Hiroshima

Sorry guys, I forgot to take me camera with me this weekend.
Anyway, Hiroshima was great! We arrived around 9pm, and headed out on the town. There is a great bar called the Shack that has English speaking bar staff and Western food. Several fajitas, mashed potato, fries, beer, marguerites, and miscellaneous cocktails later, we headed to Molly Malones – an Irish pub right across the road from the Shack. And they had a big screen for the rugby! The only problem was the bloody American marines who were oblivious of the rugby and sat right in front of the tv. We were NOT happy.
Sadly, I called it a night just after midnight – gimme a break, I was tired! The hostel was sweet, except for the dude in our dorm who snored so loudly his bunk was shaking (I kid you not)!
The next day we spent 7 hours shopping. It. Was. Fantastic.
The five of us split up and only met up for lunch and afternoon coffee. I came away with a pile of Body Shop products (no Body Shop in Yamaguchi :) ) and a pile of English books. I meant to get shoes because the ones I am currently wearing are falling apart (literally), but the books distracted me, and I like to think I have my priorities right!
It was kind of strange being in a big city (Hagi has about 50,000 people and is surrounded by mountains), we got excited when we saw other gaijin, except the bloody marines!
I found I was more comfortable around Japanese people over foreigners, and I spoke a lot more Japanese, even to those who could speak English. I’m getting worried about that, actually.
さよなら！