Walk and Dream

The travel fatigue had kicked in, no doubt. When my friend was eager to run everywhere, I just wanted to write my next story (I still managed to publish a book at that time while following this crazy itinerary).

What did I do in OKAYAMA :

I visited the (very pretty) castle and gardens, and ate the most delicious prawn curry in the train station. But Okayama has a special spot in my memories for something else : the Franponais (the French version of Engrish). I think I never laughed so hard in my entire life, for 3 days straight, and even weeks later, everytime Nadia and I talked about it, we laughed again and could barely breathe. For HOURS.

What did I do in MATSUE :

We went there as a daytrip from Okayama and the curse followed us (it wasn’t over yet). The castle was hilarious because of the helmets :

The train ride, too, made us laugh. We were both looking at the landscape and passed a building. Here is how it went :

Me : *sees the building and frowns*

Nadia : *looks at me*

Me : *looks at her*

Together : I didn’t see what I think I saw, right ?

Me : I don’t know, what did you see ?

Nadia : Franponais.

Me : Did it really say “Le Café du NAVET” ? (“Turnip’s Café”)

Nadia : ….yes…

Me : OMG

What did I do in TAKAMATSU :

Mh, not a lot of things, I must say. Shopping, mostly, and discovering Megijima. Oh and of course, laughing. Franponais, again.

What did I do in MATSUYAMA :

Visited the city and castle (the prettiest I saw so far). And freaked out because of THIS :

Nadia looked for me for a good 15 minutes because I was too fascinated by this and she couldn’t find me in the gardens.