A Picnic By The Bay

If you remember, one of the place we visited in Japan last year was Matsushima Bay. We were there on Day 9 of our trip and enjoyed the visit tothe bay area immensely.

We made our way to the bay after leaving our bags at JAL City Hotel in Sendai, and took a local train to Matsushima Station, but not before buying some fabulous bento at Sendai station.

  Our packed lunch of the day. Guess whose onigiri that was? Check out this post, if you don't know yet. :D

What's inside our bento? One of my favourite food - uni! That's sea urchin, folks. There's a bento filled with mostly uni, and another with uni, ika, hotate, sake flakes; if I'm not mistaken. Whatever was inside, they were soooooo delicious! Unfortunately for Mommy, Raimie was particularly hungry that day, he not only ate his onigiri but most of Mommy's bento too.The things Mommies endure for their child. One of them can be hunger! LOL

We enjoyed our lunch under a shady tree, away from the maddening crowd of local and overseas tourists visiting the area. 

Yup, going to Matsushima Bay means joining the gaggle of other tourists there too. But don't let that stop you from marveling the beauty of the islands at the bay. It will be worth the visit, noisy tourists and all.

And I need to put up some nice photos of Matsushima Bay soon, other than what I posted earlier. Stay tuned!