Monthly Archives: October 2024

Yesterday we slept more than 15 hours, we both had a tough time to sleep last night. We tossed and turned until 3 a.m. and finally fell asleep, but we woke up at 5 a.m. We gave up trying to sleep. We went to the grocery store that opens at 6 a.m. In the morningContinue reading “Delt with the items brought back from Japan 10/31/2024”

Shockingly we woke up at 3:30p.m. When my daughter mentioned it is 7:30 a.m. in Japan, we started laughing. Our body sure enough well-adjusted to the time in Japan. No wonder why we never suffered from sleepiness or tiredness while in Japan. Now back to our own county in America, we have to deal withContinue reading “Jet lag 10/30/2024”

It was our last day of the trip to Japan. We enjoyed the hotel buffe for breakfast. We quickly walked (actually run) to a couple of stores to purchase our last-minute items. After the shopping, we enjoyed the last-minute hot bath in Japan. I was glad the hotel allowed us to stay until 1 p.m.Continue reading “Trip to Japan Day-15, 10/29/2024”

We work up earlier than usual and went for a walk. Although most of stores were still closed, some cafés were open serving a morning set for breakfast. We selected one of them and had their morning set. My daughter enjoyed the crispy roasted toast with fresh vegetables while I enjoyed some sweats for breakfast.Continue reading “Trip to Japan Day-14, shopping and lunch with my cousin 10/28/2024”

We had the hotel buffe for breakfast and wen to Highly-skilled workers’ event again. In the afternoon at 2:30 p.m. we went to the oil massage appointment. I wanted to have a different style of massage session for relaxation. Sadly though, the massage store was owned by foreigners, which I was disappointed about. Their websiteContinue reading “Trip to Japan Day-13, Highly-skilled workers, Second day, 10/27/2024”

We explored the new bakery and purchase some freshly baked bread for breakfast. Then we went to the tourist information asking for some advice. When my daughter mentioned the worker that she loves creating artworks, the worker recommended us to visit Highly skilled workers’ event. The event was only for these weekend. So we wentContinue reading “Trip to Japan Day-12, Highly-skilled workers First day, 10/26/2024”

When we woke up, we felt hungry. It is rare for us. We usually don’t have any appetite in the morning. We decided to have the buffe for breakfast at our hotel. There were not that much variety of foods, but we both enjoyed their food. Even though it was a pricy breakfast, we wouldContinue reading “Trip to Japan Day-11, resin artwork and zoo 10/25/2024”

Today was a bank day. I went to 3 local banks. The first bank was the local one where I run into a nice and supportive worker. She told me that my account is still active and I can use it without any issues. The second bank was a mega bank where I was greetedContinue reading “Trip to Japan Day-10, bank visit 10/24/2024”

Same as always, my daughter enjoyed a freshly baked bread for breakfast. We left the hotel room around 9:30 a.m. to head to the leather atelier to make it to the appointment at 10 a.m. It was still very hot and humid. When we arrived there, we were soaked wet with sweat. We made aContinue reading “Trip to Japan Day-9, leather craft 10/23/2024”

We left our hotel room around 10 a.m. and headed to my late parents’ house. When I saw the ocean view, I finally felt I was back home. The train stopped at Suma station for about 20 minutes due to the accident happened somewhere in Amagasaki area. I was not in a hurry so thatContinue reading “Trip to Japan Day-8, My late parents’ house, 10/22/2024”