Shimizu Port

Weekends go by far too quickly! Friday night was a nearby house-party hosted by friends; Saturday I went for a run, then we drove to Shimizu (near Shizuoka city) where we met one of Brian's old friends for coffee. Mari was only in Japan for a short two weeks, and we last met her when she was here about six years ago. It was nice catching up, and meeting her daughter, too.

After coffee, Brian and I did some window shopping then stopped for dinner at S-Pulse Dream Plaza, a largish shopping mall right on the oceanside at the port. Apparently, the port was never quite this beautiful back when Mari was younger, she said. Now, as you can see from the photos, it actually is a nice place to spend an afternoon!

Today, Sunday, was rainy and chilly, but the rain let up for a brief window this afternoon, and I got out for a good solo ride on my precious Clockwork Orange (more pics of this in another post!).