Wow...

Have I ever mentioned that I am tragically bad at updating blogs?
Like, super unfortunately bad at them?
Ha ha ha... /OTL

oh god where to start...
I'm about halfway through my big, two-month vacation between semester one and semester two, and it's been rather low-key. The roomie's parents were here to visit and we did a lot of touristy things, then there was a little break and now her aunt is here, and we are doing MORE touristy things. Nothing wrong with it--in fact, it's getting us out of the house more often, so this can only be a good thing. Let's go with a few posts regarding the things we've been doing here:

The Odaiba Ferris Wheel.



Odaiba is an artificial island in the Tokyo Bay, just one stop past Yokohama Station, and is sort of of a popular dating spot for all the restaurant, the view of the bay, and a miniature amusement park, with it's crown-jewel being the ferris wheel.

Look familiar? Did you ever watch Inu-Yasha, perhaps? This is the same ferris wheel featured in the "My Will" ending theme song. It's about 20 minutes to go all the way around, is only 7ooyen per person, and the view isn't half bad. It opened in 1999 and was the tallest in the world for almost a year, but in December the London Eye surpassed it. None the less, it's still pretty famous and definitely a couple hot-spot. Whereas Roppongi Hills seems to be the place to go for the expensive date, I think Odaiba in general seems to be the place people go for the classic, romantic date.

Or, you know. Chill with friends.