Now I have been to theme restaurants before, Casa Bonita always comes to mind as a good time, even the guys on South Park have been there. Nothing, however, compares to Bar Underground, as a foreigner with absolutely no Japanese under my belt I found it particularly entertaining. To start with, in order to get to the restaurant, you have to go through this crazy underground tunnel in almost complete darkness, there is the usual prison cell with a skeleton in it, the mushy ground patch that feels like you are going to sink and the door at the end that leads you to the restaurant that opens at the precise moment you stop thinking it is going to open. When inside, we were lead up a skinny staircase to a room where we had to duck in order to walk to our seats. Upon opening our menu's and to our surprised it appeared as though we were no longer going to be able to order drinks, science experiments were a better description of what we were looking at.
At this point I knew we were in trouble, how can you not try every drink on the menu, they came in beakers and test tubes! I'm convinced Cash's drink was pure Skol Vodka, fortunately mine tasted good and had bright colors, a requirement of any drink that fits into test tubes.
Oh, and the music, how could I forget, all night long they played this really mellow, quasi lame English music, I think I am remembering a little Boyz II Men. Then, towards the end of the meal (the cheese fondu is awesome) the lights started to flicker and the music turned to the hate music of such personalities as Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson. A hand came out of the window behind Mia's head and freaked me out pretty badly!
Did I mention that there was a prison door that kept us from the outside world, anyways, at one point three different monsters (men in masks) came in and tried to scare us. I will admit I jumped and yelled when the first one came in. The best was when one of them came in after the show and wanted his picture taken with Cash, fantastic. All in all a very good night.
I really wish the rest of our training mates could have been there to experience it with us. It was the Saterday after we had finished training and I am pretty sure sleep was on the agenda for most people. Next time my friends, next time!
Now I have been to theme restaurants before, Casa Bonita always comes to mind as a good time, even the guys on South Park have been there. Nothing, however, compares to Bar Underground, as a foreigner with absolutely no Japanese under my belt I found it particularly entertaining. To start with, in order to get to the restaurant, you have to go through this crazy underground tunnel in almost complete darkness, there is the usual prison cell with a skeleton in it, the mushy ground patch that feels like you are going to sink and the door at the end that leads you to the restaurant that opens at the precise moment you stop thinking it is going to open. When inside, we were lead up a skinny staircase to a room where we had to duck in order to walk to our seats. Upon opening our menu's and to our surprised it appeared as though we were no longer going to be able to order drinks, science experiments were a better description of what we were looking at. 
At this point I knew we were in trouble, how can you not try every drink on the menu, they came in beakers and test tubes! I'm convinced Cash's drink was pure Skol Vodka, fortunately mine tasted good and had bright colors, a requirement of any drink that fits into test tubes.
Oh, and the music, how could I forget, all night long they played this really mellow, quasi lame English music, I think I am remembering a little Boyz II Men. Then, towards the end of the meal (the cheese fondu is awesome) the lights started to flicker and the music turned to the hate music of such personalities as Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson. A hand came out of the window behind Mia's head and freaked me out pretty badly! 
Did I mention that there was a prison door that kept us from the outside world, anyways, at one point three different monsters (men in masks) came in and tried to scare us. I will admit I jumped and yelled when the first one came in. The best was when one of them came in after the show and wanted his picture taken with Cash, fantastic. All in all a very good night.
I really wish the rest of our training mates could have been there to experience it with us. It was the Saterday after we had finished training and I am pretty sure sleep was on the agenda for most people. Next time my friends, next time!
2 comments:
So, Now I know why you haven't been able to write much :-) Love, Dad
oh my god...thanks for posting these! it feels like this was 8000 years ago!
i read all your blog posts and it sounds like you are having a great time. i'm happy for you! (wish there was a buddhist temple near my place!) and good luck with the veggie-ness. it will be tough when you eat out. are you eating fish? or no animals at all?
ciao!
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