… and this was a fabulous breakfast for just over $10 (exchange rate has gone up in past few days). A real delight In Kumamoto.
… as a bonus the menu was in English. I would have chosen it from the pictures alone.
Kym found it on google last night.. it only does breakfasts. In Japan there are not many places you can find open for breakfast. It’s located opposite the railway station complex, and on the second floor – highlighting good things are around if you look (and thanks to google).
Everywhere.. and with continual Christmas music to match.… we. We checked out the Markets in Kumamoto… and we can hear at least 2-3 songs at the same time. We also had the mulled hot wine.. what else are you going to do when it’s under 10 degrees..?
While we move closer to Tokyo (and then end of the holiday), the temperature is certainly getting colder.
We got to Kumamoto earlier thanks to an earlier ferry ride, and 13km from the port to the city.
Before going to the castle we stopped off at Kitaoka Nature Park… which had plenty of autumn leaves and bamboo forests for the two of us. I say that as there was only one other person in the whole park apart from us. I think autumn is my favourite season in Japan.. just the variety of colours in the leaves when the sun shines through… ah.
I stood there watching the leaves fall… with no other sounds apart from the birds and the leaves…. Ah Japan…
… this morning I realised the holiday is fast coming to an end.
Today was for wandering around Shimabara by bikes. We managed to cycle between 28-31km (depending on who’s Strava account you want to believe).
In addition to the castle we also came across
The morning was a little warmer than yesterday- but around 2pm it began to get colder.
Kym designed the route before we left the hotel this morning… but it is interesting what you find that is unplanned. Here is what the route looked like:
Due to the mountains, it is a hilly area… so yes there were more hills in today’s ride.
Ah… yeah for a slightly warmer day – but it’s still cold.
It’s getting a little cold – as you can see by the temperature for today.
We will be visiting the Shimabara Castle…. and seeing other local sites…in a 20km loop ride around the town.
Started the day off well with breakfast.
Morning..! Today we are taking a ride in a third sector railway – a very local train with one carriage…. getting off at Kobe (different to what you are thinking).
Once we get to Kobe we will be cycling to Shimabara.
Back in Nagasaki before the train to Shimabara and in need of breakfast we discovered this delightful bakery… thankfully they were open.
It’s called Bread A Esspresso and it is open Friday- Monday from 6:30-10:30am. The bread is delicious and you can taste the flavour. We shared a blueberry bun, walnut and chocolate. They were small – which was perfect. Additionally we each had a cappuccino. If you dislike chocolate on top come here as they don’t add it. We really enjoyed both the bread and coffee.
The place was really busy – people coming constantly. the menu is simple – and what is on display is on the menu.
In Japan if you eat in you pay a higher tax rate… and we were willing to do this. There was bench space for eating – and we were really pleased to not be drinking and eating from take-away cups.
It’s a true delight and we highly recommend if you are in Nagasaki.
After a cold ride you need a hot lunch. What could be better than ordering a lunch set – and getting this fabulous meal.
Yes I ate it all, dinner not needed… and it was delicious and super tasty. The fish was a delight… oh I love Japanese food.
