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7.31.2003
10:31 AM | Link |
 We'll be staying at Ushimado International Villa, which I think is owned by the city, so we take the bus to city hall to check in. Matt handles the whole transaction in Japanese, which is pretty impressive to me! After checking in, we begin the very long uphill walk to the villa (still carrying our luggage). While we're walking, a boy on a bike spots us and starts chanting "I love sex!" as he rides by, just to get a laugh out of the gaijin (foreigners, that's us). Walking through the city is fun, with beautiful views of the ocean, off-shore islands, and fields of huge cabbage and onions, but by the time we reach the villa, I'm exhausted! The villa is nice with an amazing view through giant windows, and we have the whole place to ourselves. I take a nap while Matt and Jonathan go exploring, and I find 500 yen in the couch when I wake up.
When Matt and Jonathan return they convince me to head back down the hill so we can ride bikes provided by the villa, and we also need to buy some groceries to make dinner in the villa's kitchen. Once we get down the hill, riding bikes through town is wonderful - we ride through narrow streets surrounded by wooden houses, waving at children who say konnichiwa to us, then riding along a concrete path by the harbor full of small boats. We pass a crazy old man peeing into the ocean, but he's still willing to wave hello to us! |
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