The Adventures of a Country Boy & a City Girl in Asia!: Akizuki

On Sunday I went to a place called Akizuki Castle and surrounding town. This place was beautiful! It was a very traditional town with many old buildings and small narrow roads. We arrived on the bus from an almost 2 hour ride and headed straight to wear we got to pick out which ever kimono we wanted to wear. I, if you know me at all, of course went to the brightest most colorful one I could find. This kimono that I chose stuck out like a sore thumb and I was in love! Once we picked out the one we wanted we were then dressed by Japanese ladies. The tied everything together and wrapped us up like a Christmas present. Once we were done getting ready we were able to explore the town and do as we wanted. We opted for the tea ceremony and got the chance to see it demonstrated for us before we tried it ourselves. I am not a fan of this kind of green tea, but many people enjoyed it. After the tea ceremony we walked around town and took a lot of photos. We stopped at a very traditional noodle restaurant for lunch and I tried the soba noodles. Soba noodles are made out of buckwheat I believe and tend to be healthier for you. I thought they were just okay and will more then likely go for the thicker udon noodles from now on. When you look at the photo with the noodle dish in it, look at the white and bright pink thing. I tried that!!! I really didn't want to, but I thought to myself, "if Russell were here he would be very proud of me for trying something new!" So I did. One little tiny bite at first to make sure it wasn't toxic, but then a few more bites after that to really taste it. It wasn't bad. It had very little flavor, almost like a cooked egg.