All of us ordered the shop’s signature hillbilly burger which is consists of hamburger buns with chopped onions and celery, a slice of tomato and a pork patty in barbeque sauce and melted cheddar cheese. What I like about their burgers are the juiciness of the meat unlike the ones being served in the more famous burger joint here. More important than the the irrational Hawaiian theme of the shop is the highly recommended delicious taste of the burger that Hill Billy is offering.
Month: March 2016
St. Louis Cathedral Of New Orleans
Facing the Mississipi River, the triple steeples of the St. Louis Cathedral towering over the historic neighborhood the heart of the old city. Being established in 1720 as a small wooden chapel, it was actually used in the same year by the French engineer and cartographer Adrien de Pauger as the center of the street grid when he was appointed to draw the original map of the French Quarter. New Orleans was just established two years prior and the French Quarter was then known as the Vieux Carre.
Leaving Miyazaki
The viewing deck is called the Miyazaki Airport Park where a small airplane Beechcraft C90A King Air JA8850 can be seen. The aircraft belongs to the Civil Aviation College which is based in Miyazaki City.
Foodtrip At The Kokusai Dori Street
During my more than a week visit in Okinawa, Kokusai Dori (International Road) has been my favorite place. It’s a 2 kilometer stretch in downtown Naha filled with bars, restaurants and different types of shops. Having been developed from a dirt path through a swampy fields, it is also called the “Miracle Mile” representing the quick revival of Okinawa after World War 2.
Wandering 101
This is my 101st entry in this blog and it’s Easter Sunday! For today, I will just talk about what I did this past holy week. I haven’t done any wandering and I was just stuck at the laboratory doing experiments. But I did do the Via Crucis and watch the Batman Vs Superman movie.
Mystical Banahaw
Mount Banahaw is considered by many as a “holy mountain” and is a popular traditional pilgrimage site among the locals. Many spiritual groups and mystics consider the mountain sacred with over a hundred specific places they identified as “puestos” or holy sites that should be respected and even venerated.
My Last Visita Iglesia
It’s Good Friday and at this time, I should have been going to some churches and do the prayers along the stations of the cross. This is the Catholic’s tradition of doing “Visita Iglesia” every holy week. I have started doing it since the late 90’s with my sister. When I had to leave Philippines and study in Japan, I have never done it for many years until 2014. Since I was in the Philippines at that time during the holy week, I went out with my friends to do the “visita iglesia”.
Regina RICA
Regina RICA was built on a hill with a 13.5 hectare land. At the heart of this spacious land is the 71-foot statue of the Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. Inside the statue is a place called “Sanctuary of Universal Love and Devotion” or SULOD where one can go to a deeper meditation.
Mythical Gods Of Miyazaki: Umisachi Yamasachi Limited Express
The Umisachi Yamasachi train is not a regular train but a sightseeing train. It travels along the scenic Nichinan coastline between Miyazaki city and Nango in Miyazaki Prefecture. The train starts from Miyazaki Station at 10:06am, spends 4 hours in Nango, and returns to Miyazaki by 5:15pm.
Mythical Gods Of Miyazaki: Miyazaki Jingu
Considered as the most important shrine in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Jingu the oldest which is said to be established over 2600 years ago. According to legend, the place where the present shrine stood formerly housed a palace enshrining the spirit of Emperor Jimmu. The present structure was built in 1907 with the main shrine built with only Japanese cedar from Sano.
Mythical Gods Of Miyazaki: Aoshima Island
Aoshima is a small island measuring 1.5 kilometer in diameter and a surface area of 4.4 hectares. There are more than 200 varieties of subtropical plants fluorishing on the island, particularly the 5000 palm trees with some of which are 350 years old. It was assigned as one of Japan’s National Special Natural Monuments.
Mythical Gods Of Miyazaki: Shimin No Mori
After attending the first day of my conference in Miyazaki, I took the bus with two colleagues going to Shimin no Mori (Citizen’s Forest). The Awakigaharashinrin Park and Eda Jinja are located in this forest.
Amoj In Wanderland 