This is so special. We haven't seen each other for a year and a half and now we get to meet up in Japan! :) That's something that no other of my home friends can say.
In the morning I walked to the bus station to pick him up and I worried that I wouldn't find him or his bus would be late or something but everything was okay! He was super surprised at my curly hair. -__-;; Don't worry, I am too. We dropped off his stuff at the apartment and then went to see the city.
The heat melted us the whole day. After 20 minutes of walking my face and hairline dripped with sweat and despite my sunblock usage, my neck, chest, arms and legs all turned pink from the sun. -___- And I'm not even one of those people who burn easily. What the hey man. BUT I AM SO HAPPY FOR THE CLOUDLESS SKIES AND THE CLEAR BEAUTIFUL WEATHER PLEASE PRAISE THE WEATHER GODS FOR BLESSING US WITH THIS WONDERFUL AMAAAAAZING WEATHER WHEN ALEX IS HERE!
Our itinerary:
Suwajinja-->Tateyama Park-->Doubutsu Hiroba (small zoo)-->Nagasaki Cultural Center-->7-11 to get drinks(I got the BEST-TASTING-EVER milk tea, omg)-->Dejima Wharf-->Seaside Park-->Glover Garden-->Dejima Island-->Hamanomachi-->Ringer Hut for dinner-->Meganebashi-->home. That's a lot to see in 7 hours! But we did it!
We chilled at home for a little bit and then went out to the convenience store to get food for dinner. Alex bought a bottle of wine (yay!) so we sat on the terrace with a glass of wine and talked for a long time. Then we went inside and watched a movie called Paternal Instinct about a gay couple who conceive a biological child through a surrogate mother. It was wonderful and heart-warming and I loved it.
I love this time. It's so nice to have someone else here. Someone who I can really talk to. Someone from my other world. Visiting is so fun. :)
The only downside of today is how much money I spent. In a world where I normally spend less than Y2000 a week, I spent over Y1800 just today. Y147 bottle of milk tea, Y300 admission to Glover Garden, Y100 soft cream ice cream, Y320 Fried rice at Ringer Hut, and Y658 shampoo and conditioner that I had to get because my travel bottles already ran out. But I reminded myself that if I had taken a weekend trip this weekend, I would have spent more than that anyway just on transportation. So this is like my weekend trip...except I get to stay at home and splurge a little on food instead. :)
And to any haters who hate on my spending habits, I really appreciate that I'm doing it because it lowers my standards and thus makes "normal" things a very special treat for me. Because I don't eat out often or buy beverages (because water is free,) when I DO splurge on them, it feels AMAZING. It was such a crazy treat to have that milk tea today. SO GOOD. And the ice cream! Amazing! :)
I like your spending habits. ;)
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