Japan again

After Berlin, I flew to Japan, for a whirlwind customer-visit-filled trip. I got to pass through Kyoto and Osaka, but did not see much of either - other than a nice skyline view of Kyoto from the hotel room:


On the second-to-last day, we had a sukiyaki dinner - where they cook the meat right at the table:


One was to dip the cooked beef into a bowl of raw egg. Yes, I tried it. And yes, I believe it was this meal that caused a nasty bout of food poisoning the next day. Unfortunately I could not enjoy my favourite restaurant in Tokyo, the Panic Cafe, since I was spending most of my time losing that day's portion of Pocky into a potted plant sitting outside the restaurant...Thankfully MD took excellent care of me, and I was fine by the time I had to board the plane the next day. Definitely a memorable experience!