Quicky: in certain restaurants, this thing here is very important. Use it.
Quicky: there’s a first for everything. I feel very proud of myself for having washed my clothes at a laundromat. With some help of my hostess. Oh well.
Quicky: in case you forgot, today is laundry day. Because, well, you know…
Friday 31st October
What a day! I spent the larger part of the day in Nara, while I spent the larger part of the evening in a tiny food bā (bar) just around the corner of my apāto (apartment).
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Quicky: it has been predicted all day, but whereas in the afternoon and evening there was only insignificant rain, presently it’s pouring, it seems.
Quicky: so with the apāto (apartment) I’m currently staying in (still in Ōsaka), was something wrong when I checked in. It turned out it had not been cleaned sufficiently (or at all). After making a complaint about it, it got sorted: I got a refund and the apāto was cleaned during my second day.
Yeah that was a bit of an unpleasant surprise. But the futon and shower were operational, so to speak and that’s ultimately all that mattered to me. Getting the refund was a nice bonus.
Quicky: if you need to purchase a subway ticket, please just insert some money first, before operating the dispensing device. It will make things so much easier.
That is, you cannot make proper selections about your ride on the ticket machine, before you insert money.
(also from the Reverses ‘r Us department)
Quicky: everything is smaller in Japan. Apāto (apartments), kuruma (cars), hito (persons).
Some things are definitely bigger: ringo (apples) and other vegetables and fruits. I suspect genetic engineering… The apple did taste as expected though.
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I later learned that farmers simply let the apples grow bigger. As in: invest more time into them. I’m not really convinced… But what do I know?
Quicky: at the moment I’m underway back from Nara to Ōsaka. I have lots of time to spare tonight, but not so much interest in sanpo o shimasu (walking) lots more.
Fortunately, I have the ability to travel all the way to Fukuoka and beyond, by Shinkansen. I like that idea. 🙂
Unfortunately, I won’t be getting back to my my apāto (apartment) anymore today.
So, we’ll skip this idea for now.
Quicky: renting a bicycle at Nara station was so totally worth the money when you add moving around quickly to not making existing blisters any worse. Huzzah!
I even got driving on the left side of the road down. xD Misa blending in sa!