Maybe it was how we were brought up, but maybe it wasn’t. Growing up (in Indonesia), Christmas was never a big thing. Plus we didn’t come from a Christian family who would celebrate the holiday in all its glory. But every year, we decorated our Christmas tree and even created our own little nativity scene out of boxes and newspapers. Christmas was always filled with music; tunes from the fancy fairy lights and carols sung on karaoke. Christmas …
Monthly Archives: November 2014
{Japan Winter} Kamakura: Tsurugaoka Hachimangu & Komachi-dori shopping street
Now that that’s done, here’s Kamakura: We started in Yokohama, when we walked around Minato Mirai and stumbled upon Queen’s Square for lunch. We stopped by at a katsu place called Tonkatsu Saboten (とんかつ 新宿 さぼてん). The menu looked pretty appetising (plus there’s an English menu)… and we were hungry, so in we went. As you can see, Tonkatsu Saboten didn’t disappoint. We got to crush our own sesame too, which was fun. With so many options to …