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Ginza Tokyo Shopping Entertainment

June 13, 2018 by David Herd

You gotta love the Ginza

Ginza Tokyo Shopping Entertainment

Ginza Tokyo Shopping Entertainment

Ginza Tokyo Shopping  Entertainment, a square meter of land in the district’s center is worth over ten million yen, making it one of the most expensive real estate in Japan.

Ladies in traditional dress.

Ginza Tokyo Shopping EntertainmentIf you want to see more people wearing a Kimono just visit the shrine in Asakusa.

Lunch at Shabusen

Ginza Tokyo Shopping EntertainmentShabusen has a very high TripAdvisor rating, #96 of 7,835 Restaurants in Chuo.

From one extreme to the other.

Ginza Tokyo Shopping EntertainmentCalled 300BAR 8 it is one of 3 bars in Ginza serving all drinks for 300 Yen + tax.

Quite small but great value.

Ginza Tokyo Shopping Dining EntertainmentThe Margaritas were a bit on the small side but still very good value.

Ginza Tokyo Shopping Dining Entertainment & Super cars.

Ginza Tokyo Shopping Entertainment

A fabulous Nissan concept car.

One more look at the beast.

Ginza Tokyo Shopping Entertainment

The Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo vehicle on display at Nissan Crossing showroom in the Ginza.

New shopping mall Ginza 6

Ginza Tokyo Shopping Entertainment

There are a number of luxury shopping malls in the Ginza, this one seems to be much the same with all the luxury labels.

Ginza Tokyo Shopping Dining Entertainment

Ginza Tokyo Shopping Dining Entertainment

Ultra modern concept as you would expect.

If you want a great Sushi restaurant look no further than Sushizanmai

Ginza Tokyo Shopping Entertainment

Fifteen minutes walk south near where the old fish market was.

Dinner with my friend Claibourne Jones.

Ginza Tokyo Shopping Entertainment

Our chef in the background recognised me from previous years.

My YouTube clip has been viewed 62,000 times.

Fantastic chaotic Sushi restaurant in Tokyo.

This gives you a sample of the chaotic atmosphere at Sushizanmai. Thanks for visiting my Ginza Tokyo Shopping Entertainment photo blog.

kabuki theatre tokyo

Ginza Tokyo Shopping Entertainment

The building was destroyed on October 30, 1921. Since it burned down from an electrical fire, the second building was designed to “be fireproof, yet carry traditional Japanese architectural styles”, and at the same time using Western building materials such as lighting equipment. The reconstruction commenced in 1922, and was uncompleted when the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake struck and caused it to burn down. It was rebuilt in a baroque Japanese revivalist style, meant to evoke the architectural details of Japanese castles, as well as temples of pre-Edo period. The theater again burned down in the Allied bombing during World War II. It was restored in 1950  preserving the style of 1924 reconstruction, and was until recently one of Tokyo’s more dramatic and traditional buildings.

Tawaramachi Station

Ancient Buddhist Temple Asakusa Tokyo

This trip I stayed at the Agora Place hotel which was a wonderful location close to 3 metro stations Tawaramachi, Ueno & Asakusa. You can get an express train direct from Narita & you can catch the Shinkansen from Ueno. Tawaramachi Station is on the Ginza line so it’s direct to the Ginza in 23 minutes.

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Leigh Street Adelaide Restaurants

November 20, 2015 by David Herd

Cos in Leigh St

Leigh Street Adelaide Restaurants

Leigh Street Adelaide Restaurants

Leigh Street Adelaide Restaurants and the neighbouring Peel St are two very trendy restaurant areas in the heart of Adelaide. The after work crowd flock here to spin their stories and pose for the crowd.

Terrific terrine at Cos

Leigh Street Adelaide Restaurants

This was an excellent entree at Cos restaurant in the city of Adelaide.

Leigh Street Adelaide Restaurants

Leigh Street Adelaide Restaurants

Very good food and a nice atmosphere at Cos in Leigh St.

Clever little Tailor

Adelaide South Australia October 2014

Clever little Tailor is the catchy name of this Peel St wine bar which seems to cater for the local trendies. :)

Clever little Tailor

Leigh Street Adelaide Restaurants

Certainly not dedicated followers of fashion here.

My red wine was $16 per glass which is quite a shock for a guy like me who lives in Thailand. That equates to about B400 which is more than a Five Star hotel would charge in Bangkok.

Leigh Street Adelaide Restaurants

Adelaide South Australia October 2014

Leigh St is next to Peel St & both have some very nice restaurants & bars.

Peel Street

Leigh Street Adelaide Restaurants

Old stone building in Peel St, both Peel & Leigh streets run between Hindley St Currie.

Leigh Street Adelaide Restaurants

Leigh Street Adelaide Restaurants

 Two things have contributed to the popularity of these two streets. The conversion of Leigh Street to a traffic-free al fresco dining area, with beautifully restored buildings and trendy new bars; plus the state government’s new small bar licence, which has fast-tracked licensing for bars with a capacity of under 120 people and made the process much, much cheaper.

This is not the Franklin Hotel

Leigh Street Adelaide Restaurants

 On the corner of  Leigh & Hindley Streets “The Little Pub” is only an eleven minute walk to the Franklin Hotel which offers very good accommodation. Book through this link for a great rate.

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Pattaya beach side dining

December 16, 2013 by David Herd

Pattaya beach side dining

Pattaya beach side dining

Pattaya Thailand beach side food wine

Pattaya beachside dining

Pattaya beach side dining,  restaurants are found north & south of central Pattaya. The Beach Club is a great spot to dine and watch the magnificent sunsets.

Tapas at the Beach Club

Pattaya beach side dining

For lunch there is a choice of Tapas, Club sandwiches & Thai food at very reasonable prices. Friday & Saturday nights they offer a very good seafood buffet.

Food & cocktails on the beach

Pattaya beach side dining

Happy hour is 5pm to 7pm every day, cocktails are only 110 Baht or $4.  😎 When is comes to Pattaya Thailand beach side food wine there is no better place than the beach club.


Fabulous BBQ seafood buffet

Pattaya beach side dining

There is no better value in Pattaya for dinner in a beautiful location, happy hour cocktails at 110 Baht ($4) followed by their incredible BBQ seafood buffet for 990 Bath ($35).

Cocktails before dinner

Pattaya beach side dining

Happy hour starts at 5 pm.

Dusk at the Beach Club

Pattaya beach side dining

This is my favourite place to enjoy a drink and watch the sunset.

Magnificent sunset

Pattaya Thailand beach side food wine

Sunsets don’t get any better than this.

Beach Club at the Pullman Hotel.

Pattaya beach side dining

Sunsets are not the only thing to watch at the Beach Club.

Swim in the pool or the ocean at the Beach Club.

Pattaya Thailand beach side food wine

Great spot to relax and either swim in the ocean or the pool.

Breezeo at Royal Cliff Hotel

Pattaya beach side dining

Breezeo offers innovative and exciting international tapas selections and a range of delicious beach-side BBQ packages.

Breezeo

Pattaya beach side dining

A very good selection of food here at reasonable prices for a five star hotel.

Pattaya beach side dining

Pattaya beach side dining

One of the nicest spots in Pattaya for a lazy lunch.

Rimpa Lapin

Pattaya Thailand beach side food wine

One of the best places for Pattaya beach side dining is Rimpa Lapin. Perched on the side of a cliff this multi level Thai restaurant with beautiful garden offers very good food at reasonable prices. It is actually a 25 minute journey from Pattaya, we usually hire a mini bus for 1000 Baht or $30, he takes us there, waits a couple of hours while we eat then drives us back home.

On the way in the mini bus.

Pattaya beach side dining

From the lest is Denis Freemongrel from Adelaide in Australia, he now lives in Pattaya, Bill Austin from Wiltshire in England, my two lovely nieces Elyssa & Laura & their father Warren, my brother from Australia.

Excellent Thai food at Rimpa Lapin.

Pattaya beach side dining

There is a huge choice on the menu & you can choose a view of the beach or the garden.

Pattaya beach side dining Tom Yum

Pattaya beach side dining

Laura loved the Tom Yum but the serving was way too big. Tom yum or tom yam  is a spicy clear soup typical in Laos and Thailand. Tom yum is widely served in neighboring countries such as Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, and has been popularized around the world.

Rimpa Lapin Garden

Pattaya beach side dining

Well worth the 35 minute drive from Pattaya.

Seafood at Rimpa Lapin.

Pattaya Thailand beach side food wine

Excellent Thai food at Rimpa Lapin.

 

The Glasshouse.

Pattaya Thailand beach side food wine

The Glasshouse is in a a beautiful location right on the beach about 20 minutes drive from Pattaya.

Pattaya beach side dining

Pattaya beach side dining

A very popular restaurant.

Dinner on the beach at the Glasshouse.

Pattaya Thailand beach side food wine

Let me tell you 3 rules to follow in Thailand. (1) Never give a Thai lady a microphone in a department store. She will screech loudly so she can be heard 2 kilometres away. (2) Never give a Thai man a uniform & a whistle in a car park. He takes on such an air of self importance he will send you around the bend with shrill non stop whistling. (3) Finally never ask a Thai lady to order the food at a restaurant if she knows you are paying. There will be three times more food than you can eat.

Three times more food than we could eat

Pattaya beach side dining

Ok, we broke rule number 3.  😆

Big Hoegaarden beer for a little girl.

Pattaya Thailand beach side food wine

A big glass for a little girl.

Pattaya beach side dining

Pattaya beach side dining

The Glasshouse beach is the perfect setting for dinner.


English phone box.

Pattaya beach side dining

There is an English phone box, so Clive & Phil felt right at home.

Hamish, Todd & Khan

Pattaya beach side dining

The boys celebrate their 10 year company anniversary, no better place than Pattaya Thailand beach side food wine at the Glasshouse.

Drifters Cafe

Pattaya beach side dining

This little gem is just a couple of kms north of the Glasshouse, I had an Aussie pie at this quaint little lay-back beach bar at Na Jomtien. The pie & the red wine was Ok, the beer was cold, perhaps the service left a bit to be desired, but totally in keeping with the casual atmosphere, certainly no complaints from anyone in our group.

Drifters  beach side cafe

Pattaya beach side dining

As well as Aussie pies they specialise in wood fired pizzas plus many other interesting dishes.

A great place to watch the beautiful sunsets

Pattaya Thailand beach side food wine

                  Great spot to watch the sunset, Pattaya beachside dining is one of the great joys of living in this fascinating city. 

Or just have a cold beer or a glass of red

Pattaya beach side dining That’s what Brad & I are doing. 🙂

Location at Na Jomtien

Pattaya beach side dining

This will help you find it. 🙂

Bacco Beach Italian restaurant

Pattaya beach side diningLocated beside the Glasshouse at Na Jomtien, very good food & right on the beach.

Wood fired Pizzas

Pattaya beach side diningThe pizza was excellent but I think the Holiday Inn on Beach Rd is better.

Surf & Turf Pattaya Thailand beach side food wine

Pattaya beach side dining

On the beach at Wongamat & part of the Longbeach Hotel this nice restaurant has a huge menu and reasonable prices. For a great room rate just book using THIS LINK.    

Beergarden Beach Road

Pattaya beach side diningVery popular spot, reasonable low cost pub food.                   

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