« One last Hayama Day | Main | What a disaster »
August 29, 2005
Come on Big Easy!
One of the largest hurricanes to hit the US has just made landfall near New Orleans. Throughout the day in Asia, we were treated to endless replays on the news of doomsday scenarios for the city, but so far (fortunately!) it looks like the worst case won't play out.
I am hoping that New Orleans rides through the storm. It is the most genteel and fun of American cities and you will not find any other place like it. On a basic level, they really know how to throw parties down there.
Whenever I want to get my New Orleans fix in Japan, I go to one of my favourite coffee places, Cafe du Monde Japan. This is the same chain that is located in the French Quarter, known for its chicory coffee and pastries called beignets. I was lucky enough to have one near my apartment for awhile, but it did not catch on in Akasaka. But there are a number of them down in Yokohama and Kanagawa. If you ever down that way, you should stop by sometime.
I was foolish enough to turn on CNN to watch their coverage (we do not have much choice out here in Tokyo). If you want to really know what is happening, I would stick to the Internet. Unless you like to see news anchors dressed up in rain slickers, holding wind gauges, and commenting on how the hurricane is impacting what they can see 20 metres around their cameras. Their reporting is so bad...they should be ashamed of themselves.
Comments
Where is it in Kanagawa, the web site did not give locations as far as I could see.....
Posted by: Skippys-san at August 30, 2005 10:55 AM