Konichiwa, or good evening from Japan! We have been here for two weeks now and adjusting to the time difference, kids are in school, we have a home and are meeting some wonderful people.
Our first trip off base, we decided to check out a popular site, American Village. You would be amazed by the shops and restaurants: Red Lobster, Sbarro, A&W just to name a few. My favorite shop was American Depot, a used clothing store, basically an American thrift store. This store had everything from flannels, afghan, cowboy boots, to used Birkenstocks, you name it they had it, all made in the USA.
Our first stop, American Depot.
Used Happy Meal toys for 280 yen, approximately $2.80.
Used Birkenstocks, anyone?
They had rows and rows of old leather jackets and US military fatigues.
The drink machines have quite the variety of beverages, some are more elaborate with noodles and food selections not seen in the states.
Not bad for a cold coffee, but definitely not Starbucks.
What is first thing you order when dining out in Japan, cheeseburgers, of course!
Toes in the sand with my precious family.
We finished our day at the Kadena Marina a few miles from our house. The weather was beautiful, not a bad way to end our day of exploring Okinawa.
Thank-you for following my blog. I hope to start posting more now that I have gotten most of the boxes out of the house. Take care and have a wonderful week.
Jessica