Weekend in Nagoya
Made it back from Nagoya just fine. Great trip is was really great to hang out with Achim while I was here (there, whatever). I didn’t realize Nagoya was such a nice city or I’d have planned to spend more time there. Achim, Yurika, and I went up to Kyoto for the day. It was supposed to rain but turned out bright and sunny, perfect for the views from the shrine on top of the hill, some gorgeous vistas. Saw a bunch of other neat stuff too, little shops with various nick-nacks. Went back to Nagoya that evening and got to spend Monday on my own in Nagoya. Unfortunately the one day I got to wander around was Monday and most of the good museums were closed 
Still had fun checking out Osu Kannon and Nagoya Castle. Osu was the first place I could actually afford anything, picked up a couple good t-shirts while I was there. Also saw my first real arcade since I’ve been here. Remind me to NEVER challenge a japanese person to anything, they’re playing games that even in English would probably make my brain hurt. Ikaruga’s a child’s game compared to these. They did have Time Crisis 4 though which made me happy. Left there to check out Nagoya Castle, really neat artifacts and stuff inside, beautiful views from the top. Met up with Achim after that and had dinner (Hitsumabashi, Nagoya’s famous food, special eel over rice, delicious). We hung around and talked for a bit then I jumped on the Shinkansen and headed on back, then proceeded to pass out. Fun but exhausting, I’ll be glad to get back home. Two weeks is almost too much in one strech, certainly by yourself. Not sure if I’ll get anything done today, it’s already like 3PM. Maybe head out late and check out the night-scene.
Forgot to link the pics
