whiskey in the jar

last night amanda, me, and our friend mike (not roommate mike, another mike that lives upstairs in our building) had a board game and whiskey night. aparently mike is really into board games and, more specifically, german resource management games.

sounds nerdy, and it probably is, but we played a cool little game called katan where you and the other players are stranded on an island and have to build roads, settlements, towns, ect...and accumulate points for doing so. first to 10 points wins, so it only takes about 1 hour to play, unlike a game like risk that can take all night.

while it was snowing outside we also bought some japanese whiskey. if you wanna drink alcohol in japan, whiskey is definately the way to go...its dirt cheap, popular, and pretty good, as companies like suntory and sapporo make a wide variety of whiskeys. it was the first time i had whiskey in a long time and while im not in a rush to drink it again its quality is slightly above the fake beer.

on an alcohol related note, ive found that unlike the czech republic, where beer was bountiful, excellent, and cheap, and as a result i had beer almost every day...in japan i hardly drink. maybe a few beers every few weeks, nothing spectactular. we rarely go to pubs, too, mostly because the pubs here are gaijin-friendly pubs filled with drunk 40 year old englishmen looking to either pick up japanese girls or watch premier league soccer. instead we usually head to the japanese izakayas, where you can have a few beers and a bunch of small dishes in a much better atmosphere. they can be pricey, though, which may be one main reason for the lack of said drinking.