100 Yen Treasures
ust stayed local today, had quite a long walk! Went down to the Pearl Bridge again and just sat for a while.
Went to a 100Yen plaza earlier, and it’s amazing what you can actually get for the money. We have “pound shops” over here but they suck. They 100yen stores are half the price and are infinitely better! I picked up 3 ties, a camera case (as I lost my other one!), and some souvenirs for under £5! Now that’s a bargain.
Went for an Onsen again this evening. On the way back, there was a guy doing drifting…Fast and the Furious style…round the public roads! He must have had bald tyres by the end of it. Perhaps not the most sensible thing to do when there are quite alot of people round, but never mind..gives me something to talk about anyway!
I’ve made another observation – this time it’s about Ambulances. They drive SO slow! And, no matter what time of day or night, wether its busy or not a single car on the road, they have the sirens on full blast, with voice announcements. In a place as efficient as Japan, I wouldn’t have thought they would see the point of sirens and driving slowly on an empty road at 3am…but they do, and they wake me up from time to time!
Tomorrow i’m off solo again to Nagasaki, i’m really looking forward to it. I think it will be quite eerie visiting the A-Bomb site and museum. I’ve opted to stay in a Ryokan this time, which is a traditional Japanese Inn. Tatami mats, futon bedding, paper thin doors – the works. More to follow!
