It was the second day of the hot spiring trip. I set my alarm at 7 am and woke up. My friends and my daughter were still sleeping. I got out from futon and chanted the Japanese mantra. Then my friends gradually got up and started getting ready. We went to the restaurant for breakfast. There, they served a buffet styled breakfast. We enjoyed our breakfast with a variety of food.
Then we went to the hot spring and had a morning bath. When we got out, the hotel workers invited us to Macha party, where they served a cup of Macha and the Japanese sweets. It was a nice surprise to be able to have Macha, which was the very first experience for my daughter to attend the macha ceremony.
The hotel offered one more wonderful thing. They offer the customers to write a postcard addressed to themselves. It was a nice opportunity to write some messages to my friends too. The hotel is going to send the postcard to us one year from today. We are all looking forward to next year.
We checked out the hotel at 11 a.m. We left our baggage at the front desk and went to the café and had a melon soda. It was a nice and calm moment with my dear friends.
Then, we went back to the hotel, grabbed our baggage, and got on the train. We hugged one friend of mine inside the train and she headed back to her house. The other friend was planning to visit her niece in the west side of Japan. She told us she had 4 hours to spend time with us before her bullet train. It was a nice surprise for us to know we can spend some more time with her. Three of us enjoyed the shopping and having dinner together.
After we saw her off to her next destination, my daughter and I went to the movie theater started at 18:35. The movie was パリに咲くエトワール, Paris ni Saku Etoile. It was an uplifting story for the 2 teenage girls who peruse and realize their dreams. It was the first movie for my daughter to watch a movie at theater in Japan. I hope it has given a great memory for her first theater experience.
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