The breakfast at the JAL Hotel is not as good
compared to Sheraton but hubby said that the food served in this hotel is
pretty much more traditional so, that’s why we are not too used to it.
The kids are more excited about going out to
explore then anything. We headed down straight to the Makishi Market and
indeed, very very interesting. It wasn’t a huge wet market compared to those we
have in Singapore or the one in Tokyo. It was air-conditioned with loads of
different types of fresh fishes. You get to choose the fish and get the restaurant
to cook them for you immediately. You can even buy the fresh salmon and eat it
right away!
There were many other different types of fresh
food like the pork, vegetables and other dry seafood. What caught our eyes were
the puffer fish and the pig skin head which we don’t get to see it back home.
As we continued to explore the market, we noticed
a man holding a huge owl standing at the side of the pathway and realized that
it’s like mini zoo for owls and other small sized animals. Lady Faith &
little pumpkin visited the place and they were so brave when they met the real
owl at the entrance while I was pretty much scared!
The place is not too big but filled with many
different types of owl. They were very quiet, still and staring back at you
with their super big round eyes. Out of all the owls on displayed, my favourite
would be the snow owl, it was big and very pretty.
Lady Faith’s ticket included holding the owl
and having the picture taken with it. I was really surprised that she wasn’t nervous
at all but me… I was no where near that bird! Both of them were really happy to
pet the owl and they even wanted to bring the owl home!!!
After that little adventure, we headed to lunch
at their Japanese restaurant which served eel rice coz’ Lady Faith requested. We
were really lucky to be given a private room for our lunch and it was super
comfortable.
The food was pretty tasty and reasonable
compared to the ones we had back home. We were happy to see our kiddos enjoyed
their food as much as we enjoyed ours. After lunch, we continued our window
shopping and we stopped by at our favourite ice-cream shop Blue Seal once again
perhaps for the last time to enjoy their delicious ice-cream. We tried out the
crepes and it was out of this world!! I LOVE IT sooooooooooooooooooo much that I
can eat that everyday!
After our desserts, we went back to our hotel
to do some packing and allowing the kids to take a short nap. I really wondered
why there was so much to pack though we did not buy many stuff during this
trip.
Since it was our last night in Okinawa, hubby
suggested to try out their steamboat (shabu shabu) and we found a restaurant that
fits the bill. The restaurant was really cozy and nice. We browsed through the
menu and decided to order the set since it was the very economical and
reasonable.
We really enjoyed their food and the kids
really love their garlic fried rice, it was so fragrant and tasty. Overall, I would
say that the food in Okinawa is very tasty and nice. I am sure we will be back
again very soon.