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Oh so tired...

I am very tired. Today for my free day, I went for a 3 hour walk in Nagoya, just to explore. Unfortunately, I couldn`t find a Takashimaya like I was hoping (a department store). I did find another, and found some really nice boots, but I didn`t quite have enough money. At the end of the day I got caught in the rain, went to McDonalds to buy a teriyaki burger, then got on the internet!



Building under construction. Looked intertesting!



Nice colourful chairs, but I probably wouldn`t buy them.





A really nice looking house which was near some torii gates, which led to the site of an old castle. I don`t think the castle is there anymore.



Can anyone tell me what this animal is? It looked really creepy, and isn`t a cat or a dog...



Me!



Another interesting building



Yum! From the Easter bunny, a little early :)



My new electronic dictionary (I bought it yesterday at K`s), which is mainly in Japanese. Quite expensive, but it`s going to be very handy.



Instant rice! I don`t really have enough bench space to actually cook...



Design no Ma - Pretty sure it`s an architectural office.

And now pictures of my dorm room :) Let me know in this post if anyone would like the address - I love to recieve letters! And it would be especially great as I`m a little home sick.

Japanese water makes my hair go curly again - this picture doesn`t really show it too well.


My kitchen :( I miss lots of cooking space!


Bathroom - I can watch tv from my toilet! Hehehe





And that just about wraps it up! Tomorrow we`re going into Nagoya city centre with one of the Japanese students.
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