seems like only a year ago . . .
this kind blogger who lives in Kyoto took the time to explain the meaning Hinamatsuri Day. more about my walk later. time for tonkatsu obento which i bought at Mitsuwa Market. and the i will try my "hishi yokan" for dessert. i also bought a special Hinamatsuri tin of my favorite Fugetsudo Gaufre from Kobe. i will save that for a late night snack.
Fugetsudo Gaufre Hello Kitty
today's walk was about 7 miles. first i stopped by Best Buy to check on their digital SLR cameras. and then a few miles later i was at the Torrance farmer's market. there was some steel drummer's drums set up near the food court area but no steel drum drummer. i had a fish taco for lunch. not bad, not great. from there i walked to Old Torrance and then finally arrived at Mitsuwa Market. i checked on my EVA flight to KIX and on the cost of a Japan Rail Pass. unfortunately the yen rate is about 95 yen to the dollar. not good but しがたがない。 i found the Hinamatsuri display and took a few photos before buying some groceries in the market. i checked at the video/dvd store for Okuribito but it will not be arriving for about 2 weeks. hopefully i can see it in Osaka. here are some photos from my walk. the sun was shining but it was a little cool in the shade.
