The day has come where our adventure in Japan comes to an end. It was a very sad day for us all. We had breakfast at Marie’s house with Lauren, Kyosuke, Richard and Harvey. It was a really nice way to spend the morning before it was time to leave.
Lauren was leaving first. So after we all cleaned our apartments we met Lauren downstairs to wave goodbye. Although we knew we would be seeing Lauren back in Adelaide it was still really sad to see her go and it just felt weird. We had one last photo with everyone before she left.
Steve, Marie, Richard, Shinya, Lauren, Sara, Karen, Kyosuke, Harvey and I.
After Lauren left, Steve and I rode our bikes for the last time down our favourite back streets and past the castle. It was a really beautiful ride. We stopped at the souvenir shop, bought some last minute things that we wanted and headed back home.
It was then time for us to leave. So we caught two taxis to the Himeji bus station. It was really weird to be leaving. We said our last good byes to the people in our residence and left the building. When we got to the bus station we were greeted by Chiaki, Eiko, Toshi, one of my uni students and her daughter. We were still receiving gifts from people too. It was really nice and totally unexpected for all these people to see us off. We had one last photo before we hopped on the bus.
Shinya, Marie, Eri, Keiko, Eiko, Chiaki, Toshi, Steve and I.
We got on the bus after a very teary goodbye and waved at our friends as the bus drove away. Good bye Himeji our home for the year.
We had such a terrific experience and so many memories that we will treasure for ever. I will never forget all the fantastic friends that we made along the way and how helpful and friendly everyone in Japan was. The culture, the music, the artwork, the scenery where ever we went was amazing and wonderful. I would have to say that 2007 was the best year of my life!!!
2 comments:
Thank you for being an awesome neighbor! We are really going to miss you. It sounds like the perfect last few hours in Himeji. I like the idea of going on one last bike ride...I may have to do the same in August.
It was so sad to leave - I wish I had been able to go with you guys but now we have good times in Adelaide ahead of us! This was the best year ever and I made 3 wonderful friends from it too!
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