Akiu

Last Sunday I went to Akiu waterfall again to see the beautiful Autumn scenery. I went with Ryoko, Lauren and our friend Kohei, who was also nice enough to drive for us. We were all a little tired because the night before had been the farewell party for Taku, one of the Japanese teachers at my school. I had gone to karaoke with Taku and Lauren on Friday night, so I only stayed at the Saturday party until midnight (waaay too tired). Ryoko was smart enough to leave then as well, but Lauren and Kohei went to karaoke with Taku and they sang until about 6am. Ugh! I can't do that anymore.
We tried to wake ourselves up by stopping at a small store that sells Tofu near the waterfalls. You can buy a small portion of plain or flavoured tofu and then there are seats outside where you eat it with a sweeter version of soy sauce. Very good(^_^).
We spent a couple of hours at the waterfall and gorge and we viewed it from the gorge and from above. Hopefully I can go back again next year too. Lauren was still feeling a litle rough by the time we got back to Sendai, so we went to Mos Burger to eat some "hangover food." Mos Burger is the Japanese equivalent of McDonald's and I really like it. The portions are a little smaller and the price is a little more than McDonald's, but the taste is much better and some of the burgers look a lot healthier. I've tried to avoid burger places while I've been in Japan, and so far I've done a good job; maybe 1 visit every 2 or 3 months, and I only drink coffee or cola once a month now. I've become a health nut while living here (^o^).
Today was a national holiday (Culture Day), so I got to relax and spend some time with Ryoko in downtown. I have to work tomorrow, but then I've got 2 days off and I'm playing baseball on Sunday. My last game this season will be on November 26th and we're going to play it in the stadium where Sendai's major league team, The Rakuten Eagles, play. That should be a memorable experience:)