Awake: 5:05am A few clouds Overnight @ Nagoya, Japan
@ 6:30 this morning it’s just Kathy, Nick & me for breakfast. As we are
eating, we spot Katrina & Zack outside the restaurant getting ready for a
jog in the park about 7:00am.
After breakfast, I get right with the finishing touches on the closing
speech I have been writing for the wedding banquet on Saturday. @
10:00am, Nick & I take the 3 sheets of paper containing my speech down to
the front desk & have them faxed to Eriko, who will give them to Dr. Kimo,
who is our translator & master of ceremonies for tomorrow night.
@ 11:40am Nick, Zack, Kathy, Melissa, Kevin, Matthew & I take the train to
the Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry & Technology (20 min). The
rest of the gang was not interested in this adventure. We spend all
afternoon in this huge building & we literally run out of time. It was
fascinating, so well developed, so much high tech stuff, so much
history…..we could have used another day easily.
The museum is located @ the site of the former Toyoda Spinning & Weaving
Company Headquarters plant. It was the place where the Toyota automobile
had it’s beginning in 1934. We each paced ourselves differently, and then
when the building was closing for the day, wished we had started @ the
opening time for max hrs. Back to our hotel @ 5:30pm.
My brother, Don & his wife, Josie toured a nearby art museum which they
thoroughly enjoyed.
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@ 6:30pm we all (minus Eriko) walk 5 min to the “Alioli Cucina” for
dinner; an Italian restaurant run by Japanese. Don & Josie selected this
hangout. My sister Mary Jo & I split a meal of spaghetti & sauce. Kathy &
Katrina share Fettuccini with tuna & sauce.
Afterward, Kathy & I show Don & Josie where they can buy a bottle of
reasonable wine for under $10.00 US.
Lights out: 10:20pm
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