Thursday, August 9, 2012

15th Anniversary Getaway -- Ryukyu Mura: Part 2

After the Habu Show, we continued through the village....

Our first stop was at the fish food vending machine.....
One little blue box of food was 100 yen (~$1.25)

Poor things, it seems as if nobody EVER feeds them!!!

Yep, another picture spot.....

And here we are getting ready to enjoy our green "medicine" tea and Okinawan donuts.
She handed us the sanshins to "play" for the picture. She was quite impressed when Rodney actually picked out a little tune!!

Then she sat and played while we ate. At first it was Okinawan music, then I realized I recognized a song---she was playing 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"!!

More lovely lilies....by a crazy shisa!!

Pictures in traditional wear!! The ones taken on the professional camera are printed up in a memorabilia print. But, he also takes them with your own camera!
 

Rodney in his "waiting" pose......

One of the last stops of the village is this "pottery barn".... It would seem you could try your hand at it, for a fee, I'm sure.

Outside the barn was this old kiln set up as yet another picture spot. I really like those shisas!!!

She was washing towels in big clay pots!!

You can see the pottery barn behind the bull. As he's led around the circle, sugar cane is being squeezed between the togs for fresh drinkable sugar cane juice!

This little guy was just too cute not to share!!!

And this hibiscus just too lovely.....

Back in the entrance/exit pavilion, there are a few little food vendors. But, you know you're supposed to wash your hands before you eat, so why not use this clever set up!!!

Here, the menu is on display, complete with pictures. You decide what you want, then pay at the ticket machine; take the ticket to the counter and you can watch them through the windows as they fix your food!

Now there are drink vending machines literally everywhere, but this was the safest one we've yet to see--- it comes complete with an AED (defibrillator)!!!!

Ryukyu Mura made for a fun adventure!! But, you haven't seen all of it, yet-- stay tuned for pictures from the "Michijunee" show!!
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