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Closing up shop
Dec. 16th, 2002 10:00 amAll last night was spent packing. I'm not leaving for a couple more days, but since I couldn't get a ride to the airport and there's no way I'm getting all my stuff there without help, I've called in a transport service that can get luggage to the airport for me... provided they get it 36+ hours before I need it there. So I stuffed everything I won't need over the next couple days into my two big suitcases, which they'll be coming by to pick up this afternoon, and I'll attempt to cram the remainder into my backpack and laptop holder come Wednesday.
I still need to figure out what to do with the various items in the pantry: I offered any and all tutors the right to come and raid it over the weekend, but only Marippe took me up on that. She managed to clean out a good portion, but I've still got sugar, salt, pepper, ginger, soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup, mustard, and two kinds of cooking oil, and I'd rather not let any of it go to waste.
I plan to hit Tokyo tomorrow. The Kitais gave me some tips on what the must-see locations are and how to get to them; now it's just a question of understanding the Japanese guidebook they gave me. It's about two hours by train to Tokyo, so I'll want to leave early if I want to get as much as possible. I toyed with the idea of reserving a hotel room in Tokyo for Tuesday night -- then I could have all Tuesday morning to cruise the city as well and not spend an extra round trip going to-from Tsuru on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. But I realized I'd have to bring along my luggage for the first trip that way, which would mean that I couldn't arrive in Tokyo until a time that the hotel would let me stash it in my room (probably about 3pm or so) so that blows the entire morning, plus there's the hassle of finding a hotel, and the cost for a room would most definitely be more than the 4000 yen for the round trip... I decided not to mess with it.
This will be my last update before I return to the States, for reasons I mentioned yesterday. So, this is Free Radio Japan, signing off for the last time...
I still need to figure out what to do with the various items in the pantry: I offered any and all tutors the right to come and raid it over the weekend, but only Marippe took me up on that. She managed to clean out a good portion, but I've still got sugar, salt, pepper, ginger, soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup, mustard, and two kinds of cooking oil, and I'd rather not let any of it go to waste.
I plan to hit Tokyo tomorrow. The Kitais gave me some tips on what the must-see locations are and how to get to them; now it's just a question of understanding the Japanese guidebook they gave me. It's about two hours by train to Tokyo, so I'll want to leave early if I want to get as much as possible. I toyed with the idea of reserving a hotel room in Tokyo for Tuesday night -- then I could have all Tuesday morning to cruise the city as well and not spend an extra round trip going to-from Tsuru on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. But I realized I'd have to bring along my luggage for the first trip that way, which would mean that I couldn't arrive in Tokyo until a time that the hotel would let me stash it in my room (probably about 3pm or so) so that blows the entire morning, plus there's the hassle of finding a hotel, and the cost for a room would most definitely be more than the 4000 yen for the round trip... I decided not to mess with it.
This will be my last update before I return to the States, for reasons I mentioned yesterday. So, this is Free Radio Japan, signing off for the last time...
