wonderful gift

One of my favorite foods is "Chestnuts".
The season of chestnuts is the fall, so now there are many kinds of
chestnuts candies in the cake shops, supermarkets and department stores.
It is wonderful season for me.

My friend gave me the fancy gift, it looks like the cool jewelry box.
The content of the neat wrapping is "Marron Glace".
Marron glace is a confection consisting of a chestnut candied
in sugar syrup and glazed.
And the variety of chestnut of the gift from my friend isn't usual,
it's not easy to get and taste it because of a new variety.

The taste is very good sweetness and delicate flavor, I really love that!
First, I enjoyed it with coffee, and next tried it with the white wine.
Both 2 drinks were good for the marron glace.

I say thank you to my friend giving me the wonderful gift!!

Hawaiian food and cocktail

I enjoyed many kinds of foods and drinks in Hawaii, hamburgers
(totally bigger than Japanese style), New York style steak, orange chicken,
Peets Coffee (It was big surprise, I didn't expect there was Peets Coffee
in Hawaii), candies, cocktails ...

Almost Hawaiian cocktails were put on the small and colorful umbrella
as you could understand from first picture.

I tried Hawaiian style doughnut, the name was "Marasada"
at "Leonard's Bakery".
Local people told me that bakery was well known for Marasada.

The texture of Marasada was a little chewy and crispy, and the taste
was good sweetness, I liked it!

vacation in Hawaii

I went on a trip to Hawaii for summer vacation.

I've been to Hawaii one time with ex co-workers 7years ago, but
I couldn't visit some places because I didn't have much free time
and I was little afraid to speak English, so I didn't remember
my ex trip to Hawaii.

In this trip, I got a rental car to drive the coast line in Oahu Island, or
to go supermarket and shopping malls.

The coast line in Oahu was really incredible scene!
The color of ocean was totally green and blue, it was very very beautiful!!
I could understand why a lot people visited Hawaii to feel relax, there was
kind of the paradise.

Also, I really enjoyed the shopping!
Boots, outfitters, and 6 bottles of California wine, especially almost wines
were from Santa Barbara or Santa Maria.

For me, this trip was almost perfect!

I don't know when I can go on a trip to another country next time because
my living situation might change, but I think of coming back to California,
mainly Santa Barbara in my next trip, and staying 1 or 2 weeks!