One Month Anniversary!

We celebrated by eating at McDonalds. Upon entering the building we were directed to go below for the restaurant – the steps were steep and long. Once we got down, we had to decide what we were going to eat. They attempted to hurry us, but we said we needed to look at the pictures! One employee was especially helpful and we ordered what we thought was a burger with fries and Coke. The fries and Coke were great – the sandwich was good, but it wasn’t beef – probably pork. Interesting, since we also got the sandwich with the bacon on it!! We were not disappointed, just surprised.

Japan uses Yen for their money. There are no other denominations. One Yen is approximately 1 cent. So, when you spend 100 Yen, you have spent $1. We love their 100 Yen stores – there are 2 nearby that we frequent often. We’ll be bringing some unique trophies home that we purchased there. When I go grocery shopping, I often carry a 10,000 yen note. Everything is cash based (& costs more…).

On our way to church, we pass a zoo. Note the animals that they have – rabbits, deer, squirrels, etc. People line up and pay to go to this zoo. 

When we expressed surprise, a fellow missionary explained it this way:

“I took a friend from Australia to a zoo in the U.S. He was shocked that we had kangaroos, when they are almost a nuisance in Australia!”

So you see, it’s all in what animals you have in your backyard vs. what is common in other countries!!