Trip Diary/ Summer/Japan/2010/ ed3
01.07.
Today is the 1st day of July. Me & Okaasan went to Meigi-jima (that's an island) by boat. One the boat we met a girl from Croatia. we went to a cave, where, as a legend tells, used to live a monster. The cave was wet & scary. KOWAI. After that we took a stroll by the sea & I swam a little for 1st time. The water was a bit cold, but it still was refreshing. We ate some lunch on the beach & I was scared by some fast-moving sea roaches. (I just despise fast-moving roaches) Then we went back to port. I ate ice-cream; okaasan drank beer & I skimmed trough some Shounen Jump. I saw a lighthouse of funky sculptures of the cave monster & took the boat back home. I got a mail from Daria, she has been well, doing lots of things. Then.. me and okaasan went to eat some crepes & took some walking afterwards. I really love the seaside here. Tonight it's just the 2 of us, because otousan is in Matsuyama for work. We will go there tomorrow. [..]Saturday is on. 3 o'clock. Nanba station. [..] Omgoosh, my okaasan is so-o like my real mom, that just simply reads me so well. Embarrassing. XD But today is so stressful. With all the thinking about transportation & such. (dilemma how to get to Osaka & what would it cost me) Woaahh. Wanna smoke & sleep, but okaasan is still doing something, so I have to wait.
02.07.
Today I got up early & went to Matsuyama. In the bus I slept a lot, but it was so cold. (no, not the weather - the conditioner) In Matsuyama we went to see the castle. Soo much walking.. but I tried on some 10kg jp armor. How in hell they move with that on? XD Later we drank some mandarin juice, here they are soo famous. To castle and back we went with these rail chairs. ちょっとこわい。XD Then we walked through shopping street & I was glued to one store which had so many TOTORO stuff. I only bought a toy to put on a finger, because it was cheap. After that we went to onsen - traditional, very old jp community bath. Everyone looked at me. 2 people talked to me & okaasan - obaachan and ojiisan. I wore some yukata & it was very comfortable. (beware! the pre-bath version only!)Then we went to hotel, registered & went to park. Walked again, staircase again. I prayed @ shrine ; pet some dogies; acted as a dummy in the kids playground. (you know, just the usual. XD) but their slides are so awesome - wide and long. Then we only walked. Dipped legs in outside small onsen; watched to clock; tried to find way to the hotel and thus ran into an adult man street. Oh & yeah, all day I've been hitting some parts of my body somewhere. (tizleņa sindroms, much?:D) Today in second hand shop I bought a cute jacket for only 420yen. So cheap! Oh yeah, and in lunch I had yakiniku. So good. ^^ Now we are waiting @ the hotel for otousan & to go eat sushi. Sushi was good, but so-o much food. I got beer & sake, too. All the time, my host family enjoyed how I failed with the food etc. XD Then we went back to hotel; took an ofuro in onsen. Rose bath, yeah! This hotel sure has a service. Then with yukata's we went to watch the big clock again and then back to hotel. Some drink & tv in our room. An now - OYASUMINASAI. ^_^
Today is the 1st day of July. Me & Okaasan went to Meigi-jima (that's an island) by boat. One the boat we met a girl from Croatia. we went to a cave, where, as a legend tells, used to live a monster. The cave was wet & scary. KOWAI. After that we took a stroll by the sea & I swam a little for 1st time. The water was a bit cold, but it still was refreshing. We ate some lunch on the beach & I was scared by some fast-moving sea roaches. (I just despise fast-moving roaches) Then we went back to port. I ate ice-cream; okaasan drank beer & I skimmed trough some Shounen Jump. I saw a lighthouse of funky sculptures of the cave monster & took the boat back home. I got a mail from Daria, she has been well, doing lots of things. Then.. me and okaasan went to eat some crepes & took some walking afterwards. I really love the seaside here. Tonight it's just the 2 of us, because otousan is in Matsuyama for work. We will go there tomorrow. [..]Saturday is on. 3 o'clock. Nanba station. [..] Omgoosh, my okaasan is so-o like my real mom, that just simply reads me so well. Embarrassing. XD But today is so stressful. With all the thinking about transportation & such. (dilemma how to get to Osaka & what would it cost me) Woaahh. Wanna smoke & sleep, but okaasan is still doing something, so I have to wait.
02.07.
Today I got up early & went to Matsuyama. In the bus I slept a lot, but it was so cold. (no, not the weather - the conditioner) In Matsuyama we went to see the castle. Soo much walking.. but I tried on some 10kg jp armor. How in hell they move with that on? XD Later we drank some mandarin juice, here they are soo famous. To castle and back we went with these rail chairs. ちょっとこわい。XD Then we walked through shopping street & I was glued to one store which had so many TOTORO stuff. I only bought a toy to put on a finger, because it was cheap. After that we went to onsen - traditional, very old jp community bath. Everyone looked at me. 2 people talked to me & okaasan - obaachan and ojiisan. I wore some yukata & it was very comfortable. (beware! the pre-bath version only!)Then we went to hotel, registered & went to park. Walked again, staircase again. I prayed @ shrine ; pet some dogies; acted as a dummy in the kids playground. (you know, just the usual. XD) but their slides are so awesome - wide and long. Then we only walked. Dipped legs in outside small onsen; watched to clock; tried to find way to the hotel and thus ran into an adult man street. Oh & yeah, all day I've been hitting some parts of my body somewhere. (tizleņa sindroms, much?:D) Today in second hand shop I bought a cute jacket for only 420yen. So cheap! Oh yeah, and in lunch I had yakiniku. So good. ^^ Now we are waiting @ the hotel for otousan & to go eat sushi. Sushi was good, but so-o much food. I got beer & sake, too. All the time, my host family enjoyed how I failed with the food etc. XD Then we went back to hotel; took an ofuro in onsen. Rose bath, yeah! This hotel sure has a service. Then with yukata's we went to watch the big clock again and then back to hotel. Some drink & tv in our room. An now - OYASUMINASAI. ^_^