First Day in Kindergarden

Today Piki and started our Japanese lessons. To be expected, we were at least double the average age in the class. Yes, we sat through four hours of rather exciting learning. Our teacher was filled with energy and lost me at least every 15 minutes but I did manage not to embarrass myself to badly. We even started on learning how to write and read Haragana.

After the lesson we wandered a side street to discover a coffee roaster. What an aroma. I must pick some up tomorrow. Lunch was has at a fine hole in the wall with a great looking menu (literally, the photos were mouth watering). The 3 tables on the ground floor were full, so we were rushed upstairs to the executive dining room. Needless to say, we were all by ourselves. As it turned out, it was a Korean resto of which there are many in this town. Oshi. For the uninitiated, delicious.

Further down, we picked up some fruits and a take away sushi for our evening meal. This was one cool local market street.

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We even managed to sneak in a quick trip to the Ginza tonight. Wow. Times Square, Picadilly Circus and the Champs Elysees all rolled into one. Piki had to go visit her hairdresser and visit Mitsuya for some bocconcini and tomatoes.

Good night, and do my homework. Ichi, no, san, 1,2,3