Exploring on Our Own

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Zach and I decided to explore on our own. We walked through the arcade, a place we are now familiar with.

 

Dessert before dinner? Why not?

We went back into ADIDAS so Zach could get another shirt to wear under his jersey. He wanted me to take a picture of the baseball bags they have here in Japan. They are very different than the States. 

When you pay, anywhere, you put your money on a little silver platter. They do this as a sign of respect. In the States, they just take the money out of your hand. After you make your purchase, they carefully put your things in a bag, tape the bag shut, and then walk you out. You only get your bag once you are out of the store. 

Ut oh, we found Nike. This is not good. Well, not good for our bank account. Zach loves shoes. He buys them, wears them once or twice, and then throws them out or gives them away. "I have to get these new Jordan shoes! Linds, I need them! Aw man, I don't know my size. I guess I can't get them." Ah, a sigh of relief. He doesn't know his shoe size in Japan. Maybe this won't be so bad after all.

 

We decided to take a different route than normal and came across some fresh fruit. Once we are in our apartment, I will definitely be buying some! It doesn't even matter that the watermelon is $43, I love my fruit. It better be the best darn seedless watermelon, though. No white seeds either. Don't worry, I will keep you posted on how great it tastes. 

We did more shopping and I got 2 cute bracelets.

After 2 1/2 hours of walking around, we realized we were totally lost. We didn't recognize anything. Zach got out the map on his phone, but that didn't help. We kept walking and walking until we finally found a place we were familiar with, the restaurant from the night before. Cheese quesadilla again? We didn't care, we were hungry.
Just as we finished eating, it started to drizzle. Right now it's their rainy season. We couldn't take a cab back to the hotel because we can't communicate with anyone here. Oh well, a little rain never hurt anyone.