Quicky: although (to me) a Nihon no takushi (Japanese taxi) looks rather old fashioned, I can assure you that it is in fact not.
It even has doors that open and close by themselves. Do not attempt to operate them manually.
Also, for some reason the mirrors are not placed where the bonnet and front window meet, but rather half way up the bonnet.
Quicky: this afternoon I wanted to take a train ride to Sakou eki (station) but I couldn’t figure out which platform to enter at the eki. And I definitely was showing it with my confused look and fondling of my keitei denwa (mobile phone).
And what do some Japanese who are confident enough in their English language skills? They help out the poor gaijin (foreigner). xD
Quicky: when I went out again this afternoon, I very optimistically put on my shorts. It’s been rather cold. :-/ No sunshine anymore. ¬.¬
Quicky: I’m learning Japanese. This means entrance:
And this means exit:
Can you spot the character (kanji) for “gate” (or passage)?
Quicky: during my trip, I have occasionally stumbled upon neko (cats). Not any seemed to be interested in receiving attention from me. Just now, I met the first. Cute neko!
Not 10 seconds later I saw a skunk fleeing from sight.
Nice kōen (park), over here at Nagoya jō (castle). *g
Quicky: today is a very lovely day with nice and sunny weather. This made the Shinkansen trip from Kyoto to Nagoya very memorable. And I have pictures to prove it. (yes, they too will follow)
Quicky: I took the basu (bus) to Kyoto eki (station) this morning. Kyoto eki was the terminal for that particular line. When arriving at Kyoto eki, a very very sad organ music was played in the basu. Yes, the basu was also very sad to see me leave.
Quicky: something funky I noticed, after I got to Kyoto by a limited express train.. After getting off, the seats where switched/reversed. That is, the upright part (where you rest your back into), switches position so that one can now sit in the seat, facing the other direction.
Not really sure why that is..
Quicky: no reception for my pocket WiFi when in the clear and at top speed. Yikes!
Quicky: no, not the operating system. I’m talking about having a window seat for the duration of the entire ride from Kyoto to Nagoya. Booyah!