Biking in Hiroshima

Today, we decided to rent bikes to get around Hiroshima. We were told it was one of the best ways to really enjoy Hiroshima. We woke up early to go to the local market by Hiroshima station. It was not that big, but there were some great deals on produce and interesting snacks that we haven't seen elsewhere. We bought these strawberries that had unusual tops, quite sweet. 

Then, we biked to the Hiroshima Castle and Shukkein Garden. The Shukkein Garden was very lovely. I could go there every day for lunch, breaks, or dinner. It was so beautiful and peaceful. The Japanese Tea Garden in SF, really isn't very special at all anymore. If I could redo our engagement pictures, it would definitely be at the Shukkein Garden. We biked everywhere and just made a day of it :)

For dinner, we made maitago (sp?) spagetti, fish eggs/roe and a miso soup with daikon, tofu, maitake mushrooms, onions, and yam cake. Delicious!