Anyways, I tried McDonalds in Japan today. Besides the M-Saizu drink being an American Small, there wasn't much different. The meat is probably a little better quality. My SYA buddy Shelby, who has some experience with farm life, tells me the beef that American McD's likes is the worst quality possible. You don't want to know. Apparently Burger King buys the best cows out of all the major fast food chains in that part of Washington state.
Also, Japanese mayonnaise is delicious. And I don't really like mayonnaise at all outside o tuna salad at home, so when I go for it you know it's gotta be better. It's more savory.
We also went to the Gifu Freshwater Aquarium. Lots of Japanese river fish (apparently trout come in every shape and size here), Chinese fish, a whole hall of Japanese salamanders and frogs in every shape and size, and several continents of exotic fish. From SE Asia and India, there was a tank of Meikong Giants and a couple Goonch catfish (the Goonch is the mother of all nightmare fuel after that episode of River Monsters. The biggest ones feed on people.). From the Congo, a bunch of weird catfish and other giants, plus a tigerfish (also nightmare fuel after watching River Monsters). From the Amazon, they had the two most beautiful fish ever, the Arapaima and the Flatheaded Sorubim. There was also a close relative of the Flatheaded Sorubim that was staring at a Japanese couple and just kinda nodding its head. This amused them. I brought my camera but it died before we even got to the aquarium, so no photos, sadly.
Also went to an old tea place that seemed right out of the Meiji era, mainly due to the extensive Victorian architectural influence. They had delicious cake. There were a ton of Victorian photos and posters, all originals, on the walls.
Good job, Lt. Winters. The aquarium sounds really cool.
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