May 22 cont...
The train finally left.
I got off and Bando Station and, because I had been there before, I didn’t bother looking for Henro signs. I just headed in the general direction.
On the way, I found a Post Office and withdrew some money. The exchange rate had now dropped to 68 yen to the NZ dollar. Painful! And the exchange fee was $14.50 each time I made a withdrawal.
I walked around the corner and the Temple was right in front of me. I felt no emotion as I went through the process.
I almost burst into tears as the woman at the stamp office yelled Huh Huh! as I walked in, forgetting that this was the only place where I was meant to take off my shoes at the door.
I got the scroll stamped, and for some reason, I got the book stamped a second time too. I think I wanted the stamp guy to see why I was having my scroll stamped but that it wasn’t my first time.
Either way, he hardly batted an eye.
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