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Tracy desu yo, pessimist and world’s worst procrastinator. Uni student with still a lot of things to learn. Interests include otome games, Naruto and Japanese.
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July 19th - Hiroshima and Miyajima
written on Saturday, November 7, 2015 @ 11:26 PM ✈
Having a lot of unpleasant dreams lately, with people I don't want to see in them. Wish my subconscious would stop screwing with me.
Also I keep waking up in a lot of pain because lately it appears I've been having scratch fests in my sleep. Not sure if due to stress, eating things my body disagrees with or just general eczema. Half of my lower left leg has been completely swallowed by a rash, and not only is it red, it's actually swollen (a very noticeable "raise") and it BURNS too. Why.
※ Note: Best read in conjunction with the album photos.
Today's post goes from this photo here to here --- log in to see them.
Tip #10 - Feel free to go all out at onsens. Bring shampoo, scrubs, cleansers, everything. When we went to Dragon Hill Spa in Korea, Rosemary and I literally brought nothing but ourselves and felt so outdone by the koreans who literally brought everything. They are also hardcore when it comes to cleaning... with me seeing ahjummas doing OTL and scrubbing each other... In Japan it's less intense but they still bring lots of stuff (thankfully I learnt from Korea and brought a few things this time). But of course, if you can't be bothered they'll have shampoo, cleansers, leave-in conditioner, peeling gels, etc. for you to use.
Went to sleep around 2 and had to wake up at 5:15. Had ample time to pack remaining items and eat "breakfast" (only could eat half of the bagel, which by the way tastes like bland bread, not enough sugar. I knew I'd hate bagels). We were already at the station by about 6:45 and got to shin-osaka at 7:14 or 7:20 which was super early, as the shinkansen was only at 8:14. Just sat around on the platform and couldn't even sleep.
By the way was sunny today until when we were about to get on shinkansen it started raining == and lasted rest of ride but thankfully stopped when we were at hiroshima.
Shinkansen came, fell asleep pretty much straight away but kept waking up legit every 10 mins to make sure I wouldn't miss the stop (it's only 1.5 hours from shinosaka to hiroshima). We arrived at hiroshima at 10:58 and it was a little confusing to find the "streetcar" to our hotel, cause it's legit just a tram. Finally found it and took it to our place, where luckily our hotel is literally just a walk down the street, turn a corner then walk a bit more. The sign is in katakana though, and we totally missed the big sign at the very top of the building (who looks there?? It's literally 20+ storeys up). We checked in and it was probs only like 11:20-11:30 even though check in is meant to be at 2pm or something.. We're on the 11th floor! Since it's a big chain, the room is really nice and the bed is bigger than my bed at home.
Anyway yeah not sure what time we left cause we chilled for a short while in our hotel before heading to nearby peace park which is like 10-15 mins walk. Saw the A-bomb dome, the cranes, the eternal flame and more. Afterwards, walked to hiroshima castle but didn't actually go in cause lazy and probs similar to osaka castle but took pics outside.
Also after both rosemar and I took pics of each other before people came in and out of the castle ruining the shot we were about to go but then a large group of guys older than us/men came and rosemary walked off but they stopped by me and asked in japanese if I could help them take a pic. Even before they asked I could hear them talking amongst themselves contemplating to ask us or not cause they called us the "saki blah blah 2 onee-sans" LOL (also cause no one else around). Except it was super awkward cause sure, I can take your pic but they didn't even offer me a phone/camera so I was staring awkwardly at them and the phone in my hand like am I supposed to use mine?? Like how are you going to get your picture? Finally they handed me one and I took photos while rosemary did the same with another person's phone and yeah I took multiple shots and I think it was my best work ever @_@ Got the castle, blue sky and their giant group in. And the guy also said it was very well taken @_@ Then they asked if we wanted a pic but it was awkward cause we already did all ours and my brain failed me and I couldn't explain the situation and barely said "nah, daijobu desu" ah fail.
Afterwards we stopped shortly before leaving cause there was some show going on but then left. Also the two main guys/actors walked past me towards the show and were kind and were like "konnichiwa." BTW I HAVE TO SAY THIS, THE HUMIDITY/TEMP TODAY WAS INSANE OR SOMETHING. LIKE LEGIT SWEATING PROFUSELY AND TWO DROPS OF SWEAT EVEN CAME OUT OF MY KNEE CREASE (HOW GROSS). BACK AND BAG WAS DAMP, EVERYTHING. Find it ridiculous when it's not hot in osaka and tokyo everyone is fanning themselves but super hot in hiroshima and no one fanning. Okay I have no idea how hot it was since I didn't keep a record and you probs think I'm making a big deal of it but I LOVE hot weather but this day was actually insane. All other days of Japan were cold in comparison (esp those stupid rainy days) and I would say it was even comparable to the hotter days of Australian summer. Just look at Rosemary's sunburn in the pics hah.
Tried to find the free maple (meipuru) sightseeing bus and stopped in front of a bike rental place and the owner came over to us (thought we were interested). Asked us where we were from and I said it "o-sutoraria" and he's like "OH! You know Japanese?!" (in japanese ofc) and I was like chotto... (though truthfully I get you, I just can't reply decently). It was probs cause I said it the Japanese way, and not just "Australia." Then I asked him where the bus was and he gave us a long explanation OTL
We got to the place and it was 1:50 and we just missed the 1:40. Waited for the 2:10 which really got there like 2:15. Went back to our hotel to reapply sunscreen, get our handkerchief for sweat (this is literally the only thing we actually used our handkerchief for, so it did come in handy in the end) and get a fan (rosemary also got sunburnt thankfully I didn't cause I'm smart and put on sunscreen everyday without fail, though the sun was so intense I now have a heavy sandal tan).
Took a while for us to actually get home though cause the bus dropped us on other side of the peace park which we didn't really know well but we found the peace gates! Left hotel at 3:08 and caught a bus to Hiroshima station. Arrived at basically 4, got on the wrong platform TWICE (the signs are SO BAD compared to Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo), thankfully asked the driver of the train and he told me it was platform 1 @_@ Finally got on the 4:19 train, arrived at Miyajima Island at 5:10 by ferry.
Wandered the island, bought some specialty (mikan and lemon) kitkats, they have deer there too which are so hungry for people food and paper :/ Ate ikayaki which was really good, had the sticky sweet shoyu kinda sauce. Walked around by the ocean a lot (near the tori gate), got my feet nice and wet in the sandals because you have to walk through water to get to the gate (oh btw, I also walked a little in the water at the lake by peace park). Lots of seaweed and little crabs there. Also bought pocari sweat from a vending machine and it's gross, tastes like watered down calpis at first then freaking tastes salty like sea water at the end. I don't think it's a drink I could ever like.
Wandered around til we left on the 8:42 ferry, when we got to the station some guy was running like mad so I followed him and we made the 8:55 train (otherwise it would be 9:25) back to Hiroshima. Btw it started raining again when we left the island and also on the ferry. Really just really ==
Went to buy spaghetti from lawson for dinner, as well as beef curry pan and inari tofu for breakfast/brunch. Got home at 10:09, it's now 11:13 and still gotta pack and shower.
Another day spent sober cause lawson didn't have my beloved suntory :(
Random note: accumulated mosquito bites in the last two days = 4. Something about the mosquitoes here, tiger balm doesn't work and they stay red and grossly itchy forever.
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July 19th - Hiroshima and Miyajima
written on Saturday, November 7, 2015 @ 11:26 PM ✈
Having a lot of unpleasant dreams lately, with people I don't want to see in them. Wish my subconscious would stop screwing with me.
Also I keep waking up in a lot of pain because lately it appears I've been having scratch fests in my sleep. Not sure if due to stress, eating things my body disagrees with or just general eczema. Half of my lower left leg has been completely swallowed by a rash, and not only is it red, it's actually swollen (a very noticeable "raise") and it BURNS too. Why.
※ Note: Best read in conjunction with the album photos.
Today's post goes from this photo here to here --- log in to see them.
Tip #10 - Feel free to go all out at onsens. Bring shampoo, scrubs, cleansers, everything. When we went to Dragon Hill Spa in Korea, Rosemary and I literally brought nothing but ourselves and felt so outdone by the koreans who literally brought everything. They are also hardcore when it comes to cleaning... with me seeing ahjummas doing OTL and scrubbing each other... In Japan it's less intense but they still bring lots of stuff (thankfully I learnt from Korea and brought a few things this time). But of course, if you can't be bothered they'll have shampoo, cleansers, leave-in conditioner, peeling gels, etc. for you to use.
Went to sleep around 2 and had to wake up at 5:15. Had ample time to pack remaining items and eat "breakfast" (only could eat half of the bagel, which by the way tastes like bland bread, not enough sugar. I knew I'd hate bagels). We were already at the station by about 6:45 and got to shin-osaka at 7:14 or 7:20 which was super early, as the shinkansen was only at 8:14. Just sat around on the platform and couldn't even sleep.
By the way was sunny today until when we were about to get on shinkansen it started raining == and lasted rest of ride but thankfully stopped when we were at hiroshima.
Shinkansen came, fell asleep pretty much straight away but kept waking up legit every 10 mins to make sure I wouldn't miss the stop (it's only 1.5 hours from shinosaka to hiroshima). We arrived at hiroshima at 10:58 and it was a little confusing to find the "streetcar" to our hotel, cause it's legit just a tram. Finally found it and took it to our place, where luckily our hotel is literally just a walk down the street, turn a corner then walk a bit more. The sign is in katakana though, and we totally missed the big sign at the very top of the building (who looks there?? It's literally 20+ storeys up). We checked in and it was probs only like 11:20-11:30 even though check in is meant to be at 2pm or something.. We're on the 11th floor! Since it's a big chain, the room is really nice and the bed is bigger than my bed at home.
Anyway yeah not sure what time we left cause we chilled for a short while in our hotel before heading to nearby peace park which is like 10-15 mins walk. Saw the A-bomb dome, the cranes, the eternal flame and more. Afterwards, walked to hiroshima castle but didn't actually go in cause lazy and probs similar to osaka castle but took pics outside.
Also after both rosemar and I took pics of each other before people came in and out of the castle ruining the shot we were about to go but then a large group of guys older than us/men came and rosemary walked off but they stopped by me and asked in japanese if I could help them take a pic. Even before they asked I could hear them talking amongst themselves contemplating to ask us or not cause they called us the "saki blah blah 2 onee-sans" LOL (also cause no one else around). Except it was super awkward cause sure, I can take your pic but they didn't even offer me a phone/camera so I was staring awkwardly at them and the phone in my hand like am I supposed to use mine?? Like how are you going to get your picture? Finally they handed me one and I took photos while rosemary did the same with another person's phone and yeah I took multiple shots and I think it was my best work ever @_@ Got the castle, blue sky and their giant group in. And the guy also said it was very well taken @_@ Then they asked if we wanted a pic but it was awkward cause we already did all ours and my brain failed me and I couldn't explain the situation and barely said "nah, daijobu desu" ah fail.
Afterwards we stopped shortly before leaving cause there was some show going on but then left. Also the two main guys/actors walked past me towards the show and were kind and were like "konnichiwa." BTW I HAVE TO SAY THIS, THE HUMIDITY/TEMP TODAY WAS INSANE OR SOMETHING. LIKE LEGIT SWEATING PROFUSELY AND TWO DROPS OF SWEAT EVEN CAME OUT OF MY KNEE CREASE (HOW GROSS). BACK AND BAG WAS DAMP, EVERYTHING. Find it ridiculous when it's not hot in osaka and tokyo everyone is fanning themselves but super hot in hiroshima and no one fanning. Okay I have no idea how hot it was since I didn't keep a record and you probs think I'm making a big deal of it but I LOVE hot weather but this day was actually insane. All other days of Japan were cold in comparison (esp those stupid rainy days) and I would say it was even comparable to the hotter days of Australian summer. Just look at Rosemary's sunburn in the pics hah.
Tried to find the free maple (meipuru) sightseeing bus and stopped in front of a bike rental place and the owner came over to us (thought we were interested). Asked us where we were from and I said it "o-sutoraria" and he's like "OH! You know Japanese?!" (in japanese ofc) and I was like chotto... (though truthfully I get you, I just can't reply decently). It was probs cause I said it the Japanese way, and not just "Australia." Then I asked him where the bus was and he gave us a long explanation OTL
We got to the place and it was 1:50 and we just missed the 1:40. Waited for the 2:10 which really got there like 2:15. Went back to our hotel to reapply sunscreen, get our handkerchief for sweat (this is literally the only thing we actually used our handkerchief for, so it did come in handy in the end) and get a fan (rosemary also got sunburnt thankfully I didn't cause I'm smart and put on sunscreen everyday without fail, though the sun was so intense I now have a heavy sandal tan).
Took a while for us to actually get home though cause the bus dropped us on other side of the peace park which we didn't really know well but we found the peace gates! Left hotel at 3:08 and caught a bus to Hiroshima station. Arrived at basically 4, got on the wrong platform TWICE (the signs are SO BAD compared to Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo), thankfully asked the driver of the train and he told me it was platform 1 @_@ Finally got on the 4:19 train, arrived at Miyajima Island at 5:10 by ferry.
Wandered the island, bought some specialty (mikan and lemon) kitkats, they have deer there too which are so hungry for people food and paper :/ Ate ikayaki which was really good, had the sticky sweet shoyu kinda sauce. Walked around by the ocean a lot (near the tori gate), got my feet nice and wet in the sandals because you have to walk through water to get to the gate (oh btw, I also walked a little in the water at the lake by peace park). Lots of seaweed and little crabs there. Also bought pocari sweat from a vending machine and it's gross, tastes like watered down calpis at first then freaking tastes salty like sea water at the end. I don't think it's a drink I could ever like.
Wandered around til we left on the 8:42 ferry, when we got to the station some guy was running like mad so I followed him and we made the 8:55 train (otherwise it would be 9:25) back to Hiroshima. Btw it started raining again when we left the island and also on the ferry. Really just really ==
Went to buy spaghetti from lawson for dinner, as well as beef curry pan and inari tofu for breakfast/brunch. Got home at 10:09, it's now 11:13 and still gotta pack and shower.
Another day spent sober cause lawson didn't have my beloved suntory :(
Random note: accumulated mosquito bites in the last two days = 4. Something about the mosquitoes here, tiger balm doesn't work and they stay red and grossly itchy forever.
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Japan and Korea 2015 Masterlist
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Summer TO-DO List
((to be updated as I think of more things while I procrastinate))
✮ Foster kittens
✮ Clean out closet
✮ Make LOTS of ice-cream
✮ Bake + Cook (and use the molds and kits I bought from Japan)
✮ Study Japanese (JLPT N2 level)
✮ Learn basic Korean sentence structures
✮ Play Dousei Kareshi (~50 hours right there, what with my slow Japanese reading speed)
✮ Finishing playing Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
✮ Buy Naruto -The Last- Movie DVD and then rewatch it
✮ Start applying for things……..
✮ Invite people over to drink the endless amounts of tea I have
✮ Make things with the alcohol and liquor stash I have (lol)
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