A day at Centrair

A day at Centrair.
Today is my last day in the Nagoya area before I leave for Hikone where the Center is at. I checked out of my hotel (which was a very nice hotel might I add) and headed to the airport (Centrair international airport). Now it was only 10am and Ayako-San wasn't supposed to be here to meet with me and the other students until around 6:30-7pm. So I went to the designated meeting spot and managed to finish the book I was reading (The Screwtape Letters if anyone was interested, I enjoyed it but I can appreciate that not everyone would) when the volunteer worker who spoke English approached me asking if I was waiting for someone and how long. I told him I was and that she should be here around 7pm. He told me that I should go up stairs to where the stores were. I was hesitant at first because it meant having to lug my luggage around while I tried to shop in what I though would be a few tiny shops. I decided in the end I would give it a try and because the guy kept looking at me. So I went up stairs and I was completely surprised by what I found.
It wasn't the 3 small shops I was expecting but pretty much an entire mall with a massive restaurant selection! I was very excited until I remembered that I had a suitcase and a duffle bag to lug around and that I probably wouldn't get far with them. Luckily while walking around I found an area with those lockers where you insert some coins to get the key. I managed to fit the two larger bags in the locker but I decided it was wise to keep my backpack on me. At last, I could wander the shops freely! I decided to start with the upstairs level first and work my way down. Upstairs I found a few clothing stores, a few souvenir shops, and a ton of restaurants. I browsed a few of the souvenir shops looking at the little trinkets the had to offer (I think the pikachu mask was my favorite) but then I came across a book store. It was pretty much like a book store you would find in an American airport, besides the fact that almost everything was in Japanese. I browsed a bit and saw a few familiar magazines in Japanese and I even saw a Lady Gaga book translated to Japanese. I then found myself in the manga section of the store. Call me an otaku if you must, but I actually enjoy manga. I decided to browse the shelf and see if anything looked familiar to what I usually read back home. The only one that I really recognized was Bleach, but I had never read it so I wasn't too excited. I decided to take a gamble and find a manga that looked interesting, preferably the first one of the series, and just buy it. After about 10 minutes of searching I found one that looked good. I'm not sure of the title but I think it is DRRR! and I know for sure that it's published by Square-Enix. I haven't started it yet but it looks awesome and I can't wait! I decided to head down stairs to the more low key shops and bought a Meiji Black chocolate bar, which was delicious.
After wandering a bit more, I found the sky deck, which is basically this large rooftop platform where you can watch the planes takeoff while enjoying the sun. This is where I am right now, writing this post. I still have like 4 hours to kill before Ayako-San gets here. I think I'll start that new manga and maybe play some DS since my other books are locked in the locker with my bags.