The second “Light Show” of the Turrell House of Light was scheduled for 3:15am, so I woke-up to my phone alarm at 3:10am. Most people’s alarms went off, but only Shae, Jeff, Trent, and I actually stayed awake. Shae and I were the only ones who were awake for the entire hour of the show, but it was basically the opposite of the show at sunset. We watched and photographed from 3:15am to 4:15am as the sky changed from black to light blue again. It was really tranquil, and afterwards, we went back to sleep. I woke-up to my alarm again at 8:30am since we had to be ready to leave by 9:30am. Two representatives from the House of Light arrived to meet us at 9:45am, and taxis were waiting in the driveway for us at 10am. The taxis cost 2,840 yen again, and we split it three ways. Hopefully Don will be reimbursing us for the taxi fares, but I’ll have to inquire about that later. Once at the station, Norio checked to see if there was an earlier train we could take to get to Kanazawa, but the one we had reserved for at noon was the earliest. This meant we had two hours to kill, so most of us just sat around and relaxed at the station. There was only one small hole-in-the-wall place to eat at within the station too, so I ordered tempura soba for 390 yen. It was made by a little lady in a really small booth, and it tasted really good! I always love the small places that served home-cooked meals!
At noon, we boarded the Shinkansen headed to Kanazawa. Since I reserved my seat separately from everyone else, I was in car #4, Norio was in car #2 (the smoking car), and everyone else was in car #8 or #9. I always enjoy sitting by myself since it is much more peaceful, and it is one of the few opportunities I have to escape from everyone. The train ride was two hours and eighteen minutes long, so I set my alarm for two hours. I realized that was phone battery was going to die very soon though, so I ended up having to figure out how to set the alarm on my iPod instead. Luckily it worked out just fine, and I was able to sleep for a good two hours on the train. Once arriving in Kanazawa, everyone from both groups got off of the train. We all met up on the platform and followed Don to our Toyoko Inn which was about four blocks from the station. I was so glad to find out that we eat got our own rooms at this Toyoko Inn, plus they provided complimentary breakfast and dinner, along with free wifi. This was the best Toyoko Inn yet!
I took advantage of the down time to rest for the remainder of the night. The complimentary dinner for the night was stew over rice, but the portion was a bit small. Seth and I ended up going to the convenience store immediately after to grab a few snacks and drinks for the night. It was another really hot and humid day, so all of us have continually been very thirsty. I was able to Skype with my parents and finish up a few more assignments that I was behind on. Lastly, I helped Norio study a bit of LEED before finally going to sleep.
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