Oxymoron

Grabbed lunch at Oxymoron before heading back to Tokyo.

We noticed a lot of curry restaurants in Kamakura so I looked it up on tabelog and this place caught my eye.

Exterior.

Located on the 2nd floor of an area full of trendy restaurants.

Interior.

Menu.

His order: Ethnic Soboro Curry (エスニックそぼろカリー)

Cilantro, Shiso, Pinenuts... this curry was certainly ethnic. You can choose the level of spiciness of your curry. He ordered one of the spiciest ones so the add on of the Onsen-Tamago (Poached Egg) mellowed the flavor... yum!

My order: Chicken Curry (チキンカリー)

You could taste all the spices of the curry and it was so simple and delicious.
Everything at this restaurant was made from scratch and I loved the homemade feel of everything they served (including their drinks and desserts). Too bad we were too full to try their desserts. Next time!

Bills

Before going to see the hydrangeas, we left early to beat the line to have breakfast at Bills. Its a short walk from the Shichirigahama Station on the Enoden.

Bills is located upstairs.

Interior.

Ricotta Pancakes with Banana, which they are famous for. The Ricotta was not overpowering and the pancakes were super fluffy.

Sweetcorn Fritters with Roasted Tomato and Bacon.

This is the view from the restaurant... too bad it wasn't sunny. The atmosphere reminded me of Southern California (although the chef is Australian). I would love to go back on a nice day for cocktails or a glass of wine!

Kamakura Meigetsuin

I am so behind on updates!!

Going back to June... I've long wanted to see the hydrangeas in Kamakura so we took a day trip there.

Went to Meigetsuin, also known as the Ajisai-Dera (or Temple of Hydrangeas).

Serene.

Hydrangeas all over!

Hydrangeas & Buddha.

Beautiful.

June is a rainy season in Japan (which totally sucked), but because of the rain, the trees and plants were so much greener.

Meigetsuin also has an Iris garden, which is an extra 500 yen to enter (on top of admission into the temple). It was really worth it!

Food updates from Kamakura to come...