{"id":17102,"date":"2017-02-15T14:59:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T22:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/?p=17102"},"modified":"2017-03-01T08:37:56","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T16:37:56","slug":"where-am-i-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/where-am-i-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Where am I ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nepal? At last !???<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7772.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7772.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7772.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7772-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7772-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7772-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7772-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAh, no &#8211; a hole in the wall Indian Curry restaurant in a section of town called Tsukishima (translates to &#8220;Island of the Moon&#8221;) in Tokyo. &#8220;Island of the Moon&#8221; is actually a more down to earth by the banks of Sumida river, a rather common man&#8217;s locale relative to the more upscale Yamanode\/hillside area such as Hiroo, Aoyama, Daikanyama, etc.  Here in this riverside town, welcomed by a restaurant staff with not one Japanese among them &#8230; so figured it&#8217;s very authentic.  A handsome young waiter from Nepal who spoke relatively decent Japanese asked &#8220;rice or naan with your dish?&#8221;  Can I have a little of both?  I asked &#8211; SURE, beaming he brought this &#8211; Naan is bigger than my face &#8230; There&#8217;s really no custom of taking home leftovers in Japanese eatery but he was happy to wrap the naan leftover so I can take it to go. Impressed with an extensive party menu available here but with so many restaurants in Tokyo, it&#8217;s not easy.  Hope they stay in business in spite of the intense competition, I thought as I left &#8230;  You pay no tip in Japan so, only about $7, their lunch special comes with tasty salad (grated carrots make the dressing sweet and sour, colorfully orange:) and a drink (Yum &#8211; lassi:) All you need is a yoga studio upstairs and you have a great go-to place&#8230;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7771.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7771.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7771-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7771-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7771-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7771-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7776.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7776.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7776.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7776-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7776-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7776-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/img_7776-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWhy Indian food when in Tokyo?  What about sushi you ask?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nepal? At last !??? 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