Our Sayonara Parties!

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Hi all,

Ok...so this is officially our LAST blog from Japan!!

This blog is about our last, very special couple of days in Japan...our "Sayonara Parties!" Larry's party took place at a restaurant called DOMO DOMO after his last day of work. Here, it was all-you-could-drink for 2 hours for only 1,000 yen (about $10)!! However, the service was so sloooow, we started ordering like 3 drinks at a time just to get our money's worth! Regardless though, Larry's entire staff was there and we all had a great time together.

My party took place at the local Planet Hollywood the night before my cast began to all go their separate ways. Here, we had rented out our own room in the back - complete with a DJ, food & drinks, and even a cast slideshow that played throughout the party. It was a very fun night, but also a little sad as well. Without a doubt, the highlight of the night was when the entire Ariel cast performed a little dance in our yukata's that we had prepared just for this occasion!!

Thank you to everyone in Japan that we have met over these past 8 months! You have all touched our hearts in one way or another, and please know that you will not be forgotten. We hope to see everyone again soon, and until then....Sayonara!

Love,
Larry & Melanie

JAPANESE FOR THE DAY: "yoytabi o" - Bon voyage!

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Comments

[Chris]

:(
I will definitely miss reading about your adventures. Travel safe!

[Barnaby]

I don't remember that...
Who is that Japanese girl I am next to in all these photos? I think she is stalking me... After you left, we painted the entire branch grey and all wore black for a week. Even the students. Very postmodern, actually!

[Joby]

Fun blog
I too will miss reading your blog. It was a nice break to my work day. I actually want to visit Japan one of these days and go to some of the places you wrote about. Keep in touch Mel!! Go Blue!!