Lindsey went back to Australia on Tuesday, leaving Gifu just after lunch. Before she left, we went out to the Mall to collect her new glasses. Austin and I returned the rental car, Kaori picked us up and brought us home.
Kaori doesn't work on Wednesdays. Austin took the day off. Tatsuki went to school. It was a lovely day so Austin, Kaori and I went back towards the Aeon Mall we had had lunch in on Monday, and went to visit Rokka-En.
Rokka-En is an interesting large house that was designed by a British architect for a wealthy Japanese man and which was built in 1913. It has a large western section and a large-ish Japanese section and is surrounded by beautiful gardens. I would link you to the official website but it doesn't seem to have an English language version - which surprised me because all the information boards were in Japanese and English.
Austin and Kaori had never been and only knew about it because it was the setting for a film they had seen.
I know it was designed by a British architect, but the Western side of the house put me in mind more of American plantation houses. Not that I have ever been to the US but I have seen them in movies and TV shows.
We went back to the Mall we had been in on Monday for lunch, did a bit of gentle shopping in another shopping centre and then came home, arriving before Tatsuki got home from school.
Everyone is back at work and school today. I am Home Alone! I should probably have a shower and get dressed before the morning disappears right away
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