! Hong Kong movies (Joe gets the remote and . . . )
Japan: the best meal by far was at the ryoken where we actually had to take a photo of the table! We have had noodles, sashimi, even more noodles, tempura, fast food Japanese style. Baseball and more Hong Kong movies (Joe moves for that remote very quickly).

We actually haven’t been eating loads since we’ve been here or even on our travels (so you think we’ve looked at TV?!) – we’ve been too busy looking at stuff and having a good time! Not to mention travelling. Which reminds me – I really must get back to the train station before our train leaves!