Mr. Stonepot Restaurant, Eastwood

Stonepot will always be one of our favourite Chinese restaurants in Sydney.  Two top reasons, because they are cheap and the food is delicious.  The bonus point would be for their good service and not so far my home. 

All their dishes were spot on.  We never really have had a bad dish here but of course there were some mediocre dishes, but mostly were delicious. That's why we keep coming back to this restaurant.  My top three dishes here are deep fried prawns coated with salted egg, Peking spareribs and Singaporean style Barramundi.

But mind you, please avoid peak hour dinner especially on Saturday or if you want to come early they open again at 5:30 for dinner, otherwise we had to wait for nearly one hour to get a table on Saturday evening.  

Pan fried pork bun

Xiao long bao

Crispy milk roll with chicken soft bones

Prawn meat with salty egg yolks

Deep fried eggplant in bread crumbs

Singaporean style barramundi

Pork ribs with pineapple in Beijing style sweet sour sauce

Mongolian lamb

stir fried pork intestine

Black truffle sauce fried rice with abalone

Cow milk jelly

Mr. Stonepot/ Stonebowl

Eastwood branch

205 Rowe Street, Eastwood

There are also in Burwood, Parramatta, Chatswood and Hurstville.

Japan 2024 Trip: From Fukuoka to Osaka

Here is the summary of our 2024 Japan trip in one post.  We spent 12 days 11 nights in total in Japan for this trip.  We mostly stayed in Kyushu Island as well as Osaka and some Hyogo prefecture.  I will conclude them in day-by-day itinerary below.  Then, if you require more information, you can click on each link that will take you to a blog where more information is given.  Hope it is something that you are after.  Enjoy reading, pals...

By the way, our trip was pretty laid back and no rush because we went with my parents who are in their 70's and one teenager also one toddler.  What a great combination of ages!!  Therefore, I needed to find something in the middle and tried to please everyone.  So, here is our 11 days trip that maybe only doing half of the other people would normally do.  Still, happy reading all...

Day 1: Just arrived in Yufuin then had a beef sukiyaki dinner in Yawaragi No Sato Yadoya Ryokan

Day 2: Whole day spent in Yufuin town

Day 3: Visited Hell Valley and stayed in Beppu for 2 nights

Day 4: Went to see Japanese macaques at Takasakiyama Natural Zoological Garden

Day 5: Ate at Ichiran ramen and snacks food at Yatai stalls as we stayed in Fukuoka for 4 nights

Day 6: Visited Dazaifu and Anpanman Children's Museum

Day 7: Spent time in Nagasaki and Yatai for second round

Day 8: Paid our respect at Nanzoin Temple

Day 9: From Fukuoka to Osaka and had an okonomiyaki dinner in Dotonburi 

Day 10: Strolled around Kyoto

Day 11: Brief stopped in Himeji and enjoyed teppanyaki Kobe beef at Steakland restaurant

Day 12: Universal Studio Japan and flew back home

From Hakata International Airport to Yufuin by bus

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Room in Yawaragi-No-Sato Yadoya

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Japanese hot pot "Sukiyaki" of the beef and raw egg "Ranou"

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Breakfast room in the ryokan

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Owl's Forest

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Onsen in Yawaragi-No-Sato Yadoya Ryokan

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Steam cooking at Jigokumushi Kobo

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Nishitetsu Resort Inn, Beppu

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Takasakiyama Monkey Park, Oita

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Sushi from Kura sushi

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Hotel Wing International Hakata

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Ichiran ramen

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Dazaifu Tenmangu

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Fukuoka Anpanman Children's Museum

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Nakasu Yatai Food Stalls

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Meganebashi Bridge

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Nanzoin Temple

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JR Hakata Station

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On the way to Osaka

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Dotonbori

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Shoyu ramen from Kadoya Shokudo

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Old town Kyoto

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Himeji Castle

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Teppanyaki at Steakland Restaurant

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Strawberry pancake sandwich from Mario cafe

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Airport transfer booked through Klook

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Thank you all for reading and Octie Appetie...

Japan 2024 Trip Part 26: Airport Transfer Was Booked Through Klook

Previously:

Japan 2024 Trip Part 25: Universal Studio Japan

I'd never booked an airport transfer through Klook before. I was feeling very sceptical about doing this reservation at first especially when we need to make payment in advance and I have no phone number to be contacted too.  But the price was cheaper, way cheaper than catching a taxi.  With that many suitcases, it would be impossible for us to take any public transports.  

Turned out that, it was one of the great and satisfying experiences we had.  Not long after my booking was confirmed, I received a text message through my WhatsApp from the driver to double confirm with the time and date of appointment.  Then on the day, the lady came right on time, even around 10 minutes before scheduled time.  And helped us carry our luggage and organised them in the car and later took them out again once we arrived airport.  It costs us A$146 for this airport transfer from Best Western Hotel to Kansai International Airport.  I think it is pretty reasonable price and excellent service as well.

  

We had a few more hours before departure, so we had our dinner first.  We grabbed some comforting noodle dishes from Japanese Food Hall.  

Beef udon with mentaiko and raw egg yolk 1400yen

Beef udon

Beef soba 950yen

These two dishes were from the next-door shop, I didn't know what my husband ordered.  I believe was something like grilled beef with some sort of spicy sauce.  They both were so yummm. 

Right opposite our gate, there is this convenient store selling varieties of Japanese wine and sake.  I was very tempted to buy them, actually I was holding two bottles already and about to pay then I noticed there is this reminder for passenger who has lay over in another airport/country to check with the alcohol regulation in that country.  Of course, I can't lah!!  We flew from Osaka to Sydney with Singapore Airline, so we need to lay over in Singapore first.  And my check in baggage were going straight to Sydney and undoable to put them on my hand luggage.  What a shame...  They have all the interesting-looking wine like cherry blossom flavour or Mount Fuji shaped bottle and plenty more.  

Singapore sling on Singapore Airline

Thank you everyone for being part of our Japan trip blogs.  Hope my posts could give you readers some interesting ideas of what to do/eat/visit around Kyushu Island and Kansai Region as well as provide useful information about addresses, transportations and prices.  If you have any questions or help with your future trip there, drop your question in the comment box below and I surely will try to help as much as I could.  Otherwise, happy reading and Octie Appetie....