Weller Court

     By now, we were getting seriously worried about not getting enough of our list done. But across the street, shining like a beacon of hope, was Weller Court!

     We quickly found the memorial to Ellison Onizuka, one of the astronauts who died when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded. In keeping with the way our day was going, we discovered the monument had a big sign on it saying it was being refurbished. But it was good to take a few moments to honor his memory. (And he certainly deserves a well-cared for monument!)

     By now, the members of our group were so hungry that we were incapable of deciding on a place to eat. Someone mentioned the Curry House, which we found:

     I took pictures of some of the delicious looking food in the window:

     Hunger must have dulled our senses, for instead of going in to eat, we ran up some stairs and posed for a picture, because we’d found the Kyoto Grand Hotel that was on our list!

     We also found the Kinokuniya Book Store and the Marukai Market, but neither one allowed us to take pictures inside.

     We knew there was supposed to be a statue on the corner where Weller Court was located, and indeed, we spotted one across the street. We raced over there for a picture. Was it the statue of Kinjiro Ninomiya we were looking for? We don’t know. Where a plaque identifying the statue should have been, there were just four empty holes. We took the picture anyway!

     Along the way, we found this graffiti-covered bench. I liked the look. I resisted the temptation to add my name to it.

     Hungry and almost out of time, we headed back to Japanese Village Plaza, desperately hoping some restaurants would be open...