After the monthly tea ceremony today we all went out for year end dinner. We went to Paxi House in Kyodo (?). Paxi = coriander. So all dishes, and some drinks, were based on coriander. Yummy!
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Tea Ceremony and Year End Party
It was time for my monthly tea ceremony. Quite a few people joined this day though at different times. We were having a year end party afterwards and that may have attracted a few to join 🙂
Once we all were done taking turns preparing tea we all went to a Malaysian restaurant not far from Mina-sensi’s home where Chie joined us as well. On the way to the restaurant I found out that the lamp post in that area had small images from one of Japan’s super heroes. The inventor of this particular super hero was living in this area before he passed away.
We had a good time talking and eating. The food was OK, but the best was the coconuts ice cream in the end. Chie did not want her’s so I got two 😛
It was quite late when we had finished the dinner. And tomorrow is another work day so we took a taxi back home.
Tea Ceremony
Another tea ceremony class. It is always relaxing though quite painful for my knees to have a tea ceremony class. I have advanced to making thick tea and so I did today again. I also helped my sensei… By correcting my fellow students when they made mistakes… I love doing that 😉
On my way back from the class (at 6 pm) it was no longer fiercely hot as it was at 1 pm when I arrived. I also found an interesting little monument, probably made by some kids (see the picture).
Once I got tired of looking and an eggplant cow and a cucumber horse… Or maybe the vice versa… I continued to the train station, and went back to meet Chie in Naka-Meguro. Once again we were too tired and too hot for cooking dinner at home. So today we went to Tatsuharu, a Chinese restaurant less than 500 meters from home.
The food is good and they always play Beatles songs in the background. We had too much to eat and decided that next time we need to bring some friends so we can try more food but become less full 🙂 Anyone care to join us?