As the vacation came to a close i finally found myself wishing for some company. Not due to loneliness, but i wish others could have shared the adventure. I've had so much fun out here on my own that I feel selfish for not sharing!
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| One thing I had to fight to find was Okonomiyaki - two fried vegetable pancakes with meats and sauces oozing out between... |
I hate to admit to being mopey as i packed up my things and folded up the bedding and Tatami mats for the last time.
Though for the last time, i'm not so sure.
Japan has always been such a soothing place to wander and wonder that its hard to stay away for long.
Of the most impressive sights of Japan, the simple things were the most amazing. Streets being swept impeccably clean every day ranks among them. You really don't appreciate how clean and beautified every street, sidewalk and railway is until you go elsewhere and immediately see junk and litter constantly rolling across your feet.
Same goes for the people. Just so well mannered- not in the way that they talk or bow but just in the way they walk and drive and live.
No one is in such a hurry that they are pushing to get where they're going. Cars don't cut off, horns don't honk, bodies don't bump when you cross paths in the street.
I've been to a lot of places in the last two years, but Japan has been the only place where I could walk along the streets of major metropolitan centers yet feel overwhelmed by the serenity and refinement of the city and its people.
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| Temples amoungst towers amoungst sky scrappers. A most indicative sight. |
A little bit of traveling solitude makes you really learn to live well with yourself. After just these four days I honestly couldn't be happier (except for when I bust out all those Duty Free goodies!).
I'm ready to come home~
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