Oh my god EARTHQUAKE.
I have experienced 1 previous earthquake in Japan, which was like a jolt. I was lying in bed and it felt like someone had picked up my bed and put it back down. It was insane.
But yesterday, we were FREAKED OUT. The hotel actually started to sway back and forth a little, and we looked at each other, like, "Is that what we think it is?" Then it happened again a short while later. When we walked outside, Japanese people were just getting on with their lives. We talked with one of Ariel's friends who said that they were just tremors, which hit about a 3 on the Richter Scale. (You can feel a 3, but it doesn't cause any damage. A 4 is when things start falling off the shelves.)
Earthquakes, typhoons, tsunami, volcanoes...it's one of those moments where you think, wow Japan! How did you survive this long?
New Years holidays are like Christmas holidays in America, and us Americans don't expect them to be like that, so we actually think we can get some shit done. But we can't. We tried to use the hotel laundry service, but it was closed. We tried to ship some stuff home, but the post office was closed, too. ::sigh:: We went to Ebisu and I tried to show Ariel the view of Mt. Fuji, but Fuji was closed too...due to fog. By which I mean we couldn't see it. I guess even Mt. Fuji takes off for New Years.
We had lunch in another fancy cafe in our Lolita finery, and then went to the Mitsukoshi department store to buy Souven Ears. Afterwards we went to Ginza and met a friend, M, for coffee at a very fancy coffee shop...which was also a fine Lolita outing. Afterwards Ariel wasn't feeling well (and says she has Avian Flu) so she is resting now. I want to go to the 100 Yen Store, the bookstore, and the drugstore. I also think I need to buy an extra suitcase. I'm afraid nothing will be open tomorrow, and I KNOW nothing will be open on the 1st, so I'm antsy. Tonight we're meeting Ariel's friend Julia at the hotel, though, for karaoke, which should be fun.
Curi.
I have experienced 1 previous earthquake in Japan, which was like a jolt. I was lying in bed and it felt like someone had picked up my bed and put it back down. It was insane.
But yesterday, we were FREAKED OUT. The hotel actually started to sway back and forth a little, and we looked at each other, like, "Is that what we think it is?" Then it happened again a short while later. When we walked outside, Japanese people were just getting on with their lives. We talked with one of Ariel's friends who said that they were just tremors, which hit about a 3 on the Richter Scale. (You can feel a 3, but it doesn't cause any damage. A 4 is when things start falling off the shelves.)
Earthquakes, typhoons, tsunami, volcanoes...it's one of those moments where you think, wow Japan! How did you survive this long?
New Years holidays are like Christmas holidays in America, and us Americans don't expect them to be like that, so we actually think we can get some shit done. But we can't. We tried to use the hotel laundry service, but it was closed. We tried to ship some stuff home, but the post office was closed, too. ::sigh:: We went to Ebisu and I tried to show Ariel the view of Mt. Fuji, but Fuji was closed too...due to fog. By which I mean we couldn't see it. I guess even Mt. Fuji takes off for New Years.
We had lunch in another fancy cafe in our Lolita finery, and then went to the Mitsukoshi department store to buy Souven Ears. Afterwards we went to Ginza and met a friend, M, for coffee at a very fancy coffee shop...which was also a fine Lolita outing. Afterwards Ariel wasn't feeling well (and says she has Avian Flu) so she is resting now. I want to go to the 100 Yen Store, the bookstore, and the drugstore. I also think I need to buy an extra suitcase. I'm afraid nothing will be open tomorrow, and I KNOW nothing will be open on the 1st, so I'm antsy. Tonight we're meeting Ariel's friend Julia at the hotel, though, for karaoke, which should be fun.
Curi.
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Also, how can you close a mountain?
frinky
ps I, too, demand photos.