Fun Flavored Junk Food

One more thing to love about living in Japan: Weird food-flavor combinations. For instance, why not try mixing up Kit Kats with fruit flavors? The pineapple one was a bit too piney for me and the orange one made me think of Orange Pekoe tea (even though there's no orange in Orange Pekoe tea) but hey-at least I got to try them!




I also tried the new Ice Cucumber Pepsi yesterday and am hailing it as the best thing since 7-Up Gold. It had that sort of refreshingness that cucumbers have, and still somehow tasted like cola, but without the sticky syrupy feeling of cola. I'm not a soda drinker, but this is one flavor I am going to try again.

What A Cool Pet

We were in Yokohama with Brian last week and came across a man in the street who was out walking his pet tortoise. We just turned the corner after leaving a convenience store and nearly fell over a group of children who were petting, hugging and trying to ride the poor animal. The kids were all under five (I hope) so they probably didn't know any better, and in their defense, I wanted to hug it too.