Yesterday, I left Sapporo and flew back to Tokyo. In Tokyo I met with two of my college friends that I haven't seen in 5 or 6 years! We only had a little time to hang out due to the fact that I already had a ticket for the train back to Osaka. It was very sad to leave Hokkaido again, but I know that someday I will be back.
My Tokyo friends were so happy and looked so good. Both of them were doing really well and it was lucky that I could see them at all!!! They took me out for coffee and sweets because I had eaten lunch with my very good friend in Sapporo before my flight. It was nice to catch up on what they have been doing and hear about the different people that we went to college with. It was great to see them!!!
After that I boarded my train, shinkansen, bound for Osaka. I had a reserved ticket so I didn't need to worry about finding a seat. However, my seatmate was an older man who smelled really weird. He kept looking at me so odd, so I just looked out the window. My train ride was 2 and 1/2 hours. After about an hour, my seatmate suddenly spoke to me in English. "Oh, you are American?" He said... hum, yeah? Turns out he use to live in the states and taught Japanese classicas at college. He hadn't used English in over 20 years he told me. He was nice, but he still smelled weird.
In Osaka it was raining pretty bad, so I took a taxi to my friend's house. I haven't seen her in 2 years so it was nice to get together again. We ate shabu-shabu for dinner. Shab-shabu is hot oil and then you dip meat or veggies in it to cook it, kind like fondu. It was really yummy! After that I TRIED to pack my stuff. HA HA!! I think the airport might laught at how much stuff I want to bring home. Oh well, I'll get it home somehow!
In an hour and a 1/2 my taxi will come to take me to the airport. I'm sad to leave but, my hubby is at home waiting for me!!! I can't wait to see him! Then after I unpack, we will go on vacation together next month! I have no idea where we are going as he has to plan where he wants to go! ^-^
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