On our last morning in Ichinoseki we got to see a semi-normal routine for my Uncle Shinobu and his family. Shinobu got dressed for work and read the paper while Konomi watched a show.
I showed Aunt Akemi how to make french toast for breakfast. They wondered why American breakfasts are so sugary. It was also neat to me that Aunt Akemi had to search through her cupboard to find plates and forks. Someday I need a lesson on all kinds of Japanese dishes and what to use them for.
Uncle Shinobu, Aunt Akemi and Konomi were so kind to us on our visit. Even with a language barrier I really enjoyed talking with them and spending time with them. They are good, good people. My parents both tell me how wonderful they are, but it's another thing to experience it first hand. I hope to make my visits more frequent than 28 years apart so I can get to know them and everyone better.
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| The Ichinoseki train station sign. |
From Ichinoseki, our next destination was Kyoto which means we had to change bullet trains in Tokyo and had just enough time to meet up with Blake's coworker Daisuke from PGP for lunch. We hadn't had a true ramen bowl yet in our whole trip and so we found place where we could find a proper bowl of ramen and had a good chat.
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| This was taken solely for my American gamer cousins. ;) |
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| Back at the shinkansen station for our ride to Kyoto. |
We got into Kyoto, checked into our hotel, and many shops were already closing due to the late evening hour. We went in search of an eel restaurant that highly rated by our guide book.
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| I don't remember what this soup was made of, but I seem to remember this was an animal organ that has never been on my plate before and that I did not actually eat this time, either. |
Unfortunately, the restaurant was smoky and there was a lot of sake going on so it wasn't quite the vibe we're comfortable in. With full bellies we turned in for the night to get rested for another full day of being tourists.
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