A Visit To A Friend's House
Today we went to visit one of Mio's high school friends. Actually, she came to pick us up and take us back to her house. She lives in the same ward as Mio, where both of them grew up.
She showed up in a newer Volvo station wagon. It was nice to see. Foreign cars are pricey in Japan. It was even styled for Japan with the steering wheel on the right side of the car. She had the usual GPS system in her car to guide her to our house. Even though she grew up in the area and had been to Mio's house many times, the GPS was a useful guide.
We had a great time visiting. She has a 10 year old girl and a 7 year old boy. Michael towered over the girl and Tommy was not too much smaller than the 7 year old. Her children are a little small compared to others.
We enjoyed visiting her 4 story condo. Condo's here are called mansions. It was about 3 years old and very neat inside. The first floor contained the standard Japanese entry-way (genkan). There was also a bathroom and a room for storage or a bedroom. The second floor had the kitchen and living room. The third floor had 2 bedrooms and a bathroom. The fourth floor was actually a roof access designed as a veranda. They were intended to fill the needs of a yard, so some people had a small picnic table, plants, clothes hangers, etc. The condo was about 10 feet wide and about 20-25 feet long.
The home had a gated entry, video screen in the living room for allowing visitors to enter, security system, heated floors in the living room, and very modern interior/design. Way cool.
On the way home we had some difficulty getting down some of the side streets. They were too narrow for the Volvo to fit down. So, we had to navigate around to find streets wide enough. At one intersection we had to back up and go forward several times in order to make a right turn, but we made it.
She showed up in a newer Volvo station wagon. It was nice to see. Foreign cars are pricey in Japan. It was even styled for Japan with the steering wheel on the right side of the car. She had the usual GPS system in her car to guide her to our house. Even though she grew up in the area and had been to Mio's house many times, the GPS was a useful guide.
We had a great time visiting. She has a 10 year old girl and a 7 year old boy. Michael towered over the girl and Tommy was not too much smaller than the 7 year old. Her children are a little small compared to others.
We enjoyed visiting her 4 story condo. Condo's here are called mansions. It was about 3 years old and very neat inside. The first floor contained the standard Japanese entry-way (genkan). There was also a bathroom and a room for storage or a bedroom. The second floor had the kitchen and living room. The third floor had 2 bedrooms and a bathroom. The fourth floor was actually a roof access designed as a veranda. They were intended to fill the needs of a yard, so some people had a small picnic table, plants, clothes hangers, etc. The condo was about 10 feet wide and about 20-25 feet long.
The home had a gated entry, video screen in the living room for allowing visitors to enter, security system, heated floors in the living room, and very modern interior/design. Way cool.
On the way home we had some difficulty getting down some of the side streets. They were too narrow for the Volvo to fit down. So, we had to navigate around to find streets wide enough. At one intersection we had to back up and go forward several times in order to make a right turn, but we made it.
posted by Terry & Mio @ 7:51 PM
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