Just a little worse for wear we arrived after our eleven hour and some change flight. We didn't have to give out any ear plugs and the sweetest woman across the aisle from us was like having a "plane nanny". Alexander slept in the baby bassinet (in which he BARELY fit) for the first 1/3 of the flight. We watched some movies and it wasn't a bad flight. It felt more like a six hour drive than an eleven hour flight. Although it was challenging near the end when baby was just done. My feet did swell at the end, and the drive from Osaka to Kyoto, which was supposed to be an hour took about two and was pretty uncomfortable. At the point Lex finally crashed again, and our jet-lagged achy bodies wanted to do the same.
The first challenge, which I'd almost forgotten about, was when we got off the plane and were trying to get to customs and immigration. We had to follow a hall and get to the second floor. Bob in tow we were faced with an escalator that said "No strollers" and a long flight of stairs. I cried. I'm blaming it on hormones. Kevin and I carried the Bob up the stairs then he went back down for all the bags. The Bob has been great for handling the streets and holding extra things but it barely fits into elevators and there was no extra moving room in the hotel with 2 and 1/2 people, the luggage and the stroller. We also get a lot of strange looks and people wanting to touch the tires. Takaii desu ka? Is it expensive? That and Aka-Chan! Kawaii!!! <--- a="" aka-chan="" aka-red="" all="" also="" and="" are="" babies="" be="" but="" call="" chan-child.="" cute.="" delighted="" funny.="" guess="" i="" is="" it="" kawaii="" like="" little="" means="" more="" must="" nbsp="" normally="" ours="" over="" p="" red-faced="" s="" said="" some="" something="" squealing.="" that="" they="" think="" what="" which="" with="">
There are vending machines everywhere and there are a lot of interesting drink options, lots of coffee and "vitamin drinks". That and some small sized sodas.
Right next to the busy streets in the middle of the city are plots of farm land that are actually being used. It's a good way to utilize all available space I suppose.
This is the school. We'll keep taking more pictures, something we've been forgetting to do. It's about three days atfer we've arrived and I think we all feel back to normal. We are all waking up at about 5:30 but that's not too terribly different from 6 ish back home. The futons on the floor are efficient for space but were killing my pregnant back and hips. I might as well have been sleeping on the wood floor, so Kevin went out last night and bought me a body pillow. I slept great last night, and feel so much better today. There is a park right behind us and the sun rises out our balcony window. We've gotten a chance to hang a clothes line, do some laundry and buy a few necessities. It is a pretty itty bitty space but we're making it work and I'm enjoying living simply. We've explored the neighborhood quite a bit and we're not in a touristy place. We are near a grocery store, which I'll write more about the next time we go, it's interesting. We've also been able to get everything, aside from food, that we need at a place called D2. It's sort of like a lowes and Walmart combined. It's rocks out front and things for gardening, light fixtures, electrical needs, medicine and homegoods and anything else you can think of.
Hmmm, what else... We've taken a taxi and no one seems to understand our address. The addresses in Kyoto seem to be confusing. That's about all I can say about that since I don't understand how it works at all.
Our next goal is to try public transportation, which I'm most nervous about. So far all the rest has been fairly easy and uncomplicated. There is a lot written in English and I haven't felt too overwhelmed yet. Lastly, classes have started back in the states and all is well with mine online.
We took some random pictures along our walk to the school. It's not too far of a walk, maybe about 1/2 hour.
This is a shrine at someone's house that Kevin took a picture of and...
Hmmm, what else... We've taken a taxi and no one seems to understand our address. The addresses in Kyoto seem to be confusing. That's about all I can say about that since I don't understand how it works at all.
Our next goal is to try public transportation, which I'm most nervous about. So far all the rest has been fairly easy and uncomplicated. There is a lot written in English and I haven't felt too overwhelmed yet. Lastly, classes have started back in the states and all is well with mine online.
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