Molly in Nihonland!

here's a lesson that i learned the hard way, and now i realize i could have avoided if i had paid better attention to Sailor Moon (as evidenced by the photo above):

in Japan, they take their shoes off in clothing store fitting rooms.

i didn't know that.  so, cue me becoming absolutely mortified when i went into a little stall to try on a dress in Harajuku with my shoes still on, and coming out to find my japanese companions whispering about it......... AHHHHHHHHHH god that sucked

Hida Folk Village (飛騨民俗村 Hida Minzoku Mura) is an open air museum of close to 30 old farmhouses illustrating the traditional architectural styles of the mountainous regions of Japan.  The village is located in the town of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.  Of particular interest are the thatched and shingled roofs, such as the gasshō-zukuri-styled buildings. Many of the buildings were brought to this location from their original sites in order to preserve them. The village is quite picturesque, as it is built on a hillside overlooking the Takayama Valley and surrounds a large pond.

The structures in the village range from 100 to 500 years in age. Many are open to perusal and are filled with artifacts from their respective time periods, including splindles, silk worm raising artifacts, cooking utensils, and clothing. There is also a workshop in the village illustrating how many of Japan's famous handicrafts are made. Sometimes the village is referred to as "The village hidden in the leaf".

so well i got it but i also got an ice cream bar

and when i went to pay i also WON another ice cream treat! (some One Piece promotion they were doing gr8)

so i got home and welp i ate my two ice creams instead and didn't want curry anymore. so i put it in my fridge in my apartment.  

well the fridge was so cold that it froze my poor curry

so when it was time to open it up, the curry and the rice at the bottom was frozen solid

and i didn't know what to do

so i tried to thaw it with my hair dryer

it did not work

and frozen rice is not edible.

so this is what you get instead of a turkey leg at Tokyo DisneySea.