Monday, January 30, 2017

Ristorante [Orukesuta] / リストランテ 「オルケスタ」




Once again relying on my wife's memory of great restaurants in Aomori, we went to a place where she said the pasta dishes were great. The name of the restaurant is called [Orukesuta]. It has a very European style interior and it appears that they promote live shows from time to time as well. Most of the dishes on their menu are Spanish cuisine but as we came here for lunch, we ordered their pasta dishes. I ordered the blue crab pasta while my wife ordered the squid ink pasta set.

妻の記録を頼りにして、まだ青森に住んでたころの美味しいパスタの店に行きました。店の名前は「オルケスタ」。店内も結構ヨーロッパ風で楽器も置いてある。たまにはライブをやってるみたい。メインの料理はスペイン料理でした。ランチに来たためランチタイムメニューから注文しました。僕が頼んだのは渡り蟹のパスタ。妻はイカスミのパスタを注文。


A very relaxing atmosphere.

良い雰囲気です。


The lunch set includes a green salad.

ランチセットはサラダ付き。


And soup as well.

スープ付きも。


Blue crab pasta / 渡り蟹パスタ


Squid ink pasta / イカスミパスタ

Bon Appetit!

いただきます!

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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Road trip to Ajigasawa and Goshogawara (Part 2) Osamu Dazai Memorial Museum Shayokan / 鰺ヶ沢と五所川原へのロードトリップ (パート2)太宰治記念館 斜陽館

On our way back to Aomori from Ajigasawa, we passed through Goshogawara. My wife noticed that we had passed by the Osamu Dazai Memorial Museum and suggested stopping in there before heading back home. Although I haven't read any of Dazai's books, as a fan of a great architecture and literature, I was more than happy to check the place out.

鰺ヶ沢から青森に戻る途中で五所川原も通った。偶然に太宰治記念館の斜陽館を発見したので、妻の提案で探索してみた。自分は太宰治の本は読んでませんが、建物に興味を持っていたので、是非行ってみようと思った。
















Irori / 囲炉裏


"Welcome!" / いらしゃいませ!






Darn, it looks like I could have tried on one of the robes for a picture.

あっ、残念。マントを着用して記念撮影が出来てたのにやらなかった。










Is that a beautiful butsudan or what?

この仏壇はすごくない?美しい!














A safe built into the wall, very cool.

金庫が壁の中にあるのは良いね。




Onto the second floor.

これから2階へ。




Western style living room / 洋間










The Master Bedroom / 主人室




The garden / 庭




Horizontal landscape / 横絵








Apparently the Shayokan and Osamu Dazai are the subject of an animation series titled "Bungo Stray Dogs". Well, I haven't watched the series so I do not know how the series and the Shayokan are related.

斜陽館はアニメシリーズの”文豪ストレイドッグズ”の舞台になったかも。見たことないし、話の内容はまったく知りません。


But I like the catchphrase on this poster - "Read books!"

ポスターのキャッチフレーズは良いね。




Quotes from "Run Melos, Run"






Also found me a bottle of Shayokan beer so of course I had to buy one.

斜陽館ビールを発見したら、もちろん購入するべき。



And then we really did try to go back to Aomori but it seems the road signs were deceiving as we circled the same area about three times before we found the right road out of Goshogawara!

その後青森に戻ろうとしたんですが迷子になって、同じ道3回位回った。3回目はなんとか正しい道を見つかってそのまま青森に無事帰りました。