ATTORE

"ATTORE" is the Italian restaurant located in the Hotel Seiyo Ginza. This hotel will be closed at the end of this month（Today!) and the restaurant also will closed. I had the lunch at "Répertoire" which also one of restaurant located in the same hotel last month. 

 I met two of my friends last Saturday and had the lunch at this restaurant.This was the first  and last chance to have a lunch there.

We could choose one appetizer, two entrees and one dessert from from the menu.

ANTIPASTI(Appetizers)

I had "Chilled Carrot Soup with Sour Cream and Sea Urchin" and rest of them had ""Prosciutto" Raw Ham Salad with Smoked Ricotta Cheese

PRIMI(First)

PASTA

All three ordered different pasta, and I ordered "Tagliolini with Sea Bass and Tomato "Aqua Pazza"

Short Pasta with Meat Sauce, Gratin Style

Lagane with Pork and Cabbage Spices Flavor

                                                       SECONDL( Main Dish)

Again, my friend had the same thing, "Charcoal Grilled Japanese Beef, Balsamico Sauce(below)"Roasted Chicken(above)

DOLCI(Dessert)

I knew they bring us the dessert cart later, so I had the light dessert from the menu. Mine was "Pina Colada Jelly with Mango and Yogurt Ice Cream."

 "Orange Comporte, Red Wine Schiuma"

"Tira-mi-su"

This Tira-mi-su looked so good to me, and I was a bit regret I didn't have this one... :(

Dessert Cart

(Macaron, Cookies, Marshmallow, Madelaine, Fruit Tart, Brownie, and on.)

I got most of them... I am glad that I could have a lunch there before they close.

Again, it was the first and last time to have a lunch in this restaurant, but I could feel why there are many fan for this restaurant(Hotel). I regret that I didn't go there until they diecided to close even I live close to this hotel. 

Tokyo Sky Tree

About  a year ago, Tokyo Sky Tree is opened as the world tallest free-standing broadcasting tower, and it is now in its first anniversary. 　

I took a day off last Friday, and I visited there for the first time. It opens at 8:00am everyday, and I arrived there at 7:40am. I think about 50-60 people were already there and waited for its opens.  I also waited for 20 mins until the ticket counter opens. When I got the ticket, I went up to the "TEMBO DECK(350m)" with the elevater.

When we go up and down in an elevator, we can see four different types of interior design in an elevator. The elevator I took to the first observatory at 350M high was decorated by “Edo Kiriko.” The elevator reachs to the first observatory in about 60 seconds, and it is the fastest elevator of Japan.

The weather was really nice the day I was there, so I could see Mt. Fuji, too!

Sorakara-chan（left）is a Sky Tree’s original character. There are other characters, Sukoburuburu(right) and Teppenpen(penguin-no picture...sorry).I felt they are not much cute before I visited there, but once I saw them...they become cute to me.

The first observation deck "TEMBO DECK" is divided into 3 floors at a height ranging from 340 and 350 meters. If you want to see the view from 450 meters, you need to buy another ticket for the second observation deck "TEMBO GALLARIA". I was thinking to go home without to see the view from 450M, because the view from 350M and 450M are not much different. But I felt I would not come back there for a while, so I changed my mind and went up to the TEMBO GALLARIA.

"SORAKARA POINT" is the highest point of the tower accessible to the public, and the height is 451.2 meters. The view from there was a bit different from the TEMBO DECK. I don't know it's worth to pay extra money to see the view from there, but it would be OK to pay one time :)

This is the another design of the elevator. I want to see rest of two designs how it looks like.

After I left the Sky Tree, I had the lunch at Moomin Café near there. I have heard the café is pretty popular and it may take an hour to get the seat. I was lucky there were only few people were waiting for their table, and I didn't need to wait the seat for a long time.

The inside the cafe is decorated by many Moomin items, and it's pretty fun if you like Moomin family. The big soft doll of Moomin Papa was sit next to me...

There are four different Moomin charactor's lunch specials and I could choose from two choices "Little Myy" or "Moomin" the day I was there.   

I had the special "Little Myy" and orange juice. The taste was just OK, but it was sort of fun experience for having the lunch decorated like above. Do you think it looks like kid's meal? :P  

Golden Week

I was back in my hometown during the "Golden Week" (It is a collection of four national holidays within seven days from the end of April to first week of May.) I spent a week with my father.

On the second day , I had the date with my father :) He made a dinner reservation at the French restaurant "ALICE",  and it is located on the 35th floor of the building near the port. I forgot to take the picture of the view from the restaurant, but the view from there was so pretty. We had the dinner to see the sunset. 

Appetizers

Tuna from Okinawa and Norwegian Salmon, Boiled Jumbo Prawn and Diced Vegetable with Yellow Tomatoes Puree, Caviar on the side.

Appetizers

Foie Gras Terrine and Seared Foie Gras, Boar's Bacon from "Shionoe Town" with Season's Fruit Confiture

Fish

Fresh Fish Piperade en Croute, Steamed Spring Cabbage and Clam Etuver, Tomato and Piments D'espelette's Oil

Plate Freshener

Rosemary and Lemon's Granite and Alsace Muscat Wine's Gelee

 It was served between Fish and Meat dish. I forgot to take a picture of it...

Meat

Sanuki Olive Beef Fillet with Broccoli Puree and Season's Vegetable Tart 

Dessert

Shodoshima Island Green Lemon Olive Oil Ice Cream and Mint & Rose Geranium Jelly

The ice cream was excellent. I wish I could eat three or four scoops :P

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I usually see my best friend "Hitomi" who lives in Shiga when she goes back to our hometown during the long holiday, but this time she arrived her parents home around the midnight the day before I leave for Tokyo. I almost gave up to see her this time, but she emailed me from her cell phone on the way back to our hometown and it said she might be able to send me off at the airport next day. My flight was a sort of early in the morning, but she made it and I could see her at the airport with her little boy "Haruto."

The "Dream Liner" (Boeing 787) had the battery trouble after it left Hiroshima last Jan, and it landed in Takamatsu and parked it until this May 9th. I haven't seen 787 yet, and it was the last time to see it in Takamatsu airport. I took them to the top of the airport building to see it before it flies to Tokyo. 

My friend didn't notice while I was taking her picture. She was so concentrated taking the picture of 787. :) Haruto was stuck to his mom. Cute! :) 

It was very nice to see her even we didn't have much time to spend together. I may have a chance to see her during this summer when we both go back to our hometown again. I hope I can spend more time with her then.

Oh, the above picture are the cafe latte we ordered at the cafe in the airport. I have heard that their latte art is famous in our town, so we both ordered it. Mine was the bear and hers was swan.

Haruto wanted to play with her mom's latte, so we were so busy to gourd from his attack :)

Rose Bakery

After work on last Thursday, my friend and I stopped by "Rose Bakery" in Ginza for having the tea. This was the second time to go there for me.

I ordered the Iced Mint Ginger Tea which I could not have it last time, because it was out of order... It was very unique and it wasn't the taste what I thought from the name.

 I had the pistachio cake with the tea.

There were only few people when we got there. The cafe was really quiet and it was very nice to chat with a good friend after work.

Last time, I had the most popular cake "Carrot Cake" and my friend had "Victoria Cake."

I want to try another drink and cake next time I go there.