For my birthday, I used the last of my nenkyuu (technically I have about 12 days left, but saving that for the end of the year, so I don't have to go to the office after school gets out) to visit Miyajima: a small island off of the coast of Hiroshima.
It was a Wednesday, so not the best time for a day trip - and a long day trip at that - but I really wanted to go. Hiroko was her usual amazing self and booked everything for me. She found a great package that included a bus ride to the Matsuyama Port (a bus that, ironically, is having its last run this month) and ferries to the island. The best present, though, was her company. I didn't especially want to travel alone, but figured I would have to and was prepared. Hiroko decided to tag along, though, and took the day off as well - yay!
In the end, it was 4 hours there, 4 hours on the island, and 4 hours back. It's been forever and a day since I was on a boat though, so I loved it, and we managed to fit everything we wanted to do into those 4 hours: check out the Flickr pictures (link on lower right)! The best part by far, in my opinion, was the monkeys. :)
