ALT in Shimosuwa, Japan: Hayley & Mom in Shimosuwa (8/9-12)

I'm really sorry I've gotten so behind on the blog, but before September begins, I want to get caught up. Anyway, in order to do that, I'm going to condense the week my mom and Hayley spent here in Shimosuwa (after Tokyo) into two or three posts.

We arrived back in Shimosuwa on the 9th, but we were all really tired, so we didn't really do much. The next day, the 10th, we stayed around the apartment mostly because a typhoon was passing nearby (the day before, as well).

Anyway, finally Monday the weather was better, so we rode the train to Matsumoto. It was really hot but we managed to do a lot. We walked to the castle, rested there for a while, then went back to the station to get lunch at MOS Burger. They have a really good coffee shake that I wanted to get. :) After lunch we did some more shopping before heading back to Shimosuwa. We were really tired by the time we got back to my apartment, and since we didn't really feel like going out, we decided to try ordering a pizza on the phone. I had heard that the company Pizza-La had English support, so we ordered a couple pizzas through them. I thought both were really good- one was a Japanese teriyaki chicken and the other was Hawaiian. :) It's a bit expensive to order through them, so I probably won't do it much, but it's nice to have the option!

On the 12th, the weather wasn't great again, so we just went to Aeon and did some shopping there for souvenirs and stuff. I got a new kitchen mat that is really cute. :) For dinner, we went to Cafe Gusto, which is one of my favorite restaurant chains here. They have a $2 drink bar that I really love. Okay, well, that's enough for this post. Onto the next one!