29th

On the 29th of August we went by train to Kagoshima to visit the Science Museum and do some shopping.

On our way to the museum.
"Follow the yellow brick road!"

First we went to the science museum. There were posters around with lots of information about different things that I couldn't read since it was in Japanese, but I tried different simulators and had my host family explain some of it. Some of the things we tried included a wind simulator (what's it like during a typhoon?), earthquake simulator, a small room where it was 40°C and felt like being in a desert and at last... the cold feels-like-the-arctic-room! The outside was decorated with igloos, Inuits, polar bears and snow. Inside it was -20°C. My family stood around saying "waaah~samui! Samui!" (cold, cold!) while I stood in the middle gloating and stretching laughing saying "aaaah, kimochiii!" (feels good!) which lead to us all breaking up laughing. I'm from Norway! Muahahaha!
We also played a game with a robot and played around in an area where it looks like you're part of famous artworks or it looks like you're in a painting. It was really fun!

The robot

Momo inside the museum's ball room

After this we went back to Amu plaza (shopping center) where we watched a live radio show because Madoka's favourite singer, Atari Kouske, was being interviewed that day. We took some pictures of him too, even though it wasn't really allowed. (Well, everyone else did too. :P) We bought something to drink at Starbucks while this went on too. I bought a smoothie. Mmmm~

In front of Starbucks

The live radio show. I'm still not quite sure what the dog hoped to get out of it...

The Atari Kouske. I, being taller than Madoka(!), got quite good shots of him when I stood on my tiptoes. XD

Next we did some shopping.
School doesn't allow you to wear earrings, so I bought some new ones that's much easier to take out then the ones I have now. My hair was a bit to long to wear down too, and since I'm usually to lazy to put it up in the morning, I had Madoka cut it a bit so that I won't have to. She was very skeptical at first, but I managed to convince her to cut it just a bit. (My host mother refused even though I gave her my best puppy eyes. She was too scared to do it. XD) My host father laughed and said I had courage when he heard what I had asked Madoka to do. I joked with him saying he was next to have his hair cut. XD
Oh, I got sidetracked again... \(> < ;)/

My new earrings!☆ Cute, ne?

I also bought some various other items:

This necklace was really cute and different from those found in Norway, so I bought it. ☆

Hello Kitty book to collect my purikura in.

This is a Hello Kitty cellphone strap that is unique to Kagoshima. (They have Hello Kitty with different themes all over Japan.) Kagoshima is known for a delicious ice cream they call "shirokuma" (white bear), which explains Kitty's outfit and the ice cream she's eating. It's a typical Kagoshima souvenir and Hello Kitty - all in one! Perfect for me!

I put it on my pink DS lite☆


And this: Hamasaki Ayumi's latest single, Mirrorcle World! ☆ \(^^\)