Finally it came to our last day in Okinawa. I recall after
we checked out from our apartment, we would be able to get a taxi right away
(very lucky 🚕😄) Here comes a question, how could we tell the taxi driver where
to go? Probably he understood the English word "airport". But we
wanted to stop at the domestic terminal for lunch. So I wrote down 国內線
(similar to Chinese character) and gave it to the driver.
The driver did drop us off at the correct terminal in Naha
airport. We went to the food court in the domestic terminal, which I think it's
on the 2nd or 3rd floor??? Anyways it doesn't matter now since there was a
renovation in early 2019 which I believe the domestic and international
terminals are connected together and the floor plan might be different from
before ... hehe 😅
As you can see from our photos 4 years ago ( I don't know
how it looks like now). The food court was spacious since not many people there
and we could pick any table we like. I really loved the food court since it's
not crowded and it's very comfy no matter where we seated.
There were some souvenir shops across the food court, good for last minute shopping! I remember my mom bought a local bitter melon 苦瓜 for her brother. It was the most beautiful bitter melon we've ever seen. It was very green and fresh.
The picture of Shureimon gate (守禮門) at the food court reminded me that I forgot to visit Shuri (首里) which was a royal capital of
the Ryukyu Kingdom (琉球王國). A number of famous historical sites are there including Shuri Castle and
Shureimon gate and they are all designated as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
Some of the seats at
the foot court has a view of the planes ✈
Time to order lunch! Uh-oh ... couldn't read the menu 😟 Fortunately they had displays, not
edible thou. What can you imagine by looking at the display above? I could
picture a happy moustache man. Tomatoes are the eyes, cucumber is the nose and
pork cutlet is the moustache ... haha!
More displays to look
at ... do you think the picture on the right looks like Chinese doughnut (油炸鬼)?
With mobile phone, I took pictures of the displays and showed them to the person who prepared the food for us. No communication barrier ... hehe. Here's my order ... do you think the display and the real dish look alike?
We still had some time after lunch so I went to the upper
floor with my mom. She saw the display of avocado and vegetable sandwiches and
decided to buy one. Now she knew the
trick, take a picture and show to them 😂
Remember the title of my blog is "Inspirational
Thoughts"? I was inspired by this simple and healthy sandwich ... should
make some for summer picnic ✌
Time to leave Okinawa although I would like to stay for a
few more days. When we were waiting to board on the plane at the boarding gate
in the international terminal. The flight attendant of Hong Kong airline let us
go to the front because of my mom (not my auntie as she looked much younger
than her age). Very good service, they respected the senior and we were the
first to get on the plane!
Overall it was a relaxing trip and nice experience. We had
some fun also. I learned two Japanese words to use in Okinawa - konnichiwa
(hello) and arigato (thank you). Then I got mixed up when I talked to the
cashier in a convenient store. Before the payment, I wanted to say hi but I
said arigato. Then after payment, I wanted to say thank you but I said
konnichiwa. Even my brother noticed the words were wrong 😅
Finally
I finished writing my Okinawa trip before another new year. Thank you for your
patience 🙏💓
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