Modern British Sushi

I went to a "modern Japanese" restaurant.  It looks good and it is always busy.  It has so many signs emphasising they are not Japanese, but merely Japanese inspired.

We had their lunch deal, when my noodle came out, they forgot my meat!  So they replaced it with a new and bigger bowl of noodles.

The maki were sliced evenly, and they kept the ends.  I watched how they made nigiri, they have enough rice for an onigiri... Probably those are the non-Japanese bits.  

All in all, very tasty and reasonably priced food.

New Fry Pan

I finally had enough of the old frying pan, so I open the frying pan I bought from the January sale.  It works well, let see how long it lasts.

Costco Mystery

It is true that Costco's fuel is cheaper than other high street filling stations.  So I looked up their membership criteria.  As it turns out, their membership only opens to certain professions.  In that case, I am not sure how some of the people I know get their membership.

Than I looked at their website, there stuff really isn't cheaper.  It is still a mystery why people like their Costco membership so much.

Merlin Adventure - National Sea Life Centre

We walked into the National Sea Life Centre, straight into the Penguin Talk.  It was interesting, the penguins were cute.

Then we chatted with penguin speaker, and the starfish staff.  The starfish staff took us around the back to see extra bits behind the scene.

We went onto the Otter Talk, the Northern Sea Otters are massive!  We also picked her brain.  We went back to the shark tank for the last feeding, but perhaps no gathering visitors, she saved the talk?

It was quite compact, but it is in Birmingham city centre afterall.  The parking at Q-park was a bit expensive.  But we made out before rush hour properly hit.

Merlin Adventure - Cadbury World

I have not been to Cadbury World for over 20 years.  It has changed a lot! The only thing they maintain is the free chocolate element, we got a couple bars of chocolates as part of the tour. We went on a Monday, and there were still a lot of queuing!  I did learn about the Cadbury, I did not know Mini Eggs came from Mr Cadbury's Parrot, and other weird bits.  At time, I find some of their exhibit really funny, which was a good laugh.

I wouldn't mind stopping by if I am in the area again.

Merlin Adventure - Warwick Castle

My two friends also bought the same deal, and she told her two friends.  So we all went to Warwick Castle, which has a big capacity, compare to all the other indoor venues.

I haven't been to Warwick Castle for at least 8 years.  It has changed, yet even more.

There were more shows on a Sunday as expected.  The shows, including the falconry show, are now very well choreographed.

We were a little burnt, and a little cold, but it was a good day out.

We need to go back to watch Jousting and their Christmas fair. 

Merlin Adventure

We bought a package with an Essential Merlin Pass, and today is the day to activate it.  What we had not taken into account is that, the tickets allotted for Essential Merlin is limited, and we did not get to go to Cadbury on a Sunday, which turned out to be a bless in disguise.

I also took the opportunity to read the fine prints.