We thoroughly enjoyed our last few days in Japan with Ayumi, her family, and other past Selkirk students. Ayumi's mom was so nice drove us to and from the nearest train stations and perpared us a lovely breakfast every day. Overall, the whole trip highlighted how generous Japanese people are. When you stay at their houses, you are truely a guest and expected not to help with anything, which for a polite Canadian can be frustrating when you want to help. I hope I will be able to return the favours when they all come to Canada!
Saturday was our day to visit Osaka. We snapped a couple pictures of the tallest tower from the ground because the elevator waiting time was about an hour! On our way back to the station, we stopped to try a pinball machine in an arcade where you win snacks for prizes instead of money because there is a no-gambling law. In the afternoon, we strolled amongst the hundreds of plum trees in Osaka Castle Park with exquisite white, pale pink, and dark pink blossoms. The castle itself is also beautiful and unlike at Nagoya Castle, you only pay to go in the castle, no to enter the park. That evening we met up with other students for a Selkirk reunion dinner of okonomiyaki.
On Sunday we went to Nara...
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