Okinawa Day 5

We posed for a photo with a few ladies who were dressed in Okinawan style kimono. Lisa, Jason, Janelle, & me.

On Monday of my trip - we went out to lunch at an Italian Restaurant that Janelle had discovered - call "Tida". We enjoyed the salad bar, drink bar and pasta meal but were probably most excited about dessert - each of us chose a different type of cake/torte/cheesecake from their dessert case.

Then on to Okinawa WorldFirst we explored the caves

Temps in the cave were 21 degrees C.
Making it a bit foggy for Jason.

After visiting the cave we saw a botanical garden -

growing Pineapple

and Papaya

and Hibiscus (among many other things!).

Next was all the artisan areas -

pottery

Glass blowing factory More flowers

Weaving and dying of fabric

(they used locally grown sugar cane to dye some fabric)

Some craft areas were open for hands-on experience.

And the brewery

This was a little gross

Habu sake - alcoholic drink with a snake in it.
Here's a close-up in case you missed it.

Sold with one snake per bottle.

And LOOK - Today is your "chance"! They are on SALE!

Instead of 61,950 yen

it was only 43,365 yen

(about $475)

Well I'd rather the snake is dead in someone else's sake than alive near my walking path!

And one more flower arrangement of the Okinawan Shisa (its a cross between a lion and a dog and found all over Okinawa.)