Visiting Hannah

 Yesterday, Mikey and I drove to the city to visit with Hannah!

Even though it was raining on and off, it was a nice drive.

I wanted to visit a new supermarket, buy a few things for Hannah, then have lunch and spend some time with her.

We got to the city just after 10 o'clock and picked up Hannah.

The supermarket wasn't that far from Hannah's apartment, within walking distance, but walking back with heavy bags is hard, especially it's starting to get hot and humid.

The supermarket was rather disappointing. There's a branch near here that I like to go to as they have a good meat and bread selection. The branch near Hannah's seemed a bit more expensive; there wasn't a good choice in meat, and the obento looked awful.

 I managed to buy a few things. I got a few large packs of meat that I shared with Hannah. I think Hannah has enough meat, fish, and vegetables to last a week. 

I really wish I could support Hannah more! But I guess every bit helps.

I planned to buy an obento at the shop, but they looked very unappetizing, the hamburgers were grey!

Mikey dropped us off, and he went to meet his fiancée for lunch!

Hannah ordered sushi through Uber Eats!

Sushi for lunch

That was nice.

Hannah's apartment is really nice! It's small, the entrance goes right into the kitchen, with the toilet and bathroom off that, then just one room with a large walk-in closet.

From the entrance

I think she has more storage in her small kitchen than I have here.

At the entrance, the genkan in Japanese, there's a shoe box, next to that, as you step up, is a pantry. Plus, all the storage under the sink and stove top, and above it as well. Best of all, it all can be used, no strange smells wafting around!

Her main room

She only has the basics in there at the moment. She wants to buy a desk and more bookshelves.  But every time she thinks she has enough money, something comes up that she has to pay for.  Also, she has to save to pay for her tuition and a new computer.

We spent the afternoon just chatting. I thought Mikey was coming back earlier, but he didn't get back until after 5 o'clock!  

On the way back, we noticed a very unusual vending machine,

Vending machines are big in Japan. Apparently, there's one vending machine for every 30 to 40 people. That's a lot of machines!

With almost all machines, it's easy to see the brand that's being sold. The most common ones are for drinks, so Coca-Cola machines are everywhere. There are machines for snacks, alcohol, cigarettes, and even ice cream!

But the machine we saw wasn't selling any of those things. It was selling Insect Food! At first, I thought it was food for insects, which is weird enough, but this was selling insects as food!

A vending machine selling insect food

The red light indicates that it's sold out!!!!

I can't imagine eating a Tarantula.

I know that in some countries this is normal, but not in Japan!

Mikey and his fiancée were trying to figure out how to trick people into eating this!!

I had a really nice day! Just hanging with Hannah, meeting with Mikey's fiancée, and having a laugh at the strange things we can find!