sushi day

i love travelling to new places, but i also love spending enough time in one place that i begin to develop patterns, favorite places, a routine. one such developing tradition is tuesday sushi lunch, when the sushi of the day at the nearby japanese chain restaurant is avocado and salmon, a great bargain at just $4.90 for 8. today, a particularly chilly almost-winter day in christchurch, they were giving away miso soup free with any order, so i took the opportunity to try something new and accepted the small cup, if only to keep my hands warm for the short walk to the church after work. while there was nothing outrageously awful about it, there also wasn't much to recommend it, and the slight fishy taste (i've since learned that it's made with sardines) grew uncomfortably distinct as I continued to sip, so the majority of the soup found itself inside an obliging wastebasket. today the sunny banks of the avon looked especially welcoming, so i sat down in this little spot to eat and be content. beautiful.

-rachel