Arubi Saba ($8.99) - seared mackerel, always one of my favoritesKinoko Ishi-Yaki  ($9.99)- rice, mixed mushrooms, iwanori served in hot stone bowlFound this to be a tad salty for my taste, but it's very hot so good to eat on a cold day. The burnt/hardened rice (飯焦) on the bottom/sides is very crispy!Spicy Pork Ishi-Yaki ($9.99)- rice, minced pork, garlic sprouts, egg, tomato, lettuce, spicy miso, served...

What a nice day to wind down after 12 days of cruising and sightseeing around Europe. I love the beach!!! Though the water was not as blue and clear as the Caribbean ocean, it was very cold, relaxing and refreshing just standing in the sea and catching the waves. Gaufre aka Liege Waffle with Chocolate sauce! First ate this dense, sweet waffle in Paris,...

A leisurely day in Toulon, a quiet town known for moules et frites and fresh open market. There really isn't much to do here, but the chocolate and almond croissant I had was really buttery and delicious! ...

Leaning tower of Pisa - made of marble and after the third floor, it's built towards the other direction to balance it out. Spent the 30 mins here trying to perfect the touristy poses.  Lunch in Florence (Firenze) - sitting outside in the 35C heat. Margherita pizza, pesto pasta. My last pistachio gelato ..  not as good as Venice. The famous David (replica) Duomo - this is...

Trevi Fountain - surrounded by hundreds of tourists, it appeared smaller than I'd imagined. (left side was under repair)Roman Forum  Colosseum - Like the Eiffel Tower and Great Wall of China, the Colosseum is something you need to experience and see for yourself in real life to truly marvel at the beauty and grandness of such a structure. Pictures really don't explain anything; it...

Margherita Pizza - (Red) Tomato sauce, (White) Mozzarella, (Green) Basil represents the Italian flagSlightly salty thin crust, basic ingredients, delicious authentic tasteLinguine w clamsDrenched in olive oil with a salty clam taste. Again, al dente in Italy is much harder but more delicious!My impression of Naples is that it's a very run-down, ghetto slum city. Old buildings, dirty streets and graffiti covered walls....

super clean streets.. something about these tiles that make it much nicer than cementI thought this was an Asian street food, surprised to see it herelooking out to the sea, our cruise ship ~ 拍下這個舒服休閒的感覺So I thought Split was a small, boring old fishing village that I didn't even bring my camera or enough cash to shop, but it ended up being my...