shirahama!!

Hey everyone!

It is my turn to write a blog this week so I figured I would write about my anniversary weekend in Shirahama.

On July 1st (Canada Day) my girlfriend and I celebrated our 3rd year anniversary together.

I usually surprise her with something nice every year,

so this year I figured I would take her on a weekend trip to Shirahama.

We have been wanting to go lay on the beach, relax and get a tan

so I figured, since Shirahama has such a nice beach, it would be a perfect place to spend our anniversary.

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figure (＋節）          ～だときめる

get a tan               日焼けする

lay on                  横たわる

since                   ～だから

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The whole weekend was amazing; it was very relaxing for the both of us.

The first day all we did was lay on the beach, go swimming and try to get a bit of a tan.

That night we ordered room service for both our dinner and to get massages.

It was definitely a unique experience.

We had never had room service massages before, it was great!

The massage was followed by a relaxing bath in the hotels Onsens.

We had never gone to an Onsen before so it was definitely a unique experience for us.

We felt a little weird going in naked but ended up having lots of fun, we really enjoyed it!

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definitely              明確に、はっきりと

weird                   不思議な

naked                   裸の

end up                  最後には

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Our second day there

we enjoyed some more time in the Onsens and on the beach

then we finally took a trip over to ‘Adventure World.

I don’t know if everyone knows what Adventure World is, but it is basically a Safari zoo

/ Amusement park all in one.

We were really happy that we decided to go there because we had a blast!

There were polar bear and dolphin shows and twin baby panda watching

but by far the best part for us was the elephant feeding!

We have never gotten up close to an elephant before but we got real close that day.

We were given cups filled with bananas and carrots to feed to the elephants.

Let me tell you, I haven’t had that much fun in a long time!

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blast!                  =very fun!＜俗語＞

polar                   南極

by far                  たいへん、とても

get up close            近づく

filled                  ～をいれた

feed                    餌を与える

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Just the way we were feeding the elephants was hilarious,

I couldn’t stop laughing! (I guess you had to be there).

Anyways, all in all it was an amazing weekend and a wonderful anniversary.

We are definitely glad we choose to go to Shirahama to celebrate our 3 years.

If anyone is looking to take a nice weekend, I would highly recommend going to Shirahama,

and while you there, I definitely recommend taking a little trip over to Adventure World.

Beau MacLellan

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hilarious               楽しい

anyways                 とにかく

look to～               ～をしたいと思う

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