We had a goodbye dinner and celebration of the summer at an all you can at Yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurant. You cook the meat yourself. We had all kinds of meat, rice, and salad. We did paper plate awards for each of the counselors and helpers of camp. I got the Florence Nightingale award. I guess that's because I am always caring for other people. It was sad to say goodbye to those who were leaving, but a fun way to celebrate the summer.
That night, Uhura spent the night at the hotel with me. We skyped my parents and sister so she got to "meet" them. Then we ate cheesecake and watched We Bought a Zoo. Well, she watched it and I fell asleep! On Saturday we were going to go to a festival, but that didn't work out. Instead we went to Tokyo station and explored character street and other stores in the huge underground mall. That night I did a taste test of my favorite drink in Japan, milk tea. I tried six different kinds and decided I like them all! The Lipton one is the best I think! Sunday I went to church with Uhura and her family and then they took me to the Aeon mall. It was fun to go shopping with her family.
At camp this week we did a medieval theme. We talked about kings, queens, dragons, castles, knights, and wizards. The kids enjoyed learning and using there imaginations to pretend to be kings, queens, knights, and wizards! On Friday we watched How to Train Your Dragon. One of the days, one of the girls that speaks mainly only Japanese had fun teaching me basic Japanese words. She got so excited when I got them right!
During the evenings this week we went to the Tokyo International Forum and the Tokyo SkyTree. The Tokyo International Forum is a convention center and event center. The architecture of the building is amazing! It was fun to walk around and look at the design of the building. The Tokyo SkyTree is the tallest tower in the world! It is a beautiful structure! You can go inside and see the view from several different levels, but it is still so new that the line to enter was miles long and would have taken hours so we just took pictures from the outside and explored the many shops in Tokyo SkyTree Town. We ate at and Indian food restaurant that was very good!
Last night we went to dinner with Yoko at a Thai restaurant and then got dessert from a nearby bakery. We then took pictures with Yoko and said goodbye as we will not see her again before leaving Japan. She gave us treats for the plane and a postcard with a personal note. She is so sweet! I will definitely miss her!
Today, I explored the electric town of Akihabara again on my own this time. It was fun to see all the amazing electrical things and souvenirs in the stores that I went to. I got some great things to bring home to family and friends.
Only one week left in Japan! This trip sure did go fast! Tomorrow we will go to Kyoto. This week I hope to go back to Tokyo Disney one more time, buy some more souvenirs, and eat at some good places one more time. We have one more week of camp with the theme being space. This will probably be the last post from Tokyo, so look forward to hearing about my final week when I get home!
From Tokyo, With Love,
Rachael
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