100th Post and Nagoya

Well this is apparently my 100th post. Pretty exciting stuff huh?

I went to Nagoya on the weekend to see a friend. J-kun drove me to Kiryu station on Thursday night so I could take the night bus to Nagoya. I had taken a night bus once before in Japan, so I knew they are a pretty good deal. Single seats that recline further than normal seats, foot rest, leg rest, blanket. However, the last time I took the night bus, I didn't take a pillow. Big mistake. So this time I took my little pillow and boy was I one happy camper. What made me an even happier camper was that I got the back seat, which is the only double seat on the bus. They only sell one ticket for the two seats it seems, so I was able to spread out and managed to get about 3 hours sleep. The reasons I didn't sleep more was because they kept turning on the lights at every stop along the way, and the bus also stopped at 2 rest areas within 3 hours. A little too much resting for my liking, but anyway.

But yeh, had a good couple of days in Nagoya and Inuyama. Didn't really do much touristy stuff; it was more like a "chill" holiday which was what I wanted. Came home on the night bus last night, took the train from Kiryu to Azuma, saw my students on the train, and then came home and slept. A nice sunny day today - perfect day to take paid leave and rest.