Room Service!

I just had my first experience with a Japanese person who speaks (or who didn't to me) NO English. The cleaning woman saw me in the hall and greeted me. I greeted her back. Then she asked if I wanted towel service. I tried to politely decline but she kept talking and so I finally agreed.

When she came to my room (and I am my parent's daughter so I straightened the room up first), she just started speaking Japanese at me. When she finished I simply said "Wakarimasen" (I don't understand). So what does she do? Talk (I'm assuming explaining) some more! *laughs* She finally sort of bowed her way in and started pointing at things and saying things to which I kept shrugging and shaking my head. I had had the "do not disturb" sign up as I wanted to sleep in (didn't happen, dang it!), then I took it off when she convinced me to get a towel change. Then she motioned towards those cards so I handed her the clean service one so she asked if I wanted a clean service, I answered "Iie" (no). She talked to (at) me some more and started to leave but then she turned around and said something else which by seeing her action I think was "I could empty your trash!/Would you like me to empty your trash?" So after all that, I have a new trash bag and a cleaning lady who approves of how I keep my room. :) (That assumption is based on the fact that she didn't try to clean anything and she just nodded when she saw the state of the room and bathroom.)

Man I wish I knew what she'd said!

XOXO, A

The vending machine at the airport - people say they vend every kind of drink.. they're right!

The way to turn on the lights/electricity.

The bathroom

The room

View from the window

The pajamas/robe provided for bedtime

Kanji! On the road.. I have no idea what they mean...

Better light for the view

Park/pond area for the hotel (it was beautiful)

Looking out above the pond

Better view of the kanji

The pond again - those thing in the water are koi

Trying to show you the driver side is on the right!

My first purchase in Japan!

The control center on the night stand

The vendor room/sauna

The directions for the toilet - in the bottom left is where I found the instructions for "stop"

This is how I watched Japanese tv (when I turned it on - still have NO IDEA what I watched!)

Yep... beer vending machine

The yogurt drink I bought :)