Hotelmake a greatstate, andtheyhave a lotofspecial, quirkythings.
Thatauntin a lotofhotelsinJapan, therewasreally, reallyquitespecialandverymodernandclassy, so I'llshowyoumoreaboutthemin a second.
SowetraveledallthewaytoTara, andthenwehad a bitoftimethedaytogoandchillout.
Wewentandatesomefood, had a littlelookaroundthetowntoseewhatwasabout, andthenwewenttothehotel.
Nowthehotelissupernice.
Sothehotelitselfisin a verybeautiful, traditionallookingbuilding.
Butit's got a Europeandesignbecausetodayis a tradingporttown, andinthe 19 thirtiesitwasusedasAh, hotel, mainlyorexclusivelyforforeigners, whichsoundsbad, butitwaskindof a statussymbolinthearea.
It's HokkaidoSoupCurrynowAlQaedaStephCurryisbasicallyjust a bowlofsoup.
Curry.
Wow.
Sokindofsoup.
Curryiswhatitkindofsoundslike.
It's just a bigbowlofofsoupycurry.
Andtheyhad a lotofvegetablesandmeatandeggsorwhateveryouwantinit.
AnditwasItwas a lot.
Itwassobigwhenitarrived.
Itwaslike, I don't think I couldfinishthis.
I couldn't finishit.
Sorryhook, either.
Itwassowarmandfillinganddelicious.
But I couldclearlytellthatyouknow, AlQaedais a placetogointhewinter, usually.
So I'm like, thisistotally a wintodish.
Like I couldimagineeatingthatinthewinterandjustbeingsoperfectlyfullfit.
Butyeah, itwas a bithotinthesummer, so I waskindofsweating a lot.
Soafter I finishthesoupcurry.
Wemadeourwaybacktothehotel, butonthewaywestoppedthosecutelittlecolorfulbuildingswith a littlesnackareas, and I gotmyself a melonicecream.
SoQaeda's famousfor a lotofthings, buttwoofthemainthings.
Milkandmelons, mainlymilk.
Whenever I getmilkinJapan, I legitcalm.
Thinkof a timewhereithasn't beenfromAlQaeda.
I feellikeit's alwaysfromOkay, so I'm like I'm inallQaida.
I gottotrythemilk.
Sotherewasthisplacethatsold a SantaBeard.
SoSanta's bids.
It's kindof a Haufmelonwiththishugethingoficecreamcomingoutofit.
I thinkifyouturntheicecreamupsidedown, itlookskindoflikeSanta's beard.
So I getit.
Thehalfmelonwas a bittoobigforme, sotheyalsodo 1/4 of a melonwithsomecreamontop, anditwasreally, reallygood, supercreamyandthemelonwas a veryparticulartastes.
Verysweet, butitwasreallygood.
Theymixedreallywelltogether.
ItwasdeliciousSoafter I finishmyicecream, weheadedbacktothehoteland I took a nap.
Youguys, rightnowitissix o'clock.
And I had a bignap.
Uh, I reallyitwassomebody.
Oh, myfreakinGod.
Oh, no, no.
Noranyway, thishotelhasfreewinebetweenfive.
In 6 30 havefreewine.
Sowe'regonnagogetsomewine.
Anditturnsoutwe'rehavingdinnerheretonight.
I justcamedown.
Thestickisfancy.
So, uh, I likesweetwhitewineandactlikesdryredwin.
I likewine.
Like I don't likewindthatmuch.
Yeah, exawineboy, Butdrive.
Yeah, and I don't lovewinesomuch, butif I haveone, alwaysget a sweet.
Why?
I likejuiceandsodais I getthatweek.
Allright, I'm gonnaleavetherestofthisuptopastEmmabecause I havetherestofthefootage.
Sofromnowon, it's safe.
Buttheygive a listeningtometalkaboutmytimeinTokyoandforbearingwithme.
There's somuchtodoand I reallywanttocomebackherewhenit's snowingisbecause I feellikethisisjustliketheperfectplacetogoskiingonceagain a huge, huge, hugethankyoutounwindher, tellinvolved.