明治村 (meijimura)

19th Dec, the day in which we were to have our touristy excursion together with everyone.

Coincidentally, it was also the first and only time that it would snow in Nagoya in 2009.

But that isn't a bad thing (although it caused chilling pains to our hands, feet and faces). In fact, it made the day a whole lot more fun.

Because SNOW = Snow Fights
and SNOW = Better looking scenery ^^

Also, thankfully, the university decided to pay for our entrance fees to Meijimura, which was 2200 yen. But, getting there itself took out quite a bit from our pockets. Especially because of extra trips which were unnecessary - caused by the ceasing of operation of the bus that we planned to catch originally due to the snow.

The place had really nice views, buildings and everything- but I didn't take any pictures with my camera, so you have to refer to facebook for them. 

Okay so Meiji-mura is a little place where lots of things from the Meiji-era (with a strong western influence) are gathered. So we see the European influence on the buildings and the trains/trams etc. But, there is definitely a Japanese feel to it still. Interesting place if you are into Architecture and the like.


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Still another day of school/ another test -_- before a holiday until the 7th of January.
People are going for trips and all~ so not too sure who's left to spend the holidays with.

Yep, Christmas is knocking on the door, and we are still trying to figure out what to do- !
Unfortunately, it won't be one with a special someone, but should be good nevertheless.
One suggestion is that we go for a snow trip (skiing/snowboarding). Apparently, you can go there in the morning by bus, get rental clothes and gear, and then come back during the evening on the same day for under 100 dollars.
 Actually, without including food - so far (according to the brochure) we have found a deal for 6800 yen which runs until the 26th of December. Pretty Cheap- should be good if there are people willing to go.
 

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January will be full of assessments and tests >.<
Gotta start getting that study done. And gotta do a bit a cleaning which I have been brutally neglecting recently.

Oh by the way, here is the December newsletter:
http://www.nagoya-cu.ac.jp/koryucenter/newsletter/Newsletter%20%28December09%29.pdf