Jet lag is still getting to me. I slept all afternoon... not sure if I blogged about that yet. I promised someone I'd detail my night time exploration.. with pictures more than anything else.. so here goes.
I explored. Twas nice. (Sorry Cindy, still habit). I took a picture of the street I was at...
But it really matter. I wasn't really that sure where I was anyways. As long as I could find my way back I was happy. I went the opposite way just to see what I might run into... most stores are apparently closed on the weekend so I didn't find much... but twas still nice outside.
This random sign was there... not really sure what it was for because the crosswalk signs were below. Beware of man with hat.
This store intrigued me... Snack Crayon. I hope it's not what it sounds like. "Kids, tired of having to eat your OWN crayons? Get them here! And chomp away." I walked on.
The first big thing I ran into was this restaurant. It was a sashimi/sushi house, which was great and all, but I prefer the more local, less high class cuisines. The building itself was gorgeous though.
Just down the street from that restaurant was a Denny's. Now when Shaun told me that's where we went, I scoffed. Denny's sucks right? Wrong. It had all types of Japanese food. I was doing a lot better with the food thing.
I walked in as a couple was walking out so I held the door for them. They were very confused and didn't understand why I was holding the door open and standing behind it. When they figured it out they just said sumimasen a few times and walked through. Apparently people don't really do that here.
Just an excerpt from the menu. They had Japanese-tinted Western food (sandwiches, pasta) but also a lot of Japanese food. Of course.. I went for the Japanese.
See I'm happy :). Good food. Good atmosphere. The waiter actually knew a little English. I walked him and he asked me whether I wanted non-smoking or smoking. Of course I didn't understand so I told him I didn't understand Japanese. He thought about it and then said it in English. Went well.
I order Bubble tea from the menu just to see what the differences would be. It was a lot heavier (cream-wise) with smaller bubbles but very yummy all the same. It came first and I downed it pretty quickly.
My meal! I ordered from the menu and the waiter read to me what I had ordered... And well. I was pretty sure he said ramen! Lo and behold. I had found my ramen.I ate (nom nom) the ramen, which was quite delectable, and couldn't eat anything else. I haven't really been hungry since I left home (jet lag probably) so I whipped out my handy phrase book and asked if he could pack it to go. Lunch for tomorrow :).
I didn't feel like I had filled my exploring quota so after a late dinner I continued on. I found a little cute cafe and took some pictures... though some guy was giving me the evil I so I passed quickly.
I stopped in another convenient store and took pictures just so you guys can see what I meant in my previous posts.
Lots and lots of food. Chomp.
Finally I realized that most everything wasn't open during the weekend and headed back. This last shot is one of my favorites though. My camera doesn't do it justice.
I attempted to learn more Japanese today but I still can't fight off this constant lethargy. I slept 8-9 hours last night, slept another 4 this afternoon and yet I'm still completely exhausted. I think I might be allergic to something or another b/c my nose is congested fairly often. My dad believes it might be the humidity--I don't disagree since I breathe most easily in lab (where the air is a bit drier). I was going to look for some Sudafed... except it's illegal in Japan. I think Claritin might be too. Ah well. I'll deal.
Ramen? Check.
Awake? Not yet.
-Tim Soo
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