We spent today recovering from the excitement of the Expo by sitting around our seaside onsen hotel in Nishiura.
After 9:30 am, we were the only guests in the entire building. I don’t know where everyone else went, but we encountered no other guests. Everything in the hotel was closed. Lights were off in the hallways. Staff walked by like zombies in a videogame. It was spooky, and Jim captured it all on film.
Looking at the sea
So we took advantage of the situation and chilled out on the abandoned 10th floor observation lounge. There were hawks to watch and conversations to enjoy. Tod sussed out the CD player for the lounge and we listened to music and danced. It was a good day.
Nishiura beach
In the late afternoon, when the unforgiving heat had eased a little bit, we went down to the beach.
Jim does tricks
Jim amused us and the doormen at beach hotel with his pole trick. I think this is something that only men can do. Despite our efforts, Yuka and I failed to levitate.
Walking into the ocean
But we did get to swim in the sea. Yuka had the foresight to wear her bathing suit. I swam in my underwear again. Tod & Jim weren’t so brave; they stayed on shore.
Posted by kuri at September 03, 2005 06:19 PM