どもども。
Hello folks!
いかがお過ごしでしょうか？
How's your life treating you today?
さて、前回の記事で体外受精移植の日の様子を書きました。
On the last article of this series, I wrote about the day that I did my 3rd egg transfer in Japan.
クリニックで移植を終えた後、「何かあった時の為、終わった後に合流するね。」と言って、クリニック近くまで来てくれていた母と合流。
（お世話になっているクリニックではコロナの影響で今でも付き添いは控えるようにという事になっています。）
After the appointment, I met up with my mom since "Just in case, I'm going to be near the cinic and meet up with you somewhere close after the appointment." she said and kindly came over near the clinic.
(At the clinic, they ask patients not to bring any attendants unless it's necesarry.)
で、ミネソタでの移植とは違い、日本での移植では特に何の薬も飲まずにやり、処置自体も大きな痛みなどもないので、移植の後も普段と変わらず活動する事ができます。
（ミネソタでの移植では、何故かValuim（ジアゼパム）という精神安定剤を飲むように指示があり、処置後も何だかフワフワした乗り物酔いのような感じで、しばらく横になりたい気分が続きました。）
What's different from the egg transfer that I did in MN was that I didn't have to take any medication for the procedure. So, I didn't get any discomfort from the side effect or something and also the procedure itself didn't cause any big pain either, which meant that I could spend the rest of the day just as my normal day.
(FYI, in the egg transfer done in MN, I had to take Valium for the procedure which caused a motion-sickness-like feeling lasting for a while after the procedure.)
今回の移植の後も、全くもって何の違和感もなかったので、折角街中に出て来たので母と一緒に四条辺りを歩くことにしました。
So, afte the egg transfer this time, I didn't have any discomfort and was feeling well enough to hang out around Shijo area with my mom.
特に何も考えていなかったHit-chanですが、母が「Hit-chan、たこ焼き好きやから調べてみたら、こんな所あるんやけどどう？」とわざわざ下調べしていてくれたので、もちろん、大好きなたこ焼きなので断る理由は無く、「行くー！」と二つ返事。
I didn't have any specifc plan in the area, but "I googled Takoyaki places around here because it's your favorite and found this place. Do you wanna go there? she kindly had researched for me. "Why not??" I replied, of course.
なので、母の見つけてくれたたこ焼き屋さんに向かって、四条新京極に向かって歩いていると、こちらのたこ焼き屋さんを発見！
On the way to the Takoyaki shop that my mom found, we ran into another Takoyaki shop.
京都周辺でたこ焼きのテイクアウトなら カリカリ博士 （画像拝借元）
上の写真の中にも書いてあるんですが、たこ焼きが6個で200円という安さ！！
You can see the price in the picture above, but 6 pieces of Takoyaki were just 200yen ($2)!!
母と2人だったので、お目当てのたこ焼きに行く前にこのたこ焼きを食べても無問題だったので、そりゃあ、好きな食べ物No1がたこ焼きのHit-chanは食べちゃうでしょう。(笑) 
It wouldn't be any problem to eat 6 pieces of Takoyaki by 2 of us before we went to the other Takoyaki place, so why not? It's my favorite food and I couldn't help trying them. Haha.
お店は満席だったので、近くの何でもない所に座って食べる事に。
The shop was very tiny and already packed, so we sat down at an open spot by the street.
たこ焼きはいつ食べてもテンション上がるよねー。何か、お店の会員になったら、もっと安い値段で買えるらしい。
（近くに住んでたり、通勤路や通学路の途中にあったら絶対会員になってしょっちゅう食べるやろうなぁ。）
I always get excited to eat Takoyaki! If you sign up the menbership of the Takoyaki shop, you can buy their menu with discount.
(If I lived in the area and their shop was on my commute, I'd definitely sign up the membership and stop by for Takoyaki almost everyday!!)
値段が200円だから、小っちゃいたこ焼き6個だと思ったら、ちゃんとした大きさ！容器代やお箸代も安くないだろうに。
The price was 200yen ($2), so I thought that they would be smaller, but the size was normal. I assume that the costs of the chopsticks or containers wouldn't be cheap for them, so I was very impressed by their generosity.
そして、中には大きなタコがちゃんと入っていて、味も美味しかった！！
Also, inside the Takoyaki balls, I found a desent size of octopus piece too. The taste was very good too!
お店の名前がカリカリ博士とあるので、たこ焼きもカリカリなのかと思ったらそうでもなく、お箸で取るのも難しいくらいのトロトロ系の食感でした。
The shop name means "Dr. Crispy", so I had assumed that their Takoyaki would be crispy, but actually they're very melty texture, which you would have a hard time to pinch them with chopsticks.
200円というコスパも最高ですが、接客サービスも満点で、対応してくれた女性はとっても親切で「また来よう！」って思えるお店でした。
The prices were awesome, but their customer service was perfect too. The lady at the counter was super nice and made us feel, "Let's come back here again!"
お店のホームページを見たら、関西中心に10店舗くらいあるお店のようです。
Their website said that they had Takoyaki shops at about 10 locations in Kansai area.
思いがけず良いたこ焼き屋さんを見つけた後、いざ、母が探してくれていたお店へ。
After the unexpected discovery of the aweson Takoyaki shop, my mom and I walked to the shop which my mom had googled beforehand.
蛸益というお店です。
Takomasu
立地的にも新京極商店街の中にあって、一目につきやすい場所なので、この日は土曜日という事もあってかお客さんは一杯。
The location is in the middle of a touristic spot, Shinkyogoku street, and easy-to-find. They're very busy probably because it was Saturday.
Hit-chan達みたいな観光客っぽい初めてくるお客さんのような人も多いし、常連さんのようなお客さんも結構見えました。
My mom and I were also pretty much one of the tourists, but we saw a lot of people looking like local regulars too.
カツオ節もたっぷり、美味しそう～！
With generous amount of bonito flakes topped on, they looked so yummy!
運良く店前の2席を確保。
We luckily got 2 seats right in front of the shop.
いただきまーす！
Bon appetite!!
こちらのたこ焼きも美味しくて、食感はさっきのお店はかなりトロトロだったのに対し、このお店はもう少し弾力があって、食べ応えがありました。
Their Takoyaki was great too. Compared to the ones at the previous shop were super melty, their Takoyaki was slightly harder and more filling.
違うタイプなので、どっちの方が好きと言うのは難しいのですが、どっちも大満足な一品でございました。
They were 2 different types of Takoyaki, but both were very good and it's hard for me to say which one I liked more.
嬉しかったのは、どちらのお店も観光地にあるのにも関わらず、接客がとても丁寧！
What made me so happy was that both shops were awesome in the customer service even though they're located righ in a touristic spot.
観光地だという事に驕らず丁寧に商売されている姿、何だかそういう所がすごく嬉しかったです。
I was very impressed by and had much respect in the modest and dedicated spirit for their business, not being bloated or arrogant.
日本にいるからこそできる人気のたこ焼き屋さんの梯子を、心一杯楽しむ事が出来ました。
I really enjoyed the Takoyaki shop crowl which you could do only in Japan.
Hit-chanの為に検診後に来てくれて、たこ焼き屋さんも下調べしてくれて、一緒に食べ比べを楽しんでくれた母に感謝です。（ありがとー！）
I'm very thankful to my mom for coming over to check me after the IVF appointment, googling the awesome Takoyaki shop and enjoying the Takoyaki shop crawl with me. (Big thanks!)
という訳で、今日の所はこの辺で～！！！
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