Free day

Hi everyone!

Today was amazing. First of all we slept late (it was a free day for everyone). Big plus. After packing and relaxing, we took the subway to Kiosumi-shirakawa, where we were meeting my dad’s old friend for lunch. We decided to go see an exhibition. Luckily for us, the “Future Beauty” show included Japanese fashions from the last thirty years. I’ll have some amazing pictures for you guys soon. Later we got lost trying to find Muji, a giant minimalist department store. They have everything. The best part is the travel accessories. There are millions of bottles and containers. You basically go in and want to buy everything. Dangerously good. It’s like an upscale Ikea. My dad and I met one of his sculptor friends for dinner. We ate at a small fish-specialty restaurant down the street from our hotel. For starters there was a great mixed greens salad with little boiled fish on top. So yummy! So yummy! I had delicious deep-fried mackerel and also tried some of my dad’s raw fish with miso.

Tomorrow we finally get to Kyoto! So exited! My school starts in a little over a week. I hope I make lots of friends! Good luck with a new school year.

-Georgie :D