Since Rodney was out of town, my friend Carrie took me on a special day outing for my birthday to Kokusai Street :)
We started our adventure with a delicious lunch at Captain's Inn!
Being a teppenyaki restaurant, we got a nice little show, too!
Our tasty lunch included bean sprouts and green peppers, tenderloin, potatoes, fish (on the shell, it was gel-ish enough to be cut out in the shape of fish!), tofu, onions, and a piece of purple Okinawa sweet potato!! What I didn't get a picture of was the garlic rice which was probably the best fried rice I've ever tasted!
Even after that filling lunch I had just enough room for a scoop of dragon fruit ice cream.
I picked up a box of dark chocolate chinsuko to take home. They are simple cookies kind of like crispy shortbread (originally only eaten by the royal family) then dipped in different flavors: dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and strawberry. I believe they do seasonal flavors, too.
Like on Hollywood Blvd, there are many photo spots :)
I'm an Okinawan sweet potato treat!!
Lucky Cat waves his greetings
The entrance to the Underground Market which historically housed the Black Market. There's the main walkway that runs down the middle with branches off in both directions. One friend of mine says she always uses her GPS so she can find her way back out!! There are all kinds of little shops: fruits/veggies, clothes, pottery, glassware, food, baked goods, souvenirs, etc....
I did make one last stop before we headed home..... Yes, its a "squatty potty"!! "How??" you may ask, well, its actually pretty simple~~ drop your drawers to your knees and squat over the hole :-)
Thanks to Carrie, I truly had a memorable birthday!!
