Last week, two of Gen's colleagues from High Point came over for a conference. That's Fred and Connie sandwiched between Gen and me. On my left is
Inatome-
san and his wife. He worked in High Point for 5 or 6 years, but just recently moved back. Fred has been here before, but it was Connie's first time, so we acted as tour guides. Connie and I had one day by ourselves and managed to order lunch by ourselves! So proud. (I usually just eat lunch at home or sometimes at a self-serve bakery- this was a big step for me.)
I LOVED having them here, especially Fred, because everyone stared at him instead of me.
This is on the top floor of
Inatome-
san's apartment. Isn't it nice? Those hedges are rosemary. It smelled really good. He was nice enough to have all of us over for dinner on Sunday night.
Visiting Meiji Shrine. Fred was our beacon for the weekend. He could never get lost in a crowd.
On a boat cruise to
Odaiba.
This was fun- we've only been on the train to
Odaiba. I love boats. It was weirdly chilly that day. I actually needed a cardigan. Not much hope of that happening again for a while. It's hot here. Really hot.
This was our lunch on Saturday. We had
okonomiyaki (Japanese pizza/pancake) and
monjayaki (Tokyo's version of Osaka's
okonomiyaki). At this restaurant each table has a griddle and the proprietor comes to you and cooks your order right there at the table. Unfortunately, Connie and I were sitting right next to the steam vent so we were really, really toasty. The food was good, though. We ordered way too much, but managed to eat it all.
Last week, two of Gen's colleagues from High Point came over for a conference. That's Fred and Connie sandwiched between Gen and me. On my left is Inatome-san and his wife. He worked in High Point for 5 or 6 years, but just recently moved back. Fred has been here before, but it was Connie's first time, so we acted as tour guides. Connie and I had one day by ourselves and managed to order lunch by ourselves! So proud. (I usually just eat lunch at home or sometimes at a self-serve bakery- this was a big step for me.)
I LOVED having them here, especially Fred, because everyone stared at him instead of me. 
This is on the top floor of Inatome-san's apartment. Isn't it nice? Those hedges are rosemary. It smelled really good. He was nice enough to have all of us over for dinner on Sunday night.
Visiting Meiji Shrine. Fred was our beacon for the weekend. He could never get lost in a crowd.
On a boat cruise to Odaiba.
This was fun- we've only been on the train to Odaiba. I love boats. It was weirdly chilly that day. I actually needed a cardigan. Not much hope of that happening again for a while. It's hot here. Really hot.
This was our lunch on Saturday. We had okonomiyaki (Japanese pizza/pancake) and monjayaki (Tokyo's version of Osaka's okonomiyaki). At this restaurant each table has a griddle and the proprietor comes to you and cooks your order right there at the table. Unfortunately, Connie and I were sitting right next to the steam vent so we were really, really toasty. The food was good, though. We ordered way too much, but managed to eat it all.
What a neat surprise to see Connie Smith on your blog taoday. connie and I go way back through her late mother-in-law and Connie's husband, Mel. Small world.
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