pho, chocolate , Manoa

Tod, our shiatsu friend, recommended Pho Thinh's pho, because it's soup is clear with hardly any fat or debris floating on the surface, and tasty.  The basil is always very fresh, and it's served with saw tooth coriander.
Well, of course we had to try it!

A small, but clean, little restauant on S. King St.  The pho was very good.   Now we're ready to try other items on the menu.

When we crave  a real chocolate drink - made with dark chocolate and milk and frosty cold, we go to the mall's chocolatier, Pierre Marcolini.   Tokyo,  fast with new things from Europe, has had many famous chocolate specialty stores and I'm glad we now have one too.

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 Penny's first romp in Manoa since her accident a few months ago.
The Tacoma trees along Manoa Road give color to our green valley.
  I remember when my parents planted so many of them in their yard  because of their sakura colors, but after so many years they were cut down.  The flowers, unlike sakura, fall heavily to the ground and become litter, not to mention soggy.  But they're pretty when in bloom.

Lazy Penny.
After running back and forth a couple of times, she headed for the car and refused to continue.

The impressive Monkey Pod trees with their beautiful umbrella shape.