Day Fifteen

May 15th

Today was a very restful day as we prepared to leave Japan tomorrow. After a late breakfast Madoka and Miko took mom and me on a shopping spree to look for some gifts for family back in the States. We were successful on some accounts as I was able to find some "yukatas" (the Japanese word for a kind of house coat) for Anna and Wyatt.

For lunch we ate at an Indian restaurant called "Moti." Moti means "pearl" in Hindi. Wow, they served some big "naan." Non is a word used to describe a type of bread in Hindi. Actually, I remember it more as "naan roti." "Roti" is the Hindi word for bread. It was good to have some Indian food again. But I was so full! Madoka took all of her naan and most all of her chicken curry home in a take out bag.

When leaving the shopping center, I just had to stop to take a picture of a Tully's Coffee shop. Across the street from that was a shopping area with Baskin Robbins, Starbucks, Sports Authority, and Toys-R-Us in it. That was weird to see that!

When we got back to the Horikawas we just rested and relaxed. It seems like we are more tired on days that we don't have anything planned. Maybe we are running so much on adrenaline that we don't realize it until we don't have a lot to do in a day. Anyway, it was a restful afternoon. I napped and listened to music.

For supper we ate at a bakery restaurant. They had really good bread. I ordered just the salad bar and bread, but I was so full by the time we were done. The waiters and waitresses kept coming around with piping hot bread fresh out of the oven. How can you resist that?

When we got back to the Horikawas we had fun playing with Madoka's dog Maple. Poor Maple had a trying day. She was at the Horikawas when we were shopping. By the time Ken got home from his kidney dialysis, Maple was crying at the top of the stairs. Apparently she can go up the stairs, but can't come down, so she was stuck upstairs the whole time we were shopping.