Ta-Da!!

So I am assuming you are here because the link on my other blog actually worked!   Which is a lucky thing, what with my wonderfull blogging skills and all.

Anyway, I am off to Asia in 48 hours and 25 minutes, which is rather daunting.  Not because of the actual traveling, but because of the monstorous to-do list that must be accomplished before I leave.   I haven't gotten anywhere near even starting to pack yet!  (And when I do pack it all has to fit in one suitcase, can you imagine!?)

When I leave Charlotte on Thursday my first destination is Japan.   I will get to Tokyo at 3 pm on Friday afternoon, which is going to make for one seriously long flight.  I am going to have five full days in Tokyo and a day in Kamakura to break things up.   I was hoping to go to Kyoto, which is still one of my favorite places, but the train price/time was not worth it on such a short trip.  So instead I am focusing my time in Japan on two main things:

Ramen....

That perfect food.  Rich broth, chewy noodles, crispy pork, spicy crunchy yummy toppings.  I will happily subsist on this.

And Pastry....

No surprise here right?  And the pastry of Tokyo can rival that of Paris, so I intend to make extensive and in-depth comparisons! :)

So I'm thinking it is going to be a very delicious and fattening few days.  Of course I will intersperse all the gorging with things like culture, art, nature, all that good stuff.  But I would be lying if I didn't admit that this is going to be all about the goodies.

My specific goal?  12 ramen shops and 7 pastry shops in 6 1/2 days.   Possible?   I have no idea, But I am going to give it a good faith effort!

And on that delicious note, I really do have to start ticking things off my ever growing to-do list.