HANAMI #2 AT HIMEJI CASTLE

5 APRIL...

himeji-jou.. one of the prettiest castle at japan and is a world's heritage.. or something like tat...haha did hanami 2 days in a row.. this time is host family programme. akashi kousen special in tat it's foreign students hav a long history with host family.. so unlike other kousen we dun hav to apply for host families.. we automatically get one!
the feast they prepared for us... rather than host 'family' more like just host 'mum'. cos all are older ladies whose children hav gone tokyo and enjoy mixing with foreign students...

one of them brought this thing for us to play. haha i managed to master it.

oya there was this japanese kid who was nearby... he managed to play it on his second try! then in a few short minutes he began to do all sorts of tricks like tossing the plate into the air then catching it after twirling the stick... maybe japan toys like this runs in japanese blood...

dog in sailorsuit...

only 4 of us chit, tuan, me and zhong ing went in the castle.. the others went b4 and got bored with it liao.. inside really dun hav much sight-seeing to do tho...

some ppl dressed up as ninjas.... a kid cried when his dad tried to bring him near them

after tat all of us foreign students minus malaysian senpais went to 'motomachi'.. its something like chinatown. its the 1st time i saw imported stuff for sale since i set foot in japan

hehe this time we weren't late for tenko. reached hostel at 925 haha... linh brought us back while others had their dinner at motomachi.. me and zhong ing still dunno how to take train.. haihz...