The 15th was really fun but very tiring. It started in the early afternoon when Amy and Momoko came over to my apartment to help us dress in yukata (summer kimono). Momoko is really good at dressing people, so we let her do most of the work. Haha. Once we were all ready, we joined the rest of our group (the guys who DIDN'T dress up) and walked to the train station. Everyone we passed, literally, whether they were walking or in a car, had to look at us. It was kinda funny. Well, there were five of us dressed in yukata, so we probably did look pretty cool. :)
Anyway, we took the train to Kamisuwa, where the fireworks would be set off from that evening. The place was completely packed with people. It felt like being in Tokyo again! We walked around, very slowly because it was so crowded, observing all the food stalls. It was really hot, unfortunately, so I wasn't feeling too great after walking for a long time. We came back to Shimosuwa around 6 and we decided to change into comfortable clothes for watching the fireworks.
The night before, some of my apartment friends had taped off an area for us to sit during the fireworks display, so after we changed we walked to the lake and found a whole picnic awaiting us at our spot! There was so much food, and I had just been expecting snacks. :) It was really nice. Then the fireworks themselves were, of course, spectacular. They were really amazing. The American fireworks that I've seen just don't compare. There were color-changing ones, ones that fell down like a waterfall, ones shaped like hearts, etc. They were supposed to go for two hours, but unfortunately it began raining a little over an hour in, so we had to quickly pack up the food and everything and walk back to the apartment in the rain.
On the 16th, we walked to Seiyu (a grocery store owned by Walmart) to get some souvenir crackers and things. It decided to pour on us on the way back, and I had been trying to get my bike fixed but the shop was closed, so things just didn't seem to be going our way. -_- For our last dinner, we went to Denny's and got fancy desserts afterward. Overall, it was a really fun time, and I'm glad that Hayley and my mom came! I'm looking forward to the next time I get visitors. :)
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| Momoko and I :) |
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| Mom and I ready to go! |
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| Lol at Junta and Neko-sensei in the background :P |
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| The pre-tied obi (shhh, it's a secret) that I wore with my yukata. And Hayley snuck into this picture! |
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| Denny's - Butter chicken curry |
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| Denny's - Omelette rice ("omuraisu") |
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| Denny's desserts - Mini chocolate sundae. It was soooo good! |
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| Hayley's dessert at Denny's - some kind of pudding with brownies. |
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