The Lady in Japan, the Man in LA

So the positions have swapped, the Lady was in Japan for a week, the Man stayed home. Sorry for the late post, it's hard adjusting and getting back into the norm after being away for a week. Plus there are a ton of images that I have to upload, picking the best ones.

The plane ride was long but I expected it to be long I guess. Flying ANA was nice, the service, food, seating was all very good. It's just so damn long. Flying redeye, I thought I would be able to just sleep the whole way through, but that was not the case. Woke up about 5-6 hours in, just to realize we still had about 6 hours left.

Boy, I was glad to land in Osaka at 8am finally after having a stop over in Haneda, Tokyo, It's nice to be back in familiar grounds. My aunt and uncle came to pick me up in their new car and we drove back to their place. I love the smell of my aunt's house for some reason. That first whiff of smell you get as you enter her place brought back a flood of memories. Something about certain smells that trigger so much in your memory. I love it.

After washing up and getting settled, off to lunch!

(Sandaya, where we had lunch after my arrival)

(My dear old grandpa, he's the sweetest. Started crying when he saw me. This
is the appetizer ham and sliced onion salad)

(My sweet family, everyone looks well, grandpa's a bit teary)

(Oh the love of my life, love this woman so much. I was so happy to see her)

(Feast!)

(Yummy steak on a sizzling plate)

(On the way to lunch, I luckily caught some sakura sightings)

(Beautiful sakura cherry blossoms)

Back in LA.......

The Man had started to rip down the ceiling in the entrance and begin putting in more lights and drywall it....Apparently, the house was a great bloody mess. Thank goodness I wasn't there, because as the Man said, I probably would've had a heart attack.

(That's a lot of plaster rubble)

(Blocking off the way to the living room)

(New recessed lighting is in!)

(More recessed lighting and hot wires for the surface mounted light fixtures we
haven't picked out yet)

Busy busy!

The Lady

Comida in Cozumel

Lady here. First off, I must mention that I love lobster and pretty much all kinds of seafood. The Man, not so much. He'll have sushi and maybe a little bit of salmon or lobster but that's about it.

So seeing that lobster was pretty much on every menu in Cozumel and the Playa, I was in heaven. Though Caribbean lobster is not quite the same as Maine lobster. Maine lobster is sweeter and had more body I would say.  

We found some pretty good eats thanks to TripAdvisor and Foursquare. The highlight was probably the Lobster and Bacon sandwich from Le Chef Cozumel. However other places we ate at were just as good. Especially the al pastor tacos from Los Sera's. 

Cozumel is definitely safe enough to walk around at night. We walked all over town looking for places to eat and we never felt like we were in danger. The locals were really nice in fact. Even sometimes giving us recommendations. Just watch out for the mosquitoes at night. They are relentless.  

   (Lobster and bacon sandwich from Le Chef Cozumel)

   (Al pastor tacos with a slice of pineapple on top from Los Sera's) 

   (The guy cutting the al pastor and pineapple for the tacos! Made to order
at Los Sera's)

   (Grilled skirt steak with a side of beans and guac from La Choza. This was basically gringo food, but good gringo food I must say)

 (This image is a bit dark but it's al pastor tacos with Pozole soup to the right from Los Otates. Everyone, including fellow divers, raved about this place and the Pozole but honestly it wasn't that good)

  

  (The Man's breakfast and his leg. Basically a Mexican version of steak and
eggs with a side of rice & beans and a coconut/pineapple
smoothie from La Girasoles. Really nice and modern place with AC!)

Drooling,

The Lady