Kyoto, tadaima!
Jun. 1st, 2011 20:22![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
starladyI'm sitting in my efficiency apartment in Kyoto as I write this. It's even smaller than my last one, I think, but not by much, and probably nicer when you throw in that it's completely furnished.
So, I got here safely, with no real adventures to report between here and Phoenix, other than that it was raining in Seattle and it's raining here and security in Seattle took forever. I managed to nap on the plane--I literally slept like the dead between the snack and the first meal service--and I actually think Delta's international meals have gotten better in the three years since I've flown them. Frightening.
I splurged on the express train from KIX to Kyoto, but at dinner (at the modanyaki place in Kyoto station that I last ate at with KTP in summer 2008, for those playing along at home) I realized that I can't really afford to drink beer in this country. The exchange rate is unbelievable--I got ¥78.44 to the dollar at KIX and felt lucky, since they were offering ¥71 in SEA. This is why I always wait to change my cash.
I need to work up the willpower to go down the street to the conbini for something to eat tomorrow morning before I collapse. It's wonderful to be back, truly, I'm not sure I can express quite how good it feels. I've missed Kyoto dearly, though I've tried not to talk about it too much.
Also I got the first "Nihongo jôzu desu ne!" of the trip from my immigration agent, so I guess the days of being able to play the clueless foreigner card after I open my mouth are over.
So, I got here safely, with no real adventures to report between here and Phoenix, other than that it was raining in Seattle and it's raining here and security in Seattle took forever. I managed to nap on the plane--I literally slept like the dead between the snack and the first meal service--and I actually think Delta's international meals have gotten better in the three years since I've flown them. Frightening.
I splurged on the express train from KIX to Kyoto, but at dinner (at the modanyaki place in Kyoto station that I last ate at with KTP in summer 2008, for those playing along at home) I realized that I can't really afford to drink beer in this country. The exchange rate is unbelievable--I got ¥78.44 to the dollar at KIX and felt lucky, since they were offering ¥71 in SEA. This is why I always wait to change my cash.
I need to work up the willpower to go down the street to the conbini for something to eat tomorrow morning before I collapse. It's wonderful to be back, truly, I'm not sure I can express quite how good it feels. I've missed Kyoto dearly, though I've tried not to talk about it too much.
Also I got the first "Nihongo jôzu desu ne!" of the trip from my immigration agent, so I guess the days of being able to play the clueless foreigner card after I open my mouth are over.
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Date: 2011-06-02 11:02 (UTC)And yeah, the exchange rate, boo. But I'm happy to be here even so. ^_^