travel, abbreviated version
Jun. 1st, 2009 07:20 pm
Back from Japan (about a week ago, but jet lag got me.) I went with Mom; she wanted to visit my brother and his wife and meet my brother's new in-laws, likes to have company when traveling, and knew I'd always wanted to go to Japan. We stuck almost entirely to Osaka and the Kansai region (we went Kobe-wards on our last day, though) and for the first half of the trip were guided by my brother. We were going to be guided by him for the whole week, but he got a job interview!
The long version will be locked, so I can use real names. The short version: We ate amazing food, including a great deal of squid and some jellyfish, got two free bowls from a bakery near our hotel, visited many temples and a couple of castles, fed monkeys, high-fived otters, and got mugged by deer. Also, ate the best ramen in the entire world. We did go nerd-shopping; the toys weren't major bargains, but the doujinshi were (5 for about 1800 yen!) Also, though I didn't take a picture or purchase it, I found Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles yaoi. I mean, I knew it had to exist; I didn't expect it to be up on display, like "check out our awesome turtle porn!"
Oh, and also United lost my luggage for the first two days of the trip! And then made us think they'd lost all the luggage when we returned, because it arrived in Burbank before we did and so they stuck it in an office, locked it, and left for the day! And now I hate the San Francisco airport, as well as United. Woo.
Full post will be locked, so I can use real names, and go on at great length.
The long version will be locked, so I can use real names. The short version: We ate amazing food, including a great deal of squid and some jellyfish, got two free bowls from a bakery near our hotel, visited many temples and a couple of castles, fed monkeys, high-fived otters, and got mugged by deer. Also, ate the best ramen in the entire world. We did go nerd-shopping; the toys weren't major bargains, but the doujinshi were (5 for about 1800 yen!) Also, though I didn't take a picture or purchase it, I found Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles yaoi. I mean, I knew it had to exist; I didn't expect it to be up on display, like "check out our awesome turtle porn!"
Oh, and also United lost my luggage for the first two days of the trip! And then made us think they'd lost all the luggage when we returned, because it arrived in Burbank before we did and so they stuck it in an office, locked it, and left for the day! And now I hate the San Francisco airport, as well as United. Woo.
Full post will be locked, so I can use real names, and go on at great length.