Tsuboya Yachimun St. | 壺屋陶瓷街

To-Do List No. 13

One Sunday after church we went south to Naha. Maybe because it was too hot, we didn’t spend too much time at 國際通。We went to the less populated ceramic street instead. I love this place, jokingly hoping some of our bowls and dishes would break from our PCS move so that I can replace them! 

I saw so many ceramics that I like, but ended up not buying any, decided to wait till our place is fully settled in to come back here. We talked about how ceramics used to not excite us, but now we can spend a whole afternoon browsing through ceramic shops after ceramic shops. Maybe it’s because we have our own place now and we want to nicely decorate it. 

某週日教會結束我們南衝到那霸。可能是天氣太熱，沒力逛國際通。我們選擇人較少的陶瓷街，悠閒不緊張。我好愛這，一直開玩笑希望漂在海上的家用碗盤（不滿意的那些）能破掉在這補新貨！

那天我們看上好多陶器，但什麼都沒買，想等家裡東西到齊時再添購。我們聊天提到以前毫無興趣逛陶瓷街這類景點，但現在竟能花一整下午細品每樣陶器。可能是開始有家，想好好認真佈置吧！

Orion Happy Park & Nago Pineapple Park

來沖繩就是要喝Orion啤酒！以前對啤酒不熱衷的我因沖繩天氣太熱，天天只想喝超冰啤酒。到酒廠時，工作人員會給指定開車司機（UN）和喝酒的人（我）不同顏色的徽章。導覽後駕駛人能拿到一杯無酒精飲料，而喝酒的人能拿到兩杯啤酒。千萬不要偷偷換杯子，喝酒不開車懂吧，導覽人員也非常仔細觀察大家！

這天根本是觀光客行程，酒廠逛完去鳳梨園。離Orion啤酒場約10分鐘，適合小孩或來沖繩非坐鳳梨車不可的遊客。園裡有超洗腦鳳梨歌，去了就知道我在說什麼！最吸引我們的是伴手禮區，鳳梨蛋糕配牛奶很好吃（要選有果粒的），鳳梨醋配氣泡水很解渴。沒機會來鳳梨園但想買鳳梨伴手禮，那霸機場也有。

One of the staples of Okinawa is Orion beer! I was never a beer person until I moved to Okinawa. The hot and humid weather here makes me crave for ice cold beers. At Orion Happy Park, staff will give the designated driver (UN) a different colored badge than guests who are drinking. At the end of the tour, designated driver can choose from a selection of non-alcoholic beer and juices, while others can enjoy up to two free beers! No switching badges, because the staff is secretly watching you! No drink and drive! #notonedrop

This day was a tourist day for us, after Orion Happy Park, we drove to the nearby Pineapple Park. This place is perfect for families, especially after you’ve had a few Orion beer. It has a pineapple shuttle that takes you from the parking lot to the park entrance. They play this pineapple theme song on repeat, everyone who has been there knows what that song is! But the main attraction for us was the souvenir shop! Pineapple cake goes really well with milk. Pineapple vinegar with seltzer water quenches your thirst. If you missed the chance to buy pineapple products, they have a small store at Naha Airport too. 

景點清單一和二
Sightseeing To-Do List No. 1 and 2.

Norfolk Botanical Garden

成立Brandy’s List，是因為當初搬到紐約時，有一大串想在紐約想做的清單，為了記錄這些活動而設的。搬來這，我當然已經列好一份無敵長想做的事，這花園就是其中一個。

I created Brandy's List to document my list of to-dos in NYC. Having moved to VA, I obviously needed to create another list. Included in this list is Norfolk Botanical Garden.

週日和朋友吃完港式飲茶，我們就到植物園。那天真是熱，熱到以為我回台灣了！好險朋友準備齊全，帶防曬和大瓶水，不然逛完植物園，我應該會曬傷和中暑。以下的照片，如果你怕毛毛蟲，請停在這。記得訂閱我的Facebook和Instagram！（建議你快閃）

After getting dim sum for Brunch on Sunday, we came to the Botanical Garden. It was a hot and humid day, reminds me of Taiwan! Good thing my friends came prepared with sunscreen and water bottles, else I would be sunburnt and dehydrated. PSA: If you are afraid of caterpillars, do not scroll down any further! Don't forget to like and follow me on Facebook and Instagram!

蝴蝶區 | Butterfly House 

好像emoji裡的毛毛蟲 | From emoji caterpillar!

看到毛毛蟲之前 | Before I saw caterpillars

毛毛蟲 | Caterpillars

和UN約定好，今年不出國，一定要在維吉尼雅附近玩徹底，不想搬離開時後悔啊！你能讀到這，真厲害！我看到上面照片，全身癢到爆。下次見！（馬上關掉視窗）

UN and I agreed not to travel abroad this year, instead we will spend time exploring around Virginia, don't want to leave here with any regrets! Props to you for reading past the above pictures! See you next time!