Today was designated as a "free day". Dr. J said this was a test of the skills he's taught us since we arrived in Japan. We are armed with our survival language, our maps, contact phone numbers and the name of our hotel....just in case. 
So we decided to get some shopping done today. Francis, George & I went back to Dotonbori.
We caught the Midosuji subway line at the Umeda station to Namba. We wanted to go to Don Quiote to buy gifts for our family and friends. We found lots of snacks and gift items there, including Hello Kitty stuff for my daughter. We even showed Francis the "forbidden" isle. hahaha
So we decided to get some shopping done today. Francis, George & I went back to Dotonbori.
We caught the Midosuji subway line at the Umeda station to Namba. We wanted to go to Don Quiote to buy gifts for our family and friends. We found lots of snacks and gift items there, including Hello Kitty stuff for my daughter. We even showed Francis the "forbidden" isle. hahaha
After shopping we walked around a bit and found a small noodle shop down a side street, it was okay but the ramen I ate at JR Kyoto station is still the best so far. Dotonbori looked different during the day but it was still crowded, as if it was a weekend day. There were street side vendors and music entertainers. It was a totally different crowd, the hosts weren't out yet.
We made it back to the hotel safely. It was pretty simple after all, but I wouldn't do it by myself. It's a maze in the subway so it's easy to get lost. We decided to get most of our things packed. We needed to make sure we had enough space for everything and not go over the airline weight restrictions. Good job! We can still shop tomorrow.
We met in the lobby at 7pm to go to our Farewell Banquet.
That was good. The meat and vegetables were steamed and the rice was served with iriko and bonito flakes. Ono! 
We made it back to the hotel safely. It was pretty simple after all, but I wouldn't do it by myself. It's a maze in the subway so it's easy to get lost. We decided to get most of our things packed. We needed to make sure we had enough space for everything and not go over the airline weight restrictions. Good job! We can still shop tomorrow.
We met in the lobby at 7pm to go to our Farewell Banquet.
That was good. The meat and vegetables were steamed and the rice was served with iriko and bonito flakes. Ono! 
After a few "kanpai" it was time to go. 
We went to another place right down the road where we could reflect on everything we experienced and enjoy each others company. 
It's been a long day so we went back to the hotel with Dr. J. We'll see everyone in the lobby at 10:00am tomorrow. It'll be a happy, sad day. Happy that we'll see our family soon but sad because we have to leave Japan. We both like it here in Japan. Next time we'll try to stay longer and hopefully our kids will join us next time. Good night!
We went to another place right down the road where we could reflect on everything we experienced and enjoy each others company. 
It's been a long day so we went back to the hotel with Dr. J. We'll see everyone in the lobby at 10:00am tomorrow. It'll be a happy, sad day. Happy that we'll see our family soon but sad because we have to leave Japan. We both like it here in Japan. Next time we'll try to stay longer and hopefully our kids will join us next time. Good night!
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