My Lunch Excursion

Forget Fuji! You guys are going to get to come along with me on my lunch excursion (a request from sister K). Doesn`t that sound fun?!

Here`s our elevator. I am about to get inside:



Phew, no earthquakes so I`m NOT stuck in the elevator. Here is the foyer of our building in which resides this lovely "name plaque". I`ll give a prize to whomever can find our name on the list (none of you proficient in kanji are allowed to play!):



This is my lovely Scottish friend and lunch-excursion-co-star:



Here we go down the hill and onto the road....WEEEEEEE:



I tried to capture the view from the top of this hill but was a little late taking the picture. Off in the distance are the Kerama Islands and, if you look closely, you can see 2 airplanes. One is on its way to land at the airport and the other one is flying up above it:



Here`s where things get interesting. I had to watch for the oncoming traffic whilst my partner in crime quickly accelerated to pass the farmer. I TOLD you I lived in the boonies:



This is one of the kids favourite parks. They beg to stop and play here EVERY SINGLE TIME we drive past. My friend only had to say "no" to me once before I gave up asking:



We arrive at our destination. And NO it is not a brothel. That is a picture for the spa that operates on the second floor. We are going to the Thai restaurant down below:



YUM:



YUMMIER:



YUMMIEST:



Then my camera battery died so I can`t show you the awesome interior of the restaurant nor the bill that was only 1350 yen each!

It was a fabulous afternoon and not just because the food was so good. The best part of the excursion was the company. Thanks Y!

Edited to add: There are in fact TWO pieces of cheesecake on my plate but if you knew how teeny tiny they were you would understand that it was necessary....and also necessary to eat my friend`s remaining cheesecake 10 minutes later.