Oh man I'm finally out of that conference center for a couple of days (back for a few more days next week GAH!). But yah, our host picked us up and drove us through a town to his place near Tokyo Bay (but not in Tokyo), where his wife made us a FEAST. Really really good food and very nice people. Tomorrow we're going by train to a place with a bunch of temples and then Sunday we're taking a ferry across the bay (maybe I'll see Tokyo?!) to do some hiking in the hills on the other side. I'll finally be busting out the camera again, so stay tuned.
It feels great to be out of that conference center and in the "real" Japan. Just driving through that town got me really really excited. It's so different here, and I really think I'm going to love it. I wish they'd just let me get out there on my own already!
Oh for the record, they actually do have space-age toilets here, and let me tell you, a warm bidet (with impressive aim) set to maximum water pressure is a fantastic way to start the day off right. Sayonara for now!
A warm bidet sounds heavenly!
ReplyDeleteI saw one once with a pink button and a blue button for girl-appropriate jets and boy-appropriate jets. Genius!
Friggin' North Americans and their hang ups about water jets sprayin' their junk. Bidets are a highly underated sanitary tool.
ReplyDeleteYah the host family actually has a girl-jet too. I'm thinking about trying it, see if it throws an error or what haha.
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