Apparently, I narrowly missed an earthquake. I'd been wondering if I would experience one, and figured, probably a little one.
It so happened I missed it by a mere couple of hours; I was still in Kyoto at the time.
But Tokyo's OK, folks!
Today I got to enjoy a real bathhouse. It was fantastic. Unfortunately, we couldn't use the outdoor onsen because it was closed, but now I really feel like hitting the Scandinave when I get home.
Those pictures will only make sense to some of you.
We went to visit Jen in Ota as planned: our last excursion out of Tokyo. We picked up one of her friends, Charlotte, and drove an hour-and-a-half out to the onsen. It was a cute little tourist town. My favorite part -- oddly enough -- was the drive there. It made me stop and think; four girls piled in a clown car, driving along the highway with snacks and good music blaring from an iPod, headed for a girls' day out. We could have been doing this anywhere, but we were doing it in Japan.
After the onsen, we went for lunch at an udon-and-soba place, which was delish. Then the drive back, and we hung out at Jen's for a bit. She showed us some Takarazuka DVDs, but after seeing it live, watching the recorded performances was even more skin-crawling. Not a fan of this DVD thing, Takarazuka! Not a fan.
And then I did something for Mom, but you aren't allowed to know what it is.
Not many pictures today, because most of today was spent in a bathhouse, but they are here.
It so happened I missed it by a mere couple of hours; I was still in Kyoto at the time.
But Tokyo's OK, folks!
Today I got to enjoy a real bathhouse. It was fantastic. Unfortunately, we couldn't use the outdoor onsen because it was closed, but now I really feel like hitting the Scandinave when I get home.
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Those pictures will only make sense to some of you.
We went to visit Jen in Ota as planned: our last excursion out of Tokyo. We picked up one of her friends, Charlotte, and drove an hour-and-a-half out to the onsen. It was a cute little tourist town. My favorite part -- oddly enough -- was the drive there. It made me stop and think; four girls piled in a clown car, driving along the highway with snacks and good music blaring from an iPod, headed for a girls' day out. We could have been doing this anywhere, but we were doing it in Japan.
After the onsen, we went for lunch at an udon-and-soba place, which was delish. Then the drive back, and we hung out at Jen's for a bit. She showed us some Takarazuka DVDs, but after seeing it live, watching the recorded performances was even more skin-crawling. Not a fan of this DVD thing, Takarazuka! Not a fan.
And then I did something for Mom, but you aren't allowed to know what it is.
Not many pictures today, because most of today was spent in a bathhouse, but they are here.
