To celebrate my birthday, Brian took me to a nice Asian Fusion restaurant that we'd never been to. It is not far from us – just in Gotemba, at – yes, you guessed it – the Gotemba Kogen Beer Hall / Resort. There are three onsens, at least six restaurants, a cheese shop, a cake shop, a soccer field, three or four hotels of various styles. In winter, one of the main draws of the Kogen is the “Illumination” (which I think I posted photos of somewhere...).
Of course, when we go to the “Kogen”, we're really just after their micro-brew German beer and all-you-can-eat and drink feast at the Mugibatake. But on Tuesday we thought we'd like to try something a little more refined, and found ourselves at Lemongrass.
The atmosphere was really nice - quiet and Romantic - and the food, which for us consisted of spareribs, Thai Curry, Vietnamese spring rolls and a Taiwanese salami, was great. We also were not deprived of our German beer since it is served in all the restaurants on the Kogen grounds, and we even had a bottle of wine to boot.
Verdict: We'd go there again!
Here are some pics that Brian took with his D40x (18-200mm vr lens) and SB-400 flash:
Thai fare...in Gotemba:
Spring roll and Thaiwanese Salami:
3 comments:
It looks like a great place to celebrate a birthday. I alway considered the "mid" years to be -4s, -5s and -6s. 36 is still mid-thirties. I hope this is a great year.
I agree with Karin - you're still "mid". I plan to use the same logic for myself next year...
Glad you had such a nice dinner.
Happy birthday. It looks like you chose a good way to spend it - good food - good company and a nice atmosphere. Congrats.
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