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As usual, before I left for Narita Airport, Tomoko and I had soba lunch. I had yamakake soba, hot soba noodle with grated yam topping.
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Flight going back home was United. Their service was especially nice this time, after all the widely criticized incidents happened.
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I came back to LA safely. While fighting with jet lag, I unpacked everything.
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I brought back many old photos and albums. This photo is from dinner at my grandparents' house back in 1978! Donabe always gathered our family.
Happy donabe life.