Today marked the last day of the trip with destination back to where we started, Fukuoka. While enroute back to Fukuoka, we took a drive through Karatsu. We went up to Karatsu Castle where we had a magnificant view of the ocean and the little islands around.
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| Overlooking Goto Island - Isn't this so beautiful? |
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| I can't take my eyes off this place. |
We continued the trip into Fukuoka. What is travelling to Fukuoka without trying the Ramen Stadium at Canal City. At Ramen Stadium, they have several ramen shops. U can try the various types of ramen (from both Hakata or Tokyo) in the most convenient way at less than JPY1000 per bowl. We tried this highly recommended one, which was the original Hakata ramen. A little oily but the soup was rich. You can ask for 2nd serving of noodles. We were told that in the past, there used to be a competition and only the winners get to open their store at Ramen Stadium. This helped to ensure that only the best ramen were served here. But in recent times, there is no longer such competition, which is a pity.
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We went on to try out the yatai stall in Fukuoka. This is their street hawker food. Food is fairly decent but not the sophisticated type. But you need to get a drink to eat there and u can order and they will cook right in front of you. We had bbq chicken drumlets, stewed pork ribs with lots of soft bones, omelette with mentaiko (Fukuoka is famous for its mentaiko produce, which is spicy fish roe), some mixed yong tau foo (Jap style), fried ramen. The star was the fried ramen but unfortunately, we were all too full by then. What a pity.
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| Chefs at work right in front of us. This is how "big" their kitchen is. |
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