In 2006 I visited Hong Kong and China. This is the Big Buddha on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. The picture doesn’t quite show this but, as it’s name suggests, it …
The Cakes of Japan
I saw these in a bakery in Namba and had to buy them.
Both had a nice creamy filling kind of like a profiterole in all. One had chocolate filling …
A Trip to Kyoto
I went on a trip to Kyoto to see a number of sights recommended to me by staff and students. Kyoto is quite close to Osaka (about an hour away) …
The Cakes of Japan
I forget where I saw this but, anyhow, I bought it and brought it home. It was puff pastry with a creamy chocolate filing dipped in chocolate at each end. …
A Trip Up Mount Kongo
I went on a walking trip up Mount Kongo. Mount Kongo is the highest peak in Osaka (although I think that technically it’s peak might lie in neighbouring Nara).
Following …
Cerezo at Kincho Stadium
I went back to watch Cerezo again. This time it was at the Kincho Stadium. This is a smaller stadium right next to the Yanmar stadium. In fact Nagai Park …
The Cakes of Japan
I ate this on a recent trip to Kyoto. It was described as “green tea cream puff” (if I remember correctly). I was basically a profiterole filled with a creamy …
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