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| Japan 2000 Day 2 | |
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10.31.2000
8:37 AM | Link |
 After lunch Barron and I head out on our own to Osaka's electronics district - store after store of computers, cell phones, DVDs, MD players, and arcades. I buy some trinkets for myself and friends, and marvel at the salesmen wearing headsets, literally running to their next customer. Barron tries all day to convince me to buy an MD player, but I never do. (However, as I write, I wish I had - maybe tomorrow!) He buys his second MD player, and is pleased. We rest after shopping with two oki (large) beers as it starts to get dark. We leave and head back to Osaka Station to meet Matt and Glen. We go to a nice bar/snack place to meet their boss, an Australian woman who is leaving for another school. Barron orders wonderful new drinks for me - Calpi Sours, spiked Oolong tea and a drink with a plum sitting on the bottom of the glass. We munch on various snacks - fried pumpkin with cheese, ikayaki (grilled squid), and even pizza. At another table we see a formal "farewell from a job" party with tears and gifts and lots of bowing. Afterwards we spend some time at an arcade and eventually split up and walk home. After a quick white grape soft drink from a vending machine, I am asleep instantly. View photos: Japan 2000 Day 2
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