Amagasaki 8 (for Mar. 24)

Today was a pretty quiet and relaxing day. This morning Carla and Celeste both got caught up on some laundry while Tyler got ready for work and I caught up on some blogging. Tyler left for work around lunchtime and the rest of us went out to tour the neighbourhood. We spent quite a long time at a dollar store near the station examining all the Japanese junk food, trying to figure out what it was, and comparing it to what we have at home. Then we strolled down the nearby covered shopping street and off into the surrounding neighbourhood to get a feel for how people live here. Finally, we picked up a few groceries and headed back to feed Carla so she could also leave for work by 5:30. I went back to work blogging while Celeste read a book.

Tyler came home about 7:30. We all waited excitedly for Carla to come home and she didn’t disappoint. She came home with octopus balls from the lady who makes them in her van parked outside the station. They are actually pretty good. The octopus is much like squid. It is coated in a thick ball of dough (kind of like chicken balls) and seasoned.

Well, I am all caught up in my blogging! And only a couple of more days to go! I won't get very far behind now!