Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Regular weekday run out to Dalloyao: Rocher d'Ete

Took the usual route to Dalloyao and got a Rocher d'Ete for 594 yen. It's a tiny globe. Inside the chocolate (I assumed, although not in the description) covering is a layer (hemisphere) of vanilla mousse, then a layer of ginger and caramel cream, and caramel sauce (maybe in the base) with enough cereal to give it some crunch. Tastes like a decadent ice cream sundae, in a good way. Great cake from a great shop. I ate it in the dark in Hibiya Park, but used the flashlight on my phone to take the picture (since the flash pictures look terrible from that close). Had to eat it like an ice cream cone because my fork bag had fallen out (in my room, so I didn't litter it somewhere).

The demos continue against changing the constitution (or reinterpreting it) to allow wider military action. I might have run through a police blockage next to the PM's residence, but they had lots of time to stop me (and enough men to block my way). There is a kind of hill that runs up one side, but the demo was staying on the top on the other side. Often the street is closed, but usually you can use the far sidewalk. After running through the line of cops (which they let me do) and down the hill, I noticed at the bottom that the only other two people using the hill were two ladies with a cop escorting them. But maybe he was just helping down the hill, since they thanked him at the bottom. In any case, it was easier for everyone just to let me do my thing. Probably good that I was not carrying cake.

Ran into a big film crew in the park north of Akasaka Palace, but could get through okay. There were several vehicles of people and equipment for a nighttime shoot. I don't know if they were doing a rain scene or just had wet things down to reduce the heat. Not much security, so I assume it was just some TV drama. 

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