My day-off

I chose hotel koyokan(紅葉館）for today's onsen in hanamaki. Because I have a free coupon for there. It was really nice weather so I went there. If it was rainy, I wouldn't because I don't want to drive to such far. I got there before 1p.m. Then some visiters werer about to leave by bus. So in the bath, there was only woman. It was nice time and of course the bath was also good. When I was there, two women who seemed to be from overseas were coming. I thought they were parent and her dauther. I was thinking whether I speak to them or not then. It was first time for me that I spoke to stranger! Yeah, I did. I like speaking English even though my English is not perfect but enough to have a chat. (I reminded my trip in German and London then. My friend and me were spoken to by local people in English and also Japanese. One time of them was help for us. And others were just chattings. Somehow I was so happy then.) Anyway I said "Hello." and they also hello with smiling. "Are you English speakers? Can I talk to you?", I said. They were kind to take it. The mother, she were from America to visit her daughter. This time was first experience for onsen. She was enjoying it. And her daughter was working in Iwate. They haven't met for 15 months. So they were enjoying spending time together. And the mother said she had tried sushi and found she doesn't like row fish and like hamburg one(haha). It's a shame you don't like actual sushi. (By the way even though I spoke to them first but I was nervous a little bit. Because it was in English...) We talked a little bit in a bath. Yeah, I was hot so couldn't stay there any more then. I thanked them. Nice to see you and thanks for having talking with me.
Anyway it is really hotel. So I didn't take a picture but the opposite that there is a quite nice ryokan. So I took this.

hanamaki onsen

After onsen, I decided to go to morioka because I came here(hanamaki) all the way from such far. And I enjoyed shopping there. I wanted a textbook for learnig German TV program. But it was lack. It's a shame!
My family's house in on the way from Morioka to my room. So I dropped there to get some vegetables. :) And I got also a peice of cake. Now there, my mom, brother and grandmother live. So it would be enough if she had bought three piece of caked. If so, I couldn't get mine. But she bought a big one for cut. I didn't know then why my mom bought such cake today. So I asked. And I realized that. Yeah, today is my brother's birthday. I forgot that completly... I wonder what I should present for him...