May 27_"Friday, Friday, gettin' down on Friday..."

"7 AM wakin' up in the morning," had to get down to breakfast where we had a choice between Western or traditional Japanese food (soggy, cold food organized in a nine-square of death). Rochelle was asked by a hotel employee if she was in fact Asian (because she looked so Asian). "Had to get down to the bus stop" We made our way to a sky car (fyi Amanda is afraid of balloons and sky cars), grabbed some walking sticks ("which walking stick can i take?") and found out that we were hiking up the new and improved Women's Pilgrimage Trail part 2(too bad you didn't get to read our version of part 1). This trail was much more gracious and filled with buddhas and viewpoints to the city. 

 

Once we made it to the overlook to the city, we finally realized that we were still in Himeji (we spotted the Castle in the box). We arrived at the main temple complex where some of the Last Samurai was filmed (starring Rochelle and Bernice, check out Facebook if you get a chance). 

 

Finally, it was FOOOOOOD time! We all had a bowl of vegetarian (aka algae) udon soup, it was DELISHUS especially with the added spices. Afterwards, we enjoyed an ice cream cone (for Jesse and Amanda this was their second) and headed back to the city. We grabbed our luggage and headed to Okayama (Okasa to Rochelle who managed to rearrange the letters in Osaka to create a new city she claims that it may exist). On the long ride there, Rochelle and Bernice of course fell asleep, while Jesse, Amanda, and Alicia were surrounded by school children who were singing Hanshin Tigers chants in response to Jesse's hat. 

Upon arrival in Okayama, it was raining (apparently it's the rainy season), and we managed to get lost on our way to the hotel (fyi it was attached to the train station we were at). Once we settled into the massive Western styled rooms, decided to get dinner (Takashimaya part 2). The meal comprised of springrolls, edimame, seafood fried rice, "white meat" balls (they were actually fish, we'll we think), pot stickers, soba, tuna sashimi (but for Jesse and Rochelle, they had to add chicken curry with rice….well maybe chicken?) and 10 Belgium waffles. "Tomorrow is Saturday, and Sunday comes afterwoooords, I don't want this weekend to end (we don't want this trip to end).

Sayonara,

Rochelle, Amanda, Jesse and Rebecca Black 

Comments

[katie]

hahahahaha im glad rebecca tagged along with yall!