Friday night we headed over to Ciro for a birthday dinner. This was the first time testing out our secret way to get reservations at the restaurant (bypassing their rule of taking reservations only two weeks in advance), and it worked perfectly. Our secret method is pretty simple, ask the manager. As usual, dinner was excellent. They make a huge assortment of antipasti, served both chilled and warm, and it was fun to select some for ourselves this time.
Saturday, Kuniko had to go to work for most of the day, so I met up with Yoshi and we did a climb up Mt. Rokko. Our starting point was new – Okamoto – and from there we made the climb up to the summit in about three hours. On top we took a break to recharge our energy. I was pretty tired when I got to the top. It was my first hike since before summer, so my legs were just 0n the edge of cramping up. Luckily some nuts and chocolate saved the day.
Yesterday Kuniko again was gone all day at work, so I spent the day resting my legs, catching up on Survivor and Amazing Race, and playing games. For dinner I grilled some chicken thighs, made some fresh salsa, and served grilled chicken tacos. Yum.
Now I’m off to work. I’m trying to build the habit of going to work early these days. Monday is tough, though.
