Home Sweet Home!

Yes, we are home! I'm exhausted, so updates will have to wait till later!

Meg

Friday...

We have now moved to our new host group in the Shin-Koiwa district of Tokyo...closer, better, more fun! A coffee shop is about 3 doors down from the place we're staying...it's great!

Here's this week's recap:

Monday, we traveled to Kyoto at 4:39am. We got into Kyoto at 9:30am, and started to explore the city. I have numerous pictures of temples and shrines and gardens and...Japan! I'm uploading them slowly...keep checking on them!

That night, we spent the night in a hotel near Kyoto Station. It was beautiful...traditional tamami mats, futon beds, Kimono robes...fabulous! Check my photos on this, too! It was simple, yet perfect!

Tuesday, we woke up and tried to find internet...not happening! So, we found a place that you can get on a Japanese computer, but some emails sent from the computers were sent in Japanese. Oh well...Then, we got on a train and traveled to Osaka. We went to a wonderful place called, "Spa World." Yes, it was just that...8 floors of wonderful spa treatments for less than $10 US. You could get more things for more money...I ended up spending about $50 there...We made it back to Kyoto, but missed our train. Our rail passes expired Wednesday, so we caught the moonlight train to Tokyo and tried to sleep. We got into Ome around 7am, and relaxed for the rest of the day.

So, on Thursday, we packed up and traveled to Shin-Koiwa, and were treated to a wonderful dinner by our host group.

That's pretty much it! Kyoto and Spa World were fabulous...I'll blog about those probably when I get back in more detail!

See you guys soon,

Meg

Sunday is the day of rest...

Hello again! Yes, all is well...I've just been too busy and tired to write!

It's Sunday evening now, around 7:30pm. We spent the entire day in Ome, and I'm happy we did. It was extremely humid today, and we walked quite a bit. I'm exhausted! Let me recap the last few days:

Thursday-Ome all day, then went into Tokyo for a few hours.

Friday-We went into Tokyo again, this time to perform. We performed in Ueno Park, which is one of the largest parks in Tokyo. We performed right in front of a very large fountain near the National Museum. After that, we explored the Ueno area in separate groups.

Saturday-Kyoto. We got into Kyoto mid-afternoon, which meant we only had enough time to visit one of the many beautiful places in the city. We went to Noji Castle...it was gorgeous!

Also, went by the Golden Temple, but it was already closed...Headed over to Gion corner to see real Geisha. They were beautiful, but moved too fast to take a photo.

Sunday-Stayed in Ome. Relaxed...

Monday-On our way to Kyoto again!

I'm uploading photos to my new flickr acct right now...as I get more time, I put more up!

Good Morning...

It's now 8:41 am in Ome-shi, sitting on my mattress pad getting ready for the day. Life is better now that I've slept. Had eggs and toast for breakfast...good stuff! Everyone is up and ready for the day. Here's today's itinerary:

-Walking tour of Ome
-Rehearse show
-Free time

I went outside to take some photos of the view from our building...yes, I'm really in Japan!

So, I just decided to hop on a plane today...

...and fly to JAPAN!!! What was I thinking?!?! I'm so tired! I haven't slept yet, and I feel icky because there weren't showers on the plane. This the most exotic country I've been to...everything looks and feels so different. First bservations:

Japanese school girls do wear that uniform you see them in

Pretty much every car is a Toyota or Honda. (90% more Toyotas)

I have no clue what anyone is saying!!!

I don't have any Japan photos yet, because the train was moving too fast. But, here's one that'll explain pretty much how I've felt all day (demonstrated by Jason):

That pretty much sums it up till I can get some SLEEP!

Meg