We left the Art Museum to wander the gardens. The gardens were large and extensive. There were iris beds that had some insanely beautiful blooms. Water lily beds that were just starting to bloom. Koi fish in abundance with lots of room for them to swim about. Several bridges spanned the lake and the walking paths. The weather was delightful with some clouds and a bit of wind to keep things cool. We lingered in the gardens and then rode home in an Uber. We tried unsuccessfully to get a seat at the two highest rated Yakatori restaurants nearby. One looked nice but the looks we got when entering would not have been much different had we been Grizzley bears. The second one was in a basement reached buy a narrow hall past dirty mops and beer barrels. We were relieved that they did not have a seat for us either. Finally we found a restaurant just across the street. There were only six other patrons in this place but we were quite happy to join them and we were pleased with our meals.
These two gents were taking along time to decide if they wanted to enter
The gardens were quite large with many bridges and a large lake
The irises were superb
Darker blue
These were the best
So pretty
The iris beds were only half in bloom
So magnificent now and we can only imaging how nice they will be in another week or two
Pink and pretty
Water lily
Koi fish, of course
A great old boat and boat house
A tiny lighthouse
Mamma duck and her ducklings
Koi galore
Watch out ducky!
A cute little morsel of a duckling
This was my favorite of all the fish
The lake is very large
Lilys!
This section of the lake was very beautiful
The ripples from an incoming koi
The large bridge that we walked over to enter the park
Miss Leip in the distance
These hydrangeas are just getting started
Iridescent blooms
Lovely blooms
At our dinner place, our third attempt
More beer less foam!
Turn of the century drunkeness
Appetizer bacon, but wait it is raw!
A hot iron puck to cook it on is all we need
Japanese pickles, Leslie is pleased
Soft boiled quail eggs in soy sauce
Chicken hearts
Apple based sake
Smoky
This guy was as interested in us as we were in him
Skilled hands at work
At the end he came over to us and asked all the questions that were going through his head all night
Walking back over the river
We were treated to a beautiful scene
Flowers lights and calm water
Good job Nagoya
