Sept. 3rd - Brimming with delicious food
Happened to find a bakery in the morning while I was off looking for a train station. Knowing no Japanese, managed to pick a delicious bun with walnuts inside all cooked and warm. Wishing it was the buns delicious center that got me lost, I got lost trying to find a different way back. But the experience taught me a number of things:
1. No one seems to eat (or drink) and walk. Unless I have been unfortunate enough to not see any of this.
2. In Hirakata, there appears to be no distinct landmark/building to give a sense of direction. The only thing I managed to use, poorly at that, was a river which seems to be everywhere and the sound of the hourly bells chiming.
3. All streets and alleys look the same for me at least.
4. So I lied, I do know some Japanese like the word for water, soybean, maple leaf, alcohol, big and small. Oh and the phrase, "Chotto sumimasen Kansai Gaidai daigako doku desu ka?" is the most wonderful phrase in my Japanese vocabulary by far.
5. There is a "Mister Doughnut's" in Japan, I will have to investigate this.
That aside I did get back in time to open a bank account.
Opening Ceremony Dinner - Good. Well what is not to love about free food and free iced coffee.
Though to top the day off was homemade udon noodles served in a wonderful ramen. Now homemade udon is great by itself, but the fact I pay one price no matter the size of the bowl is even wonderful. So filled with delicious food and ready for bed and whispering "Gochisousama" to myself, the thanks to a great meal, I fall asleep. For more photos of ramen and the ramen shop visit the photostream on flikr or just click the post heading.
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