http://www.andrewdarlington.com Andrew's Adventures in Japan Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:14:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wow, almost two months since my last post, but in that time a lot has happened, I'll try and bring anyone still reading this up to speed.  About two months ago (when I stopped posting) I decided that my time in Japan had come to an end. I realised that I ... http://www.andrewdarlington.com/2008/04/25/a-long-time-coming/ You didn't read that wrong. I found these gems in a 100 yen store near my house, I knew I had to try them and surprisingly they weren't too bad. Tasted more like spicy corn chips than spaghetti bolognaise though. http://www.andrewdarlington.com/2008/02/21/crazy-japanese-food-spaghetti-bolognaise-chips/ So I was riding my bike around the other day and exploring places I havn't been yet when I discovered this strange little road that was paved differently, right down the middle of the road was a stream with bridges across it, and rocks making ponds and waterfalls all ... http://www.andrewdarlington.com/2008/02/11/the-mysterious-stream/ When I was taking the photos in the previous post, I found this amusing sign. Apparently my area has a problem with dogs pulling down the pants of young boys. Presumably he wanted the baseball for himself. Luckily, I'm yet to run into one of these ... http://www.andrewdarlington.com/2008/01/31/crazy-japanese-signs-pervert-dogs/ As you might remember, my apartment in Sanda had a rice field beside it. My apartment here in Toyohashi has a pond across the road. I took these photos a while ago, I think I was bored one day and just wandering around taking photos of things. http://www.andrewdarlington.com/2008/01/29/the-pond/ I've finally done it, I've eaten Natto. http://www.andrewdarlington.com/2008/01/29/the-natto/ So my phone can take Panorama photos, and the way it does it is really cool. It's like recording a video, and I turn in a slow circle trying to keep a horizontal line in the middle of the screen. Then through some digital trickery, it stitches it together into ... http://www.andrewdarlington.com/2008/01/27/panorama-crazy/ So I've posted about quite a few Kit-Kats, but there's one in particular that I've been saving, for this is the best Kit-Kat ever. It beats the pants off every other Kit-Kat, yes, even the White Chocolate Kit-Kat Chunky. Intrigued? You should be. http://www.andrewdarlington.com/2008/01/17/crazy-japanese-food-the-best-kit-kat-ever/ I might have mentioned it before, but back in Sanda there was a bakery I used to visit. I could never work it out, but somehow by buying just two items, I ended up with four bags. It turns out bakery's aren't the only places in Japan who have an ... http://www.andrewdarlington.com/2008/01/16/packaging-in-japan/ Just a giant monkey statue on a roof. Nothing out of the ordinary about that at all. No, I don't know why it's there, how it got there, or what it intends to do now that it's there. http://www.andrewdarlington.com/2008/01/14/nothing-to-see-here/