Tuesday - Cloudy and then rainy
I’m back! I had a fabulous time in Toyama and an okay couple of days in Niigata. My travels went incredibly smoothly and the only problem I had was with my Niigata hotel.
Convention was fun, I made some new friends and spent a bit of time with some old ones. I did have to sit at a table with an enemy one night though, that was horrible, but the people near me were okay.
On the second night, the headband I ended up making with my leaves on it was quite popular. Quite a few people had made headdresses with artificial leaves, but mine was handmade so it was a bit different! I even won a door prize, but I think I’ll give it to a friend as it doesn’t fit me that well.
Today, I took a bath in the hotel’s onsen bath around 2 am and then went to bed. This morning I got up eventually and checked out. I went over to the LoveLa buildings and had lunch and then did a little window shopping. I didn’t do much real shopping today. I had dessert in one shop and then a tea latte in another so that I could spend some time relaxing.
I walked back to the hotel to pick up my bags and then went across the street to the train station. I caught my train handily and had a quiet trip back to Tsuruoka.
F came into the station at the same time I did! We had a quick hug…it was too hard to kiss with masks on! After that, we went back to the car. F suggested going to Nagomi, a Japanese Soba/Udon restaurant that I actually like, so I said it was okay. I did suggest that if it was closed or too busy, we could go to another restaurant in the vicinity. We were able to get in at Nagomi and had a good meal.
After that, we went grocery shopping. I hoped F would stay in the car, but he came in. I’m going to do chicken tomorrow night, and then tacos on Thursday I think. I asked F if we needed any staples like eggs or milk, and he said no. Of course, when I got back to the house, there was only one egg left. Ack. I asked!! I put away the groceries and then I took my suitcases upstairs. That was hard.
I unpacked tonight, I should do some laundry tomorrow too. I watched FBI International. It was okay.
And that’s about it for my day. I’m quite tired tonight so I think I’ll head off to bed soon.
Come back later if you like and hear all about my Wednesday. I’ll try and find a pic of my headband too, or I’ll take one!
Until tomorrow….
